Description
The School-Ready Governor is a practical and insightful guide to the fundamentals of school governance for new and aspiring governors.
Healthy governance is fundamental to effective school leadership, but how deeply is governance really understood? This book digs into what governance actually is and will help aspiring school leaders, new governors and new trustees for all schools and phases to grapple with their strategic role and gain confidence in how best to support their school.
The School-Ready Governor contains clear and insightful explanations relating to key aspects of governance, with case studies, reflective questions and takeaway summaries throughout. The book is broken down into five sections, each exploring a key aspect of governance:
- A history of governance and governance theory
- Setting a vision and ways of working, exploring more diverse governance and inclusive practice
- The practicalities of governance, such as key documentation, communication and school improvement
- Key knowledge, behaviours and practice, including HR and personnel, staff wellbeing and safeguarding
- Essential aspects of a school, including curriculum and pedagogy, assessment and data, finance and resourcing, and risk management.
Written by an experienced school leader and governor, this book is perfect for anyone in or considering a move into primary or secondary school governance, as well as school leaders working with governors.
Table of Contents
1 Treading carefully: The history of school governance
2 Four key episodes: A summary
3 What is governance? The theory
4 The multiverse: The myriad of modern school governance
5 Extramural: Outside perspectives
6 Do I make a difference? Turning the tide
Section B: Staying stratospheric
7 The big statements: Purpose, Mission, Vision and Values
8 Bikeshedding and the law of triviality: Not getting bogged down and the need to think strategically
9 Strategic versus operational: Staying in your lane when the lines are blurred
10 Change in schools: Change models, embracing the complexity and how change really happens
11 Who even are you? Building a healthy board – representation and induction
Section C: Practicalities
12 Being disciplined: The importance of developing habits
13 Core documentation: The documentation that describes your governance structures
14 Working with schools: Duplication of effort and 'touching base'
15 Golden threads and tightening the knot: How you can help with school improvement and make changes stick
16 Meetings: How to make them work
Section D: Handle with care
17 The importance of procedures: A word of caution
18 Exclusions: How governors are involved
19 People: Being an employer
20 Working with headteachers: Building healthy relationships and performance management
21 Complaints: Getting it wrong and getting it right
22 Safeguarding: Protecting everyone
Section E: School stuff
23 Complexity and variety within education
24 Curriculum and pedagogy
25 Assessment and data
26 Finance and resourcing
27 VIPs
28 Risk – audits, risk registers and risk appetite
Product details
| Published | 07 Nov 2024 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 240 |
| ISBN | 9781801994521 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Education |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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