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CCoouurrssee// BBrriieeffiinngg PPrreesseenntteedd bbyy AAiimm DDaattee TTiimmee VVeennuuee

Children missing out on Education and

An update on Anti Bullying Project

For primary, secondary, special school and academy

governors

Ofsted School Inspection Handbook

page 41 - 44 Behaviour and safety of pupils at the school

Wendy Vincent Head of Inclusion and

SEN

Alison Ballantyre

Behaviour Federation

Michelle Pollard New Horizons

Federation

The course will focus on Protecting the Rights of the Child

• the entitlement to 25 hours education a week

• the requirement to know where pupils are

• the requirement to end illegal exclusions

This course will focus on:

• Bexley Anti-Bullying Strategy

• The impact of bullying on attendance and

achievement • Anti-Bullying policies

• Cyberbullying

Thurs 1

May

9.30 am to

11.30 am

Hall Place Pavilion

Thurs 1

May

7.00 pm to

9.00 pm

Hill View H1

Appraisal

For primary, secondary, academy and special school

governors

Members of Staffing / Pay Committees and Reviewers would find this session particularly useful

Ofsted School Inspection Handbook

page 45 -50

Quality of Leadership in, and Management of, the school

Rebecca Barut

Head Schools HR

Jo Lakey Head of School

Improvement

• To understand the roles and responsibilities of the

Pay Committee in relation to performance management

• To effectively carry out the appraisal process for head teachers

• To identify the processes for making pay decisions

• To develop skills needed to engage in

the appraisal process for head teachers.

Thurs

8 May

7.00 pm

to 9.00 pm

Hill View

H1

Fri 9

May

9.30 am to

11.30 am

Hill View H1

CCoouurrssee// BBrriieeffiinngg PPrreesseenntteedd bbyy AAiimm DDaattee TTiimmee VVeennuuee Governor E-Learning (GEL) - By Governors for

Governors

Governor E-Learning (GEL) has been developed by the Eastern Leadership Centre (ELC) in partnership with

practising, experienced LA governor service managers and expert governance consultants along with other

organisations such as, NGA, CfBT, Clerkwise and

Adamson Books

For primary, secondary, special school and academy governors

Ofsted School Inspection Handbook

page 45 -50 Quality of Leadership in, and Management of, the

school

Catriona Cole

Shaun Chatton

Governor Services

Being an effective governing body relies on fit for

purpose training and support and Ofsted will expect schools to demonstrate that their governing body is

effective and has made use of training opportunities.

The purpose of the session is to provide Governors with an understanding of the benefits of e-learning through

'GEL' and provide a practical demonstration on how to access and use the learning materials.

Bexley Local Authority offers a blended learning approach to the development of their governors through

a mix of face to face sessions and e-learning.

Fri

16 May

10.00 am

to 11.00 am

Hill View

Wickham Suite

Induction for New Governors Part 1 and 2 This is a MUST for all recently appointed governors, including head teachers and staff governors. This two part session can also serve as a refresher course for longer standing governors who have not attended training recently, to update their knowledge in the light of the many new initiatives and developments in education

It is recommended that all new Governors should

undertake this basic training within the first 12 months of their term of office

Ofsted School Inspection Handbook

page 45 -50 Quality of Leadership in, and Management of the

school

Wynne Creasy Former Head of the

Bexley Governor Services

The aim of this two part session is to give governors more confidence in fulfilling their role by providing:

• an understanding of the role,

• an outline of key responsibilities within the context of school improvement and the contribution governors can make

• Information on education and governance issues.

The day also offers an excellent opportunity to meet with other newly appointed governors and share experiences and ideas.

(Refreshments, including a sandwich lunch will be provided

Sat 17

May

Part 1 9.00 am

to 11.30 am

Part 2

12.00 noon to

1.30pm

St Columba’s Catholic Boys

School

Halcot Avenue, Bexleyheath,

Kent DA6 7QB

CCoouurrssee// BBrriieeffiinngg PPrreesseenntteedd bbyy AAiimm DDaattee TTiimmee VVeennuuee Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Governors/LA

Partnership

(Formerly Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Governors Briefing)

For Chairmen / Vice-Chairmen of Governors of all primary,

secondary, academy, special schools and colleges.

Ofsted School Inspection Handbook page 45 -50

Quality of Leadership in, and Management of, the school

Moyra Pickering

Deputy Director: Education & Social

Care Schools and Educational

Improvement

David Friend Chairman of Bexley

Governors’ Executive Forum

This session will provide Chairmen and Vice-Chairman

with up to date information on current national and local issues and in addition provide;

� an opportunity to share information on issues that

will impact on schools over the forthcoming term, and

• an opportunity for discussions with other Chairmen

on issues and the implications for their schools.

Tues

20 May

7.30 pm

to 9.00 pm

Hill View

H1

H A L F T E R M 26 - 30 May 14

Stronger Governance – Requiring Improvement – to good or better

For schools deemed RI in their most recent Section

5 school inspection

For Heads, Senior Leaders, primary, secondary, special

and academy governors

Please liaise with your school. Booking can be made through School Improvement Liz Busson on

0203 045 4277 or email liz.busson@bexley.gov.uk

Joanna Beckford-Hall

Her Majesty’s Inspector Acting Senior HMI

Inspection Delivery – London

This will be a tailored workshop aimed to support the improvement of school governance, so that leadership is

strengthened and more schools can provide their pupils with a good or better education.

HMI will share evidence of what works well and also

provide you with an opportunity to share ideas and

strategies for improvement

The conference will offer headteachers and up to four members of the governing bodies insight into how to

improve governance, strengthen accountability and promote better achievements for pupils.

