Governing Body Training Information
Governing Body Training Information
All governors attend year round training provided by Cardiff council, our own in-house bespoke workshops, CGA presentations, Open University free resources and Welsh Government on-line training. Additionally, governors benefit from expertise sharing from sector professionals.
CONFIRMED TRAINING AVAILABLE FOR 2020:
|
Training |
Date, Time & Venue |
| Child Protection Level 2 Training |
4 March 2020, 14:30 – 16:30 Llanrumney Hall
|
| Staff Redeployment & Redundancy |
10 March 2020 15:00 – 17:00 County Hall
|
| Cardiff Governors Association AGM |
12 March 2020 17:00 – 19:00 County Hall
|
| Consortium Curriculum Reform Update* |
16 March 2020 18:00 – 20:00 County Hall
|
| Dealing with Staff Capability Concerns |
18 March 2020 16:00 – 18:00 County Hall
|
| Child Protection Level 3 Training |
19 March 2020 09:00 – 11:00 Llanrumney Hall
|
| ME and EAL pupils |
24 March 2020 16:30 – 18:30 County Hall |
| Children Looked After |
25 March 2020 16:00 – 18:00 County Hall
|
| Child Protection Level 3 Training |
13 May 2020 09:00 – 11:00 Llanrumney Hall
|
| Understanding Data Training (Mandatory) |
2 April 2020 17:30 – 19:30 County Hall
|
| Staff Recruitment & Selection |
21 April 2020 16:00 – 18:00 County Hall
|
| Health & Safety Training |
27 April 2020 16:30 – 18:30 St Teilos High School
|
| Additional Learning Needs Training |
22 April 2020 16:30 – 18:30 County Hall |
| Staff Discipline and Resolution - Level 1 |
29 April 2020 09:00 – 11:00 Llanrumney Hall
|
| Managing Staff Attendance |
6 May 2020 16:30 – 18:30 County Hall
|
| Staff Discipline and Resolution - Level 2 |
11 May 2020 09:00 – 11:00 Llanrumney Hall
|
| Finance Training |
12 May 2020, 16:00 – 18:00 County Hall
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| Challenge & Support Workshop |
19 May 2020 18:00 – 20:00 County Hall
|
| Additional Learning Needs Training |
1 June 2020 16:30 – 18:30 County Hall
|
| Pupil Discipline and Exclusion |
2 June 2020 16.30 – 18.30 County Hall
|
| E-Safety Training |
8 June 2020 16:30 – 18:30 Fitzalan High School
|
| Substance Misuse |
16 June 2020 16:00 – 18:00 County Hall
|
| Child Protection Level 2 Training |
17 June 2020, 09:00 – 11:00 Llanrumney Hall
|
| Child Protection Level 3 Training |
25 June 2020 14:30 – 16:30 Llanrumney Hall
|
| WRAP |
29 June 2020 16:30 – 18:30 County Hall
|
| Understanding Data Training (Mandatory) |
30 June 2020 18:00 – 20:00 St Teilos High School
|
| CGA Annual Training Conference |
11 July 2020 10:00 – 13:00 Venue: To Be Confirmed
|
* Consortium Training - to reserve your place, please email cscgovernor@cscjes.org.uk
To reserve a place on all other courses, please email Governor Services at County Hall - governor.services@cardiff.gov.uk
Training Venues
Cardiff County Hall
Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff CF10 4UW
Fitzalan High School
Lawrenny Avenue, Cardiff CF11 8BR
Llanrumney Hall
Ball Road, Cardiff, CF3 4JJ
St Teilo’s Church in Wales High School
Circle Way East, Cardiff CF23 9PD
Further 2020 training will be uploaded as it becomes available.
Other Cardiff school Governing Bodies occasionally attend our meetings to observe good governance practice.
Additional Consortium online training can be accessed via hwb log in.
**NEW** Online learning opportunities for school governors have been launched by The Open University; to use this training please click on this link https://www.open.edu/openlearncreate/course/index.php?categoryid=387
Mandatory Training for Governors
The Education (Wales) Measure 2011 includes provisions to allow Welsh Ministers to make regulations to make governor training mandatory on specific issues. The Government of Maintained Schools (Training Requirements for Governors) (Wales) Regulations 2013 were made for this purpose and came into force in September 2013. 6.
Induction training for newly appointed or elected governors - within 12 months of appointment/election
Training for Chairs – all newly elected chairs are required to attend chair training within six months of being elected
Use and understanding of school data – within 12 months of appointment
Training for all newly appointed Clerks – within 12 months of appointment
Only Headteachers are exempt from the mandatory sessions. Governors who were appointed before 2011 and have not had a significant break in service are also exempt from attending induction training.
We take our roles and responsibilities as a Governing Body very seriously.
Twice a year, we self evaluate using a questionnaire which every member must complete.
Results of the Summer Term 2019 Skills Audit:
Our governors bring together a strong skills set that satisfies every area of the qualities needed to provide for a diverse, knowledgeable body.
We have identified and signed up to formal training for Additional / Special Educational Needs and disability in June 2019.
Glyncoed Governing Body has a Code of Conduct Policy to ensure all governors respect the confidentiality, propriety and ethics required of the role. A copy of the Code is below.