This page contains a list of all the meetings the NGA has been to in order to represent governors and in particular our members. It also contains a list of conferences and meetings we have been to speak at. When our board members go to meetings, they fill out a representation report. These can be viewed on the
Board Representation page.
March 2012
- Bury Governors Forum, 08/03/2012
- Workshop at the Wellcome Trust, 06/03/2012
- F40 Executive Meeting, 03/03/2012
- Hammersmith and Fulham Academies Conference, 02/03/2012
- Wolverhampton Governors Association Conference with Best Practice Network, 01/03/2012
February 2012
- Dudley Association of Governing Bodies Event, 29/02/2012
- Liberal Democrats Committee Meeting, 28/02/2012
- SFIG Technical group, 24/02/2012
- IAA Awards/Conference, 23 - 24/02/2012
- Kirklees Governors Briefing, 20/02/2012
- Special Schools Governors' Forum, 13/02/2012
- SFIG, 10/02/2012
- Ten Roundtable, 07/02/2012
- Reducing Bureaucracy, 01/02/2012
- Derby Clerks Conference, 10/02/2012
January 2012
- Bracknell Forest AGM, 27/01/2012
- DfE School funding meeting, technical group, 26/01/2012
- National College Chairs' Development Group, 26/01/2012
- HEG (Headteacher's associations, directors of children's services and NGA), 24/01/2012
- Somerset School Governors' Forum, 23/01/2012
- NLG Panel, 23/01/2012
- NGA West Midlands Data Conference, 21/01/2012 (presentations are on our website)
- DfE Education Forum, 19/01/2012
- NGA Strategy Day, 17/01/2012
- DfE School funding meeting, 13/01/2012
- GovernorLine advisory board, 10/01/2012
- DfE new school organisation guidance meeting, 05/01/2012
December 2011
- Westminster Education Forum, 08/12/2011
- Capita Admissions Conference, 06/12/2011
- Schools Network Reception, 01/12/2011
- DfE Review of School Governance Team, 01/12/2011
- Lord Hill, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, regular termly meeting, 01/12/2011
November 2011
- National College’s steering and partnership group meetings on the Chairs’ Development programme
- House of Commons Education Select Committee (23.11.11): NGA’s Chief Executive, Emma Knights, gave oral evidence to the Select Committee on the subject of Attracting, Training and Retaining Teachers
- All Party Parliamentary Group on Governance (21.11.11): This was the first meeting of this group and NGA acts as the secretariat
- Meeting with the School Commissioner, Liz Sidwell, to discuss the work of her Brokerage and Underperformance Division
- DfE Education Forum (16.11.11) chaired by Nick Gibb, Minister for Schools, at which further discussion of the review of governance took place
- DfE Advisory Group on Governance (15.11.11) at which the main item was the DfE’s review of governance (see above)
- DfE Capital Consultation Group (10.11.11)
- School Funding Implementation Group and sub-group (4.11.11)
- PTA-UK launch (03/11/2011): The National Confederation of PTAs launched its new name at a reception held in the House of Lords
October 2011
- Education forum - reducing bureaucracy subgroup, 28/10/2011
- School Funding Implementation Group (SFIG), 21/10/2011
- F40 Annual Conference, 17/10/2011
- SFIG, 14/10/2011
- Academies Show, 13/10/2011
- Stockport Governors Association Academies seminar, 13/10/2011
- National Co-ordinators of governor services annual conference, 12-13/10/2011
- Brighton and Hove Governors Network 12/10/2011
- Westminster briefing and conference on the new admissions code, 07/10/2011
- Independent Academies Association conference 06/10/2011
- Education for all, stonewall, 06/10/2011
- National College Partnership board and steering group, 06/10/2011
- Teach First Policy Debate, 04/10/2011
September 2011
- School Funding Implementation Group SFIG, 30/09/2011
- School Funding Implementation Group, 23/09/2011
- Advisory group on governance, 23/09/2011
- TEDx conference, 17/09/2011
- HEG, 14/09/2011
August 2011
- Reducing bureaucracy group: medicines in schools, 03/08/2011
- Reducing bureaucracy group, 02/08/2011
July 2011
- National College - training for chairs of governors programme planning meeting, 28-29/07/2011
- DfE Fair Acces (School Admissions) meeting, 28/07/2011
- Termly meeting with Lord Hill, Schools' minister, 25/07/2011
- National College succession planning and models advisory group, 21/07/2011
- All Party Parliamentary Group on Education Governance, 18/07/2011
- DfE Education Forum, 13/07/2011
- Westminster briefing - draft admissions code, 13/07/2011
- British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration (BELMAS) Conference, 09/07/2011
- DfE SFIG, Efficiency subgroup, 08/07/2011
- SSAT Conference to deliver workshops on governance, 07/07/2011
- National Colleg NPQH Re-design project board, 06/07/2011
- Westminster Education Forum - Accountability and Governance, 05/07/2011
- Local Government Information Unit Summer Reception, 05/07/2011
June 2011
- Milton Keynes Academies Seminar, 26/06/2011
- National Steering group of NCOGS, 24/06/2011
- SFIG, 24/06/11
- Birmingham Governors' Network AGM and Conference, 20/06/2011
- HEG, 16/06/2011
- FEdS Seminar, 15/06/2011
- Advisory Group on Governance, 05/06/2011
- National College Annual Conference, 15-16/06/2011
- Buckinghamshire County Council Governors' Conference, 11/06/2011
- NCPTA Annual Awards Ceremony, 08/06/2011
- Peterborough Governors' Network, 07/06/2011
- SFIG, 03/06/2011
May 2011
- All Party Governance Group seminar, 23/05/2011
- Lancashire Association Governors' Conference, 21/05/2011
- DfE Education Forum, 18/05/2011
- Education and Employment task force board meeting, 18/05/2011
- Reform roundtable on improving England's school system, 07/05/2011
- Cornwall Governors' Network conference, 06/05/2011
- GovernorLine management board, 16/05/2011
- SFIG, 13/05/2011
- YPLA / Northern Education / Schools North East / NGA seminars, 13/05/2011
- Consultation meeting with Ofsted on the new framework, 12/05/2011
- YPLA / Northern Education / Schools North East / NGA seminars, 10/05/2011
- HEG meeting, 10/06/2011
- NPQH Redesign, 10/05/2011
- SGOSS Consultative Group 10/05/2011
- CRB Consultative group, 05/05/2011
- ResPublica Policy breakfast, 04/05/2011
April 2011
- DfE School Funding Group, 08/04/2011
- Association of Directors of Children's services reception, 04/04/2011
- York Local Authority Headteachers' conference, 01/04/2011
March 2011
- Local association and local authority governor conferences in Blackpool, Blackburn with Darwen, Cambridgeshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Norfolk, and Torbay.
- HEG, 22/03/2011
- SFIG, 18/03/2011
- Reform roundtable seminar, 17/03/2011
- Serco ResPublica Private policy mapping event, 16/03/2011
- EHRC policy expert roundtable, 15/03/2011
- National College succession planning and models advisory group, 11/03/2011
- Centre for public scrutiny 8th annual debate, 02/03/2011
February 2011
- SFIG Efficiency group, 18/02/2011
- School Business Managers' Development Group, 16/02/2011
- Partnerships for Schools Leading Learning Group, 14/02/2011
- Stonewall Education for all partnership meeting, 09/02/2011
- Stafford Governos' Association, 09/02/2011
- Havering Governors' Conference, 04/02/2011
- Independent Academies Association Conference, 03/02/2011