Thur 5

June

6.00pm to

9.30 pm

To be arranged

CCoouurrssee// BBrriieeffiinngg PPrreesseenntteedd bbyy AAiimm DDaattee TTiimmee VVeennuuee Strategic View of Monitoring and Evaluating your

School’s Effectiveness (The role of Learning Walks)

For primary, secondary, special and academy governors

Ofsted School Inspection Handbook

page 45 -50 Quality of Leadership in, and Management of, the

school

Jo Lakey

Head of School Improvement

• To understand why visits to schools by members of

the governing body are important to understand the

impact of actions on pupil progress

• To understand how whole school agreed protocols

can make members of the governing body more effective

• Plan or review whole school policy on visits to the

school by the governing body

Wed

4 June

6.45pm

to 8.45 pm

Please note time

Hall Place

Pavilion

Thur

5 June

9.30 am

to 11.30 am

Hall Place

Pavilion

Governors' Annual Conference – Improving Governance - from Good to Outstanding

Open to all primary, secondary, academy, and special

school governors – All governors welcome

We recognise the demands on Governors’ time but do

hope that Governors will be able to join us for what promises to be an enlightening event

Refreshments will be available so please ensure that you

book a place!

Catering have stated that they need to know numbers by Friday 6 June 2014

Joanna Beckford-Hall

Her Majesty’s Inspector Acting Senior HMI

Inspection Delivery – London

The conference will focus on the impact of governance on moving a school swiftly to good or better.

The presentation will:

• Identify what inspection tells us about strong

governance • Examine how governors can better understand the

school and use what they find to support its

improvement • Consider how to use key findings from our Ofsted

report ‘School Governance: Learning from the best ‘ (2011)

• Help governors consider using what they know to

support and challenge leaders and meet the

expectations in the Ofsted School Inspection Handbook (2014)

There will be an opportunity for governors to ask

questions and discuss good practice with governor colleagues.

Sat 14

June

9.00 am to

12.45 pm

St Columba’s Catholic Boys

School

Halcot Avenue, Bexleyheath,

Kent DA6 7QB

CCoouurrssee// BBrriieeffiinngg PPrreesseenntteedd bbyy AAiimm DDaattee TTiimmee VVeennuuee Health and safety

For primary, secondary, special school and academy

governors

Governors on Premises Committees would find this session particularly helpful

Ofsted School Inspection Handbook

page 41 - 44 Behaviour and safety of pupils at the school

Clive Cain

Head of Community Safety Services

Chris Stringer

Health & Safety Advisor

To update governors on current legislation, procedures,

and roles and responsibilities for health and safety in schools.

To report on the audits carried out in

all community and voluntary controlled schools

• Control of contractors

• Fire Safety

• Display Screen Equipment (DSE)

• Manual handling • Events and letting of School Premises

Tues

17 June

7.00 pm

to 9.00 pm

Hill View

H1

Thurs 19

June

9.30 am to

11.30 am

Hall Place Pavilion

Academy Funding and Accountability for Governors

For primary, secondary academy governors and for

governors of schools considering academy status

Ofsted School Inspection Handbook page 45 -50

Quality of Leadership in, and Management of, the school

Sue Ashton

Financial Director Woodland Academy

Trust

To provide governors with guidance on academy

funding, accountability and financial reporting including the preparation and audit of Academy Trust reports and

Financial statements.

Tues

24 June

7.00 pm

to 9.00 pm

Hill View

H1

Thurs

26 June

9.30 am

to 11.30 am

Hall Place

Pavilion

CCoouurrssee// BBrriieeffiinngg PPrreesseenntteedd bbyy AAiimm DDaattee TTiimmee VVeennuuee For Governors Responsible for Head Teacher

Appraisal Reviews

For primary, secondary, special school and academy governors

Members of Staffing / Pay Committees and Reviewers would find this session particularly useful

Ofsted School Inspection Handbook page 45 -50

Quality of Leadership in, and Management of, the school

Wynne Creasy

Former Head of the Bexley Governor

Services

� Information and advice around the process of

performance management for head teachers

� Opportunity to identify good practice and ask questions

Thurs

3 July

9.30 am

to 11.30 am

Hall Place

Pavilion

Thurs

3

July

7.00 pm

to

9.00 pm

St Columba’s

Catholic Boys

School

Places limited to 20 places,

so please book through BSN

The New National Curriculum in English and

Mathematics to be taught in all maintained primary schools from September 2014

For primary, and primary academy governors

Ofsted School Inspection Handbook

page 31 -40

Achievement of pupils at the school and Quality of teaching in the school

Julia Andrew

Teaching and Learning Adviser

Stuart Cunningham

Teaching and Learning Adviser

David Waxler

Teaching and Learning Adviser

To update governors of the importance of the impact of

the new curriculum which sits with Leadership and Management to be taught in all maintained primary

schools from September 2014

Thurs

10 July

9.30 am

to 11.30 am

Hall Place

Pavilion

Thurs

10 July

7.00 pm

to 9.00 pm

St Columba’s

Catholic Boys School

Places limited

to 20 places, so please book

through BSN

VENUE INFORMATION Hall Place Pavilion, Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent DA5 1PQ St Columba’s Catholic Boys School, Halcot Avenue, Bexley, Kent DA6 7QB Hill View, Hill View Drive, Welling, DA16 3RY If you would like further information, please contact Catriona Cole at Bexley Governor Services: Tel 020 3045 4414 (mobile number 07528 780515)

or email schools.governance@bexley.gov.uk on. To book a place on the session please visit www.bssn.co.uk or www.bexley.gov.uk/governors