This three-part box set will address key areas of Governance that relate specifically to boarding schools and provision and are unlikely to feature in Governance of other education settings. These include oversight of boarding accommodation, boarding staff recruitment, residential staffing models, considering the National Minimum Standards for Boarding and UKVI sponsor responsibilities that come with welcoming international students.

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

This webinar will outline equality, diversity and inclusion and the relevant legal and regulatory frameworks for boarding schools, paying particular attention to how the role of the Governor fits within this. Ensuring EDI is embedded within the culture of the whole school, including pupils and staff, is an important part of the role of Governor. This webinar will consider how to implement change at strategic level, involve SLT and have effective oversight.

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.

The webinar will provide a lay person’s guide to hearings, explaining how they should be conducted and the common errors which need to be recognised and avoided. The webinar will be of value also to Clerks, recognising that their role administering the hearing is crucial. The intended outcome will be that when governors are needed for a panel hearing they will have the understanding and confidence to agree to participate.

This webinar will explore the key questions school governors should be asking around sustainability and explain why it is of such importance. A panel will provide examples of best practice and there will be the opportunity for you to ask questions.