The Handbook of Training 2017-2018

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The Handbook of Training for Governors, PRU Managers and Trustees

2017-2018 B

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3 Welcome 6 Bookings 7 Being a CPD Leader 7 NGA Learning Link 8 Certificate of Governor Competence & Commitment 8 Whole Governing Board Training 10 SECTION 1: FUNDAMENTAL GOVERNANCE 11 FG1: Welcome to Governance 12 FG2: Safeguarding for Governors 13 FG3A: The Fundamentals of Academy Finance 14 FG3M: The Fundamentals of Maintained School Finance 15 FG4: Understanding Performance Management 16 FG5: My First Ofsted 17 FG6: Educational Performance Information: What is Available and How Do We Use It? 18 FG7: The Governors Role in Monitoring and Evaluation 19 SECTION 2: ADVANCED GOVERNANCE 20 AG1: The Governors Strategic Role in School Improvement 21 AG2: Safeguarding Now; An Update on Responsibilities 22 AG3: Being an Effective Chair and Leader of Governance 23 AG4: Effective Headteacher Performance Management 24 AG5: Preparing for Ofsted 25 AG6: Handling and Resolving Complaints 26 SECTION 3: NAMED GOVERNANCE 27 NG1: Named Governor for Safeguarding 28 NG2: Named Governor for SEND 29 NG3: Named Governor for Health & Safety 30 SECTION 4: CURRENT GOVERNANCE 31 CG1: Termly Locality Briefings 32 CG2: Termly Governor Seminars 33 Venue Information 34 Training Planner 2017/18 56 Contact Us 2 Welcome

Hello and welcome to the 2017/18 Handbook of Training.

If you are new to governance it can seem a daunting task and if you are experienced, you will know how quickly the educational landscape and role of governors can change. This is why here at Schools’ Choice Governor Services we offer a robust training package designed to support and empower you to govern effectively in your schools, academies and PRUs.

Governance, and the training and development that governors undertake, is becoming increasingly more high profile. In the Improving Governance report published by Ofsted in December 2016 it was stated that Ofsted will:

‘report more robustly on the extent to which governors are committed to their own professional development in order to secure sustained improvements in governance practices’.

Our training courses are designed and reviewed frequently to help governors, PRU managers and academy board members meet and surpass the high expectations placed on them.

All of our courses, unless otherwise stated, are suitable for governors of maintained schools, academies and PRU managers– the focus of our training is what makes governance outstanding irrespective of school type.

We have made a number of changes to the training programme for the 2017/18 academic year to support you to better target your training and to allow your boards to be more flexible.

The training courses we have in place for the coming year are all new or have been updated to be directly linked to the 3 core functions of governance as defined by the Department for Education and their Competency Framework for Governance. This will better support you to select what courses to attend as a result of your skills audits and keeps us in line with national expectations.

3 We have also separated our courses into 4 categories to support you when it comes to selecting what courses to attend:

1. Fundamental Governance For new governors to help them get up to speed with what is expected of governors in 2017/18 focussing on the three core functions of governance as defined by the Department for Education.

2. Advanced Governance For Chairs and experienced governors or governors looking to further develop their knowledge and understanding. These courses build on the fundamental courses to expand governors’ knowledge on areas such of Ofsted inspections and Headteacher Performance Management or, introduce new areas, that more experienced governors are likely to be involved with such as handling and resolving complaints.

3. Named Governance These select courses are predominantly for those governors with named responsibility for SEND, Health & Safety and Safeguarding. We are delighted to be able to offer the Named Safeguarding Governor training as part of our governor training subscription offer this year.

4. Current Governance These sessions will address any new priorities or legislation that is issued over the course of the year as well as being responsive to your needs. If you would like any topics addressed at these sessions, please do let us know.

4 Alongside the new offer of training in this handbook we have also made positive changes to our in-house whole governing body training offer for subscribing schools. In recognition that it can be challenging to travel to our face to face training courses and that each governing board faces its own unique circumstance subscribing schools are now entitled to two in-house training courses as part of the subscription over the course of their respective financial years. See page 8 for further information about whole governing board training.

As well as the above changes we are still delighted to be able to offer to subscribing schools access to over 50 online learning modules via the National Governance Association Learning Link which was launched in the summer of 2017. See page 7 for further information about the Learning Link.

If you have any suggestions for future courses or seminar sessions or any comments regarding current courses, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please email us via [email protected]

All of the training detailed in this handbook is free to attend for schools that subscribe to the School’s Choice Governor Training service. If your school doesn’t subscribe but would like to or, if you just want to attend a one off course, please email [email protected] for a quote.

We hope that these changes to the service are beneficial to you and we look forward to seeing you at training in the future.

The Schools’ Choice Governor Training Team.

5 Bookings

Bookings for Core Programme courses can be made via Schools’ Choice CPD Online http://cpd.schoolschoice.org/ and searching by date, course code or a keyword.

If you have not used the online system before you will need to create a “New User” account.

If you already have an account on this system, you can continue to use your existing username and password. If you have forgotten either/both of these, then just click on “Forgotten login details”.

We recognise that an online system will not work for everybody so, the Schools’ Choice Governor Services team, will still be able to make bookings for individuals and contact details are below.

The training programme can also be found on the governor pages of the Schools’ Choice website: https://www.schoolschoice.org/Governor-Services

Please note: courses for which fewer than 8 governors have booked may be subject to cancellation.

If it is more convenient for you to attend training in another area of the county, that is easily arranged and you will be most welcome.

