Governance in a Church school – Session 1 (part of the Development ‘Bundle’)

Governance in a Church school– Development ‘Bundle’

PLEASE NOTE – OUR SESSIONS ARE ONLY FOR THOSE WORKING IN AND WITH CE SCHOOLS IN THE DIOCESE OF YORK

These two-hour sessions are designed for all governors and include further exploration of how governors can support the development of their school as a Church school. This links particularly to governors’ core functions of ensuring clarity of vision, ethos & strategic direction and supporting leaders and holding them to account.

You can take part in the full programme or attend aspects relevant to the context of your school.

Session 1: Christian Vision and Leadership

This session explores:

• The Church of England Vision for Education
• The development of theologically rooted Church school vision
• Exploring how the Church school vision drives provision

Other sessions (book separately)

Session 2: Exploring the SIAMS Framework

This session explores:

• the SIAMS inspection process
• the key inspection question and how this is unpicked through the inspection questions

Session 3: Distinctively Effective Governance

The session explores the principles of effective governance in a Church school with a particular emphasis on effective monitoring and evaluation strategies.

The training will focus on:

• Ofsted and SIAMS expectations
• The work of governors through link governor roles and committee structures
• The place of school visits.

Date

• Christian Vision and Leadership Wednesday 23^rd October 2024, 6.00-8.00pm

Dates for other sessions;

• Exploring the SIAMS Schedule Thursday 14^th November 2024, 6.00-8.00pm
• Distinctively Effective Governance Wednesday 11^th December 2024, 6.00-8.00pm

Cost

• These sessions are provided free of charge for Diocese of York schools
• Booking is via the Eventbrite link on this page