Governors Cymru Services

Our June bulletin will be winging it's way to subscribers next week - full to the brim with excellent content 😀

How confident are you in your governing body’s effectiveness?

The most effective governing bodies don’t just meet—they reflect, challenge themselves, and take action. Our Governing Body Self-Evaluation Template gives you a clear, structured way to do exactly that. Designed to support and challenge governing bodies, the template helps you:
✔ Take an honest look at how your governing body is performing
✔ Identify strengths, and where improvement is needed
✔ Strengthen your role as a critical friend to school leaders
✔ Link governance more closely to school improvement priorities
✔ Turn reflection into clear, practical actions

Sign up now to access the template and start your evaluation journey! https://www.governors.cymru/subscriptions/

Welsh Government are reviewing school governing bodies in Wales.

Read more about it here and how you can contribute to the review:

Do you have views on school governing bodies in Wales?, Governors Cymru Services News Independent information, advice and guidance service on almost everything and anything to do with the roles and responsibilities of school governors.

In our latest Q&A, we speak to Kerry Jones, Chair of Governors at Ysgol Eirias in Conwy.

With many schools across Wales struggling amid funding pressures and increased responsibilities, we spoke to Kerry about the growing challenge of balancing the school budget.

Read the piece now on the news section of our website (see link in bio).

Free Guide:

We are excited to share the first part of a three-part series exploring the role of governing bodies in effective school self-evaluation. Part 1 focuses on what makes a good governing body - https://www.governors.cymru/part-1-selfevaluation/

Parts 2 and 3 will dive deeper into how governing bodies can evaluate their own effectiveness and their role in school self-evaluation. If you’d like to receive the rest of the series — along with practical guidance and resources for governors, and our independent supportline — you can access all the latest versions by subscribing to our support service here: https://www.governors.cymru/forms/gbsubform/

As always, our aim is to make governance clear, practical and genuinely helpful for schools.

Empower your governors with ready-to-use eLearning modules designed for busy school governors, all included within our annual subscription for governors and clerks.

Have a read of our information on the service here - www.governors.cymru/subscriptions/

Hope you had a good break and had a chance to recharge your batteries ready for the summer term. Remember, we are always here to support you as schools get back to their normal busy day to day routines.

Hope you had a good break and had a chance to recharge your batteries ready for the summer term. Remember, we are always here to support you as schools get back to their normal busy day to day routines.

Hope you have a well earned break and re-charge for the summer term!

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