This course provides an opportunity for Governors to develop a strong focus on their core strategic functions below:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent
- Meeting safeguarding responsibilities
Governors will:
- have a clear understanding of the role for which they have volunteered
- become active participators and effective Governors as quickly as possible
- understand how to get to know their school and how to challenge
- be confident when dealing with written information
- be able to interrogate data
- be confident in managing their accountability responsibilities
- understand their safeguarding role and responsibilities
New or recently appointed/elected Governors
This course provides participants with all the knowledge, skills, and objectives necessary to act as First Aiders within the workplace.
The First Aid at Work certificate is awarded by the First Aid Industry Body in accordance with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulations and is valid for three years. A copy of the latest edition of a First Aid manual and delegate pack will be provided for each participant.
Attendance is required on all 3 dates.
Successful candidates will be awarded the HSE First Aid at Work certificate.
Practitioners will:
- be confident and prepared to deal with First Aid situations as and when they arise at work
All interested staff from all schools. This course is open to anyone wishing to train as a First Aider.
Candidates must be physically fit with the ability and temperament to undertake First Aid training
30th June 2026 (9:30am - 4:00pm)
1st July 2026 (9:30am - 4:00pm)
- be provided with appropriate strategies and support to assist their inclusion, interaction, and access to all areas of the curriculum
- be confident in understanding the sensory needs of autistic pupils
- be able to set up and run sensory circuits
- be able to support a child with a sensory diet
- have a range of experienced staff in their school to support pupils with sensory needs as part of their educational programme
This meeting will support English Subject Leaders to develop and strengthen their strategic role as middle leaders in their school. It will provide up-to-date information on current research, policy and practice.
It will support Subject Leaders to explore ways of continuing to improve the quality of teaching and learning in English and provide opportunities to share effective practice.
Pupils will:
- benefit from improved teaching and learning
- have improved behaviours for learning
Subject Leaders will:
- be able to achieve outstanding or improved outcomes across their school
- be able to plan for effective and personalised interventions
Settings will:
- benefit from improved leadership, teaching, learning and assessment
Secondary and Special School Subject Leaders