Weekly Bulletin: 16 September 2024 - 20 September 2024
A weekly bulletin for parents/carers of Hodge Hill College is published every Friday with a curation of education news, important dates and advice:
A weekly bulletin for parents/carers of Hodge Hill College is published every Friday with a curation of education news, important dates and advice:
20 September 2024
Dear Parent/Carer,
I am writing to invite you to stand for election as a parent governor, or nominate another parent to do so. In our school we have provision for 2 parent governor(s) and there is currently 1 vacancy.
Nominations can only be accepted from parents or carers who have children registered at the school on the day that nominations close.
The GB, with the headteacher, has overall responsibility for the running of the school. The role of a school governor is to contribute to the work of the Governing Board (GB)in ensuring high standards of achievement for all children and young people in the school by:
The role of governor can be demanding but very rewarding. Parent governors serve 4 years term of office and under usual circumstances, can expect to spend between 10 and 20 days a year on governance duties. These include:
You will be expected to, undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and sign a governors’ Code of Conduct and have:
In addition to be above, we would particularly welcome nominations from parents with the following, Finance, HR and Education. Training is available for all governors and the GB has an expectation that those new to school governance attend induction training such as that provided by the Local Authority’s School & Governor Support service.
The enclosed sheet summarises the circumstances under which someone cannot serve as a governor. In addition, parents/carers who have paid employment in the school for 500 or more hours in any consecutive 12 month period or who are elected members of the Local Authority are not eligible to stand in these elections.
If you would like to stand for election please complete the enclosed nomination form and return it to the school no later than Thursday 26 September 2024. You may also include a personal statement to support your nomination. There is no limit on the length of this statement, however, we encourage candidates to be succinct when setting out the skills, experience and attributes that they can bring to the GB to support their nomination. Self-nominations will be accepted, but if you are nominating another parent please seek their prior consent.
If there are more nominations than vacancies the election will be by secret ballots that will be open from Monday 30 September 2024. If a ballot is necessary, voting papers will be posted to all parents together with details of the ballot procedure.
To find out more about our school’s governing body (i.e. frequency of meetings etc) and the GB’s code of conduct please contact Miss Bhogal via 0121 783 7807.
Yours faithfully,
Miss Bhogal
Returning Officer
Learn more about a range of support services, grants and information available to you, your disabled child or young person and wider family. For more information, please see the poster below:
It’s that time of year again. Social media feeds are filled with proud mums and dads sharing images of their children in their new school uniforms on their First Day or First Day Back.
While social media is a way to keep close family and friends updated on your children’s milestones—especially if they live far away—it’s crucial to remember that social media profiles aren’t just limited to those we know and trust.
Here are a few things to keep in mind when sharing back-to-school photos, or any other pictures of your children, on social media as precautionary measures:
A weekly bulletin for parents/carers of Hodge Hill College is published every Friday with a curation of educational news, important dates and advice.
A weekly bulletin for parents/carers of Hodge Hill College is published every Friday with curation of education news, important dates and advice.
A weekly bulletin for parents/carers of Hodge Hill College is published every Friday with a curation of education news, important dates and advice:
Please see the posters below for information about activities happening across Birmingham this summer:
A weekly bulletin for parents/carers of Hodge Hill College is published every Friday with a curation of education news, important dates and advice:
A weekly bulletin for parents/carers of Hodge Hill College is published every Friday with a curation of education news, important dates and advice:
A weekly bulletin for parents/carers of Hodge Hill College is published every Friday with a curation of education news, important dates and advice: