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Welcome to The Association of Croydon Governors Website

WHAT IS THE  ACG

It is a local governors association formed because governors in Croydon decided that they needed to come together in order to share experiences and views which relate to their role in the governance and management of schools.
 
Most governors welcome the opportunity to meet with other governors. No matter how skilled and effective the collective members of a governing body are, solutions to problems cannot always be found within the governing body.
 
There is a need to ensure that there is some effective way of sharing concerns with other governing bodies so that their collective views can be offered to the LA or central government. Equally, where good practice is developed within one school or governing body, this can be shared by others through a local governors association.
 
The development of School Governor Associations, independent of each Local Authority, has marked a significant change and has become an important stage in the emergence of a national voice for a voluntary workforce with over 300,000 members.  The Association of Croydon Governors was one of the first associations to be formed in the country, in fact three years before the National Governors Council was launched, and has a justifiable record, across the country, for being a successful Association with an excellent working relationship with the Local Authority.  The ACG  has been your local association since 1991, meeting some of these needs of Croydon governors.  We have Association Membership with The National Governors Association (The NGA). 
 


 





ACG Meetings
  • Network Meeting

    he Association of Croydon Governors
    Network Meeting for Croydon Governors –
    Thursday 26th May 2011
    7 – 9p.m. (refreshments available from 6.45p.m.)
    Venue: The Nest, Parish Church School, Warrington Road, Croydon CR0 4BH
     
    Many of you may be aware that The Link Governors meetings has had to be cancelled on Thursday 26th May, while the LA  gather together  views from chairs of governors  regarding the future of governor training.

    The ACG would like to give all governors the opportunity to discuss what  kind of service they would like to see in Croydon in the future. The Association would then ensure that all the views would be disseminated  to the LA.
    There will also be the opportunity to discuss other  issues of concern and share areas of good practice with colleagues.

    We hope that you like to style of the Association's brand new website,  we are looking for some interesting articles from governors to publish as well as collecting useful  up to the minute news.

    Please email  lesley.stout@blueyonder.co.uk if you would like to attend on 26th May 2011.
     
    Regards
     
    Lesley Stout
    Chair
    The ACG


THE ACG


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