Key Voices

This week we speak to Shaun Paskin, Partnerships Manager for the Midlands at Governors for Schools, Linda Unternahrer, Lead Content Editor at The Key and Gulshan Kayembe, Education Consultant about remote governance. We discuss what we have all learned from doing governance remotely during the pandemic and think about how going forward, a blended approach might actually allow those involved with governance to innovate and fulfil their roles more effectively.    We talk about:  The roles and responsibilities of governors and wide range of complex issues they get involved with  The importance of governors understanding a school’s context and being able to talk to pupils and staff to better triangulate what they hear from the leadership team How governors can work collectively to enable some governors to carry out their role remotely  How specific roles, such as safeguarding link governor or Chair are better carried out by governors that can easily visit the school  Remote governance as a good way to incr