UCU-LSIS-UNISON FE Staff Governors' Conference

Teaching and Learning: a new governance focus

Monday 3 December, 10.30am - 4.15pm

Venue: UNISON head office, 130 Euston Road, London. NW1 2AY

This event, organised by UCU, LSIS and UNISON, was open to all staff governors. Practical and skills focused, it explored the theme of Teaching and learning: a new governance focus.

Read the invitation to attend the event here:  Invitation to Attend UCU-LSIS-UNISON FE Staff Governors Conference 3-Dec-12 (.pdf) [133kb]

Objectives:

The conference objectives were for delegates to:

• Learn from Ofsted about their new Common Inspection Framework and what it means for governors.
• Take part in a case study with the Chair of the quality and standards committee at Exeter College on how the governing body there helped drive quality improvement, and achieved success in a recent no-notice inspection.
• Understand more about the Gazelle Group and a new initiative on teaching and learning.
• Have an opportunity to discuss and debate current issues in staff governance with other staff governors.

Conference programme:

A programme for the conference is available here:  Programme: UCU-LSIS-UNISON FE Staff Governors' Conference 3-Dec-12 (.pdf) [225kb]

Conference materials 

The materials used by the speakers at the conference are available here (in programme order):

•  Keynote 1 - Theory & Practice - the new common inspection framework - Lorna Fitzjohn (.ppt) [1.7Mb]

•  Case study 1: Exeter College: from 'notice to improve' to 'outstanding' in four years - the role and experience of a governor - Alan Douglas (.ppt) [1.5Mb] 
•  Case study 1: Exeter College - from 'Notice to Improve' to 'Outstanding' in four years - Alan Douglas (.pdf) [1.1Mb]
•  Skills development - what does it mean for staff governors? - Key messages to take back to governing bodies - Kevin Finnigan (.ppt) [4.5Mb] 
•  Keynote 2 - new initiatives in Teaching & Learning - the Gazelle Group - Sally Dicketts (.pptx) [2.2Mb] 
•  Keynote 2 - new initiatives in Teaching & Learning - the Gazelle Group - Sally Dicketts - video 1 (.wmv) [65.0Mb]
•  Keynote 2 - new initiatives in Teaching & Learning - the Gazelle Group - Sally Dicketts - video 2 (.wmv) [10.0Mb]
•  Case study 2 - developing a public value statement - David Carter and Jennifer Foote, Carlisle College (.pptx) [524kb] 
•  Case study 2: The Association of Colleges Guidance on a 'Public Value Statement' (.pdf) [97kb]
•  Case study 2: University of Bristol Public Benefit Statement (.pdf) [58kb]
•  Keynote 3 - the role of the staff governor - Kevin Finnigan (.ppt) [1.7Mb]

Other materials

Other materials available at the conference included:

•  Challenges for FE college governance and priorities for development - an LSIS perspective (.pdf) [449kb]

Conference evaluation

If you attended the conference and have not already submitted an evaluation form, but would like to do so, please download a form here:  Evaluation Form (.doc) [1.4Mb] and email to dhendry@ucu.org.uk.   

Queries:

Contact the Diana Hendry, policy administrator on 0207 756 2596 with queries concerning the conference.