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Mark has been designated as a National Leader of Governance (NLG) by the NCTL and is the Chair of the L.E.A.D Academy Trust (MAT). He has been a governor in a range of education settings for over 15 years. In particular he has led his own school from a stand-alone maintained school to a single academy, then to become a sponsoring academy and ultimately to becoming a multi-academy trust. He has extensive experience of each stage of this evolution and an appreciation of the work involved to manage the process of change.
In his capacity as the chair of a large and fast-growing multi-academy trust over the last five years and professionally as an education lawyer, Mark is acutely aware of how rapidly the education sector landscape is changing and that this can sometimes be confusing and disorientating for those involved in the governance of education providers. Mark’s consultancy work as an NLG is focused on making a contribution by supporting, challenging and coaching chairs and their governing bodies so that they are able to confidently and proactively take control of their own destiny. He is particularly well placed to work with governors who are considering developing and evolving their governance structure to meet the challenges of the new education sector landscape, perhaps through formal collaborations with other schools and academies. Mark believes that this area will be one of the key strategic issues for governing bodies over the next five years and that grappling with this agenda will be critical if schools and academies are to be able to remain fit for the future.
In the first of what we hope will become a regular feature in Be Connected, Nick MacKenzie reviews what’s on the horizon for the education sector and briefly shares with you a number of themes.
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Traditionally there are many ways for schools to raise money for charity: bake sales, non-uniform days and throwing wet sponges at teachers.
After several years of negotiation the Department for Education (DfE) has released new precedent Articles of Association for Catholic multi-academy trusts (MATs).
Read about the governance experiences of CEOs and trustees in MATs of different sizes and gain advice and tips on building a great trust board.
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Mark Blois provides ‘clear advice’.
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Browne Jacobson LLP’s ‘excellent’ team, led by the ‘exceptional’ Mark Blois, provides ‘confidence-building advice’
Mark is praised as being 'very clued-up on the political agenda of education and reform.' Clients appreciate that he is 'quick to respond, thorough, accommodating and very supportive.'
Actively supported schools through a variety of areas including reviews of governance, delivering training, mentoring and coaching of Chairs and providing input to working parties looking at changes of status and structure.
Supported academies to meet the requirements of the Academies Financial Handbook and Governors’ Handbook including skills reviews, corporate structure and committee structure reviews.
The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) have announced that they successfully obtained an injunction shutting down the website “replacement-certificates.co.uk” which was offering counterfeit exam certificates for sale.
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The Browne Jacobson and ASCL School Leaders Survey 2016 has found that more school leaders than ever before (95%) see managing a reduced or stagnant budget as a priority over the next 12 months.
In examining what effective accountability looks like, Browne Jacobson’s report on the future of our school system (published this week) has highlighted the importance of local communities.
At a recent roundtable hosted by Browne Jacobson attended by key education sector stakeholders there was a real feeling that the regulatory system schools face “is not joined up at the moment”.
If you are thinking of academy conversion and becoming an independently managed, publicly funded school then make sure you use leading education sector lawyers to make your academy conversion a smooth and straightforward process.
Quickcall is our fixed fee annual support service provides you with immediate access to specialist advice when you need it most.
Browne Jacobson provides a range of HR Services for schools and academies tailored specifically to the needs of your school.
Whilst schools will be familiar with the traditional governor compliance issues, they may need support.
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