- Termination Warning Notice to St Aidan’s Church of England High School
- Continuity grant for social workers in schools and designated safeguarding lead supervision
- £200 million of funding announced to address the disadvantage gap
- Susan Lapworth appointed as Office for Students Chief Executive
- Attendance drive steps up as new term starts for millions of pupils
Previous Winners
Only weeks left to nominate for Governors Awards
The closing date for nominations for the Governor Award scheme is 31st May 2022.
To nominate somebody, please click here to fill in the online form.
The HASG would like to take this opportunity to clarify the following (which differs from the original criteria):
- Nominations can be received from any school/academy in Hertfordshire – we would like to celebrate great governors from all schools
- School prizes can only be paid to those who are a member of the HASG
Should you have any queries regarding this please contact the HASG Administrator Claire Lanni at admin@nullhertsgovernors.org
Register to attend the Webinar Briefing on 8th June 2022
The heads & governors briefing available to governors this term will be held by way of a webinar; the evening session will be held on 8th June 2022 from 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm.
Please use this link to register for the webinar. The programme for this terms session will be:
- Hertfordshire perspective (standing update) – Jo Fisher/Simon Newland/Tania Rawle
- Ofsted update (standing update) – Jeremy Loukes
- HR update (standing update) – Chris Brown
- SEND update (standing update) – Tony Fitzpatrick
- Virtual School Annual report – Felicity Evans
Webinar Briefing & AGM for Governors
A webinar will replace the previously advertised in-person briefing at the Mill Green Golf Club. This will take place at 5 pm on Tuesday 30th November 2021. Similarly, the 2021 HASG AGM (see below) will be held virtually at 7 pm on 13th December 2021.
Webinar Update
This decision has been made because cases of COVID-19 are currently high both nationally and in Hertfordshire and schools have been asked to implement additional measures to reduce the spread of the virus. With these measures in mind, we consider it appropriate that this term’s Headteacher Updates remains in webinar form. The programme will include the following updates and items:
- Hertfordshire perspective
- Ofsted update
- Safeguarding update
- HR update
- SEND update
- Virtual School update
- Technology – what next after Covid
Mill Green Golf Club Venue for Briefing
The Autumn Term Governors’ sessions of the Headteachers’ Updates takes place at Mill Green Golf Club. Refreshments on arrival from 5:30 pm on 1st December with the session starting at 6 pm and concluding by 8 pm.
If you are interested please book a place by email to caroline.inglis@hertfordshire.
The venue address is:
Gypsy Lane
Welwyn Garden City
Herts
AL7 4TY
There is ample parking (for more than 100 cars) with disabled access, and is easy-to-access being 10 minutes from Junction 23 (South Mimms) of the M25.
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
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
Book now
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