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Welcome to the Derbyshire School Governors Association website.
DSGA is an independent voluntary organisation open to governors in all Derbyshire schools (including academies). It is run by governors for governors and is independent of the Local Authority. Membership is free and all are welcome to attend our meetings. More information about DSGA is available here. If you would like to subscribe to our emails you can sign up here DSGA newsletters.
The EEF Guide to Becoming an Evidence-Informed School Governor and Trustee, designed to offer a quick way into the evidence the EEF makes freely available to all schools. Readthe top 10 tips, based on this report here.
A new version of the Governance Handbook has been released (22 March) by the Department for Education (DfE).
Changes from the previous version (January 2017) include:
The DfE issued new guidance on 28th March 2019. The DfE’s ‘Best practice guidance for school complaints procedures 2019’ offers advice for schools on setting up and reviewing their complaints procedures, and it now includes new information on complaint campaigns, informal resolutions, legal representation, complaints about staff and more.
You can read the updated guidance here.
To help inform and empower those involved in school governance, Arts Council England and the National Governance Association have developed an inspiring e-learning module on how arts and cultural education can be used for school improvement and enhancing your school curriculum.
