Recent documents posted on the website
We have posted a number of new documents on the website, which will be of interest to clerks and governors, as well as your schools. These include:
Ofsted documents:
The draft framework for school inspection (from January 2012) and
The draft evaluation schedule for the inspection of maintained schools and academies
You will see that there is less of a focus on Governing Bodies and no separate desciptor for the Governing Body, but we recommend that you continue to use the Ofsted briefing paper for inspectors as a guide for your governors.
Teaching Standards
The new Teaching Standards for September 2012
The first report following the review of teaching standards
Academies
Thinking of becoming an academy? Governor Services guidance September 2011
Getting started as an Academy Clerk - ECA handbook
Local Authority documents
Health safety and well being policy for community and VC schools
Health and safety updates - on the Essex schools infolink
http://esi.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/si/esi/dis/content/index.jsp?§ionOid=...
General Information
Future trends in pupil numbers - DfE information