Wed, 16 Sep 2026, 18:30 – 20:00 | Virtual (Microsoft Teams) @

Leading an Effective Meeting – Taking on the Role of the Chair

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Overview

With the vast breadth of strategic responsibilities sitting on the shoulders of the Governing Board, Board meetings often have long agendas, with a great deal to be accomplished in a short space of time.

This session gives participants an opportunity to reflect on the effectiveness of their meetings and outline a number of tools and techniques to support them in leading well-planned and structured committee and board meetings.This course is suitable for chairs, vise chairs and chairs of committees.

This training is non-chargeable for those schools who have purchased an annual training contract with Croydon Education Partnership Governance.

Description

This development session will assist Trustees and Governors’ development of all the key competencies within the Governance Competency Framework.

Booking Information

To Book: Please log in to / using your email address and previously provided password. A place must be booked beforehand in order to be able to attend the training session. Those delegates who have booked a place by 5pm on the day before the session will receive, via an email, a Microsoft Teams meeting link which will be needed to join the session. To ensure the security of the virtual meeting, Clerks who have not booked and not been sent the link will not be allowed to join the training session. All courses should be booked via our portal. Click ‘Book Now’ to log in and secure your place. If you do not have a user account for our portal please contact educationgovernance@croydon.gov.uk with the completed new user request form (found below) or call 020 8241 5486. For those Governors whose schools have purchased a training contract with CEP Governance, attendance at these sessions will be at no additional charge; Governors whose school have not purchased a CEP Governance training contract are warmly welcome to attend our virtual sessions for a fee of £135 per delegate per session.

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Contacts

For a quotation tailored to your requirements, please contact EducationGovernance@croydon.gov.uk

Course Information

Wed, 16 Sep

2026, 18:30 – 20:00 | Virtual (Microsoft Teams)

Trainer: Kim Taylor

Provider Information

Governance

To Book: Please log in to / using your email address and previously provided password. A place must be booked beforehand in order to be able to attend the training session. Those delegates who have booked a place by 5pm on the day before the session will receive, via an email, a Microsoft Teams meeting link which will be needed to join the session. To ensure the security of the virtual meeting, Clerks who have not booked and not been sent the link will not be allowed to join the training session. All courses should be booked via our portal. Click ‘Book Now’ to log in and secure your place. If you do not have a user account for our portal please contact educationgovernance@croydon.gov.uk with the completed new user request form (found below) or call 020 8241 5486. For those Governors whose schools have purchased a training contract with CEP Governance, attendance at these sessions will be at no additional charge; Governors whose school have not purchased a CEP Governance training contract are warmly welcome to attend our virtual sessions for a fee of £135 per delegate per session.

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