'7 Steps to good or outstanding governance'

Training materials to enhance the effectiveness of Governors to ensure they have a good understanding of school and current educational priorities

Every school’s repertoire for management and development should ensure Governors are exposed to leading edge, high quality, sustainable training. Rhinoss offers a specific range of tailor made experiences, delivered 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 areas for development using planned operational methods to inform governors of the dos and don’ts of senior leadership support.
• Gap analysis; where are your strengths?
• Identifying the elements of effective relationships and task behaviours; spot who needs to change their attitude and how can this be done.

Managing People

• Influence and negotiation skills
• Working as an effective and powerful team
• Dealing with conflict resolution and delivering difficult messages
• 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
• Helpful report writing
• 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
• Feedback from link governor's visits
• 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