Offices: Endeavour House (B2/F3), 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX Telephone (01473) 263977 E-mail [email protected]

West Suffolk House, Western Way, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3YU Telephone (01284) 758783 E-mail [email protected]

If, having booked, you find you are unable to attend; you may be able to ask another governor from your school to go in your place. If this is not possible, please email or call governor services or a no-show fee may be charged to your school.

6 Being a CPD Leader

One of the additional benefits to using the online booking system is that a governor can be set up as the CPD Leader for the governing board. Being a CPD Leader means that you can download and view training information for the governing board at any time and you can also make bookings on behalf of your colleagues.

We recommend that the Link or Chair of Governors have this access as well as your governing board clerk if you employ one outside of the Schools’ Choice clerking service but it can be assigned to any number of people on the governing board.

If you would like to be a CPD Leader for your governing board please email [email protected] with your name and the governing board you serve on. NGA Learning Link

NGA Learning Link provides users with access to over fifty modules curated by NGA’s expert team of policy and information specialists. Modules are comprehensive and cover a range of governance-related topics including: strategy, team work, assessment, staffing, financial oversight, elements of effective governance, compliance and collaboration to name a few.

The service was launched in the summer of 2017 and is free to access for those boards who subscribe to the Schools’ Choice Governor Training package.

Those governors who had previously registered and accessed GEL training should have had their records migrated across to the new platform. Those who have not previously registered can do so by visiting https://nga.vc-enable.co.uk/

7 Certificate of Governor Competence & Commitment We are keen to help new governors contribute effectively as soon as possible to the work of their schools and to recognise the commitment of governors to training which is why we have introduced the Certificate of Governor Competence & Commitment.

For a governor to receive their certificate of competence they must attend our four recommended courses (FG1; FG2; FG3 and FG4) over a period of 12 months and then send us evidence in the way of a facilitator’s signature that you attended. For new governors, a form is included in their welcome pack from Schools Choice. If you are an existing governor who would like to attend these courses and receive the certificate or a new governor who did not receive the form in your pack, please email [email protected] and request a copy be sent to you. Whole Governing Board Training

All schools, academies and PRUs who subscribe to governor training are entitled to two whole governing board training sessions per financial year.

For many, this often proves to be the most effective form of training because the topic is selected by the board and tailored to their needs. An increasing number of governing boards are using this opportunity to train staff and governors together.

Governing boards are invited to discuss their requirements with the Governor Services team or the Governor Training Manager.

Among the more frequently requested courses are:

• Governance Today: Current Priorities and Expectations • SMSC & British Values • Online Safety • Your School Website • Succession Planning: Future Proofing the Board • Becoming an Academy • Preparing for Ofsted

8 • Advanced Finance for the Finance Committee • Effectively Using & Monitoring the Pupil Premium • Interpreting the Data • Effective Governance • The Role of the Pupil Discipline Committee

Governor Services welcome requests from pairs or groups of governing boards who would like to join together for a training session.

We are particularly keen to promote and accommodate training for governing boards within clusters, pyramids and multi-academy trusts. By holding such a session, we can ensure that key messages, good practice and information is being shared across schools and Trusts as well as providing governors with the opportunity to network with neighbours and fellow Trust schools. This can also be an efficient and cost effective way for boards to receive a number of training courses locally on areas that they have identified as being ones for development.

We can also try to accommodate requests for training sessions that are delivered in our core programme. We ask that as many governors as possible attend these sessions in order that governors have an opportunity to network with their neighbouring schools.

Schools can purchase additional whole governing board training sessions via the Schools’ Choice e-store http://estore.schoolschoice.org/estore/route

9 Section 1: Fundamental Governance

The next few pages contain details of our fundamental governance courses. These courses are designed for new governors looking to establish a knowledge of the expectations of governors and understand their role in delivering the three core functions of governance which are:

1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction; 2. Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and 3. Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.

The courses in this section are:

FG1 – Welcome to Governance: New Governor Induction Training FG2 – Safeguarding for Governors FG3 – The Fundamentals of School Finance FG4 – Understanding Performance Management FG5 – My First Ofsted FG6 – Educational Performance Information: What is Available and How Do We Use It? FG7 – The Governors Role in Monitoring and Evaluation

As this is the fundamental programme we strongly recommend that all seven courses are attended. This will enable new governors to feel confident in their role as leaders and managers.

10 Welcome to Governance: New FG1: Governor Induction Training

Suitable for: All new governors who have not previously attended governor training. New governors should endeavour to attend this training during the first school term of their appointment/election. We also welcome bookings for prospective governors looking to more fully understand the role prior to appointment. This course would also be suitable for those governors who feel they would benefit from a whole day refresher course. Competency Link:

Strategic Leadership & Accountability and the three core functions of governance. Course Content:

The purpose of the programme is to enable new governors to contribute as quickly and effectively as possible in supporting their schools to raise standards of educational achievement. It has been designed in modules focusing on the three key roles: introduction to governance, the strategic role and ensuring accountability.

Autumn Term 2017 Thursday 28th September Wingfield Barns 9.30AM Tuesday 10th October The Ashley School 9.30AM Wednesday 15th November Priory School 9.30AM Monday 4th December David Lloyd Leisure 9.30AM Spring Term 2018 Wednesday 17th January Wingfield Barns 9.30AM Monday 29th January West Suffolk House 9.30AM Tuesday 27th February Riverside 9.30AM Thursday 22nd March David Lloyd Leisure 9.30AM

Summer Term 2018 Monday 30th April Wingfield Barns 9.30AM Tuesday 22nd May West Suffolk House 9.30AM Thursday 28th June David Lloyd Leisure 9.30AM Wednesday 11th July Riverside 9.30AM

Please see page 33 for venue information 11 FG2: Safeguarding for Governors

Suitable for: All governors. We strongly encourage all governors to undertake this course or to arrange for it to be held as an in-house training session. Competency Link:

Accountability and Compliance. Course Content:

It is important that all governors have an understanding of the requirements for safeguarding in their setting. This course will make governors more confident about their role in ensuring their setting has safeguarding arrangements that meet statutory requirements. Attendees will leave knowing how to manage and lead their setting in meeting the requirements, feel more confident in their role and know how best to challenge and monitor their setting in meeting its statutory requirements.

