Training materials to enhance the effectiveness of Governors to ensure they have a good understanding of school priorities.
Part of the repertoire of schools is to ensure that Governors are exposed to leading edge, high quality, sustainable training. Rhinoss can offer a specific range of tailor made experiences, either over a two day residential course or through a series of stand alone modules (approximately two hours) to match the needs of your Governing Body. Examples from our present programme include:
Diagnostic Tools
- Evaluating strengths and area for development
- Gap analysis
- what makes effective relationships and task behaviours
Managing People
- Influence and negotiation skills
- working as a team
- Handling and dealing with conflict resolution
- Getting the best out of people
- Developing capacity and encouraging innovation
Managing Performance
- knowing your school - auditing trends in pupil performance
- Evaluating standards through data analysis techniques
- Reviewing the work of the school at all levels
- How good is the school at monitoring and evaluating itself
- Sharing best practice in managing communication
Managing Decision Making
- Effective meetings
- Preparing bids or SEFs ( Specialist College Status, BSF Visioning)
- Undertaking school based visits
- Promoting your school
- Attracting funding and interest in your developments
Managing Time
- Achieving Results and Goal Setting
- Paper Management
- Project Planning - Making good use of time
- "Tales of the Unexpected" - dealing with sudden issues
Documents available to read and download:
Governor's Conference Overview
This handout is a draft programme for an off-site Governing Body away-day. It shows the range of interesting, fun and informative session that will enable governors to explore their roles both in a strategic and operational way within a 'team' buiding attmosphere.
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