JJanuary 2012

MAKING USE OF THE LASGB WEBSITE & EMAIL

 

We plan to develop the LASGB website as a major communication link with member Governing Bodies and their schools.

Using email will help to cut postage costs dramatically. While continuing to post information to those Governors who request it in paper form, we aim to develop the website and the use of email for LASGB communications.

 

Governors who would like to receive their own mailings from the LASGB are invited to send their email address to the LASGB at billybandage@talktalk.net

 

The LASGB will NEVER expect governors to download or print large documents!

 

THE MAIN BUSINESS OF THE LASGB

 

To communicate the views of Lancashire Governors to the Local Authority, the National Governors Association, the Department for Education, The Lancashire Schools Forum and others.

To disseminate information of interest to Governing Bodies from OFSTED, the Local Authority, the National Governors Association, the Department for Education, Lancashire Schools Forum, via conferences, regular publications, newsletters the Lancashire Schools Portal and the LASGB website.

 

In order to fulfil these important roles the Executive Committee also :

* responds to Governors' views and areas of concern raised by member Governing Bodies either with the elected Representatives for their Area or addressed directly to members of the Executive Committee

* addresses and comments on matters raised at the half-termly Consultation meetings with the LA

* receives and comments on reports from the LA, NGA, DfE, the Lancashire Schools Forum and other bodies on current issues under consideration

* receives reports from representatives of LASGB on Outside Bodies

 

 

WHAT DOES  MY SCHOOL GET OUT OF THE LASGB?

 

 

The LASGB is an independant Governors’ organisation, run by Governors for Governors. Over 400 Governing Bodies subscribe to the Association. The LASGB speaks on behalf of, and represents, Governors in Lancashire.   

 

Through the LASGB Lancashire Governors have an Observer on the Lancashire  Schools Forum, and Governors are represented on several grooups, committees and working parties.

 

We will feature this element of the work of the LASGB in future editions of the Newsletter published in the Lancashire Governor.

 

 You and your fellow governors  are invited to attend our annual conference  -  free to LASGB members.     The 17th Annual Conference was held on Saturday May 21st  2011 in the Invincibles Lounge at Preston North End FC.   The keynote speaker was Baroness Estelle Morris, with Emma Knights Chief Executive of the National Governors Association and John Davies Chair of the Lancashire Schools Forum.  

 You and your fellow governors  are also invited to attend any of the Mini Conferences  - free to LASGB members.  These are  arranged each year on suitable topics that are of concern to schools and governors.    Our last one was on OFSTED, with an HMI, a representative of Lancashire Schools Effectiveness Team, and two Head Teachers involved.  During 2011 the LASGB  organised and funded a series of Schools Portal Hands-on Training Sessions.

 Governors who have given their  email addresses  will receive regular email updates on information about National and Local educational issues  and events that we have planned.

 You will receive the three News Letters that we publish every year in order to keep governors informed about initiatives and news from the North West Area of interest to schools.  

 You could go to as a Lancashire representative to Conferences  organised by the National Governors Association, as we as an Association are members of the N.G.A.

ALL THIS FOR £30 PER SCHOOL PER YEAR

HOW TO JOIN THE LASGB

We aim to communicate with Governors electronically wherever possible

To become members of the LASGB please email mc.storey@btinternet.com giving the following information:

* Name and number of school

* Name, address and email address of the Chair of Governors

* Name,  address and email address of a Governor who will act as LASGB Representative. (The role of the LASGB Representative is simply to bring information to the attention of Governors - usually at the termly meeting.

The £30 annual subscription (£10 for Nurseries) is usually paid by Journal Transfer and is due in December

THE LASGB COMMUNICATES WITH ITS MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS

 

1. Governors’ Meetings:

An LASGB item is on the core agenda for all Governing Body meetings each term and information for this LASGB item is printed in the Green Booklet.

 

. Website www.lasgb.org.uk   Further information for use at Governing Body meetings is to be found on the Home page of the website

 

3. Your LASGB Representative will receive an information sheet at the beginning of each term either by email or post (depending on choice) which can be used at the Governors meeting.

 

4. The ‘Lancashire Governor’ - the termly publication sent by Governor Services to every individual Governor - contains an LASGB insert.

 

To ensure that information is not sent to the wrong person, please let the LASGB know, via email  mc.storey@btinternet.com   if  possible, when there is a change of LASGB Governor Representative for your Governing Body.

All the photographs on the site are taken from member schools’ websites.   

To see a school’s website go to the Members page and click on the school’s name.

THE LASGB REPRESENTS GOVERNORS ON THE FOLLOWING GROUPS  

 

• The Lancashire Schools Forum

• Performance Management Steering Group

• The Ethnic Minority Achievement Consultative Body

• Lancashire’s twelve Chairs’ Forums

• Lancashire’s three Admissions Forums

• Local Area Agreement Children’s & Young People Block

• Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE)

• Learning Excellence Awards Panel

• Safeguarding Children Group

• 12 District Children’s Trust Partnerships
• Improving Communication with Schools Group

* The Partnership Development Group