Diary Dates for 2021/22
The following diary dates and times have been set for the Headteachers’ Update Governors’ sessions but, since the Beales Hotel is now closed, the venue(s) are yet to be announced.
- Autumn Term – Wednesday 1st December 2021, 6 pm – 8 pm,
- Spring Term – Monday 7th March, 6 pm – 8 pm, and
- Summer Term – Wednesday 8th June,6 pm – 8 pm.
Herts for Learning AGM
Community Governor Vacancies in Harpenden
Sauncey Wood is a one form entry Primary School with 186 pupils on roll in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. The School’s mission is to “grow curious minds” with the education and wellbeing of the children at the heart of every decision they make – the school prides itself on supporting each child as an individual, ensuring they make excellent progress regardless of their starting point.
The Full Governing Board, which includes 5 Parent Governors and 5 Co-opted Governors as well as Local Authority and Staff roles, meets for two hours in the evening once per term, and each Governor is a member of one of two sub-committees that meet once per term in the evening as well. They are open to exploring remote governance if a suitable candidate is unable to travel to school.
Two Co-opted Governors Sought
We are currently seeking two Co-opted Governors to join our Board and while we would particularly welcome applications from people with finance/internal audit or education sector experience, we value people from all backgrounds and would love to talk with anyone who feels they can contribute to improving our school’s already excellent performance. It is not necessary to have previous Governor experience as the Board fully supports new members and we subscribe to an excellent Governor training and support package. The expected time commitment for a Governor is 5-8 hours per month during school term time.
The School
The following extract from the school’s website will give you a feel for the school: Continue reading
June 2021 Governors’ Update
The next Hertfordshire Headteachers Update is scheduled for Tuesday 15 June at 2.00pm. Governors are also invited to attend this session if they wish to. This will be run as a webinar this term and the registration link is below.
https://app.livestorm.co/herts-for-learning/hertfordshire-headteacher-updates-summer-term-2021
The updates will include the following items: Continue reading
March 2021 Governors Update
The next Governors update takes place online on Wednesday 17th March 2021 between 5 pm & 7 pm. The agenda will comprise the following topics:
- 5.00 Hertfordshire perspective – Jenny Coles, Simon Newland, Tania Rawle
- 5.30 Ofsted update – Jeremy Loukes
- 5.45 Safeguarding update – Kay Papageorgiou
- 6.00 HR update – David Windridge
- 6.15 SEND update – Jo Fisher
- 6.30 Reviewing DSPL and LSPs in Hertfordshire – Sue Chapman
- 6.45 The GREAT pathway – Kathy Dunnett
- 6.55 Final questions and wrap up – Tania Rawle
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Digital Conference Starts Monday 15th March
Herts for Learning (HfL) and Hertfordshire Association of School Governors (HASG) are delighted to confirm the rescheduled governor conference will be delivered digitally in spring 2021.
We took the decision to postpone the November 2020 date and reschedule for March 2021 in the hope ‘normal service will be resumed’. However, as we remain in an uncertain period, HfL and HASG have taken the decision to run the conference digitally, but over the week!
Monday 15th March – Friday 19th March 2021:
Education – Bridging the Gap – Annual Conference
‘Education – Bridging the Gap’, is the theme for the Annual Governors Conference, bookings open on Monday 16th November.
Herts for Learning (HfL) and Hertfordshire Association of School Governors (HASG) are delighted to confirm the rescheduled governor conference will be delivered digitally in spring 2021.
We took the decision to postpone the November 2020 date and reschedule for March 2021 in the hope ‘normal service will be resumed’. However, as we remain in an uncertain period, HfL and HASG have taken the decision to run the conference digitally, but over the week! Continue reading
HASG AGM 2020 – Tuesday 8th December
The HASG AGM 2020, which would normally take place at the Herts Governors Annual Conference in November, is going virtual.
This year the conference has been postponed to March 2021. Our constitution requires our AGM to be held in the Autumn Term. Thus, it will take place virtually on 8th December 2020 at 7 pm. Governors/Trustees of member schools are free to attend. Please register Continue reading
Dates for 2020/21 Headteacher & Governor Updates
As we continue to be in uncertain times, we have 3 dates, two of which are taking an optimistic view that larger group meetings might be possible by spring. These update dates are:
- Autumn 2020
Monday 30 November – 2 x webinars with an evening one at 5 pm for governors. Register online here.
Agenda items to include:- Hertfordshire perspective,
- HR updates,
- Safeguarding updates.
- Spring 2021
Wednesday 17 March – Hatfield (Governors), and - Summer 2021
Thursday 17 June – Hatfield (Governors).
Read about previous updates here.
Nominations Now Open for Herts for Learning non-exec directors
HfL have commenced an election process to recruit 3 x primary phase and 1 x special phase non-exec directors onto the HfL Board. Details of this process are given below:
Election process for Herts for Learning non-executive directors
The Herts for Learning (HfL) Board includes six elected school non-executive directors who take up post for a term of three years. In November 2020, there will be Continue reading
Governors’ Webinar Update
As we are unable to run the Heads’ updates in our usual format, we will be delivering our summer updates in the form of a webinar. HfL will be hosting this on our behalf. There will be one session only for governors on Wednesday 17th June 2020 at 5.00 pm.
The programme is as follows: Continue reading