Entries by Tomas Pukalski

Communication from Children’s Services Corporate Director

Communication from Buckinghamshire Children’s Services Corporate Director – Tolis Vouyioukas Dear Colleague, Please read attached document (* the content of this document is visible below with link to printable version) as a matter of urgency. In addition to what the document outlines the locality teams will be working closely with their colleagues in the SEND […]

Spring Term Governors’ Network Meeting

Governors’ Network Meeting – Saturday 8 February 2020 15 governors from a range of schools across Wycombe, Chiltern and South Bucks gathered for a successful network meeting on Saturday 8 February 2020. The meeting was attended by the Head of Equalities and School Improvement at Bucks County Council, who contributed to discussion on the following […]

Survey – OFSTED inspection of Outstanding Schools

DFE consultation on OFSTED inspection of currently Outstanding schools   Please respond to our Quick survey for DFE consultation on OFSTED inspection of currently Outstanding schools consultation   Ofsted are consulting on behalf of DFE on whether to remove the exemption of Inspection for Outstanding schools and to inspect all publicly funded schools within 5 […]

Safer Recruitment Webinar with Better Governor

Thu, Jan 30, 2020 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM GMT The webinar will be facilitated by Better Governor governance experts, Steve Barker and Linda Waghorn and will be a mix of input from them, together with the use of online polls and the opportunity to ask your own questions. Safer recruitment (with Better Governor) Thursday […]

Minutes – 10th December 2019

Meeting: BASG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE   Date & Time: 10 December 2019 at 19.00 – 21.00 hours   Location: Heritage House School, Chesham, Bucks HP5 3BP   Present:       Apologies: Paul Randall (Chair), Anne Sheddick (Vice Chair), Joanne Marchant,  Peter Lerner, Gwyneth Langley, Bernadette Allison (Secretary)     Jo Pearce (Treasurer), Maggi Bull, Tomas […]

Minutes AGM – 27th November 2019

Meeting: BASG AGM   Date & Time: 27 November 2019 at 19.00   Location: St Michael’s Catholic School, School Way, Daws Hill, HP11 1PW   Present:         Apologies: Executive Committee Paul Randall (Chair), Anne Sheddick (Vice Chair), Jo Pearce (Treasurer), Maggi Bull, Joanne Marchant, Peter Lerner, Gwyneth Langley, Tomas Pukalski Bernadette Allison […]

Why does our Board need to employ a clerk?

The School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) (England) Regulations 2013 require that ‘the governing body must appoint a clerk with a view to ensuring their efficient functioning and must have regard to advice from the clerk as to the nature of the governing body’s functions.’ What does the clerk to the GB do? Professional governance […]

Minutes – 4 November 2019

Meeting: BASG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE   Date & Time: 4 November 2019 at 18.30 – 20.30 hours   Location: Loudwater Combined School, School Way, Kingsmead Road, Loudwater, High Wycombe, Bucks HP11 1JJ   Present:       Apologies: Paul Randall (Chair), Anne Sheddick (Vice Chair), Jo Pearce (Treasurer), Maggi Bull, Joanne Marchant,  Peter Lerner, Bernadette Allison […]