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Governor Training - The Roles and Responsibilities of a Governor (ZOOM)
- Have you become a governor recently (in the last couple of years) or do you think you’d like to refresh your knowledge of governor roles?
- What are the four core functions of governance, and what do they mean in practice?
- What are we legally responsible for?
- Where are the boundaries of governor role – how do we make sure we aren’t crossing the line?
- What is meant by ‘challenge’ and what does this mean in practice?
- Is there anything specific to different types of governors – staff governors, parents governors, etc?
- What is the function of a link governor, or governors with other specific roles?
- How do committees work?
- What do we do on school visits?
- What is the governor role in complaints, performance management, appointments, etc?
- How do we handle conflicts of interest, or things that could become or be seen as a conflict of interest?
- How do we cope with the paperwork?
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David Barter, Senior Performance & Achievement Officer (Rochdale Borough Council)
Dave Barter has been a community governor of a primary school and a staff governor of a secondary, as well as having had responsibility for governor services on two local authorities. He has been a senior leader in two secondary schools and two LAs, and has extensive training experience in topics as diverse as IT in education, e-safety, performance management, use of data, and writing a SEF/SDP. He is currently Rochdale Council’s Senior Performance & Achievement Officer.