PLEASE NOTE – OUR SESSIONS ARE ONLY FOR THOSE WORKING IN AND WITH CE SCHOOLS IN THE DIOCESE OF YORK
This new Chairs Development Network is designed to provide both training opportunities to enhance Chairs and aspiring Chairs around vision led strategic leadership, together with an opportunity to network with other Chairs and aspiring Chairs to share practice and discuss both opportunities and challenges.
Engagement with the network will help to promote:
These sessions are intended to compliment the deeper training provided as part of our Development and Digging Deeper sessions. Chairs are encouraged to attend these sessions alongside the network to unpack unique church school aspects in greater detail.
The sessions for 2025/26 will be as follows:
Session 1: Tuesday 14th October 2025 – 6.00 – 8.00pm – The role of the Chair and vision driven, effective leadership.
Session 2: Thursday 23rd April 2026 – 6.00 – 8.00pm – TBC – the content of this session will be decided by the network in Spring 2026 and will lead on from themes arising in our Development and Digging Deeper sessions.
Cost
An Online Module for a self-led introduction to governance in a Church school is also available for all new foundation governors and any other governors who may find it useful. For details, please contact George Edmond, Assistant Director [School organisation & governance] george.edmond@yorkdiocese.org