Overview of Learning
Boards should regularly evaluate their own effectiveness and carry out regular audits of the skills they possess in relation to their governance roles and responsibilities.
This workshop provides guidance to boards on how to conduct skills audits and how to use the findings of these to compile training and development plans for individuals and the board and steer recruitment activities.
The session also provides support for boards to conduct a self-review exercise using the NGA governing board/ MAT governance self-evaluation questions. Advice is provided on how to use the findings of these to compile an action plan using a template which is provided to delegates during the session. By the end of this session, you will:
- understand how to conduct a skills audit with the board and formulate training and development plans from the findings.
- understand how to conduct a self-review exercise using the NGA evaluation questions for governing boards/ MATs.
- from analysis of the findings of a self-review exercise, be able to identify priorities for improvement and produce an action plan for the board.
As this is a practical workshop, delegates will be asked to bring to the session the findings of any recent skills audits and/ or self-review exercises they have conducted with their boards. These should be anonymised and can be referred to and reflected upon during the workshop. Delegates will receive an email containing guidance and instructions ahead of the session.
Audience:
All governors, trustees and local governors of schools and academies.
Presenters:
Marie Ahmad, Governance Development Officer
Format:
This course will be held in person at the Bolton Science and Technology Centre.
Pricing and Cancelation
Fees for this session are payable via the school budget and not by individual members of the governing board. If your governing board has signed up to the Governance Training Service Level Agreement, sessions are free of charge. Governors of governing boards who have not signed up to the Governance Training Service Level Agreement may attend for a fee of £82 per session.
If you are unable to attend a course, we ask that you please notify the Governance Services Team on 01204 332116 at the earliest opportunity and at least five working days prior to the course date to enable the place to be offered to others.
Cancellation fees will apply for non-attendance or if a place is cancelled by the delegate within five working days of the course date. Schools who have signed up to the Governance Training Service Level Agreement will be charged £25 for each cancellation within five days of the course. If your school has not signed up to the SLA the full course fee will be charged. Fees may be waived in exceptional circumstances. Please contact Marie Foley, Governance Training Officer on 01204 332116 or via email at marie.foley@bolton.gov.uk