Putting the Success into Succession Planning
Sarah Beaumont BA (Hons) FRSA, Head of Governor Services at The Education Space, focuses on the importance of succession planning. The scene is set: the election of chair is the next item on the agenda, the governance professional takes the floor to invite nominations, everyone looks down at their shoes, nobody stands. Invariably, the out-going …
Do We All Need A Corporate Social Responsibility Policy?
Sarah Beaumont, Head of Governance, asks if we all need to adopt a policy on corporate social responsibility. A corporate social responsibility policy is not a statutory policy for schools and academies to adopt. However, when I recently led on developing such a policy for our organisation, I discovered how valuable it is. Hand on …
It’s great to get out: the benefits of a Governor Awayday
Sarah Beaumont, Head of Governance at NPW – The Education Space, talks about governor development, cinematic showdowns, and being on a boat. Being invited to speak at a school governor awayday today was an absolute joy for two reasons: (1) it was one of the first physical events I had attended post-lockdown, and (2) it …
Is your Governing Board fit for the future?
“Governors and Trustees on the most effective Boards will not only hold the school to account, but also hold each other to account.” It is easy to just keep on doing the same things in the same way with the same people, but, when carefully planned, change can be exciting and rejuvenating, as well as …
