Education Directorate Governor Training and Development Programme 2014/2015 Contents

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Education In The City and County of Swansea  Education In The City and County of Swansea  Education In The City and County of Swansea
CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA
DINAS A SIR ABERTAWE
Education Directorate
Cyfarwyddiaeth Addysg
Governor Training and Development
Programme 2014/2015
Contents
Page
Introduction
3
General Information
4
School & Governor Unit Contact Details
5
Regional Conference for School Governors
6
Governing Body Defined Course
6
Governor Training Information
7
List of Specific Courses
8
List of Specific Courses – in Date Order
9
Course Details
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Civic Centre map
Towards A City and County of Learning
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Quotes from Governor Training Evaluation Forms 2013/14
1. Supporting Looked After Children in Our Schools – 18.10.13
“Holistically enlightening! And necessary.”
2. Understanding of School Data – Primary – 13.05.14
“Mike Jones explains things brilliantly!”
3. Child Protection Training – 27.11.13
“An excellent presentation, comprehensive and detailed”
4. Teachers Pay Arrangements - 14.04.14
“Excellent – clear and a good pace throughout”
5. Newly Appointed Chairs” 18.11.13
“An excellent overview of not only the role of the chair but the governing body as a whole”
6. Newly Appointed Governors – 24.06.14
“I found it very informative and am now motivated to extend my responsibility”
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Governor Training and Development
Programme 2014/2015
Introduction
As we begin the new academic year I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the governor
training programme for 2014/15. Since my appointment to the position of Chief Education Officer
in January I have been able to meet a number of governors and have visited several of the
Authority’s schools. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for the time and
commitment you offer to Swansea schools in the important role you undertake.
Reflecting the importance of the work of governing bodies, training for newly appointed governors,
chairs and clerk to governors along with training on school performance data for all governors
became mandatory in September 2013. The training programme this year will continue to focus on
the mandatory training and I am delighted that due to careful monitoring by the School and
Governor Unit and the commitment of Swansea governors we are on target in ensuring that all
governors and governing bodies are meeting the requirements of mandatory training. In order to
continue in this positive manner the training programme this year has been designed to offer
courses in a range of locations, at different times of the year and at different times of the day to try
and meet the needs of all governors wherever possible. The Local Authority are also linking
closely with colleagues in the ERW consortia. ERW represents education services for
Carmarthen, Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Powys and Swansea and governors
from all six of these local authorities can access courses offered by any of the governor support
services in the region free of charge. Details of Neath Port Talbot courses are included in this
booklet and you will be updated with details of the other authorities’ courses via your Clerk to
Governors in the near future.
As always the training programme comprises other topics considered important to every
governing body such as managing complaints, child protection, health and safety and human
resources. Governing bodies are encouraged to undertake a skills audit and self review on an
annual basis in order to establish which courses may be relevant to which governors as well as
identifying the valuable skills and experiences each individual governor brings to the governing
body. A sample skills matrix is included in this pack and if you would like further information or
guidance on governing body self review you can contact the School and Governor Unit on 01792
636550.
The School and Governor Unit will also be continuing to roll out the Governors Wales Bronze
Award during this academic year. Currently 5 schools have achieved the award, a further 10
schools have submitted portfolios and an additional 13 schools have registered with Governors
Wales and will be working towards achieving the award this year. The Bronze Award provides an
