Governor and Clerk Courses

Clerks monthly briefing meetings

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Tuesday 14th January 2025          10.00am-11.00am

Wednesday 12th February 2025  10.00am-11.00am

Thursday 6th March 2025             10.00am-11.00am

Tuesday 22nd April 2025               10.00am-11.00am

Wednesday 14th May 2025            10.00am-11.00am

Thursday 5th June 2025                 10.00am-11.00am

Tuesday 8th July 2025                    10.00am-11.00am


Governor courses

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Spring term 2025

Finance for governors of maintained schools and academies-Tuesday 14th January 2025, 6.30pm-8.00pm

Improving the outcomes of pupils with SENDMonday 20th January 2025, 6.30pm-7.30pm

Pupil Premium for Governors – Tuesday 4th February 2025, 6.30pm-7.30pm

Hot topics/question timeWednesday 5th February 2025,6.30pm-8.00pm

The Inspector Calls-Is your board prepared? – Wednesday 12th February 2025, 6.30pm-8.00pm

Governance Essentials: A course for New School Governors

Three part course, we strongly recommend attending all parts of the course

Part 1 Thursday 13th February,6.30pm-8.00pm

Part 2 Thursday 27th February,6.30pm-8.00pm

Part 3 Wednesday 5th March,6.30pm-8.00pm

Complaints (for governors and their clerks) – Thursday 6th March 2025,6.30pm – 8.00pm

Website complianceMonday 17th March 2025, 6.30pm-7.30pm

Taking the chair (Part 1)Thursday 27th March 2025,6.30pm-8.00pm

Taking the chair (Part 2)Thursday 3rd April 2025, 6.30-8.00pm


Summer term 2025

All the summer term courses are online using Microsoft Teams

Understanding the role of the Safeguarding GovernorThursday 1st May 2025, 6.30pm-8.00pm

Hot topics/question timeTuesday 6th May 2025 – 6.30pm-8.00pm

Prevent training course for governors – Wednesday 7th May 2025,6.00pm Course postponed, course leader unwell

Governance Essentials: A course for New School Governors

Three part course, we strongly recommend attending all parts of the course

Headteacher appraisal: A practical guide for school governorsWednesday 18th June 2025,6.30pm-8.00pm

Just for clerks-planning and managing governing board hearings – Thursday 19th June 2025.6.30pm – 8.00pm

Health and Safety in SchoolsThursday 26th June 2025, 6.00pm

On line Safety for governorsTuesday 1st July 2025, 10.00am


Autumn term 2025

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New Ofsted Inspection Framework – Wednesday 8th October 2025,6.30pm-8.00pm

Making sense of school dataWednesday 15th October 2025, 6.30pm-8.00pm

Dealing with concerns and complaints: what you need to know as a governor or clerkThursday 13th November 2025,6.30pm-8.00pm