What training can I
get?
School governors have a wide range
of responsibilities, so an extensive programme of training is
offered to all Newham governors.
Please contact the Governor Education Unit with any
enquiries regarding training for Governors:
Tel: 020 8430 5940
Fax: 020 8430 5947
Email:
goved@newham.gov.uk
This year's central training programme is shown below:
Governor Education Programme 2001/11
Please note that training dates may be subject to change
due to unforeseen circumstances.
Please review the termly programme to confirm the final details or
contact the Governor Education Unit on
020 8430
5940 or by email to
goved@newham.gov.uk
All courses unless stated otherwise take place at:
Credon Centre
Kirton Road
Plaistow E13 9BT
School based courses available
Training sessions for individual governing bodies can also be
arranged at the school. A list of courses available is given
below:
Overviews
- Equal Opportunities: Governors' Responsibilities
- Governors and the Curriculum Recent Initiatives
- School Self Evaluation
- The Role of the Governing Body
Making the Governing Body More Effective
- Communicating with Parents
- The Effective Governing Body
- Becoming an Effective Parent Governor
- Effective Committees
- The Effective School
- Getting the Most Out of Governor's Meetings
- Getting to Know Your School
- Governing Body Development Planning
- Improving Parental Involvement
- Recruiting Good Governors
- Role of Link Governors
- The School and the Community
- Working More Closely with your School
- Working with Your Headteacher
Responsibilities of the Governing Body
- Appointing the Leadership Team (2 sessions)
- Budgeting
- Bullying and Racial Harassment
- Communicating with Parents
- Dealing with Parental Complaints
- Health and Safety
- Home School Agreements
- Improving Attendance
- Inclusive Education
- Meeting the Needs of Specific Groups
- Meeting Statutory Requirements
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Overview of Employment Issues
- Performance Management
- Premises Management
- Preparing for an Ofsted Inspection
- Presenting an Exclusion Appeal
- Primary/Secondary Links
- Pupil Exclusions
- Race Equality
- Safeguarding Children
- Safer Recruitment
- School Development Planning
- Special Educational Needs Code of Practice
- Staff Grievance and Discipline Matters
- Strategic Planning
- Understanding School Data
- Whole School Behaviour
Governors and the Curriculum
- Foundation Curriculum
- Governors and Policy Development
- ICT in schools
- The National Curriculum and Assessment
- The Primary Strategy
- Religious Education and Collective Worship
- Sex and Relationship Education
- Spiritual and Moral Development
- Supporting Bilingual Pupils