Staff Governor Feedback from UCU/Unison conference 5th December 2013
Support needs
Conference for 2014
Opportunities for staff governors to meet during the year
Support to enable staff governors to inform other governors about T&L
Effective challenge - how to ask questions diplomatically esp. when SLT are there
Training for SLT on role of a staff governor
Share best practice
New Governor Support – also needed by longer standing governors
Understanding role
Discuss views more openly
Good practice
Online forum for staff governors
Communication network needed for staff governors
Request that AoC champion support for remission for staff governors
Mentoring across colleges
Regional network for staff governors
Understanding the detail – esp. legal information and financial data

Research needs
Effective boards and effective staff governance
Breakdown of chairs’ diversity
LGBT/Disability
Role of parent governors in FE/ 6th form colleges
Remission for staff governors
Visibility of governors
How effective communication takes place – illumination scheme of good practice.