DAG 2023 Retrospective

After another demanding autumn term for governors, trustees, clerks and governance professionals across Devon, DAG would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our members a peaceful break. We would also like to look back at another challenging year just to remind you how DAG has supported governance, we have:

• Published over 150 articles on the DAG website providing the latest information for our members
• Published weekly newsletters with articles in full direct to your inbox
• Updated and added to our website resource ‘DAG Busy Governor and Clerk guides’ to keep you up to date
• Published the DAG ‘Effective Chairs’ resource each term to support chairs to get ahead of the agenda
• Updated the ‘Fit for purpose/How Effective Are You’ quiz providing specific versions for maintained governors, academy trustees and academy local governing bodies
• Hosted regular DAG Chairs Forum and DAG Clerks Forum sessions online to share good practice and support networking
• Provided a Spring Term Seminar on ‘Rural Deprivation’
• Provided our regular Summer Term Ofsted Seminar from the Ofsted Regional Director South West
• Hosted a successful Autumn term ‘in person’ conference on ‘Making an Impact’
• Represented governors and clerks at the Devon Education Forum and Local Authority committees to ensure your voice is heard
• Responded to individual governor and clerk questions.

And it’s all provided free!

Please make a note of our Spring Term Forum sessions for 2024:

Chairs Forum: Tuesday 6th February at 6pm

Governance Professionals/Clerk’s Forum: Wednesday 31st January at 5pm

*NEW* Governors Forum:  Wednesday 21^st February 2024

Have an enjoyable break from governance and we look forward to continuing to support you in your important role during 2024.