Active Governance

This workshop is facilitated by Cathy Brown who is Director of Governance at The Mead Educational Trust. Cathy has over 25 years’ experience as a school governor and chair of governors in both maintained schools and academies, at primary and secondary levels. She is an experienced trainer for governors and clerks and provides support to chairs of governors and MAT governance professionals.

Active governance is about much more than sitting through a few meetings over the year. Effective governance needs those involved to work as a team to understand their school and to focus on the core functions of governance.

This workshop focuses on what you can do to be an active governor and aims to develop an understanding of:
·Effective school visits
·What questions you could ask in meetings and visits
·How you can participate effectively in governance of your school