National
Conference for
Employee Governors

The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster
Tuesday, 14th October 2008

Speakers Include:

Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
Bob Wigley, Deputy Chairman, Business in the Community.
Chairman, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Merrill Lynch
John Dunford OBE. General Secretary, Association of School and College Leaders
Mick Brookes, General Secretary, National Association of Head Teachers

Who should attend:

  • Employees who are governors or wish to become governors of schools and colleges
  • Directors of corporate responsibility and their programme managers
  • HR personnel responsible for the development of staff

Participants will be able to:

  • Question key players on government priorities and the major review of governing bodies that will report later in the year
  • Be the first to learn the results of the latest research into the role of employee governors and how they can be better supported
  • Learn what more they can do to make their school or college more successful
  • Share experience with other governors, and help to design a new support network for governors like themselves

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21st Century Governors

Being an effective employee governor in the changing educational landscape

"I want every school to be governed with a strong focus on driving up standards and securing the best outcomes for every child.”
Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families

“I have been a school governor for several years and it is a position I have found consistently challenging and rewarding. This role, combined with Unilever’s support of this governors’ network, has given me tremendous pride in the best of the British education system and Unilever as a progressive employer."

John Ripley – Office of the Group Chief Executive, Unilever plc

A conference designed to:

  • Support employee governors to improve educational performance
  • Help employee governors deploy their particular skills more effectively
  • Provide genuine insight into the policy landscape
  • Help employers to support their employee governors

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