‘Valuing your CMI Volunteering ’

‘Valuing your CMI Volunteering’

‘Valuing your CMI Volunteering’

‘Business Skills for Governance’

Steve Acklam FCMI

Chief ExecutiveSchool Governors’ One-Stop Shop (SGOSS)

“BUSINESS SKILLS IN GOVERNANCE”

Steve Acklam, Chief Executive & FCMI

PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES

To show that CMI members have a valuable volunteering opportunity through

SGOSS, using a wide range of business skills within school governance.

There is potential for some school governor roles to generate sufficient impact for

Chartered Manager recognition.

SCHOOL GOVERNANCE – FACT & FICTION

FACT FICTION

21,400 Schools in England

300,000 Governor places

40,000 Vacancies

Children

Maturity

Educational knowledge

Time

SCHOOL GOVERNOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy HR School Improvement Budget Management Safeguarding Partnering the schools senior team

A PASSIONATE DESIRE TO GIVE CHILDREN THE BEST POSSIBLE START IN LIFE.

INPUTS & OUPUTS

INPUTS OUTPUTS

• Time

• Advice & Skills

• External Perspective

• Challenge

• Technical skill development and

enhancement

• Improved team work; patience,

listening & communications

• Personal satisfaction

GOVERNANCE + CHARTERED MANAGER SKILLS

Leading People

• Trust & Respect• Clear Communications• Problem Solving

Working with the governing body

Managing Change

• Creative & Innovative• Planning

Shaping the Future

Meeting Customer Needs

• Relationships• Appropriate Provision

Delivering school improvement

GOVERNANCE + CHARTERED MANAGER SKILLS

Info & Knowledge

• Informed decision making• Complexity• Knowledge & Skills

Understanding Education

Activities & Resources

• Finance• Efficiency & Effectiveness• Priorities & Standards

Budget

Managing Self

• Influence & Persuasion• Good Practice• Commitment

Self Satisfaction

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION RESEARCH *

* Very effective in developing this skill/competence

√ Useful for developing this skill/competence

-- Less effective in developing this skill/competence

School Governor

Adaptability √

Team working *

Communication √

Influencing negotiation *

Problem solving *

Leadership √

Planning & organisation √

School Governor

Decision making *

Helping others improve √

Financial skills *

Building relationships √

Willingness to improve √

Business awareness *

Technical/professional skills *

KEY

* ”Volunteering – The Business Case”: Commissioned & launched by the COL, May 2010

WHERE DOES SGOSS FIT?

FREE CHARITABLE SERVICE

PROFESSIONAL CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT

10,000 PLACED GOVERNORS

UP-TO-DATE KNOWLEDGE

HERE TO HELP

CMI GOVERNOR VIEWS

Feedback from CMI members about the skills they use and have developed as School Governors

Member A – Chair of Governors (up to 2009) and Finance Committee member

“I’m conscious of improved decision-making...an ability to encourage working together...there’s prioritising my time, learning to

understand a whole new series of acronyms, and managing volunteers.”

Member B – Curriculum and Finance Committee member

“Leadership, team working, negotiating, appraising, interviewing, ICT skills, writing, listening, working with young children and

understanding their needs, understanding and interpreting the school curriculum, understanding statistics, School Appeals. Financial

and budgeting skills...”

Member C – Curriculum Committee member and former Finance Committee member. Member of the Head Teacher’s annual

appraisal governor sub-group

“influencing and persuading, analysing, reviewing, questioning and evaluating financial data, understanding the wider impact of

decisions on aspects of the school’s delivery of its strategic objectives.”

THANK YOU

ANN BELL

CONTRIBUTORS

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