unfolded in real time, not rely on retrospective
accounts of participants. As we began our
analysis, a number of key themes emerged that
we thought, and the Impact Group told us, were
important. The role of the board in developing
strategy; the pre-eminence of risk management
and determinants of risk culture; practices of
accountability; how the board approaches issues
of equality and diversity and how this relates to
the way the learner is perceived; the role of the
governance professional; relationships between
board and management; the role of the student
governor; and how online board meetings
impact on the work of the board. In this
report, we present our findings on these issues.
No doubt there is much else we could have
focused on and we will continue our analysis
beyond the official end of the project at the
end of September, 2021.
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