Bury Governor Association News
Bury Chair of Governors Autumn Term Briefing
There was a healthy attendance level at the Autumn Term briefing for Chair's in the Peel Room in the evening of Tuesday 3rd September 2019. Paul Cooke chaired the meeting with presentations from Interim AD Julien Kramer and Wendy Jackson and Damian Kay from the...
Autumn Term Governor Training Programme
The programme for training for the Autumn Term has been agreed with new schools based training venues.. Please note that in response to feedback that the afternoon sessions will now commence at 12.30 and will finish at 3.00pm, allowing governors/trustees with child...
NGA Annual Survey 2019
The NGA published their annual survey of governors and trustees this week. The full report can be accessed on the link below: School-Governance-Report-(WEB)-FINAL-2-9-19 Respondents’ opinion of central education policy continues to decline. 78% of respondents...
Extraordinary Chairs and BGA Meeting
On Tuesday 9th July there will be an extraordinary meeting with Bury Chairs and the BGA to consider the future of governor training and development in Bury. The meeting will start at 7.00pm and will be in the Peel Room in Bury Town Hall. The agenda for the evening...
New BGD Terms of Reference Agreed
At the most recent BGD committee meeting, members agreed a new terms of reference for Bury Governance Development. The revised document can be accessed on the link below: BGD Terms of Reference version 11_0
Interim Assistant Director presents at BGA Meeting
Over 30 governors and trustees were present at the BGA meeting on Tuesday 11th June 2019 to hear the newly appointed interim AD, Julien Kramer, outline his vision for Bury and to answer questions. Julien informed the group that Bury is his 12th authority and that he...
BGA Summer Term Briefing
The Summer Term BGA Briefing is taking place in the Peel Room in Bury Town Hall at 7.00pm on Tuesday 11th June 2019. With growing pressures on school finances Steve Goodwin, the Head of Finance for Childrens Services, will be giving an update and answering questions....
Bury Governor Newsletter – Summer Term 2019
The Summer Term Bury Governor's Newsletter was circulated in early April. You can access a copy of it by clicking on the link below: Summer 2019 Newsletter (2)
Positive Feedback from BGA Spring Conference
Bury College proved to be an excellent venue for the 26 Bury Governors/Trustees who attended the Spring Conference on Saturday 27th April. BGA Chair Richard Ainsworth gave the welcome and outlined the struture for the conference. Judith Hicks from the NGA gave a...
NGA Release Revised Skills Audits and Matrices
The National Governance Association have very recently released the revised versions of their skills audit forms and the matrix collection tool. There are 2 versions - one for those who govern in single schools and one for those who govern in MATs or Federations....
Local Authority – Summer Term Chairs Briefing
The termly Chair's briefing took place in the Peel Room of Bury Town Hall on Tuesday 16th April. There was an update from Karen Dolton, the Executive Director of Children's Services, who re-iterated her commitment to education, schools and governance. A presentation...
BGA Spring Conference
The Bury Governor Association Spring Conference will be hosted by Bury College on Saturday 27th April 2019. The BGA are delighted welcome back Dr Tony Breslin as the key note speaker and the theme will focus on curriculum and inclusion. The conference will open for...
BGA Spring Conference – Programme Announced
The Programme for the BGA Spring Conference can be seen by opening the below file: BURY GOVERNOR ASSOCIATION SPRING CONFERENCE FLYER Places can be booked on this website through the 'Book a course' link above. There will be limited availability - so please BOOK...
New Version of Governance Handbook Released
The Department for Education published the revised Governance Handbook (March 2019) on Friday 22nd March 2019. You can open the document by clicking on the link below:...
Summer Term Governor Training Programme
The BGD Board agreed the Summer Term Governor Training Programme at their Board meeting yesterday (12th March 2019). You can see the programme by clicking on the file below: BURY GOVERNOR ASSOCIATION SUMMER TERM TRAINING The courses will soon be updated onto the...