Core Training Programme for Governors and Clerks
For the full 2023-2024 governance training schedule (ie all training courses from Sept 2024) please see:
SCHEDULE FOR GOVERNANCE TRAINING 2024-25:
SPRING TERM 2025 (Terms 3 and 4):
Date | Course | Who | Delivered by | Where | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15th January 2025 | Clerks' & Governance Professionals' Briefing | Clerks & governance professionals | Clive Haines, Rebecca Walker & Vicky Brand | Homer First School, Testwood Road, Windsor | 19.00 - 20.30 |
16th January 2025 | Clerks' & Governance Professionals' Briefing | Clerks & governance professionals | Clive Haines, Rebecca Walker & Vicky Brand | Moor Hall, Cookham SL6 9QH | 9.30 - 11.00 |
22nd January 2025 | Governor Induction Part One - Strategic Leadership | New governors | Clive Haines, Rebecca Walker & Vicky Brand | Homer First School, Testwood Road, Windsor | 19.30 - 21.00 |
29th January 2025 | Governor Induction Part Two - The Support and Challenge Role | New governors | Clive Haines, Rebecca Walker & Vicky Brand | Homer First School, Testwood Road, Windsor | 19.30 - 21.00 |
5th February 2025 | SEND Governance | All governors / SEND governors | Rebecca Walker, Vicky Brand & Anne Bishop (Area SENCo 5-18 & Manager of Specialist Advisory Teacher Service) | Homer First School, Testwood Road, Windsor | 19.30 - 21.00 |
12th February 2025 | Governors Induction Part Three - Evidence Building for Accountability | New governors | Clive Haines, Rebecca Walker & Vicky Brand | Homer First School, Testwood Road, Windsor | 19.30 - 21.00 |
| HALF TERM | |||||
26th February 2025 | Governor Induction Part Four - Safeguarding: the governance role | New Governors / | Clive Haines & Vicky Brand | Homer First School, Testwood Road, Windsor | 19.30 - 21.00 |
| Date in March TBC | Budget Planning to support key priorities | All governors/ Finance governors | Rebecca Walker, Vicky Brand & Bursar Support | Homer First School, Testwood Road, Windsor | 19.30 - 21.00 |
Monday 24th March 2025 | Lead Governor training for children with a social worker | Governors of schools in RBWM | AfC Virtual School | Online | 18.30 - 20.30 |
| 26th March 2025 | Chairs, vice-chairs and clerks/governance professionals joint-surgery | Chairs, vice-chairs, clerks and governance professionals | Clive Haines & Vicky Brand | Homer First School, Testwood Road, Windsor | 19.30 - 21.00 |
SUMMER TERM 2025 (Terms 5 and 6):
Date | Course | Who | Delivered by | Where | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30th April 2025 | Clerks' & Governance Professionals' Briefing | Clerks & governance professionals |
| Homer First School, Testwood Road, Windsor | 19.00 - 20.30 |
1st May 2025 | Clerks' & Governance Professionals' Briefing | Clerks & governance professionals |
| tbc | 9.30 - 11.00 |
7th May 2025 | Headteachers Appraisal | Governors serving on a HTs Appraisal committee | Homer First School, Testwood Road, Windsor | 19.30 - 21.00 | |
14th May 2025 | Governor Induction Part One - Strategic Leadership | New governors |
| Homer First School, Testwood Road, Windsor | 19.30 - 21.00 |
21st May 2025 | Governor Induction Part Two - The Support and Challenge Role | New governors |
| Homer First School, Testwood Road, Windsor | 19.30 - 21.00 |
| HALF TERM | |||||
4th June 2025 | Governors Induction Part Three - Evidence Building for Accountability | New governors |
| Homer First School, Testwood Road, Windsor | 19.30 - 21.00 |
11th June 2025 | Governor Induction Part Four - Safeguarding: the governance role | New Governors / |
| Homer First School, Testwood Road, Windsor | 19.30 - 21.00 |
18th June 2025 | Modern Governance: a refresher session on the Core Roles and Responsibilities of Governing Boards | All governors - particularly those who have been in post for > 3 years. |
| Homer First School, Testwood Road, Windsor | 19.30 - 21.00 |
Further sessions may be added to the schedule later this year.