Autumn Term 2017 Tuesday 26th September One 6PM Thursday 12th October Howard Primary School 6PM Wednesday 8th November Riverside 6PM Monday 27th November Stradbroke High School 6PM Spring Term 2018 Tuesday 23rd January Riverside 6PM Wednesday 7th February One 6PM Thursday 8th March Stradbroke High School 6PM Monday 12th March Howard Primary School 6PM

Summer Term 2018 Thursday 10th May Riverside 6PM Monday 21st May One 6PM Monday 18th June Howard Primary School 6PM Wednesday 27th June Stradbroke High School 6PM

Please see page 33 for venue information 12 The Fundamentals of FG3A: Academy Finance

Suitable for: All new academy governors, governors with no experience of academy schools finance or governors of maintained schools who are considering becoming an academy. If you are a maintained school governor with no plans on becoming an academy but would like finance training, please see our fundamentals of maintained school finance course on page 14. Competency Link:

Accountability. Course Content:

This course will support governors to understand schools finance and accountability. It will outline the financial policies and procedures schools are bound by, how they are funded and how they are held to account for their finance. It will explore some of the internal systems that may be in place to monitor spend and secure value for money and how governors can check and monitor the financial health and efficiency of the organisation and compare this to similar schools nationally.

Autumn Term 2017 Monday 20th November One 6PM Spring Term 2018 Wednesday 14th March Riverside 6PM

Summer Term 2018 Tuesday 12th June Stradbroke High School 6PM Thursday 12th July Suffolk Borders Teaching Alliance Conference Centre 6PM

Please see page 33 for venue information

13 FG3M: The Fundamentals of Maintained School Finance Suitable for: All new maintained school governors or governors with no experience of maintained schools finance. This course is not suitable for governors or trustees of academy schools or MATs.

Competency Link:

Accountability. Course Content:

Autumn Term 2017 Wednesday 27th September King Edward VI CEVC 6PM Upper School Thursday 23rd November Stradbroke High School 6PM Spring Term 2018 Wednesday 21st February One 6PM

Summer Term 2018 Tuesday 1st May Riverside 6PM

Please see page 33 for venue information

14 FG4: Understanding Performance Management Suitable for: All new governors, those looking to better understand performance management in schools and especially those with responsibility for performance management in their school. Competency Link:

Accountability.

Course Content:

This course will guide governors through the performance management regulations and better equip them to fulfil their role in implementing these regulations. The session will look at the regulations around performance management and provide information on:

1. headteacher performance management

2. school staff performance management; and

3. performance related pay

We will explore how these key areas link together and how they should be informed by your school’s goals and priorities.

Autumn Term 2017 Wednesday 20th September King Edward VI CEVC 6PM Upper School Monday 25th September Riverside 6PM

Spring Term 2018 Wednesday 21st March Hartismere School 6PM

Summer Term 2018 Monday 9th July One 6PM

Please see page 33 for venue information

15 FG5: My First Ofsted

Suitable for: All new governors or governors looking to refresh their knowledge on the Ofsted framework.

Competency Link:

Accountability.

Course Content:

This course will explain what an Ofsted inspection entails and what governors can expect when they are involved in an inspection for the first time. It will support governors to better prepare for an Ofsted inspection and provide an opportunity to discuss the evidence governors can prepare and provide during an inspection and some ideas on what they may be asked.

Autumn Term 2017 Wednesday 4th October Riverside 6PM Thursday 14th November One 6PM Spring Term 2018 Tuesday 6th March Howard Primary School 6PM

Summer Term 2018 Monday 14th May Stradbroke High School 6PM

Please see page 33 for venue information

16 FG6: Educational Performance Information: What Is Available and How Do We Use It?

Suitable for: All governors, particularly those new to governance. Competency Link:

Accountability.

Course Content:

This session will ask governors to consider the various sources of performance data and information that are available to them. We will discuss how this information can be used to support school improvement and identify how governors can triangulate and ask questions of this information to hold the executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation.

Autumn Term 2017 Tuesday 17th October Stradbroke High School 6PM

Spring Term 2018 Thursday 1st February Riverside 6PM

Summer Term 2018 Wednesday 16th May One 6PM Monday 11th June Howard Primary School 6PM

Please see page 33 for venue information

17 FG7: The Governors Role in Monitoring and Evaluation Suitable for: All governors, particularly those new to governance.

Competency Link:

Accountability.

Course Content:

This course clarifies the governors’ role in, and the reason for, monitoring and evaluation and will equip attendees with the confidence to carry out a formal visit to their school.

We will look at how governors can monitor and evaluate the performance of the school and the data available to them and how, by having a robust monitoring programme, governors can contribute to school improvement.

It will also explain the purpose of governors’ visits and the types of areas that visits can focus on. It will support governors to prepare for, conduct and report on a formal visit to the school.

Autumn Term 2017 Monday 2nd October Howard Primary School 6PM Spring Term 2018 Tuesday 6th February Stradbroke High School 6PM

Thursday 1st March One 6PM

Summer Term 2018 Thursday 14th June Riverside 6PM

Please see page 33 for venue information

18 Section 2: Advanced Governance

This section contains details of our advanced governance courses. These courses are for chairs of governors, more experienced governors or governors looking to further develop their knowledge and understanding having attended the fundamental governance courses. These courses build on the fundamental courses to expand governors’ knowledge on areas such as Ofsted inspections and Headteacher Performance Management or, introduce new areas, that more experienced governors are likely to be involved with such as handling and resolving complaints.

