Sentences with phrase «school governing bodies in»

The review began after claims that hard - line Muslims had tried to gain control of school governing bodies in Birmingham - the «Trojan Horse» affair.

This came to a head in the recent parliamentary inquiry into the role of school governing bodies in 2013: 600 pages of evidence contained in three volumes of the report revealed the true extent of the weighty responsibilities of governors within the present system.

Not exact matches

The failure in this case appears to be that Birmingham City Council had lost control and wasn't carrying out due diligence of its schools and their governing bodies.»

As Catholics we contribute to the cost of the school building and maintenance and in return we have a majority on the governing body of the school.

He says, «As Catholics we contribute to the cost of school building and maintenance and in return we have a majority on the governing body of the school.

RNC is the governing body in Northern California, the largest youth & high school SRO (State Rugby Organization) in the country.

The sports governing body must provide access to the Concussion in Youth Sports online training program, and each school coach and official involved in youth athletic activities must receive initial online training and online training at least once every three school years thereafter.

All of us involved in youth sports - from parents, to coaches, from athletic trainers to school athletic directors to the athletes themselves - have a responsibility to do what we can to make contact and collision sports safer, whether it by reducing the number of hits to the head a player receives over the course of a season (such as N.F.L. and the Ivy League are doing in limiting full - contact practices, and the Sports Legacy Institute recently proposed be considered at the youth and high school level in its Hit Count program), teaching football players how to tackle without using their head (as former pro football player Bobby Hosea has long advocated), changing the rules (as the governing body for high school hockey in Minnesota did in the aftermath of the Jack Jablonski injury or USA Hockey did in banning body checks at the Pee Wee level), or giving serious consideration to whether athletes below a certain age should be playing tackle football at all (as the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend).

Governing bodies are responsible for the provision of school food and play a crucial role in creating and embedding a great school food culture.

But concerns have been raised about a below - the - radar maintenance of Section 28 by some schools after it emerged that Colston Girls» School in Bristol's sex and relationships education policy stated: «The governing body will not permit the promotion of homosexuality.»

Not only are the governing bodies of free schools failing in a core function to ensure that statutory duties are met, the Department for Education is also failing to make sure that free schools take promoting equality seriously.

Governing bodies have discretion to give recruitment and retention allowances, Special Educational Needs allowances, training and professional development allowances and out - of - school activity allowances, as stated in the school's Pay Policy.

«Governing Bodies should be warned that where our members are asked or put under pressure to undertake additional work in the light of a headteacher boycotting the SATs, there is a real possibility of the school facing a formal dispute with the NASUWT.»

Dominant figure in Blackburn politics and author of the Taylor report into school governing bodies

Aidan joined the Conservative Party in 1997 after winning his school's Mock Election and on going up to Oxford became Vice-Chairman of the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) as well as sitting on the Standing Committee (Governing Body) of the Oxford Union.

«Governing bodies in too many cases fail to discharge their responsibilities to provide appropriate support and challenge to headteachers, which is why many teachers regard their governing body as the headteacher's governing body rather than the Governing bodies in too many cases fail to discharge their responsibilities to provide appropriate support and challenge to headteachers, which is why many teachers regard their governing body as the headteacher's governing body rather than the governing body as the headteacher's governing body rather than the governing body rather than the school's.

«While there are some excellent governing bodies that do a commendable job in providing challenge and support to school leaders, this is by no means the case everywhere.

Hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds have flowed through the nonprofits — an arrangement that has been criticized by good - government groups who note that transparency laws that apply to state bodies do not govern the school's offshoots.

The proposed expansion is opposed by four local governing bodies and the Lewiston - Porter Central School District, which stands to lose nearly $ 1 million a year in projected tax revenue that CWM would pay over the lifetime of the new landfill.

Our school is registered with the BCRPA as well as the Canadian and American Yoga Alliances, the leading governing bodies for yoga teacher training programs, yoga teachers and studios in North America.

For many years we have worked with a range of organisations, including Sky Sports, Matalan, Bupa, Sainsbury's and Openreach, as well as government, National Governing Bodies of Sport, high profile athletes, schools and young people to improve the quality of PE and sport in schools.

Finally, we must recognize that school boards are relatively weak governing bodies, composed of part - timers with other obligations, limited expertise, and little incentive to engage in contentious negotiations.

Difficulties arise when there is lack of consistency in the way that policies and procedures are viewed, and it is therefore essential for leaders and managers to take the lead and model good practice with the full backing of governing bodies who, in maintained schools, have a legal responsibility for the conduct of the school.

If the current funding does not change, this will likely require school leaders and governing bodies to become more confident in both managing their workforce and in setting pay policies that enable performance based awards and targeted salaries to retain high quality staff.

For private or independent schools where it is likely that there would be a small controlling management team, then this team would be obliged in law to undertake the same checks as a state school's governing body.

David Williams, Cabinet Member for Education, concludes: «We have some of the best education facilities in the UK, and to have 90 per cent of our schools rated good or outstanding is testament to the hard work of school leaders, teachers and governing bodies.

So, schools have a number of responsibilities in providing a swimming programme and the ASA — the governing body for swimming in England — offers guidance and advice on delivering these programmes in the best and safest way.

Increasing take up requires a cultural change in schools with support and commitment from the head teachers, governing bodies and school leadership teams.

Increasing take up requires a cultural change in school that has the support and commitment from the headteacher, the governing body and the leadership team in school.

Others included pride in working at the school, adequate resources, good support from and feeling valued by school management, having an effective governing body and getting paid appropriately according to level of responsibility.

