About Ra Hamilton-Burns
Ra is a pro-active, self-motivating and experienced governance professional who provides a full service to plan and support the Board’s business to achieve maximum impact
- She is recognised as a proficient authority in FE audit and risk assurance, adept at creating, producing, and presenting programmes for the ETF governance initiative
- Has directed and managed the compliance and strategic development of governance in eleven FE colleges
- Skilled in policy development and management within both College and stakeholder contexts to maximise compliance and impact
- A proven team player on leadership teams designing and delivering impact for learners and for their communities
Professional memberships and skills
Chair and active member of the AoC London Clerks’ network
Chair and active member of the AoC London Clerks’ network
Chair and active member of the AoC London Clerks’ network
Ra attends ETF and AoC governance training and events and have been an AoC mentor for clerks for the past 14 years.
As a member of both the London and Eastern Region Governance Professionals' networks Ra is fortunate enough to share best practice with Governance Professional colleagues and to keep up-to-date with the never ending changes in FE.
Associate for Rockborn Associates, the ETF, and AoC
Chair and active member of the AoC London Clerks’ network
Chair and active member of the AoC London Clerks’ network
Ra is an Associate for Rockborn Associates, the ETF, and the AoC.
This has included a wide variety of projects including writing and designing the ETF Governance programme and design and delivery of the induction for new Governance Professionals training and other training modules
Mentoring and on-boarding support skills
Chair and active member of the AoC London Clerks’ network
Mentoring and on-boarding support skills
Sometimes people new in role just need someone to offer them context of why we have Boards in FE or remind them of some of the 'must dos'.
Ra offers confidential mentoring or support to recently appointed Chairs, CEOs, and Governance Professionals.
Accredited ETF Diversity in Leadership
Advisory Board member for SERCO training and skills
Mentoring and on-boarding support skills
Ra was lucky enough to attend the ETF diversity in leadership programme for organisational culture change for EDI. This supported a long held interest in how to really make diversity work in, and for Boards. How to go beyond visual diversity to harness opportunity and what makes real impact for the students.
Accredited Member of the Institute of Journalists
Advisory Board member for SERCO training and skills
Advisory Board member for SERCO training and skills
Advisory Board member for SERCO training and skills
Advisory Board member for SERCO training and skills
Advisory Board member for SERCO training and skills
IOD GP leadership programme - Level 6 cert FEGP
IOD GP leadership programme - Level 6 cert FEGP
IOD GP leadership programme - Level 6 cert FEGP
ICSA certificate in FE Governance
IOD GP leadership programme - Level 6 cert FEGP
IOD GP leadership programme - Level 6 cert FEGP