Governor Training Courses

We offer a number of courses ideally suited for governors.  These courses are to give governors an understanding of what is expected of them and also give them the tools to be more effective in their schools.  Please use the ‘book now’ tab to access our online sign-up system.

We are currently delivering all training by Zoom.  Our Zoom protocols are here: LDBS Zoom Governor Training Protocols.

The list of courses below is updated regularly, so do remember to check back.  You will be notified by email if a course is cancelled due to lack of participant uptake. 

If you have a question about any of these courses, please email us.

For a full list of all our courses through the year can be accessed on our: courses page

An online booking link: ‘Book now‘ is next to each course description.

We will not be hosting training in person at Causton Street until the social distancing restrictions are lifted.

 

We will be holding a couple of twilight sessions over the Autumn and Spring terms – please see the calendars below to sign up.

AUTUMN TERM 2021: September
Date	Time	Course Name	Location
13 Sep 2021	9am – 3.45pm	Safer Recruitment	via zoom	Book now
16 Sep 2021	10am – 3.30pm	Induction for New Governors	via zoom	Book now
24 Sep 2021	9am – 3.30pm	Leading in Partnership (for Heads or Deputy/Assistant Heads along with their Chair or Vice Chair)	via zoom	Book now
30 Sep 2021	10am – 12.30pm	Clerking in a Church of England Voluntary Aided school	via zoom	Book now
October
5 Oct 2021	1.30pm – 4pm	Headteacher Performance Management – the role of the governors	via zoom	Book now
7 Oct 2021	1.30pm – 4pm	Governors’ HR Responsibilities and STPCD	via zoom	Book now
13 Oct 2021	2pm – 4pm	Introduction to the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF) (Governors only)	via zoom	Book now
14 Oct 2021	2pm – 3pm	SIAMS: A brief overview for school leaders (Heads and SLTs only) – (course delivered by Grow Education Partners)		Book now
14 Oct 2021	6pm – 7pm (twilight session)	Strategic Financial Planning 1: Understanding your school’s pay policy (topic 1 of 6)	via zoom	Book now
19 Oct 2021	2pm – 4pm	Safeguarding Children – the governors’ role	via zoom	Book now
21 Oct 2021	1.30pm – 4pm	New Chairs of Governors	via zoom	Book now
November
2 Nov 2021	10am – 12.30pm	Governors’ HR Panel Hearings	via zoom	Book now
4 Nov 2021	5pm – 6.15pm (twilight session)	An Overview of the SIAMS Schedule (Governors only)	via zoom	Book now
9 Nov 2021	9.30am – 12.30pm	Mental Health First Aid Training (pay-for course delivered by Grow Education Partners) – Governors only need to book on session 1		Book now
16 Nov 2021	10am – 12noon	Making Sense of SECONDARY School Performance Data	via zoom	Book now
December
1 Dec 2021	9am – 3.45pm	Safer Recruitment	via zoom	Book now
7 Dec 2021	10am – 12.30pm	Parents’ and Carers’ Complaints to Governors	via zoom	Book now
16 Dec 2021	6pm – 7pm (twilight session)	Strategic Financial Planning 2: Creative collaboration through shared school organisational models (topic 2 of 6)	via zoom	Book now

 

 

It may be likely that some of the SPRING TERM governor training sessions will also need to be held remotely via Zoom due to social distancing restrictions.  At the moment, will be holding all but one governor training sessions remotely via Zoom.
We are keeping a close watch on the pandemic guidelines and will make a final decision by the end of the October half term.
We will also be updating our training topics schedule, so please check this page regularly in the weeks ahead.

SPRING TERM 2022: January
Date	Time	Course Name	Location
11 Jan 2022	6pm – 7pm (twilight session)	Strategic Financial Planning 3: Staff reorganisations (topic 3 of 6)	via zoom	Book now
20 Jan 2022	10am – 3.30pm	Induction for New Governors	via zoom	Book now
February
8 Feb 2022	10am – 12noon	Governors with Responsibility for SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability)	via zoom	Book now
22 Feb 2022	6pm – 8pm (twilight session)	New Chairs of Governors	via zoom	Book now
28 Feb 2022	10am – 12noon	Valuing All God’s Children – an overview for Governors	via zoom	Book now
March
7 Mar 2022	6pm – 7pm (twilight session)	Strategic Financial Planning 4: Curriculum-oriented budgeting (topic 4 of 6)	via zoom	Book now
16 Mar 2022	1.30pm – 4pm	Governors’ HR Panel Hearings	Causton St.	Book now
17 Mar 2022	10am – 12noon	Monitoring Visits in Schools (Primary schools only)	via zoom	Book now
23 Mar 2022	9am – 3.45pm	Safer Recruitment	via zoom	Book now
30 Mar 2022	4.30pm – 6.30pm (twilight session)	Exclusions	via zoom	Book now

 

 

SUMMER TERM 2022: April
Date	Time	Course Name	Location
26 Apr 2022	6pm – 7pm (twilight session)	Strategic Financial Planning 5: Making the most of financial benchmarking dashboards and toolkits (topic 5 of 6)	via zoom	Book now
28 Apr 2022	1.30pm – 4pm	Parents’ and Carers’ Complaints to Governors	Causton St.	Book now
June
13 June 2022	6pm – 7pm (twilight session)	Strategic Financial Planning 6: Marketing, tendering, procurement and discovering new income/funding sources (topic 6 of 6)	via zoom	Book now