We recommend that governors consider attending these courses every 4 years to keep up to date.

The courses in this section are:

AG1 – The Governors Strategic Role in School Improvement: Your Roles and Responsibilities AG2 – Safeguarding Now: An Update on Safeguarding Responsibilities AG3 – Being an Effective Chair and Leader of Governance AG4 – Effective Headteacher Performance Management AG5 – Preparing for Ofsted AG6 – Handling and Resolving Complaints

We also encourage all Chairs of Governors who have not been on the Chairs of Governors Leadership Development Programme to consider booking a place on it as a priority when cohorts are available. This programme is licensed by the National College for Teaching and Leadership with an emphasis on developing chairs and aspiring chairs to support and lead their governing body with confidence. Further information about the programme can be found here - http://www.leadinggovernance.org/curriculum.html

19 AG1: The Governors Strategic Role in School Improvement: Your Roles and Responsibilities

Suitable for: Chairs of Governors and experienced governors wishing to develop their knowledge of the governors’ strategic roles and responsibilities.

Competency Link:

Strategic Leadership.

Course Content:

Governing boards and the vision setters and strategic decision makers for their schools.

In this course, we will look at how governors should set the organisation’s overall strategic framework, including its vision and strategic priorities. We will also discuss governors’ responsibilities for setting and modelling the organisations culture, vision and ethos.

Autumn Term 2017 Monday 16th October Howard Primary School 6PM

Spring Term 2018 Wednesday 24th January Riverside 6PM

Thursday 22nd February Stradbroke High School 6PM

Summer Term 2018 Tuesday 26th June One 6PM

Please see page 33 for venue information

20 AG2: Safeguarding Now: An Update on Safeguarding Responsibilities

Suitable for: Governors who have attended FG2 (Safeguarding for Governors) at some point over the preceding 3 years but would like an update on changes to safeguarding requirements and expectations. Competency Link:

Accountability and Compliance.

Course Content:

It is a requirement of the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2016 statutory guidance that all school staff receive at least annual updates on safeguarding and child protection matters.

With that in mind, this short course provides governors who have already attended the FG2 course an opportunity to be updated on new requirements and changes to the legislation and expectations around safeguarding and child protection in schools.

Autumn Term 2017 Thursday 16th November Howard Primary School 6PM

Spring Term 2018 Monday 26th March One 6PM

Summer Term 2018 Tuesday 15th May Stradbroke High School 6PM Thursday 24th May Riverside 6PM

Please see page 33 for venue information

21 AG3: Being an Effective Chair and Leader of Governance

Suitable for: Chairs of Governors, Vice Chairs and Aspiring Chairs of Governors. Competency Link:

Strategic Leadership & People.

Course Content:

This course is designed to support chairs and those who may one day become chair to reflect on what the role is and identify some of the skills required to be an effective leader and chair of governors.

Governors and governing boards have a breadth of experience, knowledge and expertise. We will also consider the important role the chair plays in leading and modelling effective governance. We will look at what the role of the chair is in terms of leading governance including leading and building the team, the relationship with the Headteacher and tips on how to make your meetings as effective as possible.

Autumn Term 2017 Monday 9th October Riverside 6PM Thursday 30th November Stradbroke High School 6PM

Spring Term 2018 Wednesday 28th February King Edward VI CEVC 6PM Upper School

Summer Term 2018 Tuesday 15th May One 6PM

Please see page 33 for venue information

22 AG4: Effective Headteacher Performance Management

Suitable for: Chairs of Governors, experienced governors involved in the performance management of the headteacher and any other governors who have previously attended course FG4 and are on the boards headteacher performance management committee.

Competency Link:

Accountability.

Course Content:

Building on the knowledge and information shared at the FG4 course, this session will look more specifically at the governors’ roles and responsibilities for headteacher performance management and how this important function can be managed effectively.

We will look at how to go about setting and monitoring targets and how these should be linked with the school improvement plans, what to expect from your external adviser, and how to handle potential outcomes at the end of the year.

Autumn Term 2017 Monday 18th September Stradbroke High School 6PM Tuesday 3rd October One 6PM

Summer Term 2018 Monday 25th June King Edward VI CEVC 6PM Upper School Tuesday 3rd July Riverside 6PM

Please see page 33 for venue information

23 AG5: Preparing for Ofsted

Suitable for: Chairs and experienced governors who have never or not recently experienced an Ofsted inspection and any other governors from schools anticipating an inspection imminently. Competency Link:

Accountability. Course Content:

For experienced governors who have not been involved in an Ofsted inspection for a few years, this course will offer a summary of the current framework and expectations of governors. We will share with you, from our experience, current trends and lines of enquiry that may be useful for your preparation. We will also discuss the role of the Chair of Governors in the inspection and how to get the most from the rest of the governing board.

Autumn Term 2017 Thursday 7th December Riverside 6PM Spring Term 2018 Wednesday 31st January One 6PM Tuesday 20th March Stradbroke High School 6PM Summer Term 2018 Wednesday 9th May Howard Primary School 6PM

Please see page 33 for venue information

24 AG6: Handling and Resolving Complaints

Suitable for: Chairs of Governors and any other governor who may need to be involved in the handling of a complaint. Competency Link:

Compliance and Accountability. Course Content:

School governing boards are required under Section 29 of the Education Act 2002 to have in place a procedure for dealing with complaints. This session will guide attendees through recommended processes and procedures for handling and investigating any complaints in order to resolve them as quickly as possible.

