Past Events

Stay updated on the latest developments and enhance your work within and alongside the Education Committee. At the end of this event you will be equipped to understand the scope of an Education Committee, including: composition of the Committee, essential agenda items, cycle of meetings throughout the year, SEND and careers provision, and quality assuring teaching and learning and the true meaning of “eyes on, hands off".

Richard Harman will provide members with the latest updates from the sector.

This webinar will exploring how a governors’ finance & general purposes committee should contribute to effective overall governance of the school.

This informal online session will give chairs and vice chairs the opportunity to stay connected. You will be invited to put forward any questions or topics that you would like to discuss or find out more about. We will aim to address as many of these as we can through the meeting and help you build and strengthen your networks to make sure you have the support you need. This session will be held via zoom and will not be recorded.

This seminar is the essential introduction to governance for new governors and will include governance from the Head’s perspective, governors’ role and responsibilities and allow discussion groups on typical issues facing school governors.

This will be an informal online session held via zoom, giving clerks the opportunity to stay connected. You will be invited to put forward any questions or topics that you would like to discuss or find out more about. We will aim to address as many of these as we can through the meeting and help you build and strengthen your networks to make sure you have the support you need. This session will be held via zoom and will not be recorded.

This webinar has been designed to support Governors in their understanding and development of the role, and in formulating and shaping school strategy. The day will cover articulating strategy, tools for development, documents, planning and aligning with the Senior Team within the school as well as considering an international strategy. Consideration will be given to what the role of Governors should be in strategic planning and how to develop a genuine strategy which is grounded in reality.

Learn about the critical role of the safeguarding governor and shared responsibilities in ensuring student safety. At the end of this event you will be equipped to understand the New Minimum Standards and how to work effectively with the school’s DSL to ensure compliance.

This webinar will explore the elements that make a Good Board. Areas that will be covered are: the role of the Chair, Head and Clerk; recruitment and succession planning, meetings and committees, safeguarding, self-evaluation – AGBIS Reviews, difficult conversations and the difference between governance and management.

This will be an informal online session held via zoom, giving clerks the opportunity to stay connected. You will be invited to put forward any questions or topics that you would like to discuss or find out more about. We will aim to address as many of these as we can through the meeting and help you build and strengthen your networks to make sure you have the support you need. This session will be held via zoom and will not be recorded.

Richard Harman and Virginia Parkes will provide members with the latest updates from the sector.

In association with AGBIS, this webinar will look at how Governors and Heads understand their context to develop domestic and international strategy using a case study approach.