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Competency Framework for
Governance
Governing Matters @5N_Afzal Naureen Khalid

Six Features of Effective Governance

Six Features: Knowledge and skills
needed by all
1. Strategic Leadership
2. Accountability for educational standards and
financial performance
3. People
4. Structures
5. Compliance
6. Evaluation

• Setting the direction
• Culture, values and ethos
• Decision making
• Collaborative working with stakeholders
• Risk management

• Setting the direction
Educational context
Effective governance
Strategic priorities
Strategic planning
Difference between strategic & operational
Supports strategic change

• Culture, values and ethos
Knows about values and ethos
Knows about code of conduct
Sets and agrees the culture
Acts to reinforce culture and ethos
Ensures policies & practices reinforce culture,
values & ethos

• Decision making
Identifies options by which objectives can be
achieved
Personal interests
Acts with honesty & objectivity
Knows when to seek expert advice
Knows about corporate responsibility
Encourages transparency

• Collaborative working with stakeholders
Knows about stakeholders (management,
engagement)
Consults and responds to their views
Anticipates, welcomes & answers questions
Communicates in clear language
Feedback
Considers impact of decisions
Acts as ambassador
Supports raising aspirations, community cohesion

• Risk management
Principles &processes of risk management
Conflicts of interest or a breach of confidentiality
Ensures risk management and internal control systems
are robust
Advises on how risks should be managed or mitigated
Ensures the risk management and internal control
systems are monitored and reviewed and appropriate
actions are taken
Actively avoids conflicts of interest or otherwise
declares and manages them

2. Accountability for educational
standards and financial performance
• Educational improvement
• Rigorous analysis of data
• Financial frameworks and accountability
• Financial management and monitoring
• Staffing and performance management
• External accountability

2. Accountability
• Educational improvement
 High-quality teaching
 Broad and balanced curriculum
 Relevant national standards, statutory testing and assessment
(Assessment Without Levels)
 Key principles of school improvement
 Relevant indicators for monitoring behaviour and safety, role of
behaviour
 Clear expectations for executive
 Defines the range and format of information and data needed
 Impact of proposed improvement initiatives
 Assessment system and SEND

2. Accountability
• Rigorous analysis of data
DfE performance tables, RAISEOnline
How is data collected, quality assured and monitored
Context of the school
Attendance and exclusions
Importance of triangulating information
Performance of groups of pupils/students
Progression and destination data
Questions leaders on whether they are collecting the right
data
Challenges senior leaders to ensure that data collection is
purposeful, efficient and valid

2. Accountability
• Financial frameworks and accountability
Financial policies, procedures, funding arrangements,
funding streams
Internal control processes
Financial health and efficiency of the organisation
Basic understanding of financial management
Has confidence in the arrangements for the provision of
accurate and timely financial information
Interprets budget monitoring information and
communicates this clearly to others
Self-evaluation
Is rigorous in their questioning

2. Accountability
• Financial management and monitoring
Resource allocation
Setting and agreeing a viable financial strategy
Knows about pupil premium and other grants
Knows about the budget setting, audit requirements
and timescales
Knows about the principles of budget management
Assimilates the financial implications of priorities and
use this knowledge to make decisions about allocating
current and future funding
Interprets financial data and asks informed questions

2. Accountability
• Staffing and performance management
Expenditure on staff and resource, benchmarking
Good recruitment and retention practice
Staff performance management
Remuneration system for staff across the organisation
Staffing and leadership structures are fit for purpose
Robust and considered pay policy
Performance management of executive leaders
Budgetary implication of pay decisions
Satisfactory work life balance

2. Accountability
• External accountability
Accountability and scrutiny (e.g. DfE, Ofsted, EFA etc.)
required and evidence
National performance measures
Appropriate structures, processes and professional
development for internal and external scrutiny
Ensures that the board makes itself accessible and
answerable to parents/carers
Responses to external scrutiny (e.g.
inspectors/RSCs/EFA)

3. People
• Building an effective team
Active participation in governance
Welcomes challenge and is respectful when
challenging
Professional ethics, values and sound judgement
Recognises the importance of, and values the
advice provided by the clerk

4. Structures
• Roles and responsibilities
Knows about
Role, responsibilities, three core functions
Strategic nature
Governance structure of the organisation
How the board and any committees (including LGB)are
constituted
Contributes to the design of governance and
committee structures
Is able to adapt existing committee structures as
necessary in light of learning/experience including
evaluation of impact

5. Compliance
• Statutory and contractual requirements
Legal, financial, regulatory
Education & employment legislation, AoA, AFH, FA
Ofsted inspection framework
Equalities, H&S, safeguarding, Prevent
SEND
Complaints
When to seek specialist help/advice

6. Evaluation
• Managing self-review and development
• Managing and developing the board’s
effectiveness

6. Evaluation
• Managing self-review and development
Outward facing
Personal development plan
Seeks feedback
Open to developing knowledge through training etc
• Managing and developing the board’s
effectiveness
Evaluates the impact of the board’s decisions
Utilises inspection feedback
Contributes to self-evaluation processes

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