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
Colleges, Governance

Let’s rethink what financial sustainability means for FE   

Colleges typically spend just 52% of income on teaching, support and admin and cost cuts have reached their limit

Jessica Hill
Nick Pidgeon
Governance

FE’s reputation on the line: learning from Weston governance failures

The damning FE commissioner report on Weston College revealed shocking lack of transparency in senior pay and governance. For...

Jessica Hill
David Hughes
Governance

FE governance leads the way—It’s time to say it out loud

Higher education is learning from our example but we mustn’t let gains from hard work slip away

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
Governance

College governance must play a key role in the AI revolution

Colleges need to implement robust oversight over the use of AI to effectively lead in this revolution

Jessica Hill
Jenny Pharo
Governance

The importance of governors in setting the tone for a college

A myriad of rightly-sounded notes add up to the symphony that is organisational culture

JL Dutaut
Ian Valvona
Governance

When to flex your governance arrangements – and how to do it

Why your college should consider governance innovation in response to specific circumstances – even if it doesn’t fit your...

JL Dutaut
Ian Valvona and Melissa Drayson