This course will cover the effective management of the Governing Board’s work, including:

• Establishing professional and supportive senior managers
• Ensuring that all the meetings are run effectively
• Managing meeting and agenda settings
• Ensuring the Governing Board is prepared for an Ofsted inspection
• Developing secure succession planning to ensure business continuity

Chair of Governors will:

• be able to challenge school performance
• be fully involved in school Improvement
• be able to hold strategic and focused meetings
• be able to ensure that the whole Governing Board becomes an effective and strategic group which robustly holds the school to account at all levels
• be able to secure an effective professional relationship with leaders at all levels
• be prepared for an Ofsted inspection

All Chairs, Vice Chairs or Chairs of Committees including Prospective Chairs

This course will investigate the specific and important role of the Safeguarding Governor, to ensure the:

• legal requirements are in place and are known and understood by all staff and adults working in your school
• expectations of OfSTED are being met and that governors can provide evidence of their compliance
• expectations from Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance are fully understood and embedded

This is a certified course to support Governors evidence of KCSIE compliance.

Governors will: 

• have a clear understanding of their role
• have the knowledge and expertise to hold the school to account for ensuring that the policies and processes are in place and that they are being consistently applied
• have a good understanding of what they should monitor and challenge and how that is reported back to the full Governing Board
• be able to report on the staff's understanding of their role in Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance 

All Governors

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