The Journal for Executive and Governance Leaders
The Journal for Executive and Governance Leaders
Topic - Governance
Governance in MATs is an evolving beast - rightfully so, because if it continued to function only as it did before, we’d be doing our schools a disservice. As with anything however, people are resistant to change. We should do something because it’s the right thing to do, not because…
I won’t pretend to be a governance expert, but I’ve served on the body of an independent school, as the chair of a single Academy trust, now as a chair of an LGB, as a trustee and member of a large MAT, and also on the board of a national…
Not a day goes by when there isn’t something in the press about executive pay. Whether it’s a piece urging ethical governance or a piece challenging value for money, the emphasis placed on getting the process and decision making right is what trustees are now focused on and rightly so.…
Strong governance is vital to the success of any organisation and it is essential that those people employed to implement good governance practices in schools and multi-academy trusts have the skills and knowledge to make a positive difference. ICSA: The Governance Institute has, therefore, unveiled a new competency framework that…
One of my favourite phrases in leadership is when the CEO of an organisation brushes away the ‘executive’ part of their job title and replaces it with ‘learner’. This happens in industry, and, of course, in education. Successfully shifting from being the expert to the chief learner requires a change…
A new school year presents us with the perfect opportunity to set out priorities and build on existing developments…