Autumn Term 2017 Thursday 9th November One 6PM Spring Term 2018 Thursday 25th January King Edward VI CEVC 6PM Upper School Monday 5th March Riverside 6PM

Summer Term 2018 Tuesday 19th June Stradbroke High School 6PM

Please see page 33 for venue information

25 Section 3: Named Governance

The next 3 pages detail our named governor courses. These are courses for those with specific named responsibility on the board for SEND, Health & Safety and/or Safeguarding. These courses will provide attendees with key updates in the respective area and offer advice and guidance on how best to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of your schools’ provision.

If you are not the named governor in your school but would be interested to learn more and attend these sessions, you are most welcome.

The courses in this section are:

NG1 – Named Governor for Safeguarding NG2 – Named Governor for SEND NG3 – Named Governor for Health and Safety

26 NG1: Named Governor for Safeguarding Suitable for: The Named Safeguarding Governor and Chairs of Governors. Competency Link: Accountability and Compliance. Pre-requisite: Delegates must have previously attended the FG2 Safeguarding for Governors training courses (previously CP39) at some point in the preceding 3 years. Course Content: This ½ day training course is for governors who take on responsibility for Child Protection and Safeguarding arrangements within their school. Delegates attending this training will leave • With more confidence about their role as Named Child Protection/ Safeguarding Governor in ensuring your school has appropriate safeguarding arrangements in place • Confident in managing allegations against members of staff, volunteers and the Headteacher • With an increased understanding of how to improve the safety and wellbeing of children and young people within the education setting The Named Safeguarding Governor should attend this training every two years to keep up to date. Autumn Term 2017 Thursday 21st September The Ashley School 9.30AM Tuesday 7th November Kesgrave War Memorial 1.30PM Community Centre Spring Term 2018 Monday 5th February West Suffolk House 9.30AM Tuesday 20th February Wingfield Barns 9.30AM Monday 19th March Riverside 1.30PM Summer Term 2018 Wednesday 2nd May Kesgrave War Memorial 9.30AM Community Centre Monday 2nd July Priory School 1.30PM

Please see page 33 for venue information 27 NG2: Named Governor for SEND

Suitable for: The named governor for SEND and any other governors with an interest in SEND. Competency Link:

Accountability and Compliance. Course Content:

These sessions will provide SEND Governors with an update about local and national developments regarding SEND. We will share information about the requirements relating to the education of children with SEND such as having regard for the Children and Families Bill and provide advice on how governors can effectively monitor and challenge SEND provision in their setting.

Autumn Term 2017 Wednesday 11th October One 6PM Spring Term 2018 Tuesday 30th January Riverside 6PM Summer Term 2018 Thursday 17th May King Edward VI CEVC 6PM Upper School Wednesday 13th June Hartismere School 6PM

Please see page 33 for venue information

28 NG3: Named Governor for Health & Safety

Suitable for: The named governor for health & safety and any other governor with an interest in the area or linked to health & safety or premises management in the setting. Competency Link:

Accountability and Compliance. Course Content:

This course will provide governors with an insight into the benefits of proactive health and safety management in education. It will provide an overview of current duties and responsibilities as they affect schools and the governing board and support governors in carrying out inspections and monitoring risk assessments, procedures and records in their establishment.

Autumn Term 2017 Thursday 5th October Stradbroke High School 6PM Tuesday 21st November King Edward VI CEVC 6PM Upper School Spring Term 2018 Monday 26th February One 6PM Summer Term 2018 Thursday 3rd May Riverside 6PM

Please see page 33 for venue information

29 Section 4: Current Governance

This final section provides details of our current governance courses, these are courses that will help all governors stay up to date as priorities change and legislation is amended or introduced over the course of the year.

Due to the reactive nature of these courses the exact nature of what will be discussed in any given term will not be known until closer to the time. Schools’ Choice Governor Services will circulate more information about these sessions each term so that governors can make an informed choice as to whether to attend. If there are any areas that you would like raised or discussed at these sessions, please let us know by emailing [email protected].

The courses in this section are:

CG1 – Termly Locality Governor Briefings CG2 – Termly Governor Seminars

30 Termly Locality CG1: Governor Briefings Suitable for: All governors wishing to receive updates on current national and regional governance matters. Competency Link: Strategic Leadership. Course Content: The governor briefings provide an opportunity for executive leaders and governors to hear key information from the Local Authority and Schools’ Choice, discuss issues arising in their areas and share best practice.

Autumn Term 2017 Thursday 7th September Riverside 6PM Monday 11th September One 6PM Tuesday 12th September Howard Primary School 6PM Wednesday 13th September Hartismere School 6PM Thursday 14th September Saxmundham Primary 6PM School Spring Term 2018 Monday 8th January Saxmundham Primary 6PM School Tuesday 9th January Hartismere School 6PM Wednesday 10th January Riverside 6PM Thursday 11th January Kesgrave War Memorial 6PM Community Centre Monday 15th January Howard Primary School 6PM Summer Term 2018 Thursday 19th April Kesgrave War Memorial 6PM Community Centre Monday 23rd April Riverside 6PM Tuesday 24th April Hartismere School 6PM Wednesday 25th April Saxmundham Primary 6PM School Thursday 26th April Suffolk Borders Teaching 6PM Alliance Conference Centre

Please see page 33 for venue information 31 CG2: Termly Governor Seminars

Suitable for: All governors. Competency Link:

Links to the competency framework will change on a termly basis depending on what seminars are available. Course Content:

These seminar sessions provide governors with an opportunity to update or refresh their knowledge in a selection of one-hour sessions covering a variety topics.