excellent opportunity for governing bodies to review and assess their processes and I would
encourage any governing body who is interested in pursuing the award to contact the School and
Governor Unit for more information. Many of the courses in this booklet will support governing
bodies undertaking the award.
I hope that this training programme meets your needs, if you have any comments or suggestions
in relation to this booklet or the training sessions in general you can forward them to the School
and Governor Unit using the contact details in the booklet.
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I am looking forward to working with you again this academic year to ensure the very best
outcomes for the children and young people in the City and County of Swansea and thank you
again for the time and commitment you generously offer to our community’s schools.
Arwyn Thomas
(Chief Education Officer)
General Information
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An application form accompanies the programme. Please complete and return to the School
and Governor Unit detailing any courses you wish to attend. If during the year you wish to
attend other sessions please write to the School and Governor Unit giving the details, or ring
 636552 / 636848, or e-mail allison.gough@swansea.gov.uk
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Your training application will be acknowledged. You will also receive written confirmation of
the course a week or so before the session.
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If you wish to contribute to training sessions through the medium of Welsh please indicate this
on your form so that a translator can attend. The translator will be present throughout the
course to translate into English everything that governors wish to say in Welsh. If you request
translation facilities, it is very important to inform the School and Governor Unit if, for any
reason you are then unable to attend as the facility may have been arranged just for you. If
we know in advance, the translator can be told there is no need to attend.
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A hearing loop can be made available for training courses taking place in the Civic Centre if
required.
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If you are unable to attend a course you applied for please let the School and Governor
Unit know by ringing  636552 / 636848. If the number of governors who actually turn up is
lower than anticipated it can make discussion and group work difficult.
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Courses may have to be cancelled if the number of applications is very low. You will be
notified of this.
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Remember that training can be provided for an individual governing body or for a group of
governing bodies and that Governing Body Self Review is recommended to all governing
bodies.
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All newly appointed governors are automatically assigned to an induction training session. If
the date you are given is not convenient please contact the School and Governor Unit on
 636552 / 636848 to book a place on a course on a convenient date.
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SCHOOL & GOVERNOR UNIT,
A governor Support Service is offered
at the School & Governor Unit
in the Education Department, at the Civic Centre.
Kate Phillips, School & Governor Unit Manager
on telephone number
01792.636551
for governor support issues.
Allison Gough, School Governors Officer
on telephone number
01792.636552
for governor support issues.
If your queries are to do with Governor Training Courses,
Allison will be able to help you.
Our fax number is 01792.636642
e-mail addresses:
kate.phillips2@swansea.gov.uk
allison.gough@swansea.gov.uk
City & County of Swansea website – www.swansea.gov.uk
You can also contact:
GOVERNORS WALES HELPLINE
0845 6020100
www.governorswales.org.uk
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GOVERNORS WALES EVENTS!
National Conference – “Safeguarding Children in
Education” 3rd October 2014
South West and Mid Wales Regional Conference
– “Minding the Gap” 14th November 2014
National Conference and Clerks Awards – March
2015
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Specific Training
Governing bodies may identify a focus for specific training not covered by any of the courses on
offer. Training can be arranged on request for whole governing bodies or in clusters
To request specific training, please contact Allison Gough on  636552
