The Hackney School Governors' Association provides opportunities for Hackney govs from all types of education settings to meet and #MakeGovernanceGreat

Hackney, London
Joined March 2014
NGA's chairs development programme is designed to build leadership skills, knowledge and confidence through expert training, useful resources, peer-to-peer networking and more. Find out more: nga.org.uk/LeadingGovernance…
Our adventure playgrounds will be closed for Christmas from Mon 20th Dec- Mon 11th Jan. have a safe and wonderful holiday break.
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Learn how your governing board can positively influence cultural education in your school or trust with our cultural education guides for dance, arts and design, and music. 👉 nga.org.uk/Knowledge-Centre/… @ace_national @onedanceuk @musicmarkuk @NSEAD1 #CelebrateArtsmark #Artsmark20
Not all the signs have changed, but lovely to see the new name on @OldhillSchool. A real testimony to the school's ldrship, the diverse community it serves & @hackneycouncil wider Review Rename Reclaim: hackney.gov.uk/naming-review. More to come w/ Kit Crawley Gds #BlackHistoryMonth
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Exclusive: The new education secretary faces an uphill struggle to revive the multi-academy trust agenda, with new @NGAMedia figures suggesting efforts to nudge schools into converting are failing to cut through schoolsweek.co.uk/multi-acad…
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Calling all Parents and carers in Hackney! Join us online on October 7 to learn how Hackney schools, Hackney Education and parents and carers can work together. Have your say on how we can rebuild a better future. Find out more here: education.hackney.gov.uk/par…
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I’m delighted to launch the new Stoke Newington Church Street bus gate - designed to improve air quality. Go out, shop local and reimagine the future of what our neighbourhoods could be. Together, we will tackle the climate crisis and rebuild a greener Hackney ✊🏼✊🏾
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To support governing boards in understanding, influencing and monitoring physical education and sport provision within their school or trust, we've produced new guidance in collaboration with @YouthSportTrust. Read the guidance: nga.org.uk/Knowledge-Centre/…
TOOLKIT IN FOCUS - Teaching Assistants Average impact: + 4 months' progress "Teaching assistants can provide a large positive impact on learner outcomes, however, how they are deployed is key." Find out more: bit.ly/3nLY00P
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“Headteachers are not going to be overruling parents. Our job is to open a sports hall and send a letter out. That is the end of the responsibility, and not get caught in any crossfire about vaccination consent”: my comments on behalf of ⁦@ASCL_UK⁩: theguardian.com/education/20…
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The 2021 FFT Year 7 Transition Service is now LIVE 🎉 This year we’ve extended the service so you can now upload CAT4 data for both Year 7 AND Year 8 pupils. Great news if you didn’t take part last year or want to fill in any missing assessment gaps.
"Meaningful engagement with stakeholders contributes powerfully to high-quality education for our children and young people." In Governing Matters the NGA team outline why we recognise stakeholder engagement as the 4th core function of governance: nga.org.uk/Membership/NGA-Ma…
You can still sign up for our upcoming webinar exploring how CEO and Headteacher performance management links to overall vision and strategy and fits within the core functions of governance. Our webinars are free and open to all: register.gotowebinar.com/reg…
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All governors and trustees need to have a good understanding of their statutory safeguarding responsibilities. We have updated our guide to reflect the latest statutory guidance. Use our guide to make sure you’re up to speed: nga.org.uk/Knowledge-Centre/…
There's one week left to apply to be our new Information Officer. Find out more information about the graduate trainee role: nga.org.uk/About-Us/Recruitm…
The Department for Education have published a new version of the School Admissions Code which applies from 1 September 2021. Download our information sheet to see a summary of actions, along with other key changes and points of clarification: nga.org.uk/Knowledge-Centre/…
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We have updated our popular skills audit to help boards identify where they need to develop knowledge, skills and behaviour to deliver their functions effectively. nga.org.uk/Knowledge-Centre/…
ICYMI: Setting out the behaviour and professional standards required for the governing board to carry out its work provides clear expectations for all volunteers. You can adapt our updated model code of conduct to suit your board: nga.org.uk/Knowledge-Centre/…
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Good governance must be ethical, effective and accountable. NGA's good governance temple illustrates how these structural elements are underpinned by board culture and diversity as well as organisational mission and values. nga.org.uk/Knowledge-Centre/…
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There are many pressures on our communities, and powerful narratives of division. Which is why we want to build a stronger sense of 'us', knowing we have more in common than that which divides us. Join us for our next meeting: Tues 13 July actionnetwork.org/events/hac…