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Governor Induction part 1 STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

Governor Induction part 1 STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP. Rebecca Walker & Clive Haines. Welcome to Governance. Introduce yourself and share the following information: What category of governor you are How long you have been a governor How many meetings you have attended. Welcome to Governance.

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Governor Induction part 1 STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

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  1. Governor Induction part 1STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP Rebecca Walker & Clive Haines

  2. Welcome to Governance Introduce yourself and share the following information: • What category of governor you are • How long you have been a governor • How many meetings you have attended

  3. Welcome to Governance NGA Welcome to Governance A guide for newly appointed governors of state schools

  4. Roles and Responsibilities What is your understanding of your role as a governor?

  5. Roles and Responsibilities To help schools to provide the best possible education for their pupils, in all types of schools governing boards should have a strong focus on three core strategic functions: • Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction • Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils • Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent

  6. Shared Strategic Leadership … building a productive and supportive relationship with the Headteacher, while holding them to account for school performance and taking hard strategic decisions. • The Governing Board is responsible and accountable in law and in practice for the major decisions about the school and its future. • Governance focus must be on school improvement - ensuring that every pupil receives the best possible education and experience, leading to the best possible outcomes.

  7. Your School’s Vision Developing a strong visionstatement can help stakeholders in your school reach a common understanding The vision is your school's goal — where you hope to see it in the future. Do you know your school’s vision?

  8. Strategic Direction It involves asking the questions:  • Where are we now? • Where do we need to be? • How do we know? A PLAN with different names

  9. Strategic Plan • Agreed by the Governing Board and Senior Leaders • Setting out the vision for the school and its broad ambitions • Developed in discussion with staff, parents and pupils

  10. School Development Plan • Developed by the Senior Leaders, based on desired outcomes of the Strategic Plan • With details of how the strategy will be turned into reality

  11. Implementation of the SDP • Carried out by the Senior Leaders and the staff • Monitored for its IMPACT by the Governing Board “How well are the pupils doing?” “Are targets being achieved?”

  12. Strategic vs Operational Strategic The plans made and the actions to be taken in an effort to enable the school fulfil its intended purpose.

  13. Strategic vs Operational Strategic The plans made and the actions to be taken in an effort to enable the school fulfil its intended purpose. Operational To be involved in the actual ‘doing’ of the plans and actions.

  14. Quiz – Strategic or Operational?

  15. Things to consider • Does your board have clear goals? Do you know what they are? • How do you know how well your school is performing against these goals? • On what evidence do you base your judgements? • How strong is relationship between the school’s strategic plan and the key priorities on its SDP?

  16. Meetings: Agendas

  17. Meetings: Minutes Monitoring highlighted in blue

  18. Does my governing board… • think and act strategically? • know about, and take into account recent changes in education and children’s services? • canvass and take into account the views of parents, pupils and others in the community? • keep abreast of possible future trends and changes? • ever get involved with the more operational day-to-day management of the school?

  19. Communications Leadership Update leadershipupdate.rbwm.org.uk • Termly updates • Schools’ Bulletin (RBWM) • Safeguarding Clerks • Information • Advice Governor Services • Via your clerk or directly

  20. Training Governor Central (Wednesday evening) training for 2019-20 at: http://rbwm-education.rbwm.org.uk/Content/Menu/FOV1-0011BB0B/S125AAC90?FormID=96&listview

  21. Governance Handbook For governors in maintained schools, academies and free schools. It covers: • core roles and functions • legal and statutory duties/requirements • links to other guidance https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/governance-handbook

  22. NGA LearningLink E-learning portal for governors. Your clerk can give you the details of how to register.

  23. Questions Any questions? Rebecca.Walker@achievingforchildren.org.uk

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