Schools can also form a federation with other local schools and offer support to those who are required to be mentored • All schools have to register at www.education.gov.uk • After registering you will be contacted by your named representative at the DfE Step 2 — Application and pre-approval checks • Your school's governing body needs to pass a resolution in favour of converting to an aSchools can also form a federation with other local schools and offer support to those who are required to be mentored • All schools have to register at www.education.gov.uk • After registering you will be contacted by your named representative at the DfE Step 2 — Application and pre-approval checks • Your school's governing body needs to pass a resolution in favour of converting to an aschools and offer support to those who are required to be mentored • All schools have to register at www.education.gov.uk • After registering you will be contacted by your named representative at the DfE Step 2 — Application and pre-approval checks • Your school's governing body needs to pass a resolution in favour of converting to an aschools have to register at www.education.gov.uk • After registering you will be contacted by your named representative at the DfE Step 2 — Application and pre-approval checks • Your school's governing body needs to pass a resolution in favour of converting to an academy.

• The Local Government Pension Scheme may be in deficit and a school's share of this deficit is passed over and will be required to be repaid • Owning the buildings and lands — bringing both freedoms and legal liabilities • The governing body will need to be reviewed and new additions potentially appointed with one third being members of staff including the head teacher.

Kerry Ace, a policy manager with the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), on the importance of having strong, ethical governing bodies in schools

«The realities of becoming an academy are that the financial gains are not as great as you might think and the governing body needs to strike a balance between challenging the school and supporting its aims and ethos,» says Marie Lister, executive principal of South Axholme Academy in Doncaster.

As part of their role in scrutinising and challenging the school's management, governing body members may ask whether employees would know what to do if they suspected misconduct or fraud.

School governing body members may find conflicts arise between their own personal interests and those involved in making decisions in the public interest.

These members can be removed if they are found to be behaving in a way that is likely to bring the school, or governing body, into disrepute or in a way that is inconsistent with the ethos or religious character of a school.

«Alongside this, businesses have a key role to play in improving every school across the country through joining governing bodies, offering clear routes to high - quality apprenticeships, careers advice and work experience, regardless of a young person's background or where they live.»

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Moreover, governing bodies should also consider including policies in faculty and student handbooks, as well as posting them on regional websites in order to keep teachers, students, and their parents informed about professional educators are working to keep schools safe.

The burgeoning growth in the number of schools converting to academy status will mean that a large number of new individuals — from business and from the community at large — will be drawn into these schools» governing bodies.

Future First, which sets up alumni networks in more than 375 state schools and colleges across Britain, is now partnering with the charity SGOSS, which recruits volunteers to serve on school governing bodies across England, to encourage more ex-state school students to support their old school by volunteering to join the governing body.

Last winter skiing and snowboarding's national governing body, Snowsport England, ran their inaugural National School Snowsport Week, aimed at encouraging more schools to engage in wintersports.

This has to include their duties, details of each governor's business interests, financial interests, governance roles in other schools, and the structure and responsibilities of the governing body and committees.

James Allen, head of policy at the Sport and Recreation Alliance, which represents sport governing bodies, said: «The funding is bound to be a shot in the arm for schools following the demise of School Sport Partnerships.

For purposes of this paragraph, the governing body of each school district shall mean the board of education of each school district, and in the case of the City School District of the City of New York it shall mean the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Newschool district shall mean the board of education of each school district, and in the case of the City School District of the City of New York it shall mean the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Newschool district, and in the case of the City School District of the City of New York it shall mean the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of NewSchool District of the City of New York it shall mean the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of NewSchool District of the City of New York.

The governing body of each school district shall annually review the performance of the superintendent of schools according to procedures developed by such body in consultation with the superintendent.

The governing body of each school district and BOCES shall ensure that the performance of all teachers providing instructional services or pupil personnel services, as defined in section 80 - 1.1 of this Title, is reviewed annually in accordance with this subdivision, except evening school teachers of adults enrolled in nonacademic, vocational subjects; and supplementary school personnel, as defined in section 80 - 5.6 of this Title, and any classroom teacher subject to the evaluation requirements prescribed in Subparts 30 - 2 and 30 - 3 of this Title.

Each superintendent and in the case of the City School District of the City of New York, the chancellor, in collaboration with teachers, pupil personnel professionals, administrators and parents selected by the superintendent or in the case of the City School District of New York, the chancellor, with the advice of their respective peers, shall develop the professional performance review plan, which shall be approved by the governing body of each school district or BOCES, filed in the district or BOCES office, as applicable, and available for review by any individual no later than September 10th of eachSchool District of the City of New York, the chancellor, in collaboration with teachers, pupil personnel professionals, administrators and parents selected by the superintendent or in the case of the City School District of New York, the chancellor, with the advice of their respective peers, shall develop the professional performance review plan, which shall be approved by the governing body of each school district or BOCES, filed in the district or BOCES office, as applicable, and available for review by any individual no later than September 10th of eachSchool District of New York, the chancellor, with the advice of their respective peers, shall develop the professional performance review plan, which shall be approved by the governing body of each school district or BOCES, filed in the district or BOCES office, as applicable, and available for review by any individual no later than September 10th of eachschool district or BOCES, filed in the district or BOCES office, as applicable, and available for review by any individual no later than September 10th of each year.

Such a code shall be developed in collaboration with student, teacher, administrator, and parent organizations, school safety personnel and other school personnel and shall be approved by the board of education, or other governing body, or by the chancellor of the city school district in the case of the City School District of the City of Newschool safety personnel and other school personnel and shall be approved by the board of education, or other governing body, or by the chancellor of the city school district in the case of the City School District of the City of Newschool personnel and shall be approved by the board of education, or other governing body, or by the chancellor of the city school district in the case of the City School District of the City of Newschool district in the case of the City School District of the City of NewSchool District of the City of New York.