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Introduction to governance webinar - Wednesday 29 March 12:00-13:00pm
Are you interested in finding out more about becoming a school governor?
Join Governors for Schools to explore why volunteering as a school governor is a fantastic way to broaden your skills and network, build up board-level experience and help set the strategic direction of a school.
Ofsted: secondary pupils who need to catch up with reading, Thursday 30 March 16:30-17:30
In this session, Ofsted will explore what research and inspection tells us about effective assessment, curriculum and pedagogy for secondary-aged pupils who need to catch up urgently with reading. Ofsted will also share how they inspect this aspect of a school’s work.
Ofsted: securing good attendance and tackling persistent absence, Thursday 30 March 16:30-17:30
In this webinar, Ofsted will discuss how inspectors look at attendance during an EIF school inspection. They will give an overview of the findings from their research into how schools secure good attendance and some of the things that schools do when they tackle persistent absence well. They'll touch on some of the barriers that schools continue to experience in promoting good attendance post-COVID, as well as some of the practices that can get in the way of improvement.
Strategic governance for strong trusts - Thursday 20 April 12:30-13:00
Join Sam Henson, NGA Director of Policy and Communications, who'll address how governance in MATs works in practice, from the business of the trust board, through to how they work and communicate with the local tier of governance at school level.
View my financial insights (VMFI) webinar - Wednesday 17 May 11:00-12:00
The DfE's free webinar will include a demonstration of the VMFI tool, which provides insights into the financial position and performance of your school or trust.
Plus, there will be an open Q&A session.
Complaints management for governing boards - Thursday 25 May 12:30-13:15
Join NGA’s Head of Advice, Rani Kaur and Senior Advice Officer, Sam Tranter, who'll share practical tips for overcoming some of the difficulties commonly encountered, and highlight important considerations at each stage of the process.
View my financial insights (VMFI) webinar - Thursday 15 June, 10.00-11.00
The DfE's free webinar will include a demonstration of the VMFI tool, which provides insights into the financial position and performance of your school or trust.
Plus, there will be an open Q&A session.
Catch up on your favourite webinars
Monitoring the impact of Pupil Premium (with Better Governor)
Join Better Governor's Steve Barker and Linda Waghorn as they:
- explore monitoring strategies that governors
can use to focus on the effectiveness of spending Pupil Premium
- reflect on good practice in identifying the impact
of Pupil Premium
Is your governance ready for Ofsted? (With Better Governor)
Join Steve Barker and Linda Waghorn to:
- find out when schools are likely to be inspected by Ofsted
- consider how governance readiness for inspection is very much business as usual
- encourage reflection on the effectiveness of governance in your school, which will be recognised by Ofsted.
School budget pressures – The role of governance (Governors for Schools with Better Governor)
Catch up on a valuable discussion about school budget pressures.
Inspection and governance by Ofsted
In this webinar, representatives from Ofsted discuss inspection and governance in maintained schools and academies.
Speaker panel:
- Lee Owston HMI, Deputy Director, Schools and Early Education.
- Sandy Hayes Senior HMI, Schools and Early Education.
- Belita Scott Senior HMI, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber.
Governors for Schools conference - 27-28 September 2022
Catch up on 2 days of talks and workshops for governors
Both days featured a variety of panels and workshops on topics to suit every attendee. Themes to explore included Pupil Premium, succession planning, onboarding new governors, academisation, and much more.
GovernorHub the future of governance webinar - 13 June 2022
Plans for an all-academy schools system are underway.
Hear from our panel of 3 expert speakers (Emma Knights, CEO National Governance Association, Sam Freedman, Institute for Government and Sir Jon Coles, CEO United Learning) as they discuss what school and trust governance should or could look like in this new landscape.
GovernorHub wellbeing webinar with co-principal Vic Goddard - 7 March 2022
Vic Goddard, co-principal of Passmores Academy in Essex, speaks about the pandemic's impact on headteachers and how governors and boards can better support theirs.
An informal, thought-provoking and honest conversation around the topic of wellbeing from the perspective of a school leader.
GovernorHub cybersecurity webinar with Sir Dan Moynihan - 30 November 2021
Sir Dan Moynihan, CEO of The Harris Federation, speaks about the 3 million pound ransomware attack on his trust in 2021
and what other schools or trusts should do to ensure they too can withstand an attack.
A very open and honest account of a complex and challenging incident with useful advice and recommendations for governing boards.
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