Ofsted inspectors assess the Participants will understand the 6.30pm-8.30pm governors’ role in ensuring solvency governing body’s role in budget Kensington Town Hall and financial probity, that the planning and monitoring and the school’s financial resources are effective management of financial managed effectively and how the resources including: Course Leader: pupil premium and other resources factors that affect the size of the Kashmira Ladd, Education are used to overcome barriers to school budget Finance Consultant learning. the use of the premium and sports funding accountability and delegation This course will consider these arrangements, eg interpretation issues and the requirement for online of termly financial reports, publication of the school’s pupil committee structures and terms premium allocation and how it has of reference been spent, plus the Schools’ audit arrangements Financial Value Statement (SFVS). to assist governors in financial management eg benchmarking, SFVS expectations useful questions to ask VISITING YOUR SCHOOL AND WHAT TO ASK All governors Context Outcomes / Times / Venue This session will explore the type of By the end of the session governor’s Thursday 16 questions governors should ask when will have gained confidence to 10.00am-12.00pm visiting the school. You will work their schools, have a greater TBC with other governors to develop understanding of their roles and appropriate questioning strategies to responsibilities, what questions to enable you to have confidence in ask and understand how visits fit Course Leader: challenging the Head as well as with Ofsted expectations. Jackie Saddington supporting them. You will learn of good practice and protocols PRIMARY ASSESSMENT UPDATE All governors Dates / Times / Venue 6 December 6.30pm 8.30pm This session will provide an update on assessment for primary school – Kensington Town Hall governors. Course Leader: Shelley Duffy, Principal Lead Advisor STRATEGIC YEAR PLANNING AND VISION All governors This session led by Pat Petch will help governors strategically plan / Times / Venue 17 May what they want to achieve in their schools in 2017-18. 6.00pm 8.00pm – Lilla Huset Centre The course will build on the governance framework approach as well as the core functions. It aims to help them be clear about the difference the GB can make over the year as well as how they can keep track and Course Leader: Pat Petch, Education Consultant
Ofsted inspectors assess the governors’ role in ensuring solvency and financial probity, that the school’s financial resources are managed effectively and how the pupil premium and other resources are used to overcome barriers to learning. This course will consider these issues and the requirement for online publication of the school’s pupil premium allocation and how it has been spent, plus the Schools’ Financial Value Statement (SFVS). Participants will understand the governing body’s role in budget planning and monitoring and the effective management of financial resources including: factors that affect the size of the school budget the use of the premium and sports funding accountability and delegation arrangements, eg interpretation of termly financial reports, committee structures and terms of reference audit arrangements to assist governors in financial management eg benchmarking, SFVS expectations useful questions to ask 6.30pm-8.30pm Kensington Town Hall Course Leader: Kashmira Ladd, Education Finance Consultant VISITING YOUR SCHOOL AND WHAT TO ASK All governors Context This session will explore the type of questions governors should ask when visiting the school. You will work with other governors to develop appropriate questioning strategies to enable you to have confidence in challenging the Head as well as supporting them. You will learn of good practice and protocols Outcomes By the end of the session governor’s will have gained confidence to their schools, have a greater understanding of their roles and responsibilities, what questions to ask and understand how visits fit with Ofsted expectations. / Times / Venue Thursday 16 10.00am-12.00pm TBC Course Leader: Jackie Saddington PRIMARY ASSESSMENT UPDATE All governors This session will provide an update on assessment for primary school governors. Dates / Times / Venue 6 December 6.30pm – 8.30pm Kensington Town Hall Course Leader: Shelley Duffy, Principal Lead Advisor STRATEGIC YEAR PLANNING AND VISION All governors This session led by Pat Petch will help governors strategically plan what they want to achieve in their schools in 2017-18. The course will build on the governance framework approach as well as the core functions. It aims to help them be clear about the difference the GB can make over the year as well as how they can keep track and / Times / Venue 17 May 6.00pm – 8.00pm Lilla Huset Centre Course Leader: Pat Petch, Education Consultant
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