Welcome to the page for Suffolk’s Governors The front page of the SCC information portal on Governance can be found here: Govern Suffolk | Suffolk County Council. You can also find all previous copies of ‘Governor Headlines’ here.  

The Knowledge – Schools’ Choice are commissioned by SCC to produce this half termly e-newsletter for governors which picks up on national news relating to governance. Schools’ Choice upload it to a website called GovernorHub which has restricted access to their customers only and on the Schools’ Choice public website. Instead of having to post every version of this, it’s easier for me to provide you with the link just given and you can go straight through to the publication. If the link doesn’t work, try: The Knowledge | Schools Choice

Safety, Health and Wellbeing Training for Governors –

Significant to: The named governor for safety, health and wellbeing.

Important for: the Chair of Governors.

Of interest to: any other Governors who are involved in safety, health and wellbeing.

The evening session with the SHaW Advisor for Schools and CYP will provide an insight into the benefits of proactive safety, health and wellbeing management in educational settings. It also provides an overview of current duties and responsibilities. It will help support governors in carrying out monitoring of risk assessments, audits, procedures and SHaW record keeping in their schools. Information is shared regarding wellbeing, web resources, and a precis of health and safety law.

The session is free to all Schools’ Choice training subscribers and can be booked on GovernorHub or by emailing [email protected] . It is suitable for Governors from maintained, free and academy schools.

Any queries or comments – please do contact Nina Bickerton, Suffolk Schools (maintained) Health and Safety Advisor, on 01473 260 399 / [email protected]