Robin Marcus Niki Lamont Southend Governance National Leaders of Governance Robin Marcus Niki Lamont What are NLGs? Highly effective chairs of governors at ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ schools/academies with at least two years experience and a track record of contributing to school improvement through effective leadership Experience/skilled in coaching & mentoring Use their experience to support another chair or governing body Focus on developing leadership capacity
National Leaders of Governance Southend Governance National Leaders of Governance Types of Deployment Strategy, ethos and vision Understanding data Improving stakeholder engagement Improving GB processes, structures and organisation Coaching a new chair Supporting the chair and headteacher Improving governance impact Preparing for Ofsted/HMI inspection External Review of Governance Interim Executive Board (IEB) Supporting a cluster/collaborative partnership
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Southend Governance Offer 2017/18 Platinum Gold Standard Training, Advice and Support Single Central Record Audit Bespoke area on the SLN for storing documents Dedicated Governor Resources on SLN subscription only pages Governor Conference – 4th July 2017 NLGs/LLGs GEL Bespoke training Deadline 9th March Rachel Marshall – 01702 215757 rachelmarshall@southend.gov.uk