Bury Governor

Figen Murray - the inspirational key note speaker at our conference. She delivered a compelling account of her campaign that saw the introduction of Martyn’s Law. Legislation to make attendance at large events safer - and the role that schools can play.

Bury’s fantastic Encore Youth Fire Choir open the BGA’s conference. Lead by the amazing Katie Geelan - what a perfect way to start the event.

Malcolm Reeve - our keynote speaker and SEND expert inspiring our members.

Wendy Young - Head of SEND at @BuryCouncil sets out her update on SEND locally

Stephen Holden - Director of Education and Skills @BuryCouncil setting the local context at the start of the conference.

The amazing children from the Elms Bank choir open up the BGA spring conference. What an inspirational start to the event.

Today is National Thank a Teacher Day. I’ve been a governance volunteer in schools for over 23 years and I never fail to be impressed by the passion, commitment and innovation shown by teachers. A massive thank you to everyone out there who makes a difference #Thankyou

The inspirational Diana Osagie talking about courageous leadership at the @GovernorBury conference. Brilliant!

The brilliant Encore Youth Fire Choir with musical director Katie Geelan provide a superb opening for the @GovernorBury annual conference

I've got tears in my eyes after reading this. Well done george. If you need a bit of a lift read this... BBC News - University of Cambridge student says his success is due to a pupil referral unit bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

The children from the @SycamoreCETrust schools were amazing at the choir concert at Bury Parish Church yesterday. @CCWalshaw @StJohnRadcliffe @RadcliffeHall @StThomasBury @HolyTrinityBury Massive thanks to the staff and the amazing Mr Martin

Great to welcome 18 primary schools to @BuryAC this morning for their championships. Great performances from the youngsters who did their schools and teachers proud. Overall victory went to @Hollymountbury with @HolcombeBrook runners up. Thanks to our brilliant volunteers #proud

On behalf of Bury Governors and Trustees we’d like to send a huge thank you to all our wonderful teachers and teaching staff for all you do. #ThankATeacher

Join our annual bespoke #governor training programme with over 30 #CPD sessions for the next academic year 2022/23 and join MATs and Local Authorities who have already signed up @GovernorBury @FocusTrust1 oneeducation.co.uk/training-cours…

Congratulations to all children in Bury receiving their GCSE results today. A huge thank you to teachers and staff who worked so hard supporting them. #gcseresultsday2022

It’s been a really tough time for school staff over the last couple of years. What could be more important than thanking our amazing teachers and support staff on #ThankATeacherDay

Best wishes to all Bury students picking up their results this week. A massive thank you to our teaching staff for all the hard work on the assessments. Good luck everyone #alevels2021 #buryschools

#ThankATeacherDay from governors and trustees in Bury to all our amazing and hardworking teachers and staff in Bury schools. What a difference you make and especially in such challenging times. Thank you from @GovernorBury

@UKpolicywatch Very impressive Tony

This is an #ethical moment for our profession, government and wider society. What we do next, in response to these findings, matters hugely.