The Department for Education’s recognition of academy trust clerks as the board’s ‘governance professional’ is a start in terms of acknowledging the importance of the role, according to ICSA: The Chartered Governance Institute. Recognising the broader responsibilities as “…about helping the board understand its role, functions and legal duties and supporting the chair to enable and facilitate strategic debate and decision making” in the DfE’s revised Governance Handbook, the Institute believes that this continued emphasis shows the important advisory and support role that governance professionals play in helping academy boards to achieve success

What we can learn from the ‘shambolic’ appointment process for the Charity Commission Chair?

You are chairing a meeting. How will you ensure that the meeting that you are leading will be valuable, effective and appropriate?

Bespoke governance training for a national membership body

Paul Johnston helped steer the CGI’s South East Branch through Covid and out the other side. We caught up with him as he steps down as co-chair – and he explained why engaging with CGIUKI is so important for the profession.

Siobhan Goggin FCG recently stepped down as the Chair of the East Midlands Branch. She spoke to G+C about her experience and why she would recommend getting involved with your local branch to any CGIUKI member.

In this article, Lesley Ward FCG, discusses the benefits of volunteering with your local branch, with testimonials from current and past branch chairs.

Resources and guidance for aspiring, new and experienced Chairs and Non-Executive Directors or Trustees.

In this podcast we are talking to Sharon Constancon, CEO of Genius Boards, about leadership in the boardroom.