Wirral Governors' Forum

A voice for School Governors 
The Wirral Governors' Forum is an Association of Governing Bodies of schools within the Wirral Local Authority area.

All Governing Bodies of schools within the Wirral Local Authority area shall be deemed to be in membership of the Forum.

Wirral Governors’ Forum is affiliated to the National Governors Association.

The Aims of the Forum
The Forum provides opportunities for Governors to come together to:

• participate fully in the deliberation of their Governing Bodies
• be involved more effectively in the life of their schools in the advancement of education across the Borough
• seek to form partnerships with other groups in education and children’s services both locally and nationally
• establish links between Governing Bodies in order to:

       - provide a collective voice
       - encourage co-operation between schools
       - share knowledge experience of good practice
       - look at methods for addressing areas of common concern

The Forum meets six times a year, which includes a Director’s Briefing each term.

Contact Information
The Chair of Wirral Governors’ Forum is Mrs Jane Owens. You can contact her by email at: jane@cassowens.freeserve.co.uk or via email to the Governor Support Service whose email address is given at the top of the column on the right hand of this page.

You can also write to the Chair c/o Wirral Governor Support Service, Professional Excellence Centre, Acre Lane, Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 7BZ.

Conferences and events
You can view details of conferences and events for school governors elsewhere on this website.

Forthcoming Meetings
Wirral Governors' Forum Open Meeting, Tuesday 6 March 2012, 6.00 pm, West Wirral Works CLC (Hilbre High School).

Agendas

• Open Meeting 6 March 2012
• Open Meeting 6 December 2011
• Open Meeting 12 July 2011
• Open Meeting 8 March 2011

Minutes   

• Open Meeting 6 December 2011
• Performance Headlines September 2011 - Presentation at Director’s Briefing 13 September 2011 (please be aware this is a 5.16mb file)
• SIS Updates Presentation at Director’s Briefing 13 September 2011
• Synopsis of Director’s Briefing to Chairs of Governors 13 September 2011
• Open Meeting 12 July 2011
• Synopsis of Director’s Briefing to Chairs of Governors 17 May 2011
• Open Meeting 8 March 2011
• Synopsis of Director’s Briefing to Chairs of Governors 18 January 2011
• Health & Safety: Presentation by Debbie Todd at Director’s Briefing to Chairs of Governors 18 January 2011

Other news, guidance, documents and reports

• Report on LTP Masterclass on the SEN Green Paper 18.3.11
• Wirral Governor Newsletter and Termly Papers
• NGA Bulletin Board - February 2011
• NGA Bulletin Board - January 2011
• The School Governors One Stop Shop can help Schools in Wirral to find new school governors (apart from Authority vacancies). Their services are all 'free of charge' and they can be contacted on their general telephone number: 0207 354 9805
• Guide to educational terms and abbrieviations to help with any unfamiliar jargon