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Join NGA’s Steve Edmonds and Rani Kaur as they discuss the proposed policies set out in the government SEND and alternative provision green paper and what they may mean for schools and the wider system for supporting children and young people with special educational needs. Steve and Rani will also revisit some key messages about ensuring the effective governance of SEND.
The publication of the DfE’s long awaited white paper has wide-ranging implications for the entire sector. While it provides a steer for how the government looks to achieve its intended ambition, it also creates questions as we wait for further details. Join NGA’s chief executive, Emma Knights, and NGA’s Director of Policy and Communications as they get to the bottom of what the white paper does and doesn’t tell us, and how the completed picture might look over time.
Join NGA’s Fiona Fearon and Dr Sam Tranter as they discuss the board’s role and responsibilities in improving and maintaining good attendance and what that might look like in practice. The webinar will cover:
Join NGA's Director of professional development, Emma Balchin to explore the role of governors and trustees in setting and monitoring behaviour policy, and the links to managing and minimising exclusions. The webinar will touch on:
Join Sam Henson, NGA's Director of Policy and Information as he explores the topic of executive board reporting and the information boards need to fulfil their role:
Join Emma Knights, NGA’s Chief Executive as she covers: • the four Cs of environmental sustainability – culture, curriculum, campus, and community • leading change and engaging stakeholders in a whole organisation approach • setting strategic goals linked to environmental sustainability • monitoring progress and reviewing the approach • the DfE’s draft sustainability and climate change for education and children’s services published during COP26 • NGA’s Greener Governance campaign NGA’s Governance Leadership Spring forums should be of interest to those of you who are already familiar with NGA’s recent guidance on this topic; we will be building there on the November guidance with accounts from schools and trusts who are already engaged with the work on environmental sustainability Book your place onto our Governance Leadership Spring forums here
Join Steve Edmonds (NGA Director of Advice and Guidance) as he explores the role governing boards have in making their schools and trusts great places to work, where everyone can excel in the interests of pupils. Steve will be covering: • The board’s responsibilities as the employer of staff • Influencing workplace culture • Promoting wellbeing • Valuing and prioritising CPD
Join Sam Henson (NGA Director of Policy and Information) as he follows up the release of NGA's MATs Moving Forwards report published earlier this year, in exploring organisational identity from the viewpoint of the Trust Board including: Establishing the culture and ethos of one trust Agreeing a Trust vision Developing a strong organisational identity Retaining a focus on the importance of local community
Join Emma Knights (NGA Chief Executive) as she explores:
• Why stakeholder engagement is a vital component of good governance; • How governing boards gather the views of staff, parents, pupils, and the wider community; and how these can make a difference in decision making; • The respective roles of trustees, governors, and school leaders; and • Our new information sheet on engaging with staff.
Join NGA’s Director of Professional Development, Emma Balchin, as she explores how CEO and Headteacher performance management links to overall vision and strategy and fits within the core functions of governance. The webinar touches on;
• The performance management process and how this links to the overall performance of the school or trust (including the differences between school and trust processes) • Some key challenges and ideas about how to overcome them • Using the process to set meaningful objectives and support wellbeing • Ways to monitor and evaluate effectiveness
Sam Henson, NGA's Director of Policy and Information will lead this webinar in providing a unique look at Ofsted from a governing board’s perspective, offering insight, fact checks and considerations for anyone involved in school governance. The webinar will include:
Emma Knights (NGA Chief Executive) will explore: • Why good governance requires diverse governing boards, and how to achieve this; • Recruiting the right people round the table: promoting your vacancy, targeting under- represented groups and interviewing candidates; • Inducting governors and trustees: NGA’s step by step guide; and • Engaging and retaining volunteers.
Although this webinar is very relevant to chairs, vice chairs, governance professionals and school leaders, ensuring that a governing board works as a team, covering all bases and welcoming all voices, is everyone’s business. Emma will draw from NGA’s recent report of this title and the accompany guidance, the Right People Round the Table.
