BC Free Training Sessions: Buckinghamshire Council have an exciting new opport…

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BC Free Training Sessions:
Buckinghamshire Council have an exciting new opportunity!
In partnership with colleagues from Health, FACT Bucks and SEND IAS, we will be running FREE training sessions to support families caring for or professionals working with children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
All our specialist trainers have a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with you.
The training is open to professionals from across the Local Authority, health colleagues, schools and parents/carers who are supporting children and young people with SEND.
Courses include:
• ‘What is SEND?’ on 16/10/2020 and 19/11/2021
• ‘Speech & Language & Communication Needs’ on 05/10/2020 and 13/01/2021
• ‘Ordinarily Available Provision’ on 29/09/2020 and 04/02/2021
• ‘Making Sense of Autism’ on 24/11/2020 and 26/01/2021
• ‘The EHCP Process’ on 11/11/2020 and 01/03/2021
• ‘Seeing Beyond Behaviour’ on 05/11/2020 and 01/02/2021
• ‘Environmental Accessibility’ on 09/11/2020 and 25/02/2021
• ‘Mental Health & Wellbeing’ on 15/10/2020 and 09/03/2021
• ‘A Day in the Life of a Parent of a Child or Young Person with SEND’ on 07/09/2020 and 25/03/2021
Please see the Eventbrite links above (click on the dates for each course which are hyperlinked) for more information and to book a place.
Sessions will be face to face unless Government guidance advises otherwise.

 

Relationships/RSE and Health Education update DfE

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RSE Sub Template August[16505]

Sent on behalf of Carol Stottor, Public Health PSHE Lead

Dear Chairs of Governors,

Please find attached the latest information from Carol Stottor regarding the Relationships/RSE and Health Education update from the DfE.

Regards,
Hazel

Hazel David
Education Team
Children’s Services

Buckinghamshire Council
4th Floor, County Hall
Walton Street
Aylesbury,
HP20 1UZ

07824 482570
Hazel.David@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Chair of Governors Vacancy at Little Chalfont Primary School

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Dear Chairs of Governors

This message has been sent by Sarah Geary at Little Chalfont Primary School, can you help?

Thus far the Head has contacted NGA and all Governors have tried to recruit from our own networks as well as local businesses. Whilst we have been successful in finding people who would like to become a governor, we are struggling to find someone with experience who could take the role of Chair.

In truth, we are a fairly inexperienced board, with the other Co-Chair being the ‘oldest’ member of the board at 3 years. We are also fairly heavily loaded with parents on the board and really need to look outside of the school community for balance.

Myself and the other Co-Chair are actually both Co-Vice Chairs and have stepped into this role as no Chair could be found. It has been quite a baptism of fire! We certainly find it challenging with us both working full time and having small children and we feel that there must be someone who would be in a much better position to lead the board! We would still be very supportive and happy to lead on the committees we currently do in order to alleviate added pressure on a new Chair.

Any support you are able to give would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

Sarah Geary
sgeary@littlechalfontprimaryschool.co.uk

Governor Online Training June/July 2020

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The Equalities training session for the 17th June is now full, but please add yourself to the waitlist as we are going to schedule another date.

We have a new online training opportunity regarding E-safety, on the 1st July:

1st July 2020 Overview of E-Safety for Governors

All sessions are 1 hour and begin at 6.30pm. You must have Microsoft Teams to take part and this can be downloaded here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software?ef_id=CjwKCAjw2uf2BRBpEiwA31VZjxO5ZKotfAXwXeJO03RdtgHjJgAIi22fJQVQeajbyZ6droZNsbDCcBoCFFkQAvD_BwE:G:s&OCID=AID2000956_SEM_CjwKCAjw2uf2BRBpEiwA31VZjxO5ZKotfAXwXeJO03RdtgHjJgAIi22fJQVQeajbyZ6droZNsbDCcBoCFFkQAvD_BwE:G:s
Any problems, please contact me.

Regards,
Hazel

We are pleased to advise you of 2 online training sessions that have been arranged this term. Both sessions will be run using Microsoft Teams, so please ensure you have this programme before signing up. The links are below and further information will be sent prior to the event.

17th June 2020 Equalities Training for Governors – Online

24th June 2020 Good Practice in Schools Based on Public Health Guidelines for Governors

If you have any questions you would like to send in before the sessions, please email to me directly.

Regards,
Hazel

Hazel David
Education Team
Children’s Services

Buckinghamshire Council
4th Floor, County Hall
Walton Street
Aylesbury,
HP20 1UZ

07824 482570
Hazel.David@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

NGA Leading Governance Development for Chairs, Clerks and Boards.

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NGA want to ensure you access DfE funding for our Leading Governance programmes at this critical time. A support network, a chance to develop leadership skills and amend practices to rise to the challenges that Covid 19 presents schools and trusts is something we are passionate everyone involved in school governance has access to.

