Governance4FE Podcast Fiona Chalk
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Welcome to the Governance4FE podcast, dedicated to those engaging with governance in the FE & Skills sector. The podcast will be covering the latest governance news, speaking to sector leaders on a variety of governance topics, hearing from boardroom experts from around the globe, and enjoying your stories from inside the boardroom.
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Hayden Taylor
A conversation with Hayden Taylor of Unloc, on the value of student governors - how to engage them, and how to hear the wider student voice.
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Board recruitment, succession planning, and external Chair appointments
On this episode, Diana Steward-Brown of Nurole, shares her insights in to good practice on board recruitment, succession planning, and appointing a Chair from outside of the Board.
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How leveraging board reporting and board portals can drive effective governance.
Many colleges now reference technology and innovation in the vision, mission, or strategic objectives. The question is, does this extend to the Boardroom? Emer Brogan from Board Intelligence shares her experience of working with multiple boards, on how to improve the provision of information coming to the Board through the leveraging of technology.
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Governors' role in Safeguarding
Trudie McGuinness shares her insights into governance oversight of safeguarding, the work of the lead safeguarding governor, and how governors can add value to the Executive in this important area of work.
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The work of the National Governance Professionals' Group
Heather Cross, appointed Chair in August 2023, shares the group's vision and how its work is supporting the development of governance professionals in the FE sector.
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Practising diversity and inclusion at Board level with Jeff Greenidge.
In this episode, we discuss the theoretical and practical means by which diversity and inclusion can be embedded at Board level; what we mean by diversity; the benefits of recruiting diverse talent; and how this and inclusive practices can support effective governance.