Good Practice for a

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The Governing Bodies Legal

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3 key roles:

• Setting Strategic direction

• Critical friend of the school

• Securing accountability

Governance

Challenging Context • Political context

– Education Act 2011

– New Ofsted Framework

• Social context

– Demographic Changes

– Expectations

• Economic context

– Talent – availability

– Thriving in a global economy

Leading 21st Century Schools Critical capability

• Stakeholder management

• Influencing

• Measuring impact

• Financial insecurity

Leading Christian Schools • Funding

• Equality agenda

• Militant Atheists agenda

• Staffing and training

• New Ofsted Framework

What tools are needed for the future?

LEGAL

Responsibilities:

Honour GodObey the law

Principle of non-violent resistance

Don’t react violently

against the one who is evil

Matthew 5:39 (Scholar’s version)

“Do not resist an evil person” (NIV)

Matthew 5:38-42

and Romans 12:21

Do not be overcome by evil,

but overcome evil with good.

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MORAL

Responsibilities:

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VIRTUES

“For a start it is a call, not to specific acts of behaviour, but to a type of character. For another thing, it is a call to see oneself as having a role to play within a story - and a story where, to join up with the first point, there is one supreme Character whose life is to be followed”

NT Wright, Virtue Reborn page 6

Habits formed and informing life

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“..the dynamic of virtue ...

–practicing the habits of heart and life

that point towards the true goal of

human existence –

lies at the heart and life of the

challenge of Christian behaviour as

set out in the NT itself”

NT Wright Virtue Reborn page 12

SPIRITUAL

Responsibilities:

The place

of scripture

in decision

making

The place

of prayer

in decision

making

‘failed to seek the Lord’

Playing

God?‘Making a choice that takes

matters into our own hands rather

than acting in a God-like way”

Re-visit your goals as a school

and apply to the work of the

governing body

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Listen!

Prepare

Act

Joshua 6.2-3

The Lord said to Joshua: With my

help, you and your army will

defeat the king of Jericho and his

army, and you will capture the

town. Here is how to do it: March

slowly around Jericho once a day

for six days.

LETTING THE GRASS GROW

UNDER YOUR FEET

Hit the Ground kneeling by S Cottrell

One who spares words is knowledgeable; one who is cool in spirit has understanding.

Proverbs 17.27

GOMikeS

mike@goministries.org.uk