For potential chairs or vice-chairs of governors exploring leadership and chairing skills of a Church School Governing Body or Trustee Board.
Do you anticipate being elected to a chairing role?
This short course is designed to help all new and potential chairs, vice-chairs and committee chairs to explore what role as leaders and the responsibilities involved might involve, specifically in a church school context. Following the session attendees are offered the opportunity of 1:1 support along with an online Learning Page with relevant resources.
Location: Virtual
Duration: 90 minutes
Suitable for: Primary and Secondary Headteachers and Governors, potential Chairs
Dates:
8 July 2025, 5pm - 6.30pm
Course facilitator
Mike works as Governance Consultant for the Diocese of Chelmsford as well as Governance Development Officer for the Diocese of Chichester. He is a Tutor on the Online Church School Governance Course for Liverpool Hope University. These roles include delivering training, providing support for schools and governance bodies and creating resources including a Grove Book, 'Church School Governance'. Alongside this he is a conference speaker on governance and education in general.
Mike Simmonds has 40 years' experience in school leadership/governance across three counties. He is currently Vice chair of the Directors of a MAT (2 schools) and Chair of a Church School both in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
Mike loves spending time with his grandchildren, reading, watching films as well as serving in several ways and preaching in St Michael's Church, Westcliff on Sea.
Cost
Free of charge
Dates
8 July 2025, 5pm - 6.30pm
5 June 2025