Training
Closing the Gap
Wednesday 3 May
7-9pm
Aylesford School, Warwick
Induction: the Effective Governance of Schools
Thursdays 4 ,11 & 18 May
7-9pm
Boughton Leigh Junior School, Rugby
Induction: the Effective Governance of Schools
Tuesdays 9, 16 & 23 May
7-9pm
Stratford-Upon-Avon School
Special Schools Governance Conference
Wednesday 10 May
9.30am-12.30pm
Warwick Trident College, CV34 6SW
Joining or Setting Up a Multi Academy Trust
Thursday 11 May 2017
7-9pm
Myton School, Warwick
Handling Complaints
Monday 15 May 2017
7-9pm
Myton School, Warwick
The Governor’s Role in School Improvement (part 1 of 2) -
School Self-Evaluation &Improvement Plans
Wednesday 17 May 2017
7-9pm
Myton School, Warwick
Head Teacher Appraisal &Teacher Pay and Performance
Thursday 18 May 2017
7-9pm
Nicholas Chamberlaine School, Bedworth
SENCo and the SEND Governor
Monday 22 May 2017
7-9pm
Aylesford School, Warwick
Clerks’ Conference
Tuesday 23 May 2017
9.30am-12.30pm
The Welcome Centre, Coventry
The Governor’s Role in School Improvement part 2 of 2:
Monitoring & Evaluation
Wednesday 24 May 2017
7-9pm
Myton School, Warwick
Effective Classroom Visits (primary)
Thursday 25 May 2017
7-9pm
Aylesford School, Warwick
Preparing for Ofsted
Before an Ofsted Inspector calls
Before their visit to a school, Ofsted Inspectors will check...
- Edubase
- Your school website
- Information about your school in the local press and on the internet
- Ofsted report and complaints
- Information about your Head teacher and Chair in the local press and on the internet
Getting ready for your Ofsted inspection
To help prepare for Ofsted, you can watch the videos featuring Belita Scott, Ofsted’s National Lead for Governance.
In the short clips she talks about governors’ experience of the Ofsted inspection.
They are available at www.youtube.com/user/Ofstednews
The videos cover:
- What questions governors might be asked by inspectors (4 mins)
- What governors can expect at inspection (1.36 mins)
- Governors in the final feedback session (1.38 mins)
There’s also a governance and inspection presentation that governors may find useful to read.
www.slideshare.net/Ofstednews/governanceandinspection041016
Governor Service Database
Thank you to the 150 clerks and schools who have replied to our request for updated Governing Board information. However, we are still awaiting details from 93 schools. Please can we ask Head Teachers and Chairs to check to make sure their Clerk has sent their completed School Governing Board details form to Governor Services?
We are hoping to have this task completed by the end of April 2017 so if we haven’t received an updated form from your school by 28 April we will be contacting the Head Teacher and Chair of Governors for the information required.
Safeguarding Training
This short online course is a great refresher on CHANNEL & the Prevent Duty for those who attended the recent training and also a good insight for those who were unable to attend.
The course is free to complete, is interactive and only takes around 25 minutes to complete. You can access it via this link:
http://course.ncalt.com/Channel_General_Awareness/01/index.html
Governors are reminded to ensure their certificate of completion for the online course id held on file at school and included as part of the governor training evidence folder to show Ofsted Inspectors.
Governors can access other Safeguarding Training Events following this link to the Warwickshire Governor Services Training and Support Programme 2017 / 2018.
Dates for your diary
Patch Meetings:
Tuesday 9 May 2017 – Brooke School (Rugby)
Thursday 11 May 2017 – Nicholas Chamberlaine School (Bedworth)
Tuesday 16 May 2017 – Stratford School (Stratford Upon Avon)
Thursday 18 May 2017 – Aylesford School and Sixth Form College (Warwick)
All meetings will start at 7pm and finish at 8.30pm
Governors’ Forum: (including presentations for Long Service)
Tuesday 20 June 2017 – (venue to be confirmed) 6.30pm start
WES Governor Subscription 2017/18
In January 2017, Warwickshire Education Services (WES) sent out service offers to all maintained schools for the academic year 2017/18.
As a reminder, the deadline for schools to make their decision to choose the service(s) they wish to buy back was Wednesday 1 March 2017.
Governor Services is part of the WES subscription and therefore it is also time for governing boards to renew their subscription to Governor Services.
Governing boards should have been involved in discussions regarding which services they currently subscribe to and which they would like to purchase for 2017/18. To help reach that decision please click here to see a copy of the 2017/18 Training and Support Programme which includes all of the services available. Please can we ask you to take the time to look through the Programme before you make your choice for the next year.
If you would like further information or have missed the deadline and would like to subscribe to our services please contact Gurby Dhesi on 01926 745137 or via email: gurbydhesi@warwickshire.gov.uk.