WCC headteachers' conference to focus on ethical leadership

Building on the success of last term's headteacher conference, we hope you will join us on the morning of Wednesday 12 June for this term's conference, again at Stoneleigh Park, where we will have a focus on Ethical Leadership. Registration from 8.30am for a 9am start - finish at 12.30pm.

We will hear from Carolyn Roberts, Chair of the National Ethical Leadership Commission and will also be provided with an update from James McNeillie, Ofsted Regional Assistant Director.

A full agenda will follow.

Who should attend?

Please note due to venue restrictions this invitation is for headteachers or their senior representatives only.

Cost

This is a free CPD and networking opportunity.

How to register

Please confirm your attendance using the online booking form.

Further information

Please email schoolpartnerships@warwickshire.gov.uk with any queries or for further information.

Role of the Teaching Schools Capacity Board

The Warwickshire School Improvement Strategy underpins priority 3 in the Warwickshire Education Strategy, the second part of which states:

"The Warwickshire Challenge Board will continue to lead and coordinate school improvement and will organise support for schools facing difficulties. Teaching schools and multi-academy trusts will be invited to contribute to the school-led system."

The School Improvement Strategy recognises the collective responsibility of education professionals across the county to secure the best outcomes for our learners, irrespective of the type of school, setting or college they attend, and sets out the role of the Teaching Schools Capacity Board in ensuring appropriate support and challenge for schools.

The Teaching Schools Capacity Board meets six times during the year and includes representation from the following:

• Each of the Teaching Schools in Warwickshire
• Diocese and Arch-Diocese
• Local Authority (MATs are represented as a function of the group's membership)
• The University of Warwick

Main areas of responsibility

• Support the delivery of the School Improvement Strategy for Warwickshire
• Review and respond to requests for support put forward by Area Analysis Groups, the Local Authority or the Regional Schools Commissioner  
• Review progress of grant funded programmes and school improvement work
• Link to the work of the Teaching Schools Council
• Link to Teaching Schools outside of Warwickshire and opportunities for building capacity within the system
• Maintain an overview of the programme of training and support put forward by Teaching Schools and the alignment with strategic priorities for Warwickshire
• Maintain oversight of commissioning and quality assurance of NLEs, SLEs, LLEs
• Maintain an overview of the deployment of system leaders

We thought it would be useful to give a flavour of the work of the TSCB by sharing the agenda of the most recent meeting.

Future meeting dates

26 June 2019, 16 October 2019, 12 December 2019, 12 February 2020, 31 March 2020, 20 May 2020, 30 June 2020

Further information

For further information about the board please contact sophiethompson@warwickshire.gov.uk or margotbrown@warwickshire.gov.uk

Emergency First Aid training

The Shires Teaching School invites schools to book a place on their forthcoming 'First Aid in the Workplace' course, being held at Studley High School.

The course will run on two different dates (same content on both dates) with a limited number of places available.

Dates

Wednesday 19 June 8.30am - 3.30pm

Wednesday 10 July 8.30am - 3.30pm

Please see the attached flyer for further information including how to book.

Queries

Please contact hello@shirestsa.co.uk with any queries.

Training to support staff with management responsibilities

WES HR Direct are running the following training courses for staff in schools with management responsibilities:

• Managing Sickness Absence Training - 20 May 2019

• Discipline and Grievance Investigations Training - 22 May 2019

• Managing Performance Training - 10 June 2019

For further details and to book please visit the WES website. 

If you require any assistance, please contact our Business Development Team: hrbusinessdevelopment@warwickshire.gov.uk