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Partnership working
Swansea school governors are able to access and attend courses provided by Neath Port Talbot
County Borough Council’s Governor Training Programme. Their training programme will be
available on the City & County of Swansea website’s Education pages - www.swansea.gov.uk or
you can contact Kate Phillips on  636551 or Allison Gough on  636552 for further information.
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Training and Development for Governors
Programme 2014/2015
To apply for a place on any the courses in the booklet please:
 complete an application form
 state beforehand if you wish to speak in Welsh at the course so that the translation service
can be booked in advance (see page 4)
 state if you have a disability which requires suitable access/facilities
 expect to receive an acknowledgment of your application to attend particular training
sessions
 note that courses are sometimes repeated; there is no need to attend both sessions
 expect to receive confirmation of your place on the course a week or so before the training
 for training sessions held in schools the address and postcode are included in the course
details and a map is available on request
 contact the School and Governor Unit if you find you cannot attend after booking.
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LIST OF SPECIFIC COURSES
Courses (in alphabetical order)
Page
Attendance (How to improve it)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – What is it?
Behaviour Support Plan
Child Protection Training
Dyslexia Friendly Schools Initiative
Exclusions from schools and the role of the Pupil Disciplinary
Committee (P.D.C.)
Finance and Budgets
Governing Body Self Evaluation
Health and Safety
H.R. Policies
Inclusion
Investigation Skills Training
Managing Staff Absence
Managing Complaints
Newly Appointed Governors
Newly Appointed Headteachers
New Chairs of Governors
New Pay Arrangements for Teachers from 2013
Overview of Autism, Speech and Language
Performance Management
Redundancy Handling
Responses to Bullying
Restorative Practice
Safe Recruitment
Special Educational Needs
Supporting Looked After Children in our Schools
The Role of EMLAS
Understanding of School Data
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Clerk to Governors
Clerk to Governors’ Forum
Minute Taking for Clerk to Governors
Newly Appointed Clerks to Governors
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Map
Civic Centre map
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LIST OF SPECIFIC COURSES IN DATE ORDER
Autumn Term:
Inclusion
Exclusions from schools & the role of the P.D.C.
Newly Appointed Head Teachers
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Role of EMLAS
Special Educational Needs
Clerk to Governor Forum
Understanding of School Data - Primary
Understanding of School Data - Secondary
Newly Appointed Clerk to Governors
Date
23.09.14
04.10.14
07.10.14
08.10.14
14.10.14
16.10.14
21.10.14
22.10.14
23.10.14
05.11.14
06.11.14
06.11.14
12.11.14
13.11.14
19.11.14
19.11.14
20.11.14
26.11.14
26.11.14
27.11.14
04.12.14
Spring Term:
Finance and Budgets
Redundancy Handling
Health & Safety
Exclusions from schools & the role of the P.D.C.
Managing Complaints
14.01.15
15.01.15
20.01.15
26.01.15
05.02.15
11.02.15
24.02.15
26.02.15
04.03.15
10.03.15
11.03.15
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Summer Term
Understanding of School Data - Primary
Exclusions from schools and the role of the P.D.C.
Health and Safety
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – What is it?
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Date
15.04.15
22.04.15
20.05.15
09.06.15
09.06.15
17.06.15
23.06.15
TBC
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Date:
Time:
Venue:
20 November 2014
4 – 6 pm
Committee Room 1
Civic Centre
Attendance (How to improve it)
Facilitators: Philip Monaghan
Principal Educational Psychologist
Susan Griffiths
Principal Education Welfare Officer
This is a new training session for 2014/15 which aims to
give Governors an understanding of attendance issues in
schools and ways in which they can support the Head
Teachers and staff in resolving these issues.
Date:
23 June 2015
Time:
Venue:
10 a.m. – 12 noon
TBC
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) – What is it?
What is the impact of ADHD in the
classroom?
Facilitators:
Stuart Forbes,
Senior Educational Psychologist
Cheryl Jones,
Inclusion Teacher Adviser
Participants:
This session will consider:

