Journal
Field notes from the draft cycle
Practical writing for people who already own a spreadsheet and still have to face a board.
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What a governing board will read in ten minutes
A Full Governing Body agenda rarely gives performance more than one item. Here is how we order charts so the chair can still close the item on time.
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Small cohorts, honest charts, and when to leave a cell blank
A Year 11 of fourteen pupils can make a percentage look dramatic. We write about suppression, banding, and the notes governors need when n is small.
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The extracts we ask schools to send (and what we never keep)
We work from files the school already produces. This note lists a typical checklist and how long we retain working copies.
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Writing for a training-provider board that does not live in the ILR
Employer-providers and independent training providers often have board members from the trade, not from further education. The pack has to speak both languages.
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Timing a pack to the school year rather than to a generic quarter
Autumn boards want last year’s outcomes. Spring boards want attendance and in-year assessment. We refuse to force both into one undated document.
