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Leading governance: development for Chairs

These four specialist programmes help current and aspiring chairs to develop their skills in delivering effective leadership.

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Taking on the role of chair brings the opportunity to make an even greater difference in the lives of your pupils. It is also a significant commitment that deserves focused and relevant support.

To help chairs and future chairs meet the challenge, NGA offers four distinct specialist setting-specific programmes. Each programme equips participants with the skills, knowledge and understanding to deliver effective board leadership in their own setting.

Upcoming cohorts

For more information about each setting-specific programme, please choose your cohort.

At a glance

Each programme will include:

A setting-specific focus

Equipping you with the specific understanding and approaches needed for your type of governing board

Convenient virtual face-to-face sessions

Exploring leadership development

Facilitation by experts

Developing your understanding of what is needed to lead a board effectively

Stimulating learning activities

To embed your learning looking at common chairing challenges and best practice solutions

High-quality supporting resources

Including handbooks, templates, NGA publications

Learning from others

In session and beyond using peer-to-peer support groups

Additional learning opportunities

You can complement and extend your learning by purchasing add-ons during this programme:

  • A 360 review to highlight strengths and areas for development, with a repeat review at the end of the programme and a comparator report to demonstrate impact. The review will be appropriate for your role, whether you are a chair, vice-chair or aspiring chair. The 360 review can be carried out within a 12-month period.
  • Mentoring from an NGA consultant, via phone or a virtual face-to-face platform, with individual support and advice tailored to you.

  • 98% would “recommend this programme to others”

  • The programme provided a sound platform to enable me to bring about positive change to our governing board. It enabled me to reflect and take appropriate action to strengthen my own knowledge and understanding of governance and that of the board.

  • An excellent programme that has raised my awareness of the roles and responsibilities of a chair and also given me tools to carry these out.

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