Chairs of governors programme 27 April 2012

1. Chairs of governors programme27 April 2012

2. Agenda • Welcome and housekeeping • 2011/12 achievements and progress to date • NLG update • Leadership development update • Fellowship commission update

3. Update on achievements 2011-12 • Designated 66 National Leaders of Governance • Awarded grants to 150 schools to hold a workshop on school improvement • Over 1,200 delegates attended free SFVS training • Over 900 registrations to attend one of the nine regional training workshops • Written content for leadership development 3 units – preparing for pilot • Devised a licensing strategy, working with the licensing team • College representation provided at over 10 governor conferences • Distributed nearly 20,000 copies of the Leading Governors booklet (printed and electronically)

4. National Leaders of Governance: update

5. NLG: Overview Region Phase

6. NLG: key priorities fordeployment and capturing impact • NLG deployments will provide support for a chair who … • is new in post in a school given a notice to improve and governance was an issue • whose head is working with an LLE and where governance is an issue • is new in post and whose head has just stepped up to acting headship due to illness • is new in post, and school has just failed its first termly inspection after going into special measures • has a difficult relationship with their head • wants support in securing information about children’s progress and attainment so that the governing body can monitor and evaluate

7. NLG: aims, current status, andsource of deployments • Aim: 75% deployment of NLG by summer half term (1 June) • Current status for NLG (as at 26 April): • 21% - deployed • 69% – has had contact with College Associate; LA is aware of designation and looking out for deployments • 10% – have not yet been contacted by regional associates • Source of deployments: • Local Authority - 8 • School eg NLE, LLE - 1 • Diocese - 1 • Own networks - 2 • Request to chairs of governors inbox – 1

8. NLG: actions and next steps • Actions: • College Associates meeting with their respective NLG and local authority to source deployments for NLG • NLG reviewing their own networks to source deployments • Once deployed, NLG sends in deployment form • At end of deployment, client chair sends evaluation form to capture impact • Next steps • College using newsletters to raise awareness of NLG resource eg NLE and LLE newsletter, College highlights • Partner support requested for raising awareness of NLG resource eg newsletters, articles

9. Leadership development update • Development progress: • Unit content has been through internal sign off processes including Paul Bennett and Jane Doughty • Online developers are now engaged to develop the unit content into 3 online units • Hosted within a learning schedule on the National College website • Online module containing downloadable elements; video, audio, handouts, think-pieces etc • Interactive scenarios to embed learning

10. Leadership development update

11. Leadership development update • Test and learn delivery: • Taking place in partnership with 4 organisations: • Each delivering between 1 and 3 units to groups of 15-20 participants • Expecting 8 groups in total prior to the end of the Summer term • Communications taking place locally and centrally from the College to generate applications • Bristol Governor Development Services • Cheshire East Schools, Settings and Services • Leicester City Council Learning Services, School Improvement Team • South East Coordinators of Governor Services

12. Leadership development update • Universal offer: • Being developed in line with the transition to DfE. • Public content will be available via: www.education.gov.uk/nationalcollege/governors-role • Membership content will remain at www.nationalcollege.org.uk • Decisions relating to moving content which is currently public onto the members’ area – Leading Governors booklet. • Developing the Governing Schools area of the Members Library to include full range of topics

13. Leadership development update Leadership of governors • Leading Governors Booklet • Leadership development guide • Leadership competencies overview • Vignettes National discussion group • ‘Doing the job’ discussions • Hotseats • Policy discussions Key policy updates • Key policy updates How to… • …drive school improvement • …manage the financial business • …meet your statutory obligations • …build your governing body • …recruit a headteacher • …encourage diversity and equality Research • Governance in education Shared resources • Uploaded into group • Managed by online facilitator Governance beyond education • Case studies • Research and policy • Other relevant docs • Additional resources • Online short courses • Good practice for leaders

14. Licensing overview • Looking to award c 20 licences each able to deliver nationally and/or locally • Licensees will have flexibility around the delivery model • Aiming for collaborations between organisations to ensure equity of access in all regions • Initial licence fee of £2,000 with annual fee of £750 per licence • RRP £350 where charging takes place. May be offered as part of a subscription/SLA arrangement at reduced rate. • Training will be available for subject matters experts, lead facilitators and administrative staff (cost included in the licence fee) • QA will take place as per the College’s wider licensing strategy

15. Licensing overview • Next steps and timescales:

16. THE FELLOWSHIPCOMMISSION 2012

17. The Challenge Question How can school governance be transformed to ensure that there are no under-performing schools? “I have never seen a distressed organisation [whose difficulties] could not be traced back to ineffective governance.” The Walker Report on Corporate Governance in UK banks and other financial industry entities.

18. Introduction: Issues and opportunities The right functions The right information The right incentives The right interventions The right innovations

19. The Right Functions - Core Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction Hold Executive accountable for standards against benchmarks Ensure solvency and probity Ensure leadership complies with statutory regulations Engage stakeholders

20. The Right Information COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN Seizing opportunities from increased flexibility in September 2012 and from academy conversions DATA DASHBOARD To have better informed, more challenging governance TOOLKIT FOR GOVERNANCE Online, high quality support and training Job specifications/applications

21. The Right Incentives GOVERN FIRST More diverse citizenship engagement More young governors Partnership with business Raising the profile Raising the bar THE OFFER Personal and corporate tax breaks Accredited training Wider moral purpose OFSTED CLARITY Ofsted clear on the 5 core functions

22. The Right Interventions SCHOOLS REQUIRING IMPROVEMENT External review to prevent failure and promote improvement Governing Body required to review the 5 core functions SCHOOLS IN SPECIAL MEASURES Interim Executive Boards (IEBs) within a 6 week timeframe Commission good and outstanding leaders IEB built around the 5 core functions Safe Vulnerable Failing NLG SUPPORT CORE+ REVIEW 5 CORE FUNCTIONS IEBs

23. The Right Innovations NEW MODELS OF GOVERNANCE Governing more than one school Converter academies to contribute to system leadership Federations and chains to be inspected independently x 

24. Key Proposals THE RIGHT INFORMATION Data Dashboard THE RIGHT INCENTIVES Govern First THE RIGHT INTERVENTIONS Review governance in schools requiring improvement THE RIGHT INNOVATIONS Multi school governance

25. National College proposal for training and support for chairs of governors 2012-13 • Two proposals • 1. A universal offer accessible to all chairs of governors • Subsidised elements available to chairs in defined priority groups (ie underperforming schools) or areas (ie identified local authorities) • 2. Local action-learning or learning groups which will develop practice relating to effective governance and its impact on school performance to be shared across the system • Builds on the work carried out in 2011-12 on the Chairs of Governors

26. National College proposal for training and support for chairs of governors 2012-13 • Universal offer • 1.1 Membership of the National College • 1.2 Core training programme for chairs of governors • 1.3 National Leaders of Governance • 1.4 Workshops for governors on priority topics • 1.5 Establishing effective working relationships between chairs and headteachers

27. National College proposal for training and support for chairs of governors 2012-13 • 2. Targeted action-learning projects • The focus = on school improvement; promoting better provision and improved outcomes for children • 2.1 School improvement • 2.2 Research and learning from reconstituted governing bodies • 2.3 School business managers and governing bodies • 2.4 Peer support, review and self-evaluation