Work out when a working party is the best solution
Some problems or tasks that governors/trustees need to work on can be impractical for the full board to tackle together. Also, if your board uses the circle model of governance, you may not have committees set up to think about certain areas more deeply. This is where a working party can help.
Working parties:
- Are usually formed with 3 or 4 governors
- Have very narrow responsibilities
- Meet to discuss a specific topic, and report its findings to the board
- Don't have any decision-making responsibilities themselves
You might use a working party to, for example:
Once you've decided a working party is the best solution, you'll need to put together your terms of reference to