Fiona Fearon, NGA’s Policy and Projects Manager, delivered our latest webinar, Disadvantage: defining it - and then tackling it. The webinar covered:
• The current situation – what data is telling us • What constitutes to disadvantage? • Addressing barriers to learning • Questions for boards to ask
A partnership with senior leaders: what governing boards and school leaders should expect from each other Emma Knights (NGA's Chief Executive) explores:
This webinar will be particularly useful for governors/trustees who have recently joined a board and for executive leaders starting out in their role. It is not recommended for chairs or experienced governors/trustees. NGA has other resources covering the key relationships between the senior executive leader and the chair, in particular the Chair’s Handbook . The Leading Governance development programme is aimed at chairs, vice chairs and future chairs. This webinar is part of NGA’s Visible Governance campaign and its focus in May on senior leaders’ role in governance.
Emma Balchin, NGA’s Director of Professional Development, explores how you can prioritise, promote and monitor pupil wellbeing in your role. The webinar will cover:
Our new information sheet on making pupil wellbeing a priority accompanies this webinar.
Governance, safeguarding and the pandemic A key responsibility for all those governing is to keep pupils safe and well. Clare Collins, NGA’s Head of Consultancy, explored some of the new experiences and practical approaches that have emerged while tackling this unexpected governance challenge.
Boards and Clerks working together Join Steve Edmonds (NGA’s Director of Advice and Guidance) for an overview of how governing boards and clerks (governance professional) develop strong and effective working relationships, which strengthen governance. The webinar will consider how the role of clerk (governance professional) is evolving in schools and trusts and:
What does good governance look like?
Good governance: Join Emma Knights (NGA’s Chief Executive) for an introduction to what constitutes good governance. The webinar will explore the three pillars of good governance:
And how these need to be built on agreed values and a healthy culture.
Virtual Governance: Integrated curriculum and financial planning Join Paul Aber, NGA’s Head of Training Development for our latest webinar which will focus on ICFP (integrated curriculum and financial planning) Virtual governance : using ICFP to help achieve your school or trust’s vision (and cope with COVID-19) ICFP has been around a long time. Quite a lot has been written about it recently. Your school or trust may already be using it. With schools and trusts facing short and longer term financial pressures governing boards may find it useful to develop a better awareness of what ICFP is, how it can be used and what the role of the governing board is in this. With this in mind this session will explore :
Our Integrated curriculum and financial planning guidance accompanies this webinar
Join NGA’s Director of Policy and Information, Sam Henson for this webinar which will focus on governance monitoring and board reporting amidst a global pandemic
The webinar will explore what is different about governance monitoring and reporting at this time and consider
Our information sheet on COVID-19 monitoring priorities accommpanies this webinar.
Being strategic Join NGA’s Director of Advice and Guidance Steve Edmonds for this webinar, which will focus on the governing board’s first core function - ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction. The webinar will introduce new, updated guidance on being strategic and explore:
The webinar will be relevant for both governing boards and senior leaders.
Virtual Governance: How to recruit a senior executive leader with Judith Hicks, NGA Head of Governance Development The first webinar for the autumn term will focus on the governing board’s vital role in recruiting a senior executive leader. ‘How to recruit a senior executive leader’ will give an overview of the entire recruitment process, explore key areas in more detail and signpost to additional resources. If your board believes that they will be recruiting a senior executive leader in the next 12 months – then please watch the webinar today and start your planning and preparation now.
Virtual Governance: Planning for the Autumn term, what do boards need to know with Steve Edmonds, NGA Director of Advice and Guidance
This webinar explores the important issues governing boards need to consider ahead of the Autumn term. The webinar will give advice based on the latest information available and will focus on the discussion between governing boards, senior executive leaders, clerks and governance professional, which covers:
Succession Planning: Is your board future-proofed? with Simon Richards, NGA Chairs Development Manager The challenges that every governing board will face in the future will require the right people with the right skills in the right place at the right time, especially as it is not clear yet what the new normal for schools might look like. The role of the chair is perhaps more crucial than ever, and ensuring continuity at the head of the table is one of those challenges. This session will explore the principle of succession planning and a different approach to chair recruitment.
Virtual Governance: Curriculum cultivation with Sam Henson, NGA Director of Policy and Information This webinar will reflect on the boards role in driving, fostering and encouraging curriculum growth and development. You will explore what should drive the curriculum and its rationale, with a focus on intent, implementation and impact.
Virtual Governance: Connecting with and recruiting volunteers with Simon Richards, NGA Chairs Development Manager
This webinar and explores how to: