The Governors' Podcast

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For today's Single Item Agenda (episode), we discuss;

• The Purpose of The Skills Audit - What Is It and What Does It Include?
• Does The Skills Audit Truly Reflect The Skills Around The Table? How To Make Our Use of the Skills Audit More Useful - Is Training Required For It?
• The Limitations of the Skills Audit - Who and What Does It Exclude? 
• Using Case Studies To Highlight The Gaps In The Skills Audit and The Great Impact That A Relevant, Accurate and Regularly Updated Skills Audit Can Have  
• How To Challenge and Change The Skills Audit To Make It More Fit-For-Purpose in Today’s World

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YOUR HOSTS

Sharon Warmington
--> School Governor, Professional Clerk and Qualified Corporate Governance Practitioner 

Olivia D Hinds
--> Chair of a Teaching and Learning Committee, Safeguarding Link Governor and Diversity and Inclusion Link Governor

ADDITIONAL NOTES

The Governors' Podcast is a brand of Education Governance Solutions Limited
The current release schedule is Wednesdays @ 7am during term time (approx. 2-3 per month).
The Governors' Podcast defines its 'Seasons' by UK academic years (September to July) and the episodes are called ‘Agenda Items’.

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For today's Single Item Agenda (episode), we discuss;

• Are Governor Visits Mandatory?
• How To Record and Report On Visits At Meetings
• Creating A Strategic Plan / Schedule, Involving All Governors and Why That Could Help Everyone
• Knowing What Governor Visits Entail and What The Expectations Are - You’re Not Ofsted, So You’re Not There To Inspect  
• Examples Of Positive and Negative Approaches 

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YOUR HOSTS

Sharon Warmington
--> School Governor, Professional Clerk and Qualified Corporate Governance Practitioner 

Olivia D Hinds
--> Chair of a Teaching and Learning Committee, Safeguarding Link Governor and Diversity and Inclusion Link Governor

ADDITIONAL NOTES

The Governors' Podcast is a brand of Education Governance Solutions Limited
The current release schedule is Wednesdays @ 7am during term time (approx. 2-3 per month).
The Governors' Podcast defines its 'Seasons' by UK academic years (September to July) and the episodes are called ‘Agenda Items’.

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To kickstart Season 2 (and the academic year 2021 / 22) in today's Single Item Agenda (episode), we discuss;

• The Annual Mammoth Task of Coordinating and Completing Paperwork (from Declarations of Interests to Related Party Transaction Forms, DBS checks included?)
• What Do You Actually Declare On The Forms? Why Is It Important?
• Examples of Platforms That Support The Management Process, ie. GovernorHub
• How Clerks and Governance Professionals Can Influence and Lead in This Area
• When To Declare A Conflict in a Meeting?

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YOUR HOSTS

Sharon Warmington
--> School Governor, Professional Clerk and Qualified Corporate Governance Practitioner 

Olivia D Hinds
--> Chair of a Teaching and Learning Committee, Safeguarding Link Governor and Diversity and Inclusion Link Governor

ADDITIONAL NOTES

The Governors' Podcast is a brand of Education Governance Solutions Limited
The current release schedule is Wednesdays @ 7am during term time (approx. 2-3 per month).
The Governors' Podcast defines its 'Seasons' by UK academic years (September to July) and the episodes are called ‘Agenda Items’.

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Produced by Onevma Productions 
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For today's Single Item Agenda (episode), we discuss;

• Understanding Your Target Audience and Choosing The Right Platform To Connect  
• Our Community of Listeners Out There - We Wanted To Acknowledge You and Thank You!
• Any Favourite Episodes Or Moments? What Have We Learned From This Season?
• Plans For The Future (ie. Upcoming Seasons Of The Show - What Topics Will We Discuss Next?)
• How You Can Monitor and Measure Your Governing Body Journey

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YOUR HOSTS

Sharon Warmington
--> School Governor, Professional Clerk and Qualified Corporate Governance Practitioner 

Olivia D Hinds
--> Chair of a Teaching and Learning Committee, Safeguarding Link Governor and Diversity and Inclusion Link Governor

ADDITIONAL NOTES

The Governors' Podcast is a brand of Education Governance Solutions Limited
The current release schedule is Wednesdays @ 7am during term time (approx. 2-3 per month).
The Governors' Podcast defines its 'Seasons' by UK academic years (September to July) and the episodes are called ‘Agenda Items’.

