New Chairs of Governors: Leading in a Church School
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.
Cost: Free
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SIAMS for Schools
SIAMS is the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools. This is also known as a Section 48 inspection. This webinar 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.
Cost: £25
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Heads and Chairs autumn briefing
Termly 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 & 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, 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.
Cost: Free
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Collective Worship
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.
Cost: £25
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Theologically Rooted Christian Vision
SIAMS 2023 asks about your school’s ‘theologically rooted Christian vision’. This session is aimed at schools who are looking to revisit their vision or who already have an established school vision. It will support school leaders to articulate the context of their schools, and to think about how to respond to this theologically. How do you then formulate an effective theologically rooted Christian vision and support your school community in understanding this?
Cost: £25
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Spirituality in Schools
How can we recognise and encourage the creation of space for spiritual development in our schools, enabling all pupils and adults to flourish? This webinar provides the opportunity to explore spirituality in the school context and the SIAMS expectations for Church schools, recognising and valuing spirituality and implementing a school policy for spiritual development. We will share some good practices from schools within our diocese and some key documents that will support you in your development
Cost £25
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SIAMS Forum
This is an opportunity to share experiences, anxieties and helpful tips on preparing for SIAMS with colleagues. At this forum there will be opportunity to discuss questions about SIAMS related matters, including self-evaluation; share experiences, helpful tips and best practice; have space to explore and discuss the challenges of the SIAMS inspection; and iscuss the impact of the changes and developments to the SIAMS inspection process.
Cost: Free
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Governor Monitoring Part 1: An Introduction
This session is aimed at governors and school leaders who want to understand more about what constitutes good quality governor monitoring. It will be interactive, with participants encouraged to consider the themes alongside their own practice. This session is designed to complement 'Governor Monitoring Part 2: SIAMS, Collective Worship and RE', so if you are inexperienced at governance, we would recommend doing Part 1 first.
Cost: £25
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Governor Monitoring Part 2: SIAMS, Collective Worship and RE
This session is aimed at governors, clergy and school leaders who want to understand more about effective governor monitoring for SIAMS, Collective Worship and RE. The session is particularly useful for schools that have not yet developed their monitoring as a church school or have this as a SIAMS development area. However, it is also aimed at those new to governance, particularly foundation governors, or clergy and school leaders starting out in monitoring their church school development.
Cost: £25
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Heads and Chairs June briefing
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 and School Advisers from Bath and Wells Education Department online.
These events are an opportunity to hear updates from us about what we are working on alongside our local authority colleagues and any changes on a national level.
Cost: Free
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Contact
For further information please contact Felicity Cobley, email: felicity.cobley@bathwells.anglican.org