Training

School-Based Training

The following topics are available for school-based sessions for whole governing bodies or two or more local governing bodies. These sessions are run by officers and advisers of the Board and may be daytime or evening sessions. We are happy to tailor these sessions to your specific needs or respond to suggestions. Please give at least one term's notice of the date of the training.

To arrange a session for your governing body, contact Sheila Talbott (020 7234 9206)

  • Admission policy review
  • Buildings - understanding the DfES bidding system
  • Curriculum - the governors' role
  • Exclusion procedures
  • Governors' monitoring role
  • Interviewing techniques for appointing staff
  • Mission statements and aims
  • Performance Management
  • Personnel issues
  • Religious Education and Collective Worship
  • Roles and responsibilities of governing bodies
  • School improvement planning
  • School premises - the role of governors
  • Self-evaluation: the distinctiveness of Church of England schools
  • Self-evaluation and OFSTED
  • Staff recruitment and selection process
  • Teaching and learning for governors
  • Working effectively as a governing body