Workshop 1:

Effective Governing Board Meetings
Richard Tyndall, National Governors Association

The purpose of the session will be to look at the key components of an effective meeting:

• Principles and starting points
• Understanding your role
• The papers and the head’s report
• Ensuring positive outcomes for children
• When’s the dress rehearsal? Role play through a meeting

Workshop 2:

Performance Management in Schools
Clare Collins, National Governors Association

The purpose of the session will be to build an understanding of how performance is managed in schools. It will cover:

• Why performance should be managed
• The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
• Staff appraisal and pay policies
• Monitoring objectives and appraisal outcomes
• What does success look like?
• Appeals procedures

Workshop 3:

Using DfE data to understand a school’s comparative performance
Michael Glass

This session, specifically for the primary sector, shows how to use the DfE’s publically available data to develop an insight into a school’s performance. It will look at real examples which raise a number of interesting questions and comparisons. In doing so, it aims to provide an approach to operate strategically and develop a vision that can be adopted by both a school and governing body.

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