UCU-LSIS-UNISON FE Staff Governors' Conference 2012

Monday 3 December, 10.30am - 4.15pm

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 [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 [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 [1mb]

• Case study 1: Exeter College: from 'notice to improve' to 'outstanding' in four years - the role and experience of a governor - Alan Douglas [1mb] 
• Case study 1: Exeter College - from 'Notice to Improve' to 'Outstanding' in four years - Alan Douglas [1mb]
• Skills development - what does it mean for staff governors? - Key messages to take back to governing bodies - Kevin Finnigan [4mb] 
• Keynote 2 - new initiatives in Teaching & Learning - the Gazelle Group - Sally Dicketts [2mb] 
• Keynote 2 - new initiatives in Teaching & Learning - the Gazelle Group - Sally Dicketts - video 1 [64mb]
• Keynote 2 - new initiatives in Teaching & Learning - the Gazelle Group - Sally Dicketts - video 2 [10mb]
• Case study 2 - developing a public value statement - David Carter and Jennifer Foote, Carlisle College [524kb] 
• Case study 2: The Association of Colleges Guidance on a 'Public Value Statement' [97kb]
• Case study 2: University of Bristol Public Benefit Statement [58kb]
• Keynote 3 - the role of the staff governor - Kevin Finnigan [1mb]

Other materials

Other materials available at the conference included:

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

Queries:

Contact Jon Hegerty with queries concerning the conference.