Governance, Long read

To pay or not to pay? The ‘divisive’ question of college governor remuneration

Relying on unpaid volunteers to hold college executive teams to account is either an important matter of principle or...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Governance

How FE leaders could help rescue university governance 

FE colleges have honed strong, diverse governance rooted in community, efficiency, and accountability, while university boards struggle with financial...

Jessica Hill
Liz Bromley and Paul Aristides
Opinion

Term limits and recruitment reform is vital for effective FE governance

The Weston College pay scandal should be a wake-up call that governance needs improvement

Jessica Hill
Perry Perrott
Opinion

We need to learn lessons from Weston debacle before we move on

The Weston College scandal damaged trust in FE, but it also forced a reckoning on governance. With compliance under...

Jessica Hill
Ian Valvona
Governance

Governor recruitment is a challenge – but with solutions 

Recruiting skilled and diverse governors is one of the biggest challenges facing FE colleges today

Jessica Hill
Rob Lawson