Trefoil Governor Services Great governance makes Great schools Keith Clover Chair of Governors, National Leader of Governance and NLG Advocate
Trefoil Governor Services Great governance makes Great schools Happy New Year!!!
The aims of this session ▪ To discuss the difficulties that we face as governors ▪ To observe common and specific difficulties ▪ To discuss how we can meet the Ofsted requirements ▪ To support and challenge each other to make a NY resolution
BUT FIRST
Why me? ▪ Currently CoG of two Church academies in the same MAT ▪ One is Good and one is not yet good! ▪ History: Governor by mistake and C o G through ‘lack of concentration’ Years of failure…..amalgamation….SM in 2004….Good in 2007 and Outstanding in 2010
Why you? Why did you become a governor? Make a difference Put something back Help the school Time on my hands Passionate about education Children at the school
Why you? Why Ofsted wants you to be a governor To hold the SLT and school to account To monitor and evaluate the work of the school To challenge the leadership To support the leadership To have a positive impact Ultimately ………..to make a difference
Some areas to discuss A recent Somerset Governor Services survey showed the following as some Areas for Development ▪ Setting the strategic direction: Help shape the vision and strategic direction ▪ Understanding SEF and DATA and contributing to the SEF ▪ Providing strong leadership ▪ Reviewing governor performance ▪ The effectiveness of committees ▪ Having an impact and recording impact
Some areas to discuss How do we prove to Ofsted that : ▪ We are setting the strategic direction ▪ We are an integral part of the SEF and understand the Data ▪ Our committees really make a difference? ▪ We self review? ▪ We have an impact and record impact? ▪ We make the difference? ▪ We acknowledge and understand Data …….love it or hate it? ▪ We are managing our finances, doing more with less? ▪ We understand the Role of the Clerk ▪ We are demonstrating strong leadership?
Some areas to discuss What is strong leadership? Awareness…….. Decisiveness ……Empathy……. Accountability ……Confidence…..Optimism…… . Honesty…… Focus…. Inspiration "What you do has far greater impact than what you say." Stephen Covey, author, businessman and speaker "Leadership is the capacity to transform vision into reality." Warren G. Bennis "Make sure you're not just waiting for someone else to fix things, or hoping that things will improve...Figure out what's going on and make a plan to improve things." Kenneth W. Thomas, author
What is strong leadership? In one word what must you have between the GB and the HT/SLT? TRUST
New Year Resolution Write your resolution on the back of the postcard When you have finished write your name and address on the post card Hand in the post cards when you leave
Group session Question and Answer session with: Julia Steward Chris Culpin Keith Clover
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