Tag Archives: Blogmas

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! Minutes are the official written recordContinueContinue reading “Blogmas 2025 Day 2 : Effective Minute Taking”

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! Simply match each Blogmas day post with a symbol on ourContinueContinue reading “Blogmas 2025 Day 1 : Welcome to Blogmas Bingo!”

Welcome to day 12 of Blogmas! Here’s an overview of Blogmas 2024 and a reminder of how to enter this year’s Blogmas Bingo. Day 1: Welcome to Blogmas Bingo Day 2: Clerking with Confidence Autumn 2 Overview Day 3: Minute Typing Buzz Words Day 4: Annual Governance Business Planning Day 5: Annual Appraisal Day 6:ContinueContinue reading “Blogmas 2024 Day 12 : Blogmas Overview 2024”

Welcome to day 11 of Blogmas! As we come to the end of the year I always like to take some time to reflect on both achievements and lessons learnt.  Part of our vision for Pro Clerking is to support self-employed Clerks and Governance Professionals, so in today’s post I thought I’d share some ofContinueContinue reading “Blogmas 2024 Day 11 : Key Business Lessons from 2024”

Welcome to day 10 of Blogmas! In today’s post we’re discussing governor recruitment and diversity. One of NGA’s 8 elements of effective governance is having the “right people around the table”. From evaluating your current board to succession planning and governor recruitment, ensuring you have an effective governing board of volunteers, including recruiting from underrepresentedContinueContinue reading “Blogmas 2024 Day 10 : Governor Recruitment and Diversity”

Welcome to day 9 of Blogmas! In today’s post I’m sharing my ambition to create a values based business through Pro Clerking. For me, the importance of creating a business focused on principles aligned to my own mission and values is paramount. This not only ensures everything we do is viewed through the lens ofContinueContinue reading “Blogmas 2024 Day 9 : Creating a Values Based Business”

Welcome to day 8 of Blogmas! In today’s post we’ll be looking at the benefits of and some of the ways in which you could consider taking governance in your setting either partly or fully paper-free. As we all know, the pandemic, stepped up our use of technology for everything from online meetings to cloud-based filing and even virtual visits!  Chances are you’re already using some kind of online platform to share information and connect withContinueContinue reading “Blogmas 2024 Day 8 : Paper Free Governance”

Welcome to day 7 of Blogmas! Today we taking a look at Associate Members and how they differ from Governors. The regulations below are mainly for Associate Members in maintained schools – academies should check their Articles of Association or Scheme of Delegation to check the specific wording around the appointment of Associate Members (which shouldn’tContinueContinue reading “Blogmas 2024 Day 7 : Associate Members”

Welcome to day 6 of Blogmas! Today we are looking at ways you can truly Clerk with Confidence. If you’ve been around Pro Clerking for a while you will already be familiar with one of our our main taglines – “Clerking with Confidence” – because at the heart of it, that’s what Pro Clerking isContinueContinue reading “Blogmas 2024 Day 6 : Clerking with Confidence”

Welcome to day 5 of Blogmas! Today we are looking at Annual Appraisals. As one of the National Governance Association’s 8 Elements of Effective Governance, having a high quality Governance Professional or Clerk is imperative to the performance of your Board.  Although there is no requirement to conduct a Governance Professional or Clerk annual appraisalContinueContinue reading “Blogmas 2024 Day 5 : Annual Appraisal”