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For today's Single Item Agenda (episode), we discuss;

• Writing, Updating and Approving Policies - Which Ones Are Statutory? (See Department for Education website) What Is The Cycle or Schedule for Review and Ratification? Who Has Designated Responsibility / Oversight?
• Challenge, Congratulate and Influence Change From The Top-Down: How To Approach and Discuss Policies In Meetings
• How Inclusive Are Your Policies? Example of a 25 Year Old Uniform Policy Finally Brought Into The 21st Century, With Equality, Diversity and Inclusion At The Centre (The Student Voice Was Heard)
• The Purpose, Power and Best Practice of Policies - Do You Read Them? Understand Them? Or Are You Passive With Them?
• The Use Of Policies In Panels, such as the Behaviour Policy for Exclusions

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YOUR HOSTS

Sharon Warmington
--> School Governor, Professional Clerk and Qualified Corporate Governance Practitioner 

Olivia D Hinds
--> Chair of a Teaching and Learning Committee, Safeguarding Link Governor and Diversity and Inclusion Link Governor

ADDITIONAL NOTES

The Governors' Podcast is a brand of Education Governance Solutions Limited
The current release schedule is Wednesdays @ 7am during term time (approx. 2-3 per month).
The Governors' Podcast defines its 'Seasons' by UK academic years (September to July) and the episodes are called ‘Agenda Items’.

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For today's Single Item Agenda (episode), we discuss;

• What Is Training and  Our Relationship With It? incl. Habits, Confessions, Sharing Best Practice and Strategies
• Styles Of Delivery Affect The Learning Process - How Engaging Is The Training? Ensure Relevance, and Measure The Impact of Training (Feedback/Feedforward Opportunities)
• Timescales - Training Throughout The Academic Year and The Governor Life Cycle
• Knowing The Audience When Creating Training - Be Inclusive and Representative Of Diverse Backgrounds and Society Today!
• How To Hold Yourself And Your Colleagues Accountable

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Use the hashtags #TheGovernorsPodcast and #SingleItemAgenda

YOUR HOSTS

Sharon Warmington
--> School Governor, Professional Clerk and Qualified Corporate Governance Practitioner 

Olivia D Hinds
--> Chair of a Teaching and Learning Committee, Safeguarding Link Governor and Diversity and Inclusion Link Governor

ADDITIONAL NOTES

The Governors' Podcast is a brand of Education Governance Solutions Limited
The current release schedule is Wednesdays @ 7am during term time (approx. 2-3 per month).
The Governors' Podcast defines its 'Seasons' by UK academic years (September to July) and the episodes are called ‘Agenda Items’.

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For today's Single Item Agenda (episode), we discuss;

• How Do You View And Rate “Being A School Governor”?
• The Visibility of School Governance - Let’s Talk About Governance More and Make It Attractive (Goal: Oversubscription)
• How Effective Is Your Communication, About Governance, With The Changing Generations In The School Community and Wider Society? (ie. Do You Have A Stakeholder Plan? Do You Know That Gen Z and Gen Alpha Are The Students and Gen Y / Millennials Are The Newest Parents?)
• Governors Came To The Space With Skills - Let’s Put Some Respect On That; School Governors Do Other Things
• Clerks Live and Breathe Governance All Year Around - Term Time Is Only A Percentage

We appreciate you listening to this episode. Please rate, review and subscribe to our podcast.

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YOUR HOSTS

Sharon Warmington
--> School Governor, Professional Clerk and Qualified Corporate Governance Practitioner 

Olivia D Hinds
--> Chair of a Teaching and Learning Committee, Safeguarding Link Governor and Diversity and Inclusion Link Governor

ADDITIONAL NOTES

The Governors' Podcast is a brand of Education Governance Solutions Limited
The current release schedule is Wednesdays @ 7am during term time (approx. 2-3 per month).
The Governors' Podcast defines its 'Seasons' by UK academic years (September to July) and the episodes are called ‘Agenda Items’.

