Primary Geography Subject Leader Network Meetings
We would like to invite primary Geography Subject Leaders to attend a series of 3 network meetings that will take place over the course of the academic year. The meetings will be a fantastic opportunity to meet colleagues from different schools, share good practice and discuss current research and initiatives.
The sessions will be run by Pete Dickinson, the Geography Lead at Alex Mcleod, as part of the work with RBG EYFS/Primary Strategy Group. Pete has experience of teaching and leading Geography at both primary and secondary schools and is passionate about working with other Geography leads across Greenwich.
The sessions will include:
- Opportunities for leaders to reflect on their leadership of Geography and identify areas to develop back in school
- Collaborate and share best practice with Geography leads across Greenwich
- A close look at progression of different strands of Geography from EYFS to YR7
- A deep understanding of substantive and disciplinary subject knowledge
- Understanding what excellence looks like
- Online opportunities to keep in touch between sessions
We encourage subject leaders from all Greenwich primary schools and with all levels of experience to join us. KS3 Geography teachers/leads are welcome to attend.
Post 16 and CEIAG Network
This meeting will support Post 16 and CEIAG leaders to continue to develop and embed specific aspects of their strategic role. It will provide:
- Up-to-date information on current research, policy and practice
- Opportunities to work closely with Post 16 providers and external partners across the borough to share best practice and problem solve together
- Exploration of different ways of continuing to improve the quality of CEIAG offered to students and information
- Opportunities to share information about upcoming enrichment events
Pupils will:
- benefit from improved teaching and learning and improved outcomes
- have improved behaviours for learning
- have access to high quality CEIAG so they can make better informed career choices and pathways
Leaders will:
- have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities
- be able to achieve outstanding or improved outcomes at Key Stage 5
- be able to plan for effective and personalised interventions
- be able to share best practice and problem solve together
Settings will benefit from:
- improved leadership, and teaching, learning and assessment
- improved delivery of CEIAG
Post 16 Leaders/Coordinators and CEIAG Leaders
100% of attendees to have completed feedback, would recommend this course.
Date
4th February 2026 (1:30pm - 3:30pm)
Venue
At host school
Tutors
Members of the School Improvement Service
Date
9th July 2026 (1:30pm - 3:30pm)
Venue
At host school
Tutors
Members of the School Improvement Service
Managing a school budget during challenging times and preparing for a school audit
This course is aimed at Governors of maintained Royal Greenwich Schools to enable them to fulfil their responsibility with regard to budget setting. Governing Boards are required to ensure that the priorities identified in the school improvement plan are resourced appropriately and that good value for money is achieved.
Governing Boards are required to submit 3-year plans of which the current year must be a balanced position, with the remaining 2 years to support due diligence planning.
The course will include:
- Governing Board approved budget plans explanation
- How to approach 3 year budget plans with consideration of any savings that can be made
- Income streams including Schools Delegated Budget Share (Primary and Secondary school)
- High Needs Funding - place funding
- Early Years Funding
- National Funding Formula (updates if appropriate)
- Engagement with Royal Greenwich if the school is not able to set a balanced budget
- Monitoring budgets including funds raised in the name of the school
- Bursarial Service
- Preparation readiness for an audit
- Business continuity and risk register
Governors will:
- have the confidence to challenge the school’s financial performance
- have the confidence to use the available data to set a 3-year budget
- have the skills and knowledge to ensure that timely and prudent management action is taken to ensure that effective budget control is maintained
- ensure that the whole Governing Board has the information available to them to become an effective and strategic group which robustly holds the school to account at all levels
All Governors, but particularly those serving on the finance/resources/business committee
Date
4th February 2026 (6:00pm - 8:00pm)
Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams
Tutors
Members of the School Accounting Team
**Intermediate Safeguarding Level 2**
This in person classroom based training builds on Level 1:
for Level 3: Designated Safeguarding Persons.
This course covers key safeguarding risks and provides
best practice approaches to protecting children and
young people, upholding high professional standards in
providing a robust and rigorous safeguarding culture. It
includes updates on most recent legislation changes and
incorporates local safeguarding and child protection
themes from Greenwich Safeguarding Children’s
Partnership.
- Course Aims: This course equips participants with
- knowledge & skills to
- explore ways of working with complex family situations
- have increased awareness of specialist safeguarding issues such as domestic abuse and violence, FGM, substance misuse, county lines, PREVENT, abuselinked to faith & belief
- consider Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews in depth
- recognise need for professional curiosity, proactive partnership working, information sharing and ways of developing confidence in staff to be alert to the risks surrounding children
- know what makes a good quality referral toChildren’s Services Social Care
Qualified Practitioners & Playworkers
Leaders & Managers
Childminders
Lead & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Persons
Nominated Individuals
Key Members of the Governing Bodies
Leaders & Managers
Childminders
Lead & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Persons
Nominated Individuals
Key Members of the Governing Bodies