Sessions may revisit topics previously covered at greater length in the courses in the programme, or may reflect recent initiatives, allowing governors to keep up to date with current developments, priorities & requirements.

Details of topics to be covered, and times, can be found in the governor training seminar booking form during the preceding term.

Autumn Term 2017 Wednesday 22nd November Riverside 5PM Tuesday 28th November Howard Primary School 5PM Wednesday 6th December Best Western 5PM Ipswich Hotel Spring Term 2018 Wednesday 7th March Best Western 5PM Ipswich Hotel Tuesday 13th March Howard Primary School 5PM Thursday 22nd March Riverside 5PM Summer Term 2018 Thursday 28th June Suffolk Borders Teaching 5PM Alliance Conference Centre Wednesday 4th July Best Western 5PM Ipswich Hotel Tuesday 10th July Riverside 5PM

Please see page 33 for venue information 32 Venue information Central: Hartismere School, Castleton Way, Eye, IP23 7BL Stradbroke High School, Wilby Road, Stradbroke, Eye, IP23 5JN Wingfield Barns, Church Road, Wingfield, IP21 5RA Coastal: Saxmundham Primary School, Brook Farm Road, Saxmundham IP17 1XQ Lowestoft & Waveney: Riverside, 4 Canning Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0EQ The Ashley School Academy Trust Waveney Training Suite, Ashley Downs, Lowestoft, NR32 4EU Ipswich:

Best Western Ipswich Hotel, Old London Road, Copdock, Ipswich, IP8 3JD David Lloyd Leisure, Ransomes Europark, The Havens, Ipswich, IP3 9SJ Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre, Twelve Acre Approach, Kesgrave, Ipswich, IP5 1JF One, Scrivener Drive, Ipswich, IP8 3SU West:

Howard Primary School, Beard Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6SA King Edward VI CEVC Upper School, Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH Priory School Conference Centre, Shakers Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BH Suffolk Borders Teaching Alliance Conference Centre, Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0NH West Suffolk House, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3YU Course times (all finishing times approximate)

Courses starting at 17.00 end at 20.00 (CG2 Termly Governor Seminars). Courses starting at 18.00 end at 20.15 in most cases apart from courses FG2 & CG1 which finish at 19.30. All day sessions start at 9.30 and end at 16.30 (lunch will be provided on these sessions). The NG1 course is a half day course. The timings for this course are 9.30am-1.00pm or 1.30pm-5.00pm.

33 Training Planner September 2017 – July 2018 Autumn Term 2017

September 2017 September 2017 Mon 4 Mon 11 FIRST DAY OF TERM CG1 – Termly Locality Governor Recommended PD Day Briefings – One – 6pm

Tues 5 Tues 12 CG1 – Termly Locality Governor Briefings – Howard Primary School – 6pm Wed 6 Wed 13 CG1 – Termly Locality Governor Briefings – Hartismere School – 6pm Thurs 7 Thurs 14 CG1 – Termly Locality Governor CG1 – Termly Locality Governor Briefings – Riverside – 6pm Briefings – Saxmundham Primary School – 6pm Fri 8 Fri 15

Sat 9 Sat 16

Sun 10 Sun 17

34 Autumn Term 2017

September 2017 September/October 2017 Mon 18 Mon 25 AG4 – Effective Headteacher FG4 – Understanding Performance Performance Management – Management – Riverside – 6pm Stradbroke High School – 6pm Tues 19 Tues 26 FG2 – Safeguarding for Governors – One – 6pm Wed 20 Wed 27 FG4 – Understanding Performance FG3M – Fundamentals of Maintained Management – King Edward VI CEVC School Finance – King Edward VI CEVC Upper School – 6pm Upper School – 6pm Thurs 21 Thurs 28 NG1 – Named Governor Safeguarding – FG1 – Welcome to Governance – The Ashley School - AM Wingfield Barns – All Day Fri 22 Fri 29

Sat 23 Sat 30

Sun 24 Sun 1

35 Autumn Term 2017

October 2017 October 2017 Mon 2 Mon 9 FG7 – The Governors Role in AG3 – Being an Effective Chair & Monitoring & Evaluation – Leader of Governance – Howard Primary School – 6pm Riverside – 6pm Tues 3 Tues 10 AG4 – Effective Headteacher FG1 – Welcome to Governance – Performance Management – The Ashley School – All Day One – 6pm Wed 4 Wed 11 FG5 – My First Ofsted – NG2 – Named Governor SEND – Riverside – 6pm One – 6pm Thurs 5 Thurs 12 NG3 – Named Governor Health FG2 – Safeguarding for Governors & Safety – Stradbroke High School – Howard Primary School – 6pm – 6pm Fri 6 Fri 13

Sat 7 Sat 14

Sun 8 Sun 15

36 Autumn Term 2017

October 2017 October 2017 Mon 16 Mon 23 AG1 – Governors Strategic Role HALF TERM in School Improvement – Howard Primary School – 6pm Tues 17 Tues 24 FG6 – Educational Performance Infor- HALF TERM mation: What is Available & How Do We Use it? – Stradbroke High School – 6pm Wed 18 Wed 25 HALF TERM Thurs 19 Thurs 26 HALF TERM Fri 20 Fri 27 HALF TERM Sat 21 Sat 28

Sun 22 Sun 29

37 Autumn Term 2017

October/November 2017 November 2017 Mon 30 Mon 6

Tues 31 Tues 7 NG1 – Named Governor Safeguarding – Kesgrave War Memorial Conference Centre - PM Wed 1 Wed 8 FG2 – Safeguarding for Governors – Riverside – 6pm Thurs 2 Thurs 9 AG6 – Handling & Resolving Complaints – One – 6PM Fri 3 Fri 10