City and County of Swansea guidance on ADHD
Especially SEN governors.
and pathway for referral
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causes and indicators of ADHD
NB:
 essential elements of policy for supporting pupils in
Minimum Number of participants
the school as a whole
on the day will be 8
 a range of strategies to support pupils with ADHD in
the classroom
Date:
Time:
Venue:
14 October 2014
3.30 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Committee Room 1
Civic Centre
Facilitator: Mark Sheridan
The session will cover:
 key ideas and principles for supporting pupils with
emotional and behavioural difficulties in school,
 Welsh guidance to schools and the responsibilities
of governing bodies,
 Support provided by the Local Authority
 Provide an opportunity to discuss issues
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Date:
Time:
Venue:
27 November 2014
5.30 p.m. – 7.30 p.m.
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
Date:
Time:
Venue:
4 March 2015
5.30 p.m. – 7.30 p.m.
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
Facilitator: Paul Henwood
Child Protection and Safeguarding Officer
The training will include:
 Awareness raising about the nature of child
abuse
 The governing body’s responsibilities for child
protection and safeguarding including DBS
checks / ISA
 The way in which allegations about staff are
handled and the role of the chair/ vice chair of
governors
Date:
Time:
Venue:
17 March 2015
4.00-6.00 pm
Committee Room 2
Dyslexia Friendly Schools Initiative
Facilitator: Sarah Davies
Teacher Adviser for Dyslexia
The session will consider:
 The context and background to the Dyslexia
Friendly Schools Initiative;
 An awareness of dyslexia and its impact on
learning;
 Schools’ progress towards meeting “ dyslexia
friendly” criteria
Date:
8th October 2014
Exclusions from schools and the role of the
Pupil Disciplinary Committee (P.D.C.)
Time:
Venue:
5.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m.
Committee Room 1
Civic Centre
Facilitator: Claire Abraham
Admissions Officer
Date:
Time:
Venue:
11th February 2015
9.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
Committee Room 3
Civic Centre
This course will provide governors with an understanding
of exclusions and the exclusion process. It will discuss the
role and remit of the Pupil Disciplinary Committee and the
governors who sit on the committee.
Date:
Time:
Venue:
9th June 2015
6.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.
Civic Centre - room tbc
The course will be helpful for governors who sit on this
committee as well as providing useful information on this
subject for all governors.
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Date:
Time:
Venue:
14th January 2015
6.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.
Committee Room 1
Civic Centre
Finance & Budgets
Facilitators: Brian Roles, Head of Service,
Education Planning & Resources;
Kelly Small, School Funding and
Information Manager
This session aims to give governors a better
understanding of:
 the background to Local Management of Schools
(LMS) and the principles of budget setting and
monitoring;
 the calculation of school budget shares.
Min. number of
participants - 12
This course is repeated from last year.
Date:
Time:
Venue:
19 November 2014
6.00 p.m. – 7.30 p.m.
Committee Room 1
Civic Centre
Facilitators: Officers from the City and County of
Swansea’s Education Department
Estyn recommends that governors should “play a key role
in self evaluation and planning for improvement”. This
course aims to support governors in this role. The course
is relevant for all governors particularly those whose
governing bodies are facing inspection or undertaking the
Governors Wales Bronze Award.
Date:
Time:
Venue:
20 January 2015
5.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m.
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
Health & Safety
Facilitator: Wendy Baker,
Senior Health & Safety Training Officer
This session will cover the following:
Date:
Time:
Venue:
17 June 2015
9.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
TBC
Min. number of
participants - 10
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Roles and Responsibilities
Accident Reporting Procedures and Investigation
Outdoor Educational Visits
The current top 5 H&S hot topics
(Asbestos, Traffic Management, Legionella,
Electricity, Fire Safety)
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Date:
Time:
Venue:
Date:
Time:
Venue:
5 March 2015
4.30 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
Capability Policy
Min. number of
participants – 8 - 10
To raise awareness of policies
4 November 2014
3.30 pm - 5.00 p.m.
Committee Room 3
Civic Centre
Inclusion
Facilitator: Kathryn Jones,
Principal Human Resources Officer
This session will:
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Explore the concept of “inclusion”.
Introduce the Local Authority’s revised Inclusion Policy.
Consider the implications for schools and governors.
Provide an opportunity to discuss the issues.
Disciplinary Investigation Training
Date:
20 October 2014
Time:
Venue:
3.45 p.m. – 6.45 p.m.
Committee Room 3
Civic Centre
This course has been developed to specifically examine
the disciplinary investigation process and the techniques
needed for carrying this out effectively. The course aims to
produce an investigation plan as well as a framework for
conducting effective investigations.
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Date:
Time:
Venue:
10 February 2015
4.30 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
