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Attendance each term is strongly encouraged as the team will share essential updates and other significant information; please note, delegates need only attend one briefing per term.
Attendance each term is strongly encouraged as the team will share essential updates and other significant information; please note, delegates need only attend one briefing per term.
This session will look at the unique role of the clergy Ex-officio or approved Bishop’s Representative on the governing board of a church school. We will review their responsibilities and provide an understanding of their position within the governing board.
Effective School Governance in Action - An engaging session for governors at all levels, including governance professionals, to share effective
practice, strengthen self-evaluation, and learn from one another.
This course focuses on inspection question 3. High quality Collective Worship has always been at the heart of an effective church school and this expectation is built into the SIAMS Framework.
In this session we will review what processes need to be in place in order for governance professionals (clerks) to support effective governance in the year ahead.
SIAMS inspectors request that schools send them a brief summary (two sides of A4) of their ongoing self-evaluation for the purposes of inspection. This session looks at possible formats for this summary document and suggests how schools can make the most of their summary to give inspectors pertinent knowledge of their school’s strengths as a church school.
In this session we will review what processes need to be in place in order for governance professionals (clerks) to support effective governance in the year ahead
This session is aimed at school leaders and governors. We will share how the school development plan is monitored by governors.
This course focuses on inspection question 6 & 7 (VA). We will look in detail at RE within the SIAMS Framework, the importance placed on RE, including the requirements for subject leaders, headteachers and governors.