National Leaders of Governance

1. National Leaders of Governance

2. Overview • What do National Leaders of Governance (NLGs) do? • How can an NLG help me? • What are the benefits of being an NLG? • Can I be an NLG? • What support does NCTL provide for governors? • Next steps

3. What do National Leaders of Governance do? • National Leaders of Governance offer coaching and mentoring to chairs of governors • The support they provide is free of charge • The chair chooses the topic and timescale for coaching mentoring support • To receive free support from a national leader of governance email governors@education.gsi.gov.uk

4. How can an NLG help me? • Chairs of governors can request free support from a National Leader of Governance by emailing governors@education.gsi.gov.uk • The chair identifies the topic on which they want coaching and/or mentoring • The NLG will discuss with the chair what they want, and they will both agree whether they can work together • The NLG will ask the chair to confirm that the headteacher is aware of the NLG’s input, and will agree who else needs to be aware of the support – the local authority, the diocese, the academy trust • The NLG will provide support for a limited period, according to the chair’s requirements

5. What are the benefits of being an NLG? “The national leader of governance role has given me opportunities both to support other chairs in bringing about improvement in their schools and also to reflect on and develop my own practice. It’s so important for the system that we share experience and this has been a great opportunity to do so” Ruth Agnew National leader of governance

6. NLG advocates - background • There are currently 162 NLG across the country, with 20 in London • The national recruitment target for NLG is 150 for 2013-14, and a further 225 NLG for 2014-15, bringing the total number of NLG to over 300 by March 2015. • NLG advocates will work with colleagues across the system to help achieve the recruitment targets • In addition they will support newly-designated NLG with queries on deployments, and will highlight the NCTL offer to governors

7. Can I be an NLG? Potential applicants should review the eligibility criteria: • Tenure: chair of governors for 3 years out of the last 5 years • Skills: attributes to coach and mentor • Track record: ability to lead significant and successful school improvement and lead and develop a governing body • School performance: most recent Ofsted judged the school to be at least good for overall effectiveness and leadership and management; and has consistently strong levels of pupil performance and progress • Next application round opens January 2014

8. Cohort 5 NLG • Application round opens: 10 January • Application round closes: 14 February • Deadline for receiving reference: 21 February • Outcome of application communicated to applicants: 28 March • Training induction at National College, Nottingham: 1 May • Online application – your details, details of your school • Offline application – your track record in school improvement and leading your governing body; your skills in coaching and mentoring • Review the eligibility criteria and the application guidance

9. Next steps • To receive free support from a national leader of governance email governors@education.gsi.gov.uk • To register your interest in applying to be an NLG, email governors@education.gsi.gov.uk and look on the website for details of the next application round: www.education.gov.uk/nationalcollege • For further information or help with an application contact NLG Advocates; • Carole Ann Roycroft (casroycroft@aol.com) or Chris Williamson (chris_williamson@btopenworld.com)