Last weeks guest lecture for What is Ed?

Hey guys, ive only now found my notes for last weeks what is ed lecture, so here's my belated blog.

So, the lecturer was Steve Gullick, who is the director for All Wales Centre for Training and Reserch. His topic for the lecture was the roles of the governing body. He discussed what they were, who who they, what roles they had in the school and how important they are. He also started a debate on should governors get paid, as they have such an important role in education, should they get a wage for the important duties they carry out for the school and the children.

He also talked about who makes up the governing body, and how it differs from primary to secondary school. So there'd be more parent governors in secondary compared to primay etc. Another thing i found interesting, was that if you are a parentt governor of a year 11 pupil, you still have to be a governor or the full 4 years, even if your child has left the school. He finally talked about the agenda of the meeting and the role of the chair, secretary and the clerk etc.

All in all, it was a very interesting lecture. Toodles!