Sat 4 Sat 11

Sun 5 Sun 12

38 Autumn Term 2017

November 2017 November 2017 Mon 13 Mon 20 FG3A – Fundamentals of Academy Finance – One – 6pm

Tues 14 Tues 21 FG5 – My First Ofsted – One – 6pm NG3 – Named Governor Health & Safety – King Edward VI CEVC Upper School – 6pm Wed 15 Wed 22 FG1 – Welcome to Governance – CG2 – Governor Seminars – The Priory School – All Day Riverside – 5pm Thurs 16 Thurs 23 AG2 – Safeguarding Now: An Update FG3M – Fundamentals of Maintained – Howard Primary School – 6pm School Finance – Stradbroke High School – 6pm Fri 17 Fri 24 Sat 18 Sat 25

Sun 19 Sun 26

39 Autumn Term 2017

November/December 2017 December 2017 Mon 27 Mon 4 FG2 – Safeguarding for Governors – FG1 – Welcome to Governance – David Stradbroke High School – 6pm Lloyd Leisure – All Day

Tues 28 Tues 5 CG2 – Governor Seminars – Howard Primary School – 5pm Wed 29 Wed 6 CG2 – Governor Seminars – Best West- ern Ipswich Hotel – 5pm Thurs 30 Thurs 7 AG3 – Being an Effective Chair & AG5 – Preparing for Ofsted – Riverside Leader of Governance – – 6pm Stradbroke High School – 6pm Fri 1 Fri 8 Sat 2 Sat 9

Sun 3 Sun 10

40 Autumn Term 2017

December 2017 December 2017 Mon 11 Mon 18

Tues 12 Tues 19 LAST DAY OF TERM

Wed 13 Wed 20

Thurs 14 Thurs 21

Fri 15 Fri 22 Sat 16 Sat 23

Sun 17 Sun 24

41 Spring Term 2018

January 2018 January 2018 Mon 1 Mon 8 CG1 – Termly Locality Governor Briefings – Saxmundham Primary School – 6pm Tues 2 Tues 9 CG1 – Termly Locality Governor Briefings – Hartismere School – 6pm Wed 3 Wed 10 FIRST DAY OF TERM CG1 – Termly Locality Governor Recommended PD Day Briefings – Riverside – 6pm Thurs 4 Thurs 11 CG1 – Termly Locality Governor Briefings – Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre – 6pm Fri 5 Fri 12

Sat 6 Sat 13

Sun 7 Sun 14

42 Spring Term 2018

January 2018 January 2018 Mon 15 Mon 22

CG1 – Termly Locality Governor Briefings – Howard Primary School – 6pm Tues 16 Tues 23 FG2 – Safeguarding for Governors – Riverside – 6pm Wed 17 Wed 24 FG1 – Welcome to Governance AG1 – Governors Strategic Role in – Wingfield Barns – All Day School Improvement – Riverside – 6pm Thurs 18 Thurs 25 AG6 – Handling & Resolving Complaints – King Edward VI CEVC Upper School – 6pm Fri 19 Fri 26

Sat 20 Sat 27

Sun 21 Sun 28

43 Spring Term 2018

January/February 2018 February 2018 Mon 29 Mon 5 FG1 – Welcome to Governance NG1 – Named Governor Safeguarding – – West Suffolk House – All Day West Suffolk House – AM

Tues 30 Tues 6 NG2 – Named Governor SEND – FG7 – The Governors Role in Moni- Riverside – 6pm toring & Evaluation – Stradbroke High School – 6pm Wed 31 Wed 7 AG5 – Preparing for Ofsted – FG2 – Safeguarding for One – 6pm Governors – One – 6pm Thurs 1 Thurs 8 FG6 – Educational Performance Information: What is Available & How Do We Use it? – Riverside – 6pm Fri 2 Fri 9

Sat 3 Sat 10

Sun 4 Sun 11

44 Spring Term 2018

February 2018 February 2018 Mon 12 Mon 19

HALF TERM

Tues 13 Tues 20 HALF TERM NG1 – Named Governor Safeguarding – Wingfield Barns – AM Wed 14 Wed 21 HALF TERM FG3M – Fundamentals of Maintained School Finance – One – 6pm Thurs 15 Thurs 22 HALF TERM AG1 – Governors Strategic Role in School Improvement – Stradbroke High School – 6pm Fri 16 Fri 23 HALF TERM Sat 17 Sat 24

Sun 18 Sun 25

45 Spring Term 2018

February/March 2018 March 2018 Mon 26 Mon 5 NG3 – Named Governor Health AG6 – Handling & Resolving & Safety – One – 6pm Complaints – Riverside – 6PM

Tues 27 Tues 6 FG1 – Welcome to Governance – FG5 – My First Ofsted – Howard Riverside – All Day Primary School – 6pm Wed 28 Wed 7 AG3 – Being an Effective Chair & CG2 – Governor Seminars – Leader of Governance – King Edward Best Western Ipswich Hotel – 5pm VI CEVC Upper School – 6pm Thurs 1 Thurs 8 FG7 – The Governors Role in FG2 – Safeguarding for Governors Monitoring & Evaluation – One – 6pm – Stradbroke High School – 6pm Fri 2 Fri 9

Sat 3 Sat 10

Sun 4 Sun 11

46 Spring Term 2018

March 2018 March 2018 Mon 12 Mon 19 FG2 – Safeguarding for Governors – NG1 – Named Governor Safeguarding Howard Primary School – 6pm – Riverside – PM