Management of Absence
To raise awareness of the Governors’ role when dealing
with staff absence in schools.
Date:
Time:
Venue:
11th March 2015
6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Committee Room 1
Civic Centre
Managing Complaints
Facilitator: Kathryn Thomas
Manager – School, Governor & Student
Services
All schools have a statutory duty to have a complaints
procedure which must be published and available to
parents, pupils, staff and governors. Guidance was
updated by Welsh Government in October 2012 therefore
it is important that governors are aware of current
procedures and advice.
The training will cover:
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The principles and requirements of the WG guidance
on complaints procedures.
Recognising the other statutory processes for
complaints and recognising which is the appropriate
procedure to be used.
Participants will take part in group scenarios and
discussion.
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Date:
Time:
Venue:
23 September 2014
6.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
Date:
Time:
Venue:
26 November 2014
2.00 – 4.00 p.m.
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
This session will give new governors an overview of the
responsibilities of governors, what makes an effective
governing body and the governor’s role in school
improvement.
Date:
Time:
Venue:
24 February 2015
6.00 – 8.00 p.m.
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
It will provide you with the opportunity to work in groups
with other new governors and senior officers of the LA
who are involved with governing bodies and to receive up
to date information to support you in your new role.
Date:
Time:
Venue:
22 April 2015
6.00 – 8.00 p.m.
TBC
Facilitators: Officers and advisers from the
Education Directorate
New governors are also encouraged to enrol for any other
training in this booklet.
Mandatory governor training came into force in September
2013
Governors will need to complete mandatory Newly
Appointed Governors training within one year if:
 they have been appointed / elected after
September 2013; or
 they have been in post for less than two years, and
have not completed Local Authority Newly
Appointed Governors training; or
 they have a break in service of five years or more.
Governors will be exempt from attending mandatory
Newly Appointed Governors training if:
 they have been in post for two years or more; or
 they have already attended Local Authority Newly
Appointed Governors training in the last two years
Date:
Time:
Venue:
16 October 2014
2.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.
Chamber Meeting Room
Civic Centre
This training is advisable for all
newly appointed Headteachers
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Newly Appointed Headteachers
Facilitators : Kate Phillips,
School & Governor Unit Manager
Allison Gough, School Governors Officer
This session will give newly appointed Headteachers an
overview of governing body procedures and will cover
committee structures, meetings, minutes, agendas, etc.
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Date:
Time:
Venue:
26 January 2015
2.00– 4.00pm
Committee Room 1
Civic Centre
Date:
Time:
Venue:
12 May 2015
4.00 – 6.00pm
TBC
Facilitators: Kathryn Thomas
Services
Kate Phillips,
The training will include:
 The role and responsibilities of the chair of governors
 Working with the head teacher and clerk to governors
 Managing effective meetings
 Difficult situations a chair of governors can face
- group work and discussion
Mandatory governor training came into force in September
2013.
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This training is also advisable for
vice chairs and chairs of
committees
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Chairs of governors will need to complete
mandatory chair training within six months of being
elected.
If they are re-elected as chair, they will not have to
complete the training again, unless they have had a
break in service of five years or more.
Chairs will be exempt from the requirement to
undertake this training if they have already
attended Local Authority Chair Training within the
last two years of the regulations coming into force.
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Teachers Pay Arrangements
Date:
Time:
Venue:
11 November 2014
4.00 -5.30pm
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
Date:
Time:
Venue:
27 January 2015
6.00 – 7.30pm
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
Min. number of
participants – 8
Max. - 30
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Facilitators: Sian Lewis
Principal HR Officer - QEd Programme
This session is suitable for all Governors but particularly
those on the Pay or Pay Appeals Committee
 Pay arrangements for teachers which changed in
2013 giving governors more flexibility in pay
decisions
 The link with the schools Performance Management
policy
 The school pay policy and its implementation
 The roles and responsibilities of governors, head
teachers and teachers
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Date:
Time:
Venue:
Date:
Time:
Venue:
05 February 2015
4.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
TBC
TBC
TBC
Min. number of
participants – 8
Max. - 30
N.B.
This training session
is repeated from
2013/14
Facilitators: Officers from the Education Department
This session is suitable for those governors on the
Headteacher’s Appraisal Panel
 The requirements of the Performance Management
regulations and the school’s Performance
