School Governor Training
Governor Support and Development is a traded service which your school may buy into annually.
A central programme of courses is organised on a termly basis to cover relevant and general topics. In addition, School-based training is offered for the whole governing body or committees on a range of topics specific to their school.
- Subscription details
- Mailing List
- Programme of courses
- Registering for courses
- Training venues
- Contacts
Programme of courses
Governor training spring term 2012
- Course Descriptions
(PDF: 301KB) - Application form (PDF: 20.1KB)
Please note that the form has to be printed off and sent back to the address indicated on the form.
Alternatively, you may register by phone, fax or email.
- Email: caroline.winston@barnet.gov.uk
- Tel: 020 8359 7631
- Fax: 0870 889 6799
Confirmations are normally sent to you a week prior to the course.
School-Based Training
Receiving training as a full governing body can be even more effective than attending a central session as an individual. After all, the governing body is a corporate body and governors have shared roles and responsibilities.
Topics offered as school based sessions can include:
- A development plan for your governing body
- Developing more effective committee structures
- Evaluating the effectiveness of your governing body
- Monitoring and evaluating standards in your school
- Sharing expectations: roles and responsibilities
- Working more effectively as a team.
Arranging a session
Please contact the team with dates in mind if you would like to arrange a school-based training session for you governing body. We are happy to discuss your requirements.
Subscription Details
The Subscription covers:
- Governors attending an unlimited number of central courses.
- School based support for individual governors; committees; working groups.
- School based session(s) for the whole governing body.
- Support for School Review and Self Evaluation.
- The funding of a limited number of places for governors on courses provided by external agencies.
- Assessment of your Annual Report to Parents.
- School Governor Update - two copies each term.
- An opportunity to take a BTEC Advanced Certificate in governance
- Confidential help line.
- Deputy Heads and Clerks are welcome to attend all activities.
- Pay as you use.
Prices
- Central evening and half-day courses £80 per course.
- School-based training £500 for a two hour session.
- Day courses and conferences £180 per governor.
Paying for courses
Individual governors are not charged for attending these sessions. If your school has bought into this service, then governors may attend as many sessions as they wish. If you wish to attend a session and your school has not bought into the service, please check with your Headteacher or Chair of Governors before registering. We will then invoice the school – not the governor.
Cost of annual subscription
Please contact sarah.beaumont@barnet.gov.uk.
Mailing List
The termly programme of courses is distributed via a mailing list held on the Governing Body Clerking Service database. All Barnet LEA schools should ensure that the Governing Body Clerking Service is kept up to date with changes to their governing body membership and contact details.
Please contact caroline.winston@barnet.gov.uk.
Registering for Courses
You may register for courses by phone or by e-mail, quoting the course reference, or by completing the booking form and returning it by post or fax.
Closing date
- Courses are shown with a closing date for applications. This is the date on which we would decide whether to cancel the course if there were insufficient registrations. Applications will be accepted after the closing date if the course is running.
Confirmation/Reminder
- Details of the course and venue will be sent to you at least one week before the course.
Helping each other
- Book by the closing date.
- Share what you have learnt with your governing body.
- Use the knowledge or skills gained.
- Let us know of any training needs not addressed in our programme.
- Complete the evaluation forms.
- Let us know if you feel disappointed with our services.
Cancellations
- Having booked on a course please let us know if you cannot attend.
- We will give you as much notice as possible if we have to cancel or rearrange courses.
We endeavour to make all our services available to all governors. If you have a particular need let us know. We will try to address the issue.
Course Evaluation
Governor Services is constantly reviewing the quality of service offered to Barnet schools. The evaluation forms that we ask you to complete at the end of each course help us to target resources to governors’ needs. If you have any comments that would help us to improve our service, we are always happy to hear from you.
Training Venues
The main venue for training is North London Business Park (NLBP). Courses are sometimes held in committee rooms at Hendon Town Hall
- NLBP map (PDF: 115KB)
- Hendon Town Hall map (PDF: 114KB)
Contact
Governor Services
London Borough of Barnet
Building 4, North London Business Park
Oakleigh Road South
London N11 1NP
Sarah Beaumont - Governor Services Manager
- Tel: 020 8359 7622
- Email: sarah.beaumont@barnet.gov.uk
Non-Attendance
Due to the costs of staging courses, should you register and then not attend without having given notice, your school will be charged the pay-as-you-use rate for your non-attendance.
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