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 most of our training via 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 be holding a couple of twilight sessions over the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms – please see the calendars below to sign up.

SIAMS Training for Headteachers/SLTs: Please refer to the Grow Education Partners SIAMS courses here.

AUTUMN TERM 2021: September
Date	Time	Course Name	Location
October
19 Oct 2021	2pm – 4pm	Safeguarding Children – the governors’ role	via zoom	Registration is now closed
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 for Governors of the SIAMS Inspection Schedule (Governors only)	via zoom	Book now
9 Nov 2021	9.30am – 12.30pm	Mental Health First Aid Training (x4 sessions) (pay-for course delivered by Grow Education Partners)		Book now
16 Nov 2021	10am – 12noon	Making Sense of SECONDARY School Performance Data	via zoom	Book now
17 Nov 2021	10am – 12.30pm	Governors’ HR Responsibilities and STPCD	via zoom	Book now
26 Nov 2021	9am – 3.30pm	Leading in Partnership (for Heads or Deputy/Assistant Heads along with their Chair or Vice Chair)	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

 

 

 At the moment, will be holding all but one governor training session via zoom for each of the SPRING and SUMMER terms.

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
May
3 May 2022	2pm – 4pm	Making Sense of SECONDARY School Performance Data	via zoom	Book now
17 May 2022          and              18 May 2022	5pm – 7pm (twilight sessions)	Induction for New Governors  (x2 twilight sessions) – you will need to sign up to both sessions to get the full benefit of the training	via zoom	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