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• Cyber-security in Schools

  On the 15th July the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), in association with the Department for Education (DfE), published new guidance on managing cyber-security risks in schools.

  Consultant: Sam Williams July 2020

• Re-opening Secondary Schools - exploring the guidance webinar (Recorded July 2020)

  This Better Governor webinar explores the latest Department for Education (DfE) guidance relating to the re-opening of secondary schools in England in September. We reflect on the DfE guidance and how it will impact on the risk assessment processes that schools have in place, and how those in governance should be engaging in the process. We provide advice and guidance on the sort of questions governors should be asking, in seeking assurance that schools are going to be safe for staff and pupils to return to.

  Consultant: Steve Barker July 2020

• New to the role of Chairing webinar (Recorded July 2020)

  This Better Governor webinar was aimed at those governors who are new to the role of chair, or who are about to begin their first term of office as chair in the next academic year. The session explores; the role of the chair, key relationships between the chair and headteacher, and the chair and the clerk, and provide some good practice advice and guidance on how to lead effective governance in your school.

  Consultant: Steve Barker July 2020

• Hot Topics Webinar (Recorded July 2020)

  This Hot Topics webinar focuses on the most recent Department for Education (DfE) guidance relating to the anticipated full re-opening of English schools on September 1st. The guidance was published on Thursday 2nd July. We distil the DfE words into the key messages that those involved in school governance, need to be aware of.

  Consultant: Steve Barker July 2020

• Questions & Challenges Webinar (Recorded June 2020)

  This Better Governor webinar explores how governors and trustees use questions to bring a sense of challenge to their role in holding schools and academies to account. Accountability is a key function of governance in all schools and without robust questioning, which challenges thinking and deepens knowledge, governance can not be effective.

  Consultant: Steve Barker June 2020

• Reopening Schools - the role of the Governing Body Podcast

  This short Better Governor podcast is based upon your questions which were raised in our Risk Assessment for reopening schools - A Governance Overview webinar.

  Consultant: Steve Barker June 2020

• Chairs' Forum - Covid-19 and beyond (Recorded June 2020)

  This Better Governor webinar provided the opportunity for Chairs of Governing Bodies in both maintained schools and academies to consider the impact of the Covid-19 virus on schools in general, but specifically the impact it has on shaping governance and the strategic oversight of schools. We encouraged attendees to bring their own questions relating to governance during and beyond the current pandemic.

  Consultant: Steve Barker June 2020

• Evaluating the effectiveness of governance Webinar (Recorded June 2020)

  This Better Governor webinar explores one of the key roles and responsibilities of school governance in 2020, that of evaluating its effectiveness. The webinar focuses on the competence detailed within the Department for Education's Governance Competency Framework and will guide governors through practical examples of good practice in robust and honest self evaluation of governance.

  Consultant: Steve Barker May 2020

• Risk Assessment for reopening schools - A Governance Overview (Recorded May 2020)

  This webinar focuses on the risk assessment processes and procedures that schools and academies will be putting in place, in anticipation that the government confirms that schools will begin welcoming some year groups back from 1st June. We explore how the strategic role of governance should not stray into this operational process, but must focus on seeking assurance that schools have effective procedures and processes in place enabling pupils and staff to return in as safe and healthy an environment as possible.

  Consultant: Steve Barker May 2020

• Introduction to Governance Webinar (Recorded May 2020)

  This webinar, aimed at new school governors in both maintained schools and academies, focuses on understanding the role and function of governance alongside the skills and behaviours necessary to become an effective member of a governing board. Referencing the Department for Education’s Governance Handbook and Governance Competency Framework, we explore how schools identify their strategic priorities and reflect on the role of governance in; school improvement planning, monitoring and compliance. We also explore the application of this knowledge as a new governor.

  Consultant: Steve Barker May 2020