The Governors' Gateway

The Half-Termly Update Series

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Catherine Priggs

Regular briefings on the latest issues affecting schools. Stay informed on policy, funding, safeguarding, SEND, staff wellbeing, and more, all in plain English.
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Every video is clear, concise, and practical, with scenarios and case studies to bring governance to life. Each session comes with downloadable summaries, reflection prompts, and recommendations for further reading, which can be used individually or across your board.
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For maintained schools, academies, trusts, and independent schools. For new governors finding their feet, and experienced ones keeping pace with change.
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For anyone who wants governance to be confident, coherent and genuinely effective.

4 Videos

33:27
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The Curriculum and Assessment Review
36:04
2
Governors’ experiences of an Ofsted inspection under the 2025 framework
17:24
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How can governors know that pupils are learning the curriculum?
35:18
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How governors know pupils are learning the curriculum - secondary

Catherine Priggs

Education Consultant

Catherine Priggs is an education consultant and Director of Catherine Priggs Education Ltd, specialising in history education and whole-school leadership.

About Author

A former senior leader and Director of a Teaching School with nearly two decades of experience in education, she is an Honorary Fellow of the Historical Association and serves on its Secondary Committee. She writes and speaks widely on curriculum, leadership, and history education, provides bespoke support to schools and trusts, and collaborates with major exam boards in the UK and internationally. Catherine also advises on curriculum development at government level in several countries.
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She has strong governance experience, currently serving as a pupil premium link governor, and chair of an education committee, with over ten years of work with governing bodies as a senior leader.