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Induction to Higher Education Governance for new Governors

This one-day event provides an opportunity for new Governors to come together to understand their roles and responsibilities as members of the governing body.

This event provides an opportunity for new governors to come together to understand their roles and responsibilities as members of the governing body.

Participants will consider:

  • the policy landscape
  • the student experience
  • the delineation between governance and management
  • higher education regulation
  • how best to hit the ground running as an effective governor. 

Booking Information

GDP Induction to HE Governance for New Governors 1

13 October 2022

Booking information

GDP Induction to HE Governance for New Governors 2

3 May 2023

Booking information

Governor Induction programme endorsement from Deborah Streatfield

Programme

09.30am   Welcome and introductions - Aaron Porter, Advance HE

09.50am   What new governors need to know about the higher education policy environment

10.30am   Students' experience - Paul Ashwin, Professor of Higher Education, Lancaster University

11.00am   Break

11.05am   Understanding the role and responsibilities of a higher education governor - Clare Hornsby, Head of Corporate Governance, University of Essex

11.45am   Governance in HE (size of GBs, survey results) - Aaron Porter, Advance HE

12.00pm   Panel of governors

12.30pm   Wrap up & close

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Aaron Porter

Associate Director (Governance)
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Advance HE
AP
Aaron leads on Advance HE governance activity through the delivery of our national Governor Development Programme which engages with around 900 governors across the UK on an annual basis. He has extensive experience leading reviews of over 25 governing boards. Aaron was previously President of the National Union of Students (NUS) and also chair of trustees for the organisation.

Paul Ashwin

Professor of Higher Education and Head of the Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University
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Lancaster University
Paul Ashwin
Paul Ashwin is Professor of Higher Education and Head of the Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University. He is Deputy Director of the Centre for Global Higher Education, an ESRC-funded research centre involving 10 international universities. Paul’s research is focused on the educational role of higher education. His book, ‘Transforming University Education: A Manifesto’ (2020), argues for a focus on the educational, rather than economic, purposes of university degrees in order to understand their transformational impact on students and societies. He is also the lead author on Reflective Teaching in Higher Education (2015, 2020) written by an international team to support the development of research-informed university teaching.
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Rachel Hewitt HEPI

Three key lessons for new governors

Rachel Hewitt, HEPI’s Director of Policy and Advocacy, advises new governors on how to navigate the policy environment
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"I'm new to the sector so it was a great introduction to the differences and similarities in governance"

Beverly Shears, Independent governor, De Montfort University