This network is open to all schools in Royal Borough of Greenwich, and we welcome EYFS, Primary and Secondary colleagues.
These meetings are particularly useful for colleagues with responsibility for the curriculum or for those who would like the opportunity to network with other colleagues about developing a racially equitable curriculum.
We hope by working collaboratively in this way, we will most effectively support the students of Greenwich and ensure that we are delivering the best possible curriculum and enrichment opportunities for them.
- benefit from experiencing a racially equitable curriculum in their school.
- benefit from sharing approaches and resources for racial equitable curricular.
- benefit by securing racial equitable curriculum provision.
- benefit from a consistent approach to inclusion
- have opportunities to network with colleagues in similar roles within Greenwich schools
- gain access to specialist advice and support from both internal and external partners
- have dedicated time to reflect, share best practices, and stay current with inclusion practices and statutory requirements
- promote consistency in their inclusion practices
- ensure communication and expectations are of the highest quality
This course will support governors to manage the school budget when there is concern that there could be an in-year deficit or accumulated deficit budget.
It will allow governors to consider where savings could be made, some of which could happen immediately, others would be more long term.
The session will also cover the role of:
- Greenwich finance team within this process and how they can support the school
- the terms of reference (TOR) for a deficit recovery committee (DRC)
Governors will:
- have the skills to identify a problem with the budget in time to take management action
- be able to identify savings that reduce the deficit without impacting on the quality of education
- understand the role of the Local Authority Finance Team
- if necessary, have a Deficit Recovery Committee with secure and relevant Terms of reference
All Governors, but particularly those serving on the finance/resources/business committee
This one-day course will cover the role and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), help participants understand safeguarding thresholds to help make the right decisions about what steps to take when concerns about a child have been raised. How to recognise, respond to, refer and record concerns about a child.
The course will assist you to understand statutory safeguarding legislation and guidance that forms your organisation’s processes and procedures to safeguard and protect children. This will include the current Keeping Children Safe in Education - Working Together to Safeguard Children, and The role of the DSL at a Child Protection Case Conference.
Pupils will:
- be safer and have safeguarding needs met in a more appropriate and timely manner
Practitioners will:
- understand the child protection role and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead Person
- know how to deal with difficult conversations and responsibilities
- be able to respond to concerns (initial responses to children and families, making and managing a referral to Children’s Services, contributing to Child Protection Conferences and the Child Protection Plan)
Settings will:
- be safer organisations and compliant with statutory government guidance
Designed for those who will be acting as and taking on the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead Person for safeguarding and child protection.