governance
Solihull LA are installing a new software system entitled GovernorHub. It will be installed for all Solihull Schools and Academies. GovernorHub is an online service designed to help governing boards run efficiently and is already used by thousands of schools and tens of thousands of governors across the country. For more information about this opportunity, please see below.
This is your final reminder to renew your school’s annual subscription to The Key for 2018-19. There are a large number of schools that have not yet confirmed their requirements, so please respond to schoolsforum@solihull.gov.uk by the deadline of Thursday, 15 March 2018. A favourable rate has been negotiated for 2018-19 and, as per last year, payment will be arranged as part of the SMBC Single Accountancy invoice to schools. Please see link to further information.
Mentally healthy schools is a new website to help primary school staff support the mental health of pupils. There is a range of expert and practical information and resources to help all primary school staff understand, promote and deal confidently with children’s mental health issues: jargon-free information on what can undermine and what can help emotional wellbeing; tips and strategies to help; and specific advice on vulnerable groups. There is specific advice for governors which you may find helpful.
I would particularly like to draw your attention to the section on a ‘whole school approach’ to mental health and wellbeing. In our borough, those schools that are recognised as having Solihull Healthy School status have embedded this approach within their work around health and wellbeing. For more information please email me at nchamberlain@solihull.gov.uk.
The national governors’ association are offering Solihull governors the chance to participate in their chairs’ development programme. This programme is funded by the department for education and is therefore available to you free of charge. It provides chairs, vice chairs, committee chairs and future chairs opportunities for developing leadership skills and confident governance. Details can be found on the website below.
You must publish details of how you spend your PE and sport premium funding by the end of the summer term or by 31 July 2019 at the latest.
Requirements include publishing the percentage of pupils within your year 6 cohort in the 2018 to 2019 academic year who met the national curriculum expectations.
For more details, please go to the DfE website.
