Clerks Induction (G18-CI-S-01)

10/10/2018 in Stratford-upon-Avon College Enquire about Course

Duration: full day

Time: 09:30 - 15:30

13 places available

Price: £290

Address: The Willows North, Alcester Road, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9QR

Lunch will be provided

Course description

Attending this session will provide clerks with

knowledge and advice about:

• Duties of the clerk and what these look like in practice

• Access to the essential documentation needed

to carry out their duties

• ‘The Governance’ Handbook’ – the legal framework to which governing boards work

• Key roles and responsibilities of the governing board; particularly their duty to promote

school improvement and challenge any areas of underperformance

• Ways in which the work of the clerk can be timetabled to ensure that time is used effectively

• Taking minutes which record the level of challenge provided by the governors and the

response of the school’s leadership

• Managing governor vacancies, including conducting governor elections

• Importantly, it will provide clerks with information about how they can keep up to date with

developments