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New Legislation - September 2012

These recently published Regulations will come into force in September 2012:

• The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 SI 1035/2012 . These Regulations apply to federations consisting of all categories of maintained schools in England. 
• The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012 SI 1034/2012. These Regulations set out arrangements for the constitution of governing bodies of maintained schools, which includes maintained nursery schools, in England.
• The School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) Regulations 2012 SI 1033/2012. These Regulations make provision re the power of head teachers of maintained schools, teachers in charge of PRUs and principals of Academy schools and alternative provision Academies, to exclude pupils under s51A Education Act 2002. 
• The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 - SI 1124 . These Regulations make amendments to the School Information (England) Regulations 2008. Regulation 2(3) removes the requirement upon governing bodies of maintained schools to publish a school prospectus annually and for special schools to make copies of their prospectus available for distribution to parents and other persons. Instead a new requirement is introduced to publish the information on a website.

Presentations: 

Education Quality 2012-2013 - Presentation at the Wirral Governors Forum Open Meeting on 6 March 2012.

What’s New in Education?

There is a wealth of educational news available to governors from many sources. 

You can find the latest education news by following the links below:

• The Government's Department for Education website  – type your topic into the search box, for example School Academies, Plans for Free Schools, Building Schools for the Future etc
• The latest news from the National Governors Association
• The BBC
• BBC Radio 4 (type education into the search box)
• The Guardian
• The Independent
• The Telegraph

Local Radio

Wirral based 7 Waves Community Radio broadcasts a show dedicated to disability issues on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 7-8pm.

Internet Safety Awareness
The National Governors Association has produced a booklet to help governors with their ICT knowledge and responsibilities.  

Special Educational Needs - New Regulations
New legistlation relating to Special Educational Needs came into force in November 2009. Download the regulation and an explanatory note below:

• The Education (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) Regulations 2008
• Explanatory note for governing bodies

TES Factsheets

• Introducing the School Business Manager 
• First impressions count - Promoting your school's image
• Invest in attracting the right talent 
• Make recruitment consultants work for you 
• Make the most of your interview process 
• Make your recruitment adverts work harder 
• Succession planning - the key to success 
• Teams Work!