For today's Single Item Agenda (episode) we discuss;

• The finale of Season 3 of this podcast and its recent achievement, ranked No.4 out of 70 for the Best UK Education podcasts across 1000s - https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_education_podcasts/ 
• An email from a listener about the experiences of being a young governor on governing boards
• How the education space is changing based on influences such as technology, digital and artificial intelligence (AI), and the benefits of having the right people in governance structures to contribute to and navigate the shifting landscape
• The Department for Education’s letter to governors and trustees of secondary schools about GCSE and A Level qualification results 2023 - https://tinyurl.com/3vbch6mx (Dr Jo Saxton, Chief Regulator of Ofqual)
• Ensuring narrative is included with performance data. Here’s a summary of the timeline of qualification results for exam year students: 2019 = last year of external examinations and national grading before the COVID pandemic, 2020 = Centre Assessed Grades (CAGs), 2021 = Teacher Assessed Grades (TAGs), 2022 = first year back to external examinations with *inflated/adjusted* national grading, 2023 = return to pre-pandemic national grading  

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