Well the gauntlet for July 2025 is set and I've decided that my next fundraiser will be @macmillancancer & all our loved ones we've lost or are fighting cancer. Check out my @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! ♥️ #JustGiving

@jmrodden @IGovS1 @HoyleRosemary @AlRicNLG @neilayates @Aizenay95 @lisaellenjames @UKGovChat @5Naureen So lucky to have so many peers and colleagues who've inspired me along my governance journey...I keep saying, but on the shoulders of giants is where I sit ❤️

@jmrodden @IGovS1 @HoyleRosemary @AlRicNLG @neilayates @Aizenay95 @lisaellenjames @UKGovChat @5Naureen 💯 - always say that there's no community without a school and no school without a community...both must hear and be the voice for the other.

@jmrodden @IGovS1 @HoyleRosemary @AlRicNLG @neilayates @Aizenay95 @lisaellenjames @UKGovChat @5Naureen For me, the 1st q is what is poverty in our setting? Resources required to support emotionally poor learners can impact as much as physical ones. In my experience, many GBs have not stopped to think about this in terms of long term budget and staffing considerations.

RT @jmrodden: @5Naureen @AlRicNLG @melaniemay04 @Aizenay95 @LMN_Jayne @janeedminson A good clerk is essential! Listening to them, involving…

@5Naureen @AlRicNLG @jmrodden @Aizenay95 @LMN_Jayne @janeedminson @IGovS1 @Vickisticks So important to annually review performance and use that to plan the now what. We should always be looking to see how we can improve and grow so our children and school teams have the direction needed for day to day.

“Innovation does not entail having new ideas, but rather getting rid of old beliefs.” – Bertrand Piccard How do GBs ensure the past doesn't impact strategy in moving forward? #BigQuestions @AlRicNLG @5Naureen @jmrodden @Aizenay95 @LMN_Jayne @janeedminson @IGovS1 @Vickisticks

"What exactly was the difference? He wondered to himself. And who decided which people wore the striped pajamas and which people wore the uniforms?" John Boyne What is the governance role in ethical education? #BigQuestions @AlRicNLG @IGovS1 @5Naureen @jmrodden @Aizenay95

"That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing." - Martin Luther King, Jr. #Sundayreflections #BigQuestions #visiblegovernance #EducationForAll @AlRicNLG @IGovS1 @5Naureen @jmrodden @LMN_Jayne @janeedminson

“Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” Theodore Levitt Why are creativity and innovation important skills for school governance? #BigQuestions @AlRicNLG @IGovS1 @5Naureen @jmrodden @neilayates @LMN_Jayne @Aizenay95 @lisajaneSmith1 @Vickisticks

@janeedminson @AlRicNLG @IGovS1 @5Naureen @jmrodden @Aizenay95 @LMN_Jayne At the @NAGASnews conf last year, we heard from @Abdulchohan about the amazing but simple way of using IT in classrooms that fulfils both innovation for now & tomorrow through his work with @Showbie...so shows what the future could be...even a luddite like me was convinced!

@dogpaws23 @GovPurple @AlRicNLG @loopylou0907 @clairect11 @LMN_Jayne @luppyloulou @RichardMEllam @IGovS1 @NGAMedia @NAGASnews As I said in a conversation earlier this week, I've only got to where I am today standing on the shoulders of others who've helped me and spurred me on...the thanks is all mine to give to you all xx

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"Research is formalised curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose." - Zora Neale Hurston How do we as governors use professional curiosity to form & fulfill our strategic purpose? #BigQuestions @AlRicNLG @IGovS1 @5Naureen @jmrodden @Aizenay95 @janeedminson

@Vickisticks @AlRicNLG @5Naureen @jmrodden @Aizenay95 Not helpful I know but that just made me giggle 🤭🤭

@janeedminson @NAGASnews @clairect11 @GovServicesNL @learnsheffield @Leeds_Learning @YorkGovernors @LMN_Jayne @SBWgovernance @Janie26 @AlRicNLG @BarnsleyGA @5Naureen @jmrodden I'm assuming the DfE have done a soft launch so any glitches, confusion, etc can be ironed out once users start feeding back.

@janeedminson @NAGASnews @clairect11 @GovServicesNL @learnsheffield @Leeds_Learning @YorkGovernors @LMN_Jayne @SBWgovernance @Janie26 @AlRicNLG @BarnsleyGA @5Naureen @jmrodden Looks like it @janeedminson - as GIAS is a secure site, anyone using a Gov Service, independent or LA, the school should be managing the site I would hope!