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School governor, amateur gardener, expert tea drinker, chocoholic.
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Sunday reflection:

“The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.” Socrates

“The only real ill-doing is the deprivation of knowledge.” Plato

#BigQuestions

#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social @sarahjchung.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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“The power of visibility can never be underestimated.” Margaret Cho. Does your community know who the governors are and what they do?

#BigQuestions

#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social @sarahjchung.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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“It's always best when everyone in the group is on the same page.” Dennis DeYoung

How do you build a cohesive board?

#BigQuestions

#UKEdGovs

@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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“AI is going to reshape every industry and every job.” Reid Hoffman.

Has your board had discussions on the use of AI in board meetings/classrooms?

#BigQuestions

#UKEdGovs

@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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“All great leaders choose great advisors, people they really trust for their governance.” Tom Payne

How can boards show appreciation for their governance professionals?

#BigQuestions #UKEdGovs

@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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“We want a society in which everyone enjoys equal rights and opportunities; education is the means.” Quaid-e-Azam
Muhammad Ali Jinnah

How can boards best monitor inclusion and equity? #BigQuestions

#UKEdGovs

@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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“I touch the future. I teach.” Christa McAuliffe

Teachers are our greatest asset. How can the board monitor and ensure their wellbeing?

#BigQuestions

#UKEdGovs

@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Today’s #BigQuestion is from Rebecca Blackwood who asks

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." Albert Einstein

If you treated your governance role like a scientist treats a hypothesis, what would you test next? #UKEdGovs
November 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Just got the latest one. Can’t wait to get stuck into it.
October 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
5naureen.bsky.social
Today’s #BigQuestions is from Jacqueline Rodden.

"It's not the things themselves that disturb us but our judgements about them" Epictetus

How do we ensure our decisions are sound?

#UKEdGovs

@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Came across this today. I still remember enjoying these two talks in particular
@missmc.bsky.social How much control does govt and SoS actually have on education? How has this changed? @jonathansimons.bsky.social
The only worse thing than politics in education is politics not in education. 1/2
October 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Today’s #BigQuestions is from Jacqueline Rodden.

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”Benjamin Franklin

What have been your most effective ways to engage governors with their own CPD?

#UKEdGovs

@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
5naureen.bsky.social
Today’s #BigQuestions is from Jacqueline Rodden.

"If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance" George B Shaw
How do we manage the emotions surrounding an Ofsted inspection?
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Dedicated to all those who govern our schools.

“Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.” Sherry Anderson

#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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“I don't have any magical ability. I look at a problem, play with it, work out a strategy.”
Terence Tao

How can boards work well with the exec leaders to work out a strategy to solve a problem?

#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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“Culture makes all men gentle.” Menander (Greek playwright).

How can boards monitor the culture of their schools?

#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” Socrates

What approach does your board take towards Governor CPD?

#BigQuestions

#UKEdGovs

@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
5naureen.bsky.social
“Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.”
Sophocles

How do boards ensure that the decisions they take are safe?

#BigQuestions #UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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“Trustees and governors
are, in my view, the unsung
heroes of the system.” @carter59.bsky.social

How can we ensure these unsung heroes know they are valued? #BigQuestions #UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @zaki-m.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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“#Leadership isn’t about being the best; it is about bringing the best out of your team.” Eric Partaker

How can chairs and VCs bring the best of everyone around the board table? #BigQuestions #NolanPrinciples

#UKEdGovs

@sambuller.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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“The very spring and root of #honesty and virtue lie in good education.” Plutarch

How can boards monitor and evaluate character education in their schools?

#BigQuestions #NolanPrinciples

#UKEdGovs

@sambuller.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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“There's just some magic in truth and honesty and #openness.” Frank Ocean

How do you decide what goes into your confidential minutes?

#BigQuestions #NolanPrinciples

#BigQuestions #NolanPrinciples
#UKEdGovs
@sambuller.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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“As a journalist, you want to try to maintain that #objectivity and detachment.” Susanna Reid

How do trustees/governors ensure objectivity when scrutinising information received from school leaders? #BigQuestions #NolanPrinciples #UKEdGovs
September 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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“One of the truest tests of #integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.” Chinua Achebe

How do you ensure any conflicts of interests there may be are managed well?

#BigQuestions #NolanPrinciples
#UKEdGovs
@sambuller.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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“With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.” Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

How do we ensure that new recruits to the board understand #selflessness and act in the interest of pupils and other stakeholders? #BigQuestions
August 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM