Warwickshire Education Services

Leading Governance in schools (G17-TTC-C-01)

Duration: Full day

Time: 09:30 - 16:30

15 places available

Price: £285

Address: Pound Lane, Lillington, Leamington Spa CV32 7RT

Lunch will be provided

Target Audience – Current & potential Chairs of governing boards and committees from

all Primary, Secondary, Special Schools & Academies

This course is rewritten from new for 2017-18, to add specific guidance on questions frequently

asked by chairs, to respond to changes in the education landscape, and to promote more

discussion between chairs.

Are you a chair of a governing board or a committee — or are you thinking about becoming

one? This course explores how to ensure a shared strategic focus and good communication

as you lead and manage the governance team. This course is led by an experienced Chair of

Governors who will identify practical examples of good practice. Feedback from previous chairs’

courses consistently shows that delegates value enormously the chance to discuss shared

concerns with fellow governors who have a wide range of experience levels.

In advance of the course, we will provide to delegates a small amount of pre-reading.

Unit 1: Leading the Team

• Basic roles of the chair

• Working relationship with the head teacher

• Keeping the team strategic

Unit 2: Leading School Improvement

• Focusing governance resources on improving pupil outcomes

• Using the most effective governance levers to make a difference

Unit 3: The Business of Leading Effective Governance

• Ideas to improve processes and structure

• Delegation

• Development of the team’s skills and leadership capacity

Please Note: Delegates bring their own school’s development plan to Unit 2.

Lunch is provided for full day training. If you have any dietary, visual, auditory or access

requirements, please make us aware when booking your place on each course.