Deepen your understanding of key corporate governance practices and dynamics for independent school boards and councils. Facilitated by professionals with governance experience, our blended and interactive School Governance Course offers Modules 4 to 6 in a face to face full day workshop.

Module 4: Financial Reporting – Understand why financial literacy is a fundamental requirement for any governing body member, and learn about balance sheets, income and cash flow statements and how they relate to one another.

Module 5: Monitoring Financial Performance – Develop competency in guiding a school’s financial performance by interpreting financial ratios and understanding the budgeting process with a specific emphasis on the prohibition to trade while insolvent.

Module 6: Executive Oversight and Development – Develop competency in assessing, overseeing and reviewing the performance of the Principal/CEO and understand the different roles the governing body performs with respect to the school’s most senior executive.

Australian Professional Standards for Principals:

• Leading the management of the school