SGOSS News Stories
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SGOSS Supports Student Volunteering Week 2011
24/02/2011
Volunteering England's Student Volunteering Week 2011 is taking place 21 – 27 February. School Governors' One-Stop Shop Chief Exectutive, Steve Acklam, has contibuted to the launch by provided his perspective on the value of volunteering in local communitirs, particularly focussing on the personal development opportunities it has to offer.
Bee Part of the Buzz!
08/02/2011
Don’t let your school miss out on the opportunity to participate in Soroptimist International Virtual One’s BeePlus project 2011. We need 200 Junior schools to take part in this phase of our campaign to help save the honeybee through the education of children. You will also be helping to support the long term aim of a sustainable future for unemployed women in remote areas of the world.
The School Governors' One Stop Shop- 2010 at a glance
27/01/2011
Read a report summarising everything that happened at the School Governors' One-Stop Shop during a successful 2010.
SGOSS and CMI forge a new partnership to develop the leadership of schools
11/01/2011
In the wake of comments from Michael Gove MP, the Secretary of State for Education, in which he stated that the government will be “making governance simpler and financial management less onerous” the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and SGOSS (the School Governors’ One-Stop Shop) have formed a partnership designed to support governors as they work with the head and his senior team to transform schools across the UK.
Volunteering England- Modernising Volunteering Conferences
07/12/2010
Volunteering England are hosting a series of essential regional one-day conferences for everyone who wants to be at the forefront of volunteering developments and help pave the way to the ‘Big Society’.
Hit Your Target
03/12/2010
Hit Your Target- In November SGOSS held Hit Your Target, a unique event for governors and teachers from across London.
Schools from across the city were represented as those attending heard from guest speakers and debated the joys and challenges of school governance. In addition to learning from other governors and teachers, guests were able to hear how SGOSS could help fill their governor vacancies with skilled volunteers.
New Zealand based UK school governor uses technology to span the miles
23/11/2010
Angie Lund, previously a Learning & Development Officer at Wokingham Borough Council, shares her experience of being a UK school governor based in New Zealand.
The School Governors' One-Stop Shop & Harlequins RUFC U13 Cup
16/11/2010
On the 2nd of October under the watchful eye of Harlequins Academy guru Jim Evans and Stoop favourite George Robson, SGOSS in conjunction with the Harlequins Community Team hosted the 4th Annual SGOSS Under 13 Cup.
The Point of Partnership: Understanding Employer Engagement in Education
24/09/2010
The Point of Partnership: Understanding Employer Engagement in Education. Bringing together leading researchers, policy-makers and practitioners, this conference- run by the Education and Employers Taskforce- will address the wide range of questions, activities and perspectives related to employer engagement in education.
