Tony Andrews, Emergency Planning Manager, Westminster Essential for all UNDERSTANDING SCHOOL DATA governors Context Outcomes Dates / Times / Venue Governors need access to By the end of this session participants will: PRIMARY SCHOOLS reliable information in order to know about sources of data, including Tuesday 22 November hold the school to account for RAISEonline, Data Dashboard 5.30pm-8.30pm the quality of teaching, pupils’ know the key indicators, the trends to Kensington Town Hall achievement and pupils’ look out for and what they mean behaviour and safety. They be equipped with useful questions SECONDARY SCHOOLS need to know how to interpret be able to help the school move Wednesday 11 January that information and the right forward and improve standards 5.30pm 8.30pm – questions to ask. Venue TBC Understanding data will help Please book directly with Babcock 4s governors to evaluate their Email: Course Leaders: school’s strengths and Babcock 4S Call: 0800 073 4444 ext 835008 weaknesses, measure success and contribute to the priorities for improvement. E SAFETY FOR GOVERNORS All governors Context Outcomes / Times / Venue This course will enable governors to By the end of the session governors Tuesday 24 January be brought up to date with the will be knowledgeable about the 6.00pm-8.00pm technology pupils may be using to developments in ESafety, how pupils Huset Centre enable governors to keep pupils safe. use technology and how to keep pupils and staff safe. Course Leader: Helen Warner, Business Development Manager 3BM RESPONDING TO COMPLAINTS All governors Context Outcomes Every school and academy is By the end of this session Dates / Times / Venue required to adopt and to publicise a participants will have a better Thursday 26 January complaints procedure. The law does understanding of: 6.00pm-8.00pm not specify what the process should the principles of good complaint Lilla Huset Centre be; academy procedures are more handling prescriptive. options for appropriate Complaints can be one of the most procedures Course Leader: difficult issues a school has to deal And will be equipped to Pat Petch, Education with. If not handled well in the early participate in a fair complaints Consultant stages they can become protracted, procedure adversarial and have the potential for further legal action. HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE GOVERNING BODY All governors
Tony Andrews, Emergency Planning Manager, Westminster UNDERSTANDING SCHOOL DATA Essential for all governors Context Governors need access to reliable information in order to hold the school to account for the quality of teaching, pupils’ achievement and pupils’ behaviour and safety. They need to know how to interpret that information and the right questions to ask. Understanding data will help governors to evaluate their school’s strengths and weaknesses, measure success and contribute to the priorities for improvement. Outcomes By the end of this session participants will: know about sources of data, including RAISEonline, Data Dashboard know the key indicators, the trends to look out for and what they mean be equipped with useful questions be able to help the school move forward and improve standards Please book directly with Babcock 4s Email: Call: 0800 073 4444 ext 835008 Dates / Times / Venue PRIMARY SCHOOLS Tuesday 22 November 5.30pm-8.30pm Kensington Town Hall SECONDARY SCHOOLS Wednesday 11 January 5.30pm – 8.30pm Venue TBC Course Leaders: Babcock 4S E SAFETY FOR GOVERNORS All governors Context This course will enable governors to be brought up to date with the technology pupils may be using to enable governors to keep pupils safe. Outcomes By the end of the session governors will be knowledgeable about the developments in ESafety, how pupils use technology and how to keep pupils and staff safe. / Times / Venue Tuesday 24 January 6.00pm-8.00pm Huset Centre Course Leader: Helen Warner, Business Development Manager 3BM RESPONDING TO COMPLAINTS All governors Context Every school and academy is required to adopt and to publicise a complaints procedure. The law does not specify what the process should be; academy procedures are more prescriptive. Complaints can be one of the most difficult issues a school has to deal with. If not handled well in the early stages they can become protracted, adversarial and have the potential for further legal action. Outcomes By the end of this session participants will have a better understanding of: the principles of good complaint handling options for appropriate procedures And will be equipped to participate in a fair complaints procedure Dates / Times / Venue Thursday 26 January 6.00pm-8.00pm Lilla Huset Centre Course Leader: Pat Petch, Education Consultant HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE GOVERNING BODY All governors
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