Head of Governance, Strictly Education 4S
Steve is the Head of the Governance Consultancy Team at Strictly Education 4S and has a national reputation as a governance expert. He is an experienced and regular speaker at national and regional governor conferences, has had articles published in National titles and been interviewed as a governance expert on the Radio 4 Today Programme on several occasions. Steve has contributed to many national governance initiatives, including being part of the team commissioned by the National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) to develop External Reviews of Governance. Steve has also served on the NCTL Advisory Board on Governance.
The Governance Team in Dorking which Steve leads, work with over 700 schools across Surrey and West and Central London, supporting more than 6000 governors and clerks, in delivering effective governance in their schools. Steve has considerable personal experience in developing and facilitating governor development sessions on a diverse range of governance issues.
Steve became a governor in 2000 and has, through concurrent terms of office, amassed 63 years of governance experience. He is currently chair of the Governing Body at Bagshot Infant School, Chair of the Governing Body and Chair of the Academy Trust at Collingwood College, an 11-18 converter academy in Camberley, Surrey, with almost 1,900 pupils, and a member of the Ravenscote Multi-Academy Trust. He has been a Local Authority Additionally Appointed Governor in 11 schools, including two as a member of an Interim Executive Board (IEB) and chaired one IEB himself.
Steve was appointed as a National Leader of Governance (NLG) in 2012 and served as an NLG Advocate in 2013 -14. Steve has conducted more than 30 Reviews of Governance and been deployed to five schools as an NLG.
Steve is a qualified Performance Coach and in addition to one-to-one coaching of school leaders and governors, he is an accredited tutor for the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) regularly delivering coaching training within educational settings.
In addition to his governance and coaching experience, Steve is a former Ofsted Lay Inspector and is an accredited safeguarding trainer for Surrey Safeguarding Children’s Board.
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Identity verification for new chairs of Trust Boards
It is a requirement, of the DfE, that when a new chair of an academy trust board is elected they complete an Identity Verification Form in conjunction with their Disclosure and Barring Scheme application.
August 2017
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Removing Parent Governors
On 1st September new statutory regulations come into effect enabling maintained school governing bodies to remove elected parent and staff governors.
August 2017
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Exclusions from schools – new statutory guidance from September 2017
With effect from 1st September, new statutory guidance applies to all pupil exclusions in maintained schools, pupil referral units and academies in England.
August 2017
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Ofsted Short Inspections
Ofsted have published details of planned changes to short (Section 8) inspections from October half term.
October 2017
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Ofsted consultation on changes from January 2018
Ofsted have followed their announcement of changes to the current framework, which will operate between November and the end of the Autumn term, with a further consultation.
October 2017
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Year 7 Literacy & Numeracy Catch-up Premium – DfE Guidance
The Department for Education has updated its guidance for secondary schools on the Year 7 Literacy & Numeracy Catch-up Premium. This article summarises the guidance.
October 2017
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Ofsted Short Inspections from January 2018
Ofsted have published the outcome of their consultation on proposed changes to short (Section 8) inspections from January 2018.
December 2017
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Department for Education single departmental plan
In December 2017, Justine Greening launched the Department for Education’s (DfE) single departmental plan; ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential.’ The plan sets out the governments priorities for education into 2018 and beyond.
December 2017
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Introduction Webinar to Better Clerking Development Programme (January 2018)
This webinar provides an overview of the Better Governor, Better Clerking Development Programme, to those clerks who have registered.
January 2018
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Better Governor Clerks Forum Webinar (January 2018)
This recording of a webinar that took place on 11th January focusses on the Clerking Competency Framework and how it impacts on the role of clerks in schools and academies.
January 2018
