This module will examine the need for an effective and accountable governance structure, how to review and evaluate the impact of governance within different school settings.

The participant will gain an understanding of:

How the governance structures in different settings hold school leaders to account.

How governors can be supported to fulfil their role effectively.

The importance of the Nolan principles in guiding the work of governance.

How to evaluate the effectiveness of the governance structure

Course leader - Ian Potter

A senior Associate with the AoEA, consultant and Executive Coach following a career in school leadership including being a CEO of a Multi-Academy-Trust in the South of England. He served as Chair of BELMAS and also on the Conference and Events Committee of BERA. He is an experienced Trustee and non-executive director, and was voted by peer Vistage group members as Inspirational Leader 2022. He has three children and enjoys the theatre. His research interests are in system and distributed leadership, coaching and mentoring, and social justice leadership. He was involved in the coordination of the International School Leadership Development Network (ISLDN) for ten years and his writings have been published across the world.

Participants will be asked to come to the session with an exemplar of an intervention or improvement strategy in which they have been involved. More information will be provided on signing up to the course.