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• Online Safety in 2025 - what governors need to know (REC Mar '25)

  This Better Governor webinar, delivered by governance expert Steve Barker, clarified the key safeguarding risks relating to children and young people's online safety. It reflected on legislation and good practice for governance monitoring of online safety in school 2025. The webinar also explored how governance should be informed by guidance and asking questions to seek assurance of online safety in their school.

  Consultant: Steve Barker March 2025

• Introduction to Governance (Recorded, Sept '24)

  This Better Governor webinar, delivered by Governance expert Steve Barker, clarified the roles and responsibilities of school governance in 2024 and how governors fit into the school’s structure. Reflected on the current expectations of governors from the Department of Education. The webinar also equipped governors with what you need on the next steps in their role as a school governor.

  Consultant: Steve Barker September 2024

• AUTUMN 2024 Governance webinars

  We have an exciting programme of scheduled webinars coming up for the autumn term of 2024. These are detailed on the table below. If you would like to register to attend, simply click on the link in each title.

  Consultant: Steve Barker July 2024

• Chairs’ Forum (RECORDED MARCH '24)

  This Better Governor webinar, delivered by governance expert Steve Barker, enabled attendees to have an opportunity to air concerns; burning issues or simply ask a question. Looked at sharing best practice tips and ideas.

  Consultant: Steve Barker March 2024

• How values shape school culture Podcast

  This Better Governor podcast features a conversation between our two governance experts: Steve Barker and Linda Waghorn. Steve and Linda are discussing how to ensure values in our school are driven by our visions and how as governing bodies and boards we should think about including the monitoring evaluation of values in what we do. Podcast length: 20minutes 15

  Consultant: Steve Barker December 2023

• Making Governor visits effective (Recorded Nov '23)

  This webinar focussed on how, as governors, we make our own visits to schools more effective. We explored how visits can be linked to school improvement priorities and how effective planning and recording will lead to more productive visits.

  Consultant: Steve Barker November 2023

• Chairs' Forum

  This interactive Better Governor session provided chairs and vice-chairs with an opportunity to discuss topics relevant to their role and to hear good practice examples from their peers.

  Consultant: Steve Barker November 2023

• Pupil Premium Strategy - the role of governance in 2023/24

  (RECORDED OCTOBER '23) - This Better Governor session explored the role and function of the DfE requirements for each school to agree a Pupil Premium strategy. During the session good practice was shared on how governors should monitor this key aspect of their school's provision.

  Consultant: Steve Barker October 2023

• Better Governor Conference - Creating a Sustainable Future (March 2022)

  The 2022 Better Governor virtual conference looked to the future of schools and their governance as a response to both the pandemic and to last year’s COP26 world forum on sustainability.

  Consultant: Steve Barker March 2022

• Hot Topics (Recorded April 2021)

  This Hot Topics webinar explored what is new and relevant to school governance, that may impact on effective governance in the Summer term 2021 and beyond. The topics included are; new rules relating to Pupil Premium reporting, Behaviour Hubs, Ofsted plans for inspection of schools, and the new Early Career Framework.

  Consultant: Steve Barker April 2021