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Produced by Onevma Productions 
Theme Music by Hertz Beats, UK Producer

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For today's Single Item Agenda (episode), we discuss;

• The Importance Of Planning Your Exit Before You Enter The Space
• Be Careful With Becoming Too Comfortable / Complacent
• How Long Is Too Long As A School Governor In The Same School? Succession Planning Starts With The Number of Terms of Office (or Years) A Governor Intends To Serve A School / Academy
• Recognising Your Value And Sharing It In More Places Than One
• How To Learn and Grow Continuously

We appreciate you listening to this episode. Please rate, review and subscribe to our podcast.

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YOUR HOSTS

Sharon Warmington
--> School Governor, Professional Clerk and Qualified Corporate Governance Practitioner 

Olivia D Hinds
--> Chair of a Teaching and Learning Committee, Safeguarding Link Governor and Diversity and Inclusion Link Governor

ADDITIONAL NOTES

The Governors' Podcast is a brand of Education Governance Solutions Limited
The current release schedule is Wednesdays @ 7am during term time (approx. 2-3 per month).
The Governors' Podcast defines its 'Seasons' by UK academic years (September to July) and the episodes are called ‘Agenda Items’.

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Produced by Onevma Productions 
Theme Music by Hertz Beats, UK Producer

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For today's Single Item Agenda (episode), we discuss;

• Meetings Are Not Social Gatherings And Governor Visits Are To Be Considered Separately
• Challenging The Language “When We Go Back To (Normal)…”
• The Realties and Practicalities Of Face-to-Face (F2F) Meetings vs. Virtual Meetings That Are Not Being Talked About Enough - Have You Consulted Your Governors or Simply Assumed How Meetings Are To Be Conducted?
• Setting and Upholding Boundaries For Personal Wellbeing 
• What Are You Prepared To Do To Recruit and Retain The Governors That You Need? Are Hybrid Meetings A Viable Option For The Future?

We appreciate you listening to this episode. Please rate, review and subscribe to our podcast.

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To help us find you:
Use the hashtags #TheGovernorsPodcast and #SingleItemAgenda

YOUR HOSTS

Sharon Warmington
--> School Governor, Professional Clerk and Qualified Corporate Governance Practitioner 

Olivia D Hinds
--> Chair of a Teaching and Learning Committee, Safeguarding Link Governor and Diversity and Inclusion Link Governor

ADDITIONAL NOTES

The Governors' Podcast is a brand of Education Governance Solutions Limited
The current release schedule is Wednesdays @ 7am during term time (approx. 2-3 per month).
The Governors' Podcast defines its 'Seasons' by UK academic years (September to July) and the episodes are called ‘Agenda Items’.

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Produced by Onevma Productions 
Theme Music by Hertz Beats, UK Producer

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For today's Single Item Agenda (episode), we discuss;

• Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meets - What Say You?
• Virtual Meeting Etiquette - Please Mute Your Mic and Cut Your Camera, As Appropriate!
• Calendar Invites - Is This A “Do” or “Don’t” ?!
• Which Governor Platforms Do You Use and What Features Do You Like incl. Annotations and Electronic Voting? (BoardPacks vs. BoardEffects, GovernorHub, FireFly, Convene)
• How To Set Goals and Accomplish Them

DISCLAIMER: Please note that none of the portals/platforms, governor-support or governor-resources organisations mentioned in this recording have sponsored this episode. All commentary throughout this recording is genuine, personal opinion. Please be advised to do your own research before engaging or carrying out transactions with any of these companies.

We appreciate you listening to this episode. Please rate, review and subscribe to our podcast.

CONNECT WITH US

To contact us via email (comments, queries or to share your stories):
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To follow us on social media:
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Facebook - @thegovernorspodcast
Twitter - @thegovernorspod

To help us find you:
Use the hashtags #TheGovernorsPodcast and #SingleItemAgenda

YOUR HOSTS

Sharon Warmington
--> School Governor, Professional Clerk and Qualified Corporate Governance Practitioner 

Olivia D Hinds
--> Chair of a Teaching and Learning Committee, Safeguarding Link Governor and Diversity and Inclusion Link Governor

ADDITIONAL NOTES

The Governors' Podcast is a brand of Education Governance Solutions Limited
The current release schedule is Wednesdays @ 7am during term time (approx. 2-3 per month).
The Governors' Podcast defines its 'Seasons' by UK academic years (September to July) and the episodes are called ‘Agenda Items’.

Artwork by Onevma Limited
Produced by Onevma Productions 
Theme Music by Hertz Beats, UK Producer