Join Governors for Schools and Education Support to discover more about staffing costs and how school governors can support recruitment and retention throughout the cost of living crisis. You can also find the podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google, and other popular platforms!
In this week’s video, we catch up with Deborah Mills, CEO of Now Teach, to discuss the advantages of hiring career switchers in schools.
As the cost of living rises, many teachers are struggling to make ends meet. In this article, we explore how school governors can support teachers and help schools improve retention rates.
Join Governors for Schools and a panel of speakers from The Brilliant Club, the National Literacy Trust, and Action Tutoring to learn about how school governors can support pupil learning and development during the cost of living crisis. You can also find the podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google, and other popular platforms!
In this video, we connect with Future First volunteer, Priyaneet Kainth, to discuss the value of alumni programmes and pupil enrichment schemes.
In this article, we discuss how school governors can promote extracurricular sports and encourage physical activity during the cost of living crisis.
In this guest article, Chair of Governors Sejal Rabone explains how her board joined forces with another maintained school as part of a federation, a move that has helped the schools weather financial challenges.
Read our article about school governors can address financial pressures affecting parents and carers.
For this week’s video, we chatted to Rebecca Montacute, Head of Research and Policy at the Sutton Trust, to find out more about the organisation’s research into the cost of living crisis and how it’s affecting the education sector.
Join Governors for Schools and the Child Poverty Action Group to learn about the cost of the school day and how parents and carers are impacted by the cost of living crisis. You can also find the podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google, and other popular platforms!
Read our first article of the Counting the Cost campaign, focused on the important, and sometimes unpredictable, costs of estates and buildings. What can school governors do to support schools in this area?
Join Governors for Schools and guests Energy Sparks as they discuss key energy and estates considerations for schools during the current cost of living crisis. You can also find the podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google, and other popular platforms!
Governance expert Steve Edmonds of the NGA shares his must-know tips about estates and management for school governors. You can also find this video on our YouTube channel.
Kindly provided by GovernorHub Knowledge, you can access this exclusive content for free during the month of May 2023. Get an overview of the key things you can do as a school governor to support your school in the current climate.
Want to know what sources of funds and freebies are out there? GovernorHub knowledge has helpfully collated some key avenues to explore. Access this resource for free during May 2023.
What questions should you be asking about the cost of living crisis? Read our free guide and find out key questions covering each week of the campaign.
Many thanks to all involved with the creation of the above resources – especially Allen & Overy for sponsoring the Counting the Cost campaign. Without their invaluable support, we would not have been able to create such a rich collection of articles, podcasts, and videos.
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