Tues 13 Tues 20 CG2 – Governor Seminars – Howard AG5 – Preparing for Ofsted – Primary School – 5pm Stradbroke High School – 6pm Wed 14 Wed 21 FG3A – Fundamentals of Academy FG4 – Understanding Performance Finance – Riverside – 6pm Management – Hartismere School – 6pm Thurs 15 Thurs 22 FG1 – Welcome to Governance – David Lloyd Leisure – All Day

CG2 – Governor Seminars – Riverside – 5pm Fri 16 Fri 23

Sat 17 Sat 24

Sun 18 Sun 25

47 Summer Term 2018

March/April 2018 April 2018 Mon 26 Mon 16 AG2 – Safeguarding Now: FIRST DAY OF TERM An Update – One – 6pm

Tues 27 Tues 17

Wed 28 Wed 18

Thurs 29 Thurs 19 LAST DAY OF TERM CG1 – Termly Locality Governor Briefings – Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre – 6pm Fri 30 Fri 20

Sat 31 Sat 21

Sun 1 Sun 22

48 Summer Term 2018

April 2018 April/May 2018 Mon 23 Mon 30 FG1 – Welcome to Governance – CG1 – Termly Locality Governor Wingfield Barns – All Day Briefings – Riverside – 6pm Tues 24 Tues 1 CG1 – Termly Locality Governor FG3M – Fundamentals of Maintained Briefings – Hartismere School – 6pm School Finance – Riverside – 6pm Wed 25 Wed 2 CG1 – Termly Locality Governor NG1 – Named Governor Safeguarding Briefings – Saxmundham Primary – Kesgrave War Memorial Community School – 6pm Centre – AM Thurs 26 Thurs 3 CG1 – Termly Locality Governor NG3 – Named Governor Health & Briefings – Suffolk Borders Teaching Safety – Riverside – 6PM Alliance Conference Centre – 6pm Fri 27 Fri 4

Sat 28 Sat 5

Sun 29 Sun 6

49 Summer Term 2018

May 2018 May 2018 Mon 7 Mon 14 BANK HOLIDAY FG5 – My First Ofsted – Stradbroke High School – 6pm

Tues 8 Tues 15 AG2 – Safeguarding Now: An Update – Stradbroke High School – 6pm

AG3 – Being an Effective Chair & Lead- er of Governance – One – 6pm Wed 9 Wed 16 AG5 – Preparing for Ofsted – FG6 – Educational Performance Howard Primary School – 6pm Information: What is Available & How Do We Use it? – One – 6pm Thurs 10 Thurs 17 FG2 – Safeguarding for Governors – NG2 – Named Governor SEND – King Riverside – 6pm Edward VI CEVC Upper School – 6pm Fri 11 Fri 18

Sat 12 Sat 19

Sun 13 Sun 20

50 Summer Term 2018

May 2018 May/June 2018 Mon 21 Mon 28 FG2 – Safeguarding for Governors HALF TERM – One – 6pm

Tues 22 Tues 29 FG1 – Welcome to Governance – HALF TERM West Suffolk House – All Day Wed 23 Wed 30 HALF TERM Thurs 24 Thurs 31 AG2 – Safeguarding Now: HALF TERM An Update – Riverside – 6pm Fri 25 Fri 1 HALF TERM Sat 26 Sat 2

Sun 27 Sun 3

51 Summer Term 2018

June 2018 June 2018 Mon 4 Mon 11 BANK HOLIDAY FG6 – Educational Performance Infor- mation: What is Available & How Do We Use it? – Howard Primary School – 6pm Tues 5 Tues 12 FG3A – Fundamentals of Academy Fi- nance – Stradbroke High School – 6pm Wed 6 Wed 13 NG2 – Named Governor SEND – Hartismere School – 6pm Thurs 7 Thurs 14 FG7 – The Governors Role in Monitoring & Evaluation – Riverside – 6pm Fri 8 Fri 15

Sat 9 Sat 16

Sun 10 Sun 17

52 Summer Term 2018

June 2018 June 2018 Mon 18 Mon 25 FG2 – Safeguarding for Governors AG4 – Effective Headteacher Perfor- – Howard Primary School – 6pm mance Management – King Edward VI CEVC Upper School – 6pm Tues 19 Tues 26 AG6 – Handling & Resolving Complaints AG1 – Governors Strategic Role in – Stradbroke High School – 6PM School Improvement – One – 6PM Wed 20 Wed 27 FG2 – Safeguarding for Governors – Stradbroke High School – 6pm Thurs 21 Thurs 28 FG1 – Welcome to Governance – David Lloyd Leisure – All Day

CG2 – Governor Seminars – Suffolk Borders Teaching Alliance Conference Centre – 5pm Fri 22 Fri 29

Sat 23 Sat 30

Sun 24 Sun 1

53 Summer Term 2018

July 2018 July 2018 Mon 2 Mon 9 NG1 – Named Governor Safeguarding – FG4 – Understanding Performance The Priory School – PM Management – One – 6PM

Tues 3 Tues 10 AG4 – Effective Headteacher CG2 – Governor Seminars – Performance Management – Riverside – 5pm Riverside – 6pm Wed 4 Wed 11 CG2 – Governor Seminars – FG1 – Welcome to Governance – Best Western Ipswich Hotel – 5pm Riverside – All Day Thurs 5 Thurs 12 FG3A – Fundamentals of Academy Finance – Suffolk Borders Teaching Alliance Conference Centre – 6pm Fri 6 Fri 13

Sat 7 Sat 14

Sun 8 Sun 15

54 Summer Term 2018

July 2018 July 2018 Mon 16 Mon 23

Tues 17 Tues 24 LAST DAY OF TERM

Wed 18 Wed 25

Thurs 19 Thurs 26

Fri 20 Fri 27

Sat 21 Sat 28

Sun 22 Sun 29

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