Management Policy
 The role of the performance management process
in raising standards in your school
 The operation of the performance management
process and the roles and responsibilities of those
involved
Date:
Time:
Venue:
18 November 2014
4.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
Redundancy Training
Date:
Time:
Venue:
11 February 2014
4.30 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Meeting Room 1.2.1
Civic Centre
Suitable for all governors especially those on the
appropriate committee(s).
Principal Officer Human Resources
Areas covered will include:
 The LA/school procedures for redundancy
 The role of the governors within these
procedures
Date:
Time:
Venue:
TBC
Facilitator: Philip Monaghan
Principal Educational Psychologist
This session will consider:
This course is
repeated from last
year
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 the relevant legislation and guidance regarding
school anti-bullying policies
 City and County of Swansea Anti-Bullying Policy
 our understanding of what bullying is and how it
operates including definitions and descriptions
 a range of reactive and preventative strategies
aimed at reducing the incidence of bullying
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Schools:
Date:
Time:
Venue:
Schools:
Date:
Time:
Venue:
Schools:
Date:
Time:
Venue:
Gowerton
Comprehensive &
partner primaries
21 October 2014
4.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Gowerton
Comprehensive
Cecil Road, Gowerton
SA3 4DL
Bishopston
Comprehensive &
partner primaries
26 November 2014
4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.
Bishopston
Comprehensive
The Glebe, Bishopston
Swansea SA3 3JP
Pentrehafod
Comprehensive &
partner primaries
11 March 2015
4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.
Pentrehafod
Comprehensive
Pentremawr Road,
Hafod, Swansea
SA1 2NN
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Facilitators: Hilary Davies,
Prevention & Early Intervention Programme
Manager, Education Department.
David Williams,
Restorative Practice Trainer, Education
Department .
This session will look at the approach which is being
rolled-out across schools and organisations working with
children & young people in Swansea.
The aim of
restorative practices is to develop community and to
manage conflict and tensions by repairing harm and
building relationships.
For 2013/14 academic year Restorative Practice training
for governors will take place in secondary schools with
their partner primary schools also being invited to attend.
Dates of the training sessions for all other
comprehensive schools and their partner primaries are
to be confirmed. Governors will be advised as soon as
the details have been finalised
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Safe Recruitment
Date:
TBC
Time:
Venue:
Civic Centre
This course is designed to equip governors with the
knowledge and understanding required to ensure the
recruitment of good quality personnel using a fair safe and
equitable process.
It is open to anyone with recruitment and selection
responsibilities and should be completed before you are
involved in the recruitment process.
Date:
Time:
Venue:
6 November 2014
3.30 pm - 5.00 p.m.
Committee Room 3
Civic Centre
Special Educational Needs (SEN)
This session will:
 Introduce the concept of “additional learning needs”
and its relationship to “special educational needs”
(SEN).
 Introduce the Local Authority’s revised SEN Policy
Consider the implications for schools and governors.
 Provide an opportunity to discuss the issues.
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Date:
Time:
07 October 2014
9.30am – 11.30am
Venue:
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
Supporting Looked After Children in our
Schools (LAC)
Date:
20 November 2014
Time:
Venue:
9.30am – 11.30am
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
Date:
Time:
Venue:
26 February 2014
3.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
Facilitator: Sue Phillips
Education Co-Ordinator for LAC
The training session will include:
 Information regarding Looked After Children
 Local Authority and school responsibilities
including LAC designated teachers
 Specific responsibilities for governors for
Looked After Children
N.B.
This training is particularly relevant for the link
governor with responsibility for LAC but all
governors are welcome.
This course is repeated from last year.
Date:
5 November 2014
Time:
Venue:
9.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
The Role of Ethnic Minority Language
Achievement Service (EMLAS)
Facilitators: Diane Vanstone
Head of Service - EMLAS
Deb Whife
Deputy Head of Service - EMLAS
This training session will focus on: The role of EMLAS
 Diversity in Swansea schools
 Factors affecting ethnic minority achievement in
particular English as an additional language
acquisition
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Understanding of School Data
(Overview of School & Pupil Performance
Information)
Facilitator: Mike Jones – Information Officer
Education Department
PRIMARY SCHOOL TARGETING
Date:
Time:
Venue:
Date:
Time:
Venue:
Date:
Time:
Venue:
This session will focus on the following:
12 November 2014
4.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Morriston Primary School
Neath Road, Morriston,
Swansea SA6 8EP
15 April 2015
4.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Penyrheol Primary School
Frampton Road,
Penyrheol, Swansea
SA4 4LY
Pupil database systems and what they contain
SIMS in schools
 ONE in LA
 National systems and data collections

