Members’ Advisory Group
The Members’ Advisory Group (MAG) provides strategic advice to the Board and provides a channel by which the table tennis community can raise strategic issues.
The role of MAG
The Members’ Advisory Group (MAG) is a source of strategic advice to the Board on a broad range of issues relating to table tennis. Central to the role of MAG is improving two-way engagement between the Board and the wider table tennis community.
- To provide a source of expert advice to the Board on key strategic issues.
- To work with the Board to promote and uphold the shared values of Table Tennis England.
- To be consulted by the Board on key strategic initiatives and to raise major issues with the Board.
- To communicate with the Board following Members Advisory Group meetings and through regular meetings with the Chairman and Chief Executive as well as electronically.
- To be eligible to appoint up to two representatives to sit on the Nominations Committee.
- To work with the Board to provide the membership with information on any relevant matter, including when and why Members Advisory Group advice has not been followed.
- To work with the Board as ambassadors in promoting Table Tennis England and its strategy.
- To issue an Annual Review to the membership on the work undertaken by Members Advisory Group and its interaction with the Board.
- To establish sub-groups following due process reflecting the functional areas represented in Members Advisory Group and to work with them and any other advisers or advisory groups reflecting functional and members’ activities.
The advice that MAG provides to the Board is based in part on the knowledge and expertise of the individual Members. However, this advice also draws on input from the wider table tennis community or reflects the views of the table tennis community. The Board would need to provide their reasons and/or an explanation if they decide to reject MAG advice.
At its first meeting, MAG agreed to adopt a “project-based” approach to its role. Some topics to be considered by MAG will be suggested by the Board, some by MAG members themselves and some from the wider table tennis community.
MAG will work on some projects as one big team. However, for many projects, work will be carried out by small sub-teams or individuals as appropriate and depending on the skill set required.
MAG plans to do as much of its work online/virtually as is practicable. This will minimise the running costs of MAG.
Each year, MAG will issue an Annual Report to the TTE membership on the work it has undertaken and its interaction with the Board.
As well as submitting an Annual Report, quarterly updates will be published on the Table Tennis England website. You can read these here.
MAG has also set up a Facebook page to aid communication with the wider membership.
Please note, members seeking advice or who have a question or complaint should contact Table Tennis England directly via their usual contact or email us.
The MAG Terms of Reference and detailed Job Descriptions for its members can be downloaded below. There are between 12 and 18 members at any one time – 12 were originally appointed and there are currently 16 members.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The formation of a Members’ Advisory Group (MAG) was the main recommendation of the Independent Review Panel of Governance within Table Tennis England to improve Governance. The final report of the IRP is available here:
Yes, although members of MAG work with the Board as ambassadors in promoting table tennis, it is independent of the Board.
Members of MAG are all members of Table Tennis England. They were appointed through an open, transparent application process.
Improving the advice available to the Board and ensuring effective two-way engagement between the Board and the wider table tennis community will create a more effective, robust organisation that will be better placed to face the challenges of developing table tennis into the future.
MAG will be developing processes to enable it to engage effectively with all the different sectors of the table tennis community – players, clubs, leagues, counties, competitions organisers, coaches, umpires, schools etc.
MAG is part of the Governance structures of Table Tennis England. In particular, MAG is a source of strategic and operational advice to the Board on a broad range of issues relating to table tennis. Central to the role of MAG is improving two-way engagement between the Board and the wider table tennis community. The Board remains the final decision-making body within Table Tennis England.
The advice that MAG provides to the Board is based in part on the knowledge and expertise of the individual Members. However, this advice also draws on input from the wider table tennis community or reflects the views of the table tennis community. The Board would need to provide their reasons and/or an explanation if they decide to reject MAG advice.
The Terms of Reference for MAG can be found elsewhere on this page.
Members of MAG come from all parts of the table tennis community – including players, clubs, leagues & counties, coaches, umpires, schools.
A total of 12 MAG appointments were made following interviews with 26 short-listed candidates held over four days in early February 2019. There are currently 16 members of MAG and full details of the backgrounds of current members are here:
Members of MAG recognise the importance that is attached to the independence of MAG. Accordingly, members of MAG have fully affirmed that their approach to all issues will always be on the basis of what is in the long-term interest of table tennis.
Biographies of the members of MAG can be found by clicking here.
