• Stephen McAndrew

  Stephen McAndrew is an experienced consultant and advisor who works with charities, public services and businesses to understand and manage the risks that they face. He spent 10 years developing and implementing risk management and patient safety programmes in the NHS in the UK, and state health and care systems in Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. For over twelve years he has served as a trustee of a number of charities where he has successfully applied risk management to improving safety, quality, sustainability and organisational resilience. He is currently a trustee of Rethink Mental Illness.  

09:30	SESSION 1 Risk Management for Trustees Introductions Understanding your needs and aspirations Introduction to Risk and Risk Management What is Risk? What is Risk Management? The Human Factor Why and how things go wrong … and right
11:00	BREAK
11:30	SESSION 2 Risk Management for Charitable Boards Defining your Risk Universe Defining your Risk Appetite Building and Using your Risk Register Risk Taking and Decision Making Building Resilience in your organisation
13:00	BREAK
13:30	SESSION 3 Workshop
14:30	BREAK
15:00	SESSION 4 Risk Management for Charities and Charitable Trustees Accountability and “Ownership” Risks related to Trusteeship Governance and Compliance Risks Strategic Risk Regulatory Risk Reputational Risk Charities and Risk Q&A Wrap Up
16:30	END

This course was full of useful information and a good foundation for future board action.
John Watkins, trustee, CLC International

Great course, great presenter, great location
Wayne Weedon, trustee, Carers Trust Cambridgeshire

Pitched perfectly for me. Excellent knowledge and delivery. Workshop scenarios had us put learning into practice
Rob Dance, trustee & treasurer, Wild Oxfordshire

Engaging and very interesting useful content, workshop was great
Roberta Cole, trustee, KCIL

Very informative and presented in a manner which was practical and relevant
Patrick Stewart, trustee, Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance Trust

A very good combination of theory and practical exercises
Jennie Collins, trustee, World Vision UK

Course could have been quite dull – brought alive by examples of great interest
Jan Warren, trustee, Motor Neurone Disease Association

Good pace, appropriate material and plenty of opportunity to ask pertinent questions. All trustees should attend this course as an introduction or refresher to their role.
June Gates, CEO, Sebastian’s Action Trust

Having just moved out of managing risk in the business world, I found this course excellent to put this into a third sector context. Very relevant and enjoyable.
Andrew Kerswill, chair, Heathrow Community Fund

Excellent course covered all the subjects I wanted to cover – all in a day and perfect timing for me
Carol Riddington, trustee, The Grange Centre

Well-delivered with applicable examples
Kulsoum Yusuf, chair, Karma Nirvana

A great introduction to risk management
Mark Parsons, trustee, World Vision UK

(prices exc VAT)

Governance & Leadership subscriber - £195
Standard rate - £235
Non-charity Governance & Leadership subscriber- £300
Non-charity delegate- £400

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