Welcome to Blogmas 2025! We will be publishing a new blog post Monday-Thursday for the next 3 weeks leading up to the end of term (18th December 2025)
PLUS we are giving you the opportunity to be entered into our annual Blogmas Bingo giveaway – See more information here!
Top tips for meeting preparation:
- Prepare and send draft agenda to Chair / Senior Leader and give expected deadline for papers
- Double check venue booking / virtual link
- Check for any external bodies needing to be invited to the meeting (for example subject leads )
- Check and update actions from previous meeting
- Save agenda and itemised papers to central meeting folder
- Circulate papers to governors / trustees or upload to an online governance platform
- Check if any accessibility requirements
- Check for any apologies and inform the Chair
- Check for any papers to be tabled at the meeting
- Prepare final minutes from the previous meeting for signature (pending approval)
- Prepare minutes template mirroring agenda
- Check for any items of AOB
Today’s symbol is:
Mark this on your Blogmas Bingo card or note down Day XYZ: Name of Symbol and so on for all 12 Blogmas posts and send to contact@threesixtygov.co.uk before 16th January 2026.
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All our best
Ellie & the TSG Team
