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Chairs of Governors training and events
School Leaders and Parish Partners Conference 2025
- Date: 20 March 2025/21 March 2025
- Location: Flourish House
- Cost: £50 for School Leaders (Headteachers, Exec headteachers, Heads of School and CEO for example) - £25 for Parish Partners (Clergy, Chaplains, Foundation governors for example)
Payment to be made via our online shop, includes lunch and refreshments. Payment is per person.
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SIAMS for Schools
- Date: This training is available on two dates this academic year.
- Location: Zoom
- Cost: £35 per person
SIAMS is the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools. This is also known as a Section 48 inspection. This session is for headteachers, RE leaders, Collective Worship leads, governors and those who lead on the Christian character of a church school or trust. In this session we will explore the new 2023 SIAMS Framework.
We will cover what the new Framework looks like: the Inspection Structure; the importance of Christian vision; the six Inspection Questions; the judgments; self-evaluations; and the keeping of evidence.
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Church School Governance for Renewing Governors
Date: There are 3 dates available for this event
Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
This session is designed to provide a refresher for experienced foundation representatives in maintained and academy schools. It is a compulsory module for renewing foundation governors. This session will cover a brief update on the team and any recent new initiatives, answering any questions foundation governors may have. There will be updates and discussions on a range of subjects relevant to the foundation governor, e.g. SIAMs, governor monitoring, environment, recruiting governors and building diverse boards.
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Foundation Governor Forums
Date: There are 3 Forums over the year.
Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Our termly governor forum is aimed at all those serving as governors in our church schools and has been designed with a view to providing attendees with the opportunity to network, share best practice and to hear about any hot topics. Each forum will have a theme, often with a guest speaker, as well as time planned in for that valuable networking opportunity.
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New Chairs of Governors: Leading in a church school or Academy church school
Date: There are 3 dates available
Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
For new and recently appointed chairs and those who wish to update their knowledge. This course, written by an experienced Chair of Governors, will give you all the skills and information you need to get started and be effective immediately. The course will include looking at the key roles and responsibilities of a governing body with specific reference to the chair’s role. There will be advice and guidance on issues Chairs of Governors find themselves faced with.
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Collective Worship: Guidance, Planning and resources
Date: 21 January at 4pm
Location: Zoom
Cost: £35 per person
This Collective Worship training is for governors, clergy and staff who are involved in leading, developing, and monitoring collective worship in their schools. It aims to provide the opportunity for you to explore good practice in planning, resourcing and monitoring collective worship in your school or trust and to share ideas with colleagues. Areas to be covered include:
• What does good collective worship look like?
• Collective Worship Guidance and Policy
• Planning collective worship
• Resources for collective worship
• Monitoring collective worship
• SIAMS change to IQ3
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SIAMS Forum
Date: 25 June at 1pm and 6pm
Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Our second update for leaders in church schools and academies. We invite the Headteachers, Senior Leaders and Chairs of Governors of all our Church schools to attend a briefing led by members of our Senior Leadership Team, School Advisers from Bath and Wells Education Department and invited speakers. These briefing events are an opportunity to hear updates from us about what we are working on alongside our local authority colleagues and MATs, and to hear updates about any changes on a national level. There is a different agenda each term, covering a variety of subjects, ranging from the statutory to the inspirational. As well as input and updates from us, at these events there is the opportunity for Heads and Chairs to meet together and share ideas. We welcome and encourage you to give us feedback on your experiences and how we can support you and your Church school.
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To book for 13:00 to 14:00
To book for 18:00 to 19:00
Heads and Chairs Summer Briefings
Date: 25 June 2025
Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Our second update for leaders in church schools and academies. We invite the Headteachers, Senior Leaders and Chairs of Governors of all our Church schools to attend a briefing led by members of our Senior Leadership Team, School Advisers from Bath and Wells Education Department and invited speakers. These briefing events are an opportunity to hear updates from us about what we are working on alongside our local authority colleagues and MATs, and to hear updates about any changes on a national level. There is a different agenda each term, covering a variety of subjects, ranging from the statutory to the inspirational. As well as input and updates from us, at these events there is the opportunity for Heads and Chairs to meet together and share ideas. We welcome and encourage you to give us feedback on your experiences and how we can support you and your Church school.