Welcome to day 9 of Blogmas!  I hope you’re finding the posts useful so far – we’ve covered a lot of information, most of which I hope you’ve taken snippets from then tucked away to refer to at a later date.  Believe me when I say I know all about feeling overwhelmed with information, whichContinue reading "Blogmas Day 9: The Clerks’ Annual Planner – New Product for 2022!"

Welcome to day 8 of Blogmas!  Today I’ll be telling you all about Pro Clerking’s Clerking with Confidence (CWC) Workshops.  These popular online half-termly 2 hour workshops offer an opportunity for Clerks and Company Secretaries of both maintained schools, academies and Academy Trusts to network, develop their knowledge and skills and be supported in a friendly, intimate group.   The agenda for each session includes updates from the DfE,Continue reading "Blogmas Day 8: Clerking with Confidence Workshops"

Welcome to day 7 of Blogmas!  Today’s topic is all about organisation and the use of the power hour to get sh*t done!  We all have those tasks we’d rather keep putting off until the last moment, even though it inevitably causes us undue stress and sits at the back of our mind as a constant reminder of what we haven’t gotContinue reading "Blogmas Day 7: Let’s Get Organised: The Power Hour"

Welcome to day 6 of Blogmas!  Effective policy management is essential in all schools and academies.  The DfE dictate a variety of statutory policies and guidance documents which are to be held by the school {or proprietors of Academy Trusts}. Today I'll be sharing some top tips for effective policy management. To ensure compliance individual,Continue reading "Blogmas Day 6: Top Tips for Policy Management"

Welcome to day 5 of Blogmas!  Today’s post is all about about Associate Member regulations for maintained schools including why Governing Bodies may want to appoint them and how they differ from full Governors.  Academies should check their Articles of Association to check the specific wording around the appointment of Associate Members (which shouldn't be confusedContinue reading "Blogmas Day 5: Spotlight on Associate Members"

Welcome to day 4 of Blogmas! Today’s post is brought to you by Becky from Governors’ Virtual Office (GVO).  If you haven’t already heard – Pro Clerking has teamed up with GVO to provide even more support for Clerks, Governance Professionals and Company Secretaries by way of a collaborative, secure online library of resources, templates,Continue reading "Blogmas Day 4: Effective Communication with Governors"

Welcome to day 3 of Blogmas! Today I'll be sharing some minute typing buzz words. I keep a list of these printed out on my office notice board as a visual prompt when typing up minutes. I hope you find them helpful too! Minute Typing Buzz Words  Discussed​Debated​ Deliberated​ Considered​ Examined​ Analysed​ Pointed out​ Explained​ Suggested​ Drew attention​ Raised​ Informed​ Were reminded that​ Recalled​ Benefits of​ Advantages of​ Value of Understood​ Clarified​ Illustrated​ Defined​ Demonstrated​ Emphasised​ Indicated​ Agreed​ Disagreed​ Disputed​ Planned​ Intended​ Hoped​ Proposed​ Existence of​ Issue of​ RealityContinue reading "Blogmas Day 3: Minute Typing Buzz Words"

An effective Governing Body needs clear leadership and direction, therefore a good working relationship between the Head, Chair and Clerk is pivotal to ensuring a Governing Body runs smoothly, efficiently and strategically. Speed of Trust “The first job of a leader - at work or at home - is to inspire trust. It’s to bringContinue reading "Blogmas Day 2: The Head, Chair and Clerk Working Relationship"

Hello and a very warm welcome to Blogmas 2021!  Those who were subscribed to the Pro Clerking email list last year may remember the 12 days of Blogmas series. Well, this year I’m bumping the series up to a new blog post every weekday of December leading up to Christmas – that’s 18 days ofContinue reading "Blogmas Day 1: Welcome and What to Expect"