Governors Training

Developing governors’ skills, knowledge and understanding to improve your school’s overall effectiveness.

Our comprehensive training programme, delivered by a nationally respected adviser on school improvement and governance, will focus on a wide range of themes including:

• Understanding the purpose of governance – aimed at those new to school governance and governors who want to refresh their understanding
• Preparing for your next Ofsted inspection
• Understanding the role of governance in school improvement – ensure the governing board has strategic overview of their school’s plans, actions and outcomes
• How to monitor your school and hold it to account – holding schools to account for effective learning and care of all pupils
• How to monitor the financial performance of your school – overseeing the financial performance of the school
• Schools’ statutory duty for CEIAG – responsibilities in relation to careers education and information, advice and guidance (CEIAG)
• How to have impactful board meetings – planning, structure and conduct of governing board meetings
• Roles and responsibilities of chairs, vice chairs and chairs of committees – leading the team
• Role of the link governor – including visits to school/classes
• Role of the safeguarding governor – what it means and what you should do to ensure that the school remains a safe and secure place for everyone
• Role of the SEND governor – what it means, why it’s important and how you can be effective
• Role of parent governors

Annual governance conference – all governors are invited to attend the annual conference, covering a wide range of national and current issues.