Looking up from the boardroom table
Looking up from the boardroom table Now I am a naturally curious person - Ok maybe nosey! So I am always interested in the way other people do things - they might have better ideas or resources that I can use or they might have contacts who would be helpful to me mightn't they? Curiosity is really important for us as governors because the world moves on a a very fast pace and the world of education is no exception. We should be curious about our schools, about how do they do things and, importantly, why and to what impact? We should also be curious about governance and the way others carry out this important role in the education sector but also beyond. There are boards of governors out there where very few governors have attended training courses and networking events; where no one has been to a conference, no one has read a book or article on governance or leadership, no one has a social media account to engage in the array of interesting discussions that are available...