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HFL Governor and Trustee Conference 2024

Last updated on 08 October 2024
16 November 2024
9:30 - 14:30
Hertfordshire Development Centre

The HFL governance team are thrilled to announce our first face to face conference since November 2019.The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Moving Forward Together – working collaboratively to build resilience and strengthen practice’ and we invite you to book your FREE place.

Opening Keynote: Carole Bennett CEO – HFL Education
When the going gets tough....great Governors get going!
The context of effective school governance has never felt so challenging. Balancing challenge and support where there are significant funding gaps, a staff recruitment and retention crisis and a wellbeing crisis among staff and pupils can be a delicate tight rope. With record numbers of vacant Governor posts, school governance can feel like an uphill struggle. In this session that will focus on effective leading for change in challenging circumstances. Carole Bennett CEO of HFL Education will remind us of the value we can add in our roles of Governors, both individually and as a team and share some key lessons from her time as a leader in education around raising standards and enabling students and staff to flourish.

 

Closing Keynote: Dr Krish Kandiah - OBE Author, speaker and entrepreneur)
Dr Krish Kandiah OBE is a social entrepreneur, author and consultant. He is recognised as an expert in refugee resettlement, child welfare reform, educational innovation and civil society mobilisation. Krish has led the charge on mobilising civil society groups and churches as they have supported recent arrivals from Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Sudan. He is a regular advisor to government and was appointed by the Secretary of State for Education as the Chair of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board (2019-2021) where he brought strategic leadership to the finding of permanent loving families for children in the care system. He has helped to inspire and train thousands to care for vulnerable adults and children. 

 

Governing for Good: This interactive seminar equips school governors with the tools and strategies to create environments where every child thrives. Learn how to be a resilient, purposeful, and empowering leader who advocates for student success, navigates challenges with confidence, and drives positive change within your school.

The event is free to all Hertfordshire governors/trustees. Out of county governors whose setting subscribe to one or more of HFL Governance services are welcome to attend for free. 

Book a place on GovernorHub