It is essential that all participants join this webinar as participation activates your 12 month subscription to Better Governor and all other programme resources.

This webinar includes:

• Exploration of the structure and content of the programme.
• Guidance on how to access programme materials, including the programme handbook.
• The opportunity to ask questions and test your understanding.

This is a facilitated three-hour session held at Babcock 4S Head Office, Leatherhead.

From this session participants will deepen their understanding of:

• The role of the chair and what defines effective chairing.
• Their own leadership style and the perception of others.
• Effective leadership and the impact it has on leading governors/trustees.
• The challenges of leadership and building resilience.
• How to influence others and build trust.

This short webinar session will build on the Session One and encourage you to reflect on your learning so far. Chairs and aspiring Chairs will gain an understanding of:

• Building/developing the team - recruiting the right people.
• Growing capacity and developing strength.
• Participation, inclusion and motivation.
• Efficient and effective leadership.

Using the Chairs’ Network, within the Forum, and the dedicated Chairs’ Programme area on Better Governor, participants will access and complete a variety of research, learning and implementation activities utilising online materials including podcasts, webinars and workbooks.

All participants are expected to engage in the online Chairs’ Network, where they are encouraged to reflect on their learning, share practice, and ask and respond to questions.

There will be designated times when the network is ‘live’ for facilitated discussions – ‘Online forum debates’ (3 x 1-hour sessions throughout the programme).

This is a facilitated 3-hour session held at Babcock 4S Head Office in Leatherhead.

By the end of the session Chairs and aspiring Chairs will gain an understanding of:

• Leading strategic governance.
• Setting strategic direction.
• Ensuring compliance.
• Challenging circumstances.
• Evaluation of effectiveness.

It is an opportunity to draw together the learning from the whole programme and ensure everyone understands what is required from the assignment.

To complete the programme each delegate will be required to produce an action plan to demonstrate their learning from the programme and how they expect this to impact on their chairing practice and the effectiveness of the governance within their setting.

The programme comprises a variety of learning opportunities that allow some individualisation. Participants will experience a number of different ways of learning throughout the programme.

The success of the programme is reliant on participants taking control of their own learning. They need to be self-motivated, inquisitive and focussed on improving their knowledge and skills. The programme affords significant flexibility to mix and match a variety of resources provided by or accessed through Better Governor. We actively encourage participants to enrich their learning by networking with others on the programme and sharing best practice.