Governance professionals like clerks aren’t there to set the strategic direction of a college. But they can still create ripples of change, writes Lisa Farnhill
The role of a clerk was described as an “unseen strategic leader” in a paper by the Further Education Trust for Leadership.
In other words, the clerk might have a quiet yet forceful alternative standpoint. This includes influencing perspectives and challenge around equality, diversity and inclusion.
Although my perspective isn’t entirely unique, perhaps my experiences are.
I have witnessed and suffered acts of devastating inequality. I have stood up for myself, stood in alliance with marginalised co-workers, risked my own career progression and educated myself and my children about what is right and wrong. But I haven’t always got it right.
