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 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.

2. 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@virgin.net if possible, when there is a change of LASGB Governor Representative for your Governing Body.

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

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

The illustrations on this site are taken from Lancashire schools’ websites.