Powerful, informed governance
Governance has never been as important as it is now. We know that strong governance is essential in providing the best possible outcomes for the children and young people we serve.
All across the county, many hundreds of volunteer governors are working very hard to ensure that they are tackling all the issues which face our schools. Current issues include:
- Staff recruitment and retention
- Major gaps in SEND provision and budgets
- Spiralling safeguarding / child protection issues
- Recovering lost learning, particularly for FSM pupils / students
- Worrying attendance figures
- Systemic shortfalls in the funding formula
- Utilities costs
In the face of these challenges the Oxfordshire Governors’ Association exists to bring Governors together to help improve our schools through strong governance.
We work to
- share best practice and ideas through Speaker Events and other resources
- give a voice to your issues by representing you on statutory and advisory boards
- Hold termly consultation meetings with OCC’s Elected Representatives with responsibility for Schools. We bring frequently occurring concerns to the notice of the county
- keep you informed about significant consultations and make submissions on your behalf
Agendas and minutes of OCC consultation meetings can be viewed here.
Information on the statutory and advisory bodies can be viewed here.