We hope chairs and clerks who have not yet accessed the DfE funding (available for to up to two governors and clerks on all boards) will take the opportunity of registering for it whilst it is still available, by joining our new Summer 2020 cohort. You can access from between £350-£2000 worth of development for your board if you apply online and join the ‘Summer 2020’ cohort by clicking here for Chairs or here for Clerks.

All those who apply are able to access our eLearning and on-line evaluation tools, with the option of joining face-to-face workshops when it is safe to do so, or accessing this component of the programme in our upcoming virtual sessions. Once you have applied for your place, you will receive access to all course materials and online learning and can begin your journey to improved practise when it has never been more needed.

Our Development for Chairs programme is having definite impact in our schools, but don’t just take our word for it! Having recently completed the Development for Chairs programme, Simon Watson, Chair of Governors at St John the Evangelist CE VA Primary School in Oxfordshire writes about his experience including the value of building a supportive, sustained network of local chairs and the impact of the programme on his board’s practice in this blog. https://www.nga.org.uk/News/Blog/May-2020/Gaining-skills,-growing-confidence-and-making-an-i.aspx “I, like others in the group, have had some very difficult challenges to deal with since becoming chair, and this group has been instrumental in providing not only moral support, but high-quality impartial advice and guidance where we have been able to pool our collective knowledge to support each other in a confidential manner”, he writes.

We hope to hear from you soon, but if its not something you’d like to do, please do pass the email on, and encourage other members of your boards to register instead.

Kind regards,

Emma

Emma Balchin
Director of Professional Development

Lace Hill Academy are Recruiting a New Chair of Governors

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Lace Hill Academy in Buckingham are keen to speak with potential candidates to Chair our Local Governing Board. The post is soon to be vacated and we would like to speak to people from all walks of life who might have the skills and importantly the time commitment to lead our team of governors.

LHA Chair Poster 2020v2

Buckinghamshire Council – Finance Surgery – 6th May 10:00

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Please find the most recent slides from the finance surgeries that have been taking place.

 

 

Governor Online Training June 2020

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Dear Governors,

We are pleased to advise you of 2 online training sessions that have been arranged this term. Both sessions will be run using Microsoft Teams, so please ensure you have this programme before signing up. The links are below and further information will be sent prior to the event.

17th June 2020 Equalities Training for Governors – Online

24th June 2020 Good Practice in Schools Based on Public Health Guidelines for Governors

If you have any questions you would like to send in before the sessions, please email to me directly.

Regards,
Hazel

Hazel David
Education Team
Children’s Services

Buckinghamshire Council
4th Floor, County Hall
Walton Street
Aylesbury,
HP20 1UZ

07824 482570
Hazel.David@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

NGA Disadvantage – considerations for the boards response to a widened attainment gap

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Sign up for our next webinar exploring the key strategic considerations for boards in addressing the barriers experienced by disadvantaged pupils as a result of COVID-19 and how to respond in a quick, inclusive and measured way.

https://www.nga.org.uk/News/Webinars.aspx

 

 

 

NGA’s annual school governance survey 2020

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Thank you for taking the time to add your voice to this survey of those governing across England. For the last 10 years, NGA has been running an annual survey of governors and trustees in England to gain an insight into who governs our schools and why and how they do it. The responses play a crucial role in shaping the representation of, and support available for, governing boards.

This survey should take around 15 minutes to complete depending on your answers and all responses will remain anonymous. If you are unsure of any answers, please do not feel that you have to look up or ask for information, we have provided a ‘don’t know’ option for these purposes and it is possible to skip some questions. You can also save your answers if you need to take a break and return to finish off your response at a later date.

The deadline for completing the survey is Tuesday 26 May 2020.

If you would like any further information on the survey, please contact research@nga.org.uk to speak with our research and information officer, Hannah Garrington.

School governors, trustees and local academy committee members – we want to learn about your experience of being on a governing board, your views on education and current events, and your governing board practice, including how you and your board are supporting schools during this uncertain time.

Depending on the answers you give, the survey will take around 15 minutes to complete. Once you have started the survey, you can save and return to your answers whenever you like before submitting them. The survey closes on Tuesday 26 May at 5.00pm.

Take part now

Whatever your role on the governing board, however long you’ve been involved in governance, we value the views and experience of all school governance volunteers in England. Please do share the survey with your network.

Your answers to our annual survey – now in its tenth year – will make a significant contribution to what is known and understood about school governance in England. We’ll use the results to campaign on the issues that matter to you, amplify the voice of school governance across the education sector, and improve the support we – and others – offer to governing boards.

Although this survey is for school governance volunteers, we appreciate the support of clerks and other governance professionals in sharing it with their boards, schools and network.

Take part now