Local Schools and Pupil Performance
Information produced by Swansea LA
Teacher assessment results
Target Setting
 School profiles
 Key Stage 4 and Post 16 results (Secondary
Session Only)

National School & Pupil Performance
Information produced by WG
 Core Data Packs
 DEWi System Reports
 Summary of Secondary School
Performance (SSSP) (Secondary Session
Only)

Value-added Measures (Pupil Progress)
 Fischer Family Trust
 Standard tests
13 May 2015
4.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Mayals Primary School
Fairwood Road, West
Cross, Swansea SA3 5JP
SECONDARY SCHOOL
TARGETING
Date:
Time:
Venue:

19 November 2014
4.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Pentrehafod School
(Drama Hall)
Pentremawr Road, Hafod
Swansea SA1 2NN
N.B.
This course is repeated from last
year.

N.B. Regulations for mandatory governor training came
into force in September 2013 .
 All new governors appointed / elected after
September 2013 will be required to complete
mandatory data training within one year.
 Existing governors who have not completed Local
Authority data training will be required to attend data
training within one year of re-appointment / reelection.
 Governors will be exempt from the requirement to
undertake mandatory data training if they have
completed Local Authority data training within one
year of the regulations coming into force.
 Governors who have a break of service of five years
or more will be required to attend data training again.
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Date:
23rd October 2014
United Nations Convention on the Rights of
the Child
Time:
Venue:
6.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.
Bishopston Primary
School
Facilitators:
Date:
Time:
Venue:
3rd February
6.00 – 8.00 pm
Committee Room 1
Civic Centre

Kath Mattingly,
UNICEF UK
A practical workshop which aims to look at the world’s
greatest promise to children and consider how this can be
embedded through all aspects of school life. An
introduction to the UNCRC will be provided along with its
significance to Wales, Swansea and education in terms of
impacting on the well being of children and raising
standards in school.
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CLERK TO GOVERNORS
Date:
Time:
Venue:
6 November 2014
9.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
Clerk to Governors’ Forum
Date:
Time:
Venue:
6 November 2014
1.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.
Committee Room 2
Civic Centre
This session will focus on governing body procedural
Issues. Follow up sessions will be arranged during the
year focusing on new developments.
Facilitators: Kathryn Thomas
Services
Kate Philips
The forum will also provide the opportunity for clerks to
governors to meet with LA officers from the School and
Governor Unit to discuss issues, concerns and
procedures.
Date:
Time:
Venue:
22 October 2014
9.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
Committee Room 1
Civic Centre
Date:
Time:
Venue:
13 November 2014
1.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.
Committee Room 1
Civic Centre
Date
Time
Venue
Date:
Time
Venue:
4 December 2014
9.30a.m. – 11.30a.m.
Committee Room 1
Civic Centre
4 December 2014
1.00 - 3pm
Committee Room 1
Civic Centre
Facilitator: Maureen Rees
Training Officer, Corporate Training &
Development

Meeting types, purpose and planning

Minutes - what makes them effective

Skills needed for effective minute taking
(listening, note taking, identifying key points etc)

Listening skills and barriers to listening

Layout of minutes

Exercises to help practice skills
Newly Appointed Clerks to Governors
Facilitator: Allison Gough
School Governors Officer
An introduction to the role - duties and responsibilities
This will be offered on a termly basis according to
demand.
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CIVIC CENTRE, SWANSEA
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Education Directorate Governor Training and Development Programme 2014/2015 Contents

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