About Govas
GOVAS works closely with the Stockport Children and Young People Directorate, but we are a fully independent association of governors affiliated to the equally independent National Governors Association. Every governor in Stockport is automatically a GOVAS member and our Management Committee is made up exclusively of serving volunteer governors in Stockport’s schools – nursery, primary secondary and special. Our biggest strength is our links with all the school governors in Stockport through our newsletter, special communications, and this website.
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John Hattie
John Hattie has looked at hundreds of studies of teaching and learning to try to find what the evidence shows about which teaching methods have a significant impact on achievement. In these two videos he presents his findings and there are some surprises here. Some governors might find that their pet theory about what makes a good school or what is good teaching is not supported by the evidence.
Part 1: Disasters and below average methods
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sng4p3Vsu7Y
Part 2: Effective Methods: what really matter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pD1DFTNQf4
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Detoxifying School Accountability
Those of you who are frustrated with some aspects of school accountability and want to think through some of the issues might like to read a report by Demos, a cross party think tank. They make a case for reform of the accountability mechanisms in England. The report says that the combination of the examination system, school league tables and Ofsted inspection regime have a ‘toxic’ effect on education. You can download the report free at http://www.demos.co.uk/publications/detox
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