This workshop is put on as part of the continuing development programme for Readers / LLMs, but is also open to clergy.

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.

SIAMS inspectors request that schools send them a brief summary 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.

This is a joint Holland House/Evesham Festival of Words event.

This training is with Heather Ford, Church Support Manager with Ecclesiastical Insurance. Heather will lead the session, explaining why managing health and safety effectively is important, providing an overview of health & legislation relevant to churches, and offering a step-by-step guide and the tools to enable churches to feel more confident in managing their health and safety responsibilities.

This training is with Heather Ford, Church Support Manager with Ecclesiastical Insurance. All churches need to complete a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment to comply with legislation. Heather will lead this session and take you through the specialist resources Ecclesiastical have, in order to enable you to meet your fire risk management obligations.

Being or becoming an employer can seem daunting but the key is to get the basics right. This training course will help you navigate the administrative and legal side of employing someone in your parish (including administrators, youth or family workers, caretakers or other paid staff).

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.

Being or becoming an employer can seem daunting but the key is to get the basics right. This training course will help you navigate the administrative and legal side of employing someone in your parish (including administrators, youth or family workers, caretakers or other paid staff).

This session will give governors, foundation governors and Ex-Officios/Bishop’s Representative an understanding of their responsibilities with regards to monitoring the impact of the effectiveness of the Christian vision within a church school.