A good governing body for every Norfolk school

1. A good governing body for every Norfolk school Helen Wardale Lead Manager of Norfolk Governor Services

2. A good governing body • Do you have the right size , right people with the right skills? • Do you work effectively? Do you have the right number of committees who share the workload, make decisions and report back? • Do you have a professional clerk who will offer advice and guidance • Do you have a good chair who provides strong effective leadership and help builds a team? • Do you receive concise information which allows the you to hold the school to account? Do you monitor and evaluate robustly? • Do you engage in personal development to keep up to date?

3. A good governing body • What else is needed? • Excellent recruitment of governors – right skills to do the role • Robust induction – centred around the vision and expectations of the role • Up to date training and resources • Clarification of roles and responsibilities • Succession planning for the turn over of governors • A planned approach to monitoring and evaluation

4. Let’s work together for a brighter future for Norfolk children • The role of Norfolk Governor Services • We will offer the basics brilliantly for your subscription – advice, support and training • The NorfolkGovernorHub – FAQ’s and online training, comparative data of your own and other schools and many more features to help run your GB • Induction checklist and new Governor Handbook (from Sept 13) • New GBSE and perceptions and skills audit tool • Reigniting governance in Norfolk • Recruitment week w/c 18 Nov 2013 • Working together leaflet - a reminder of our role & 10 Q’s to ask • Toolkit – end of Nov • Local Leaders of Governance – launch Dec 2013