GEL

Aspiring to be a headteacher or principal of a primary or secondary Church school or academy in the West Midlands?

The National College and the Catholic Church of England sector are providing a fully funded 2 day programme, preparing school leaders in primary and secondary Catholic or Church of England schools and academies. Click here for more information

Training for Chairs of Governors; National College awards licence for ELC partnership

The NGA and Eastern Leadership Centre (ELC) have formed an exciting new partnership which has been awarded a licence by the National College to provide training for chairs and aspiring chairs of governing bodies across the country. Click here for more information.

20% off Guardian recruitment packages for GEL member schools

GEL has teamed up with the Guardian to create a fantastic offer for any school looking to advertise for vacancies over the coming year. With annual packages starting from £350, this is a fantastic opportunity to gain a national audience on a tight budget. Click here for more information.

Welcome to GEL

GEL provides essential training to governors enabling them to become more effective and demonstrate this with evidence to Ofsted. It equips your governing body with the knowledge and confidence to drive school improvement. You can trust the accuracy and content of the materials and it allows governors to be flexible in their learning in a time and place to suit them.

The National Governors’ Association

To ensure our services are relevant, high-quality and accurate, GEL is working in partnership with The National Governors’ Association - representative body for over 300,000 state-funded school governors in England; supporting and promoting governing excellence through lobbying, national conferences and regional events.

The Eastern Leadership Centre

ELC is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2003 aimed at improving the lives of children and young people. We do this by supporting all aspects of educational leadership for professionals and volunteers like you: commited, caring adults who benefit from our range of leadership training services, event hosting and conferencing facilities.

Hot Topics

  1. Departmental Advice on Health and Safety for Schools (May 2013)
  2. Advice on Driving School Minibuses (May 2013)
  3. Managing and Developing Staff (April 2013)
  4. Training and Support for Governors (April 2013)
  5. Review of Governance (April 2013)
  6. Teacher Misconduct (April 2013)
  7. Financial Efficiency in Schools – call for evidence (April 2013)
  8. Advice on Performance Related Pay (April 2013)
  9. Ofqual Consultation on English GCSE (April 2013)
  10. Statutory Policies for Schools (April 2013)
  11. » See all Hot Topics

Free 30 day trial

Being an effective governing body relies on fit for purpose training and support.  Ofsted will expect schools to demonstrate that their governing body is effective with evidence.  GEL can provide essential e-learning that fulfills these needs.

Sign up now for a 30-day free trial and see how GEL can help you.


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Policies for Schools

Discounted subscription to Policies for Schools

We all know that keeping school policies up to date with the constant changes in government legislation is both tedious and time-consuming.  In recognition of this, GEL has established a partnership with Policies for Schools, an online resource which provides over 240 downloadable model school policies covering a wide range of essential areas including Safeguarding & Welfare of Children, School Inspection, School Health and Safety and School Improvement.

GEL members who wish to subscribe will receive a discount of £20 off the current annual subscription of £195, which will include all new and updated school policies added to the site during the year's subscription available to download straight away.

Click on www.policiesforschools.co.uk for more information.

GEL & Academies

GEL and the Academies Alliance have formed a collaboration that gives GEL members free instant access to the network's wealth of guidance and information.

This will help your school governors gain a school-contextualised and balanced view of the potential advantages and disadvantages of academy conversion.

To access these resources click on the following links and follow the instructions: 


www.primaryacademy.net
for Primary Schools     

www.secondaryacademy.net
for Secondary Schools