governance good practice guide

stretch

There are occasions when a board needs to 'stretch' its organisation by challenging and improving what is put to it.

Below are typical questions that a board in 'stretch' mode may encounter.

• Can a strategic alliance for this be created?
• Is there a way to do this differently?
• Looking outwards across the FE system and studying in-house trends, how can improvements be made?
• Why isn't the organisation maximising this ...?
• How actively is the board involved in setting targets for the college?
• How realistic and challenging are the targets for student retention, achievement and success rates? Do these targets aim to drive up the quality of provision for learners?
• What are the college's priorities for improvement as identified in its quality improvement plan? Why have these been identified as priorities?