A place for UK school governors to share good practice, support & challenge each other #UKGovChat Sundays 8:45 - 9:15 pm. Founded & run by @JaPenn56 & @5Naureen
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“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
How do you ensure that board members appointed through different routes work cohesively together as a team? #BigQuestions
@jmrodden @IGovS1 @WirralGov @9000lives_org @HoyleRosemary @melaniemay04 @neilayates @Aizenay95 @Vickisticks @UKGovChat
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Emeritus Professor Chris James passed away on 17th Jan 2025 and the world of governance, especially governance research, lost a great champion. Our paths crossed many times and we had some lovely discussions. Chris was not only extremely knowledgable, he was a very charming and kind man. I first met him at an @NGAMedia conference. During one of our meetings, he encouraged me to join @BelmasOffice I’m so glad I did because the conversations we had at the Governance RIG were very enlightening. Not only did he extensively research governance, he was a governor/trustee himself so knew what it was like to govern schools/academies. He was always willing to chat governance. Not only did we meet at various events, he had kindly given me his contact details and we had many discussions over video calls. The world of school governance mourns the loss of this really lovely, kind and knowledgable man.
My thoughts are with his family.
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Important update received by @NAGASnews on recording the Gov Profs info on GIAS - see thread ⬇️
@clairect11 @peterbell71 @GovServicesNL @learnsheffield @Leeds_Learning @YorkGovernors @LMN_Jayne @janeedminson @SBWgovernance @Janie26 @AlRicNLG @BarnsleyGA @5Naureen @jmrodden
Following feedback from discussions with Gov Professionals, @educationgovuk have today advised our Chair, Fiona Collier, that they have updated GIAS to include details of who supports the GB - update released on 15/01/25.
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Huge congratulations to @ruthagnew from Naureen, Jo, and all ukgovchat colleagues on her richly deserved MBE. Ruth is very knowledgable about governance. She supported us right from the beginning. Lovely to see Ruth being recognised.
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If you are involved in school governance, then do follow @AlRicNLG and his #BigQuestions posts. The posts and the replies are a very good way of self reflection and also of sharing if good practice. #ukgovchat
"Testimony gives something to be interpreted." Paul Ricoeur
#bigquestions: What good #governance questions should we be asking after our meetings?
@IGovS1 @HoyleRosemary @neilayates @melaniemay04 @5Naureen @jmrodden @jmgordon @Aizenay95 @lisaellenjames @UKGovChat
We need some feedback. When Twitter became X, it stopped “talking” to Wakelet so we can’t collate #ukgovchat sessions. We’re wondering if we should explore using Spaces for our weekly chats. Either way, we would need people to host these chats or they can’t happen. Please vote.
38%Happy to try Spaces
62%Stick to tweeting
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“The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.”
P. Lencioni
Do your meetings support school improvement?
#BigQuestions
@IGovS1 @AlRicNLG @jmrodden @neilayates @HoyleRosemary @jmgordon @Aizenay95 @lisaellenjames @UKGovChat @WirralGov @SBWgovernance
This would be a very good opportunity for the right person. #ukgovchat
We are looking for casual Governance Clerks, including those that want to work from home.
Interested? bit.ly/49FrItE
We also need a Clerk @SkegGrammar bit.ly/3wJJlKh
#casual #school #flexible
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Breaking: Governance Handbook replaced by two guides
Maintained schools governance guide gov.uk/guidance/governance-i…
Academy trust governance guide gov.uk/guidance/-governance-…
Competence frameworks withdrawn. #ukgovchat
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Events happening throughout the day - thank you to all the governors, trustees, directors, clerks and governance professionals who contribute so much to our schools! #SchoolGovDay
Today we're celebrating #SchoolGovDay, and focusing on #GovernanceOfInclusion. Experts from our Governance Services and Education HR teams are delivering free webinars today, as we thank school governors for their outstanding support of schools. Take part eu1.hubs.ly/H07RPzv0
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Happy National School Governor Awareness Day! Get involved with the day here: web.strictlyeducation.co.uk/…
@strictlyed
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Today is National School Governance Day.
#Bigquestions How will we be marking #Governance as special today?
@HoyleRosemary @neilayates @melaniemay04 @5Naureen @jmrodden @jmgordon @Aizenay95 @lisaellenjames @UKGovChat @WirralGov – at Yorkshire and The Humber, England
Happy New Year to all trustees/governors who selflessly volunteer to serve our children. May 2024 be a peaceful year for you and your schools. #ukgovchat
Governors, this is for you too. If you want to have your voice heard, your experience taken into account then please complete this survey. Please retweet for wider reach. Thank you #ukgovchat
Do you work in a MAT? I would be super grateful if you could spend 10 minutes completing this survey on MAT Leadership and CEOs for my PhD - I'm hoping to get at least 1,500 respondents so I need all of the help I can get! Please retweet and thank you 🙏 nottingham.onlinesurveys.ac.…
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Today we launched a really important guide.
In plain English, it explains the care system that 80,000 children will experience this year.
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School Inspection Handbook 11Aug 2023. Summary of changes. gov.uk/government/publicatio… #ukgovchat
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Following on from a discussion I was having on here. Do you have someone with a legal background as a governor?
Solicitor / Lawyer/ Barrister / KC
Please RT @NGAMedia @miconm @5Naureen @Headteacherchat
22%Yes Primary
47%No Primary
14%Yes secondary
18%No Secondary
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This is going to be the last chat of this academic year. I'm grateful to all who have supported me with the chat throughout the year. Thank you for being here and for all that you do. #ukgovchat
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Last question.
What are your hopes and plans for the coming year? #ukgovchat