I've got it all - Tracey Emin

Everyone i've ever slept with - Tracey Emin

To meet my past - Tracey Emin

My bed - Tracey Emin

Visual communication with Suzie

On Monday Suzie dedicated the majority of the lesson to show and discuss with us photos of the artist Tracey Emins art work. She showed us five photos:

• My Bed
• To meet my past
• Everyone i've ever sleptt with
• I've got it all
• Exorcism of the last painting i ever made

We then talked through each photo and we talked through what was happenning in each one, and what we thought she was trying to portray in the art work. We then gave our opinion on whether we liked it or not, why, and if we agreed with the artists interpretation.

Toodles! Photos of the art to follow :)

What is ed lecture

Hey everyone! Last monday we had a lecture for what is ed with Steve Gullick again. He carried on the topic of the governing body.
This time, he told us all about the contact between the school governors and teaching staff. And they are:

• Job interviews
• Informal visits to schools
• Celebrations e..: school concerts and productions
• Presntations at governing body meetings
• Link governors and their visits, e.g.: for SEN and for eah subject
• Staff disciplinary committee meetings

He also told us that a head teacher can physically stop a parent, police etc coming into the school but they cant stop inspeectors and governors; which i found very intersting. He also told us in detail the process of the staff disciplinary hearings. And the process of the headteacher sending out letters, the clerks role and also the four possible verdicts. Which were:

• No charge whatsoever
• 1st written warning
• Last warning
• Dismissal -> Appeal?

He also went back to a topic of last weeks lecture, which was: Should we have experts as governors? And would this cause tension?

All in all  very intersting lecture, toodles!

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!