Vulnerable Groups;
how governors make the difference
Saturday 14th March 2015 at Penryn College
Starts: 8.30 – 9.15am registration and refreshments
Booking Form
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Please indicate which TWO of the following workshops you would like to attend on the day:
Spaces in workshops are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Workshop Title and Synopsis / Preference
1) The Equalities Act – a governors role and responsibility to vulnerable groups
Pat Barr (Equality and Diversity Lead, Cornwall Council) & Judy Fox
(EAL Advisor; Equality and Diversity, Cornwall Council)
Every school has vulnerable children; do you know who they are in your school and what your responsibilities are? Does your school recognise and empathise with their difficulties? In this workshop we will look into how governors can guide their school and support vulnerable children. There will be opportunities to reflect on the legal requirements of the PSED,Equality Act and Ofsted for schools and discussion on practical undertakings that schools can implement.
The workshop will include interactive activities focussing on essential information that governors need in order to understand their responsibilities under the Equality Act.
This workshop is suitable for both Primary and Secondary governors.
2) Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) – improving outcomes for vulnerable groups
Trudi Bendall (Advanced Outreach Education Practitioner, Brook) & Emma Gardner (Young People’s Sexual Health Promotion Worker & C-CARD Coordinator, NHS) & Louise Sweeney (Teenage Pregnancy and Sexual Health Coordinator, Cornwall Council)
This workshop aims to support governors to understand how good quality relationships and sex education (RSE) can improve outcomes for vulnerable young people.
The workshop will consider how delivery of a comprehensive relationship and sex education programme in schools can improve educational attainment and improve emotional and physical health and well-being. We will also address myths, concerns and headlines surrounding relationship and sex education delivery in schools in light of best practice and evidence. It will also enable governors to review their RSE policies and delivery in school, equipping governors with current information, knowledge and resources in relationship and sex education.
This workshop will primarily focus on RSE within a secondary education setting however those in primary education may find it useful in informing their own RSE programmes and transition for pupils from primary to secondary education.
3) Children in Care Education Support Service – corporate parenting
Rosalind Brooks (Children in Care Education Teacher, Cornwall Council) & Tim Osborne (Head of School Improvement, Cornwall Council)
This workshop will look at the role of governors as corporate parents with a brief guide to the roles, responsibilities and expectations for governors as corporate parents for children in care within their school.
This session will cover the work undertaken by the Children in Care Education Support Service (CiCESS) in the support of children in care in schools and other settings, and how this work relates to the fulfilment of statutory requirements placed upon the Local Authority in support of our most vulnerable children.
This workshop is suitable for both Primary and Secondary governors.
4) Using Pupil Premium funding to raise the achievement of disadvantaged pupils – how governors can support and challenge outcomes
Andy Brumby (Teaching and Learning Consultant, Cornwall Learning)
Are our disadvantaged pupils making at least good progress? How are they doing when compared with other groups of pupils locally and nationally? Governors have a crucial role to play in helping schools to close gaps between disadvantaged pupils and others. In this session delegates will discuss approaches and strategies that have enabled governors to provide highly effective support and challenge in relation to schools’ use of pupil premium funding.
In this workshop we will have an opportunity to review evidence of what work works best when it comes to closing gaps, and then using this information to reflect on provision and practice in their own schools. They will reflect on the types of questions that are most likely to be of value to senior leaders when it comes to holding themselves to account for the progress and attainment of their disadvantaged pupils. Above all, they will discuss the moral purpose of governance and its potential contribution to educational equality and social mobility.
This workshop is suitable for both Primary and Secondary governors.
5) Being Rated as Outstanding for Governance
Bob Damerell (LA Coordinator for Governor Development, Cornwall Learning)
This workshop is being offered as a response to a number of requests. It is an updated repeat of the one offered at the conference in 2014 and ranges across all aspects of the governor role, rather than being only related to the theme of this year’s conference.
We will use the relevant sections of Ofsted inspection reports for primary, special and secondary schools and also feedback from chairs of governors to consider what helps to ensure that a governing body is rated as outstanding.
As well as input from the session leader there will be opportunities to discuss with fellow governors.
This workshop is suitable for both Primary and Secondary governors.
6) Pupil Exclusions – supporting governors with their role and legal responsibilities
Tracy McLennan (Principal Education Welfare Officer, Cornwall Council)
This workshop will look at the role of school governors in considering both fixed term and permanent exclusions. We will look at the legal framework surrounding exclusions, what evidence should be provided to the governing body, the do’s and don’ts of reviewing an exclusion and the powers that the governing body has in relation to school exclusions.
This workshop is suitable for both Primary and Secondary governors.
7) Data – a focus on vulnerable groups and how governors can use data to positively challenge
Gail Ménage (Senior Statistician, Cornwall Council) & Kevin Shailes (Statistician, Cornwall Council)
This workshop will explain what performance data analysis is available to schools, what Ofsted are looking at and how to make the most of the available data in relation to vulnerable groups. There will be a focus on making the most of RAISEonline whilst also exploring other analyses available through FFT and through the LA Data & Statistics Team.
This workshop will help you identify key questions from your data around closing the gaps in attainment between groups of pupils to ensure your school maximises the outcomes for every pupil.
This workshop is suitable for both Primary and Secondary governors.
8) Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups – a governors perspective
Helen Trelease (Independent Safeguarding Children’s Trainer and Adviser, and Safeguarding Governor)
Within this workshop we look at how we define ‘vulnerable’ in the context of the children and young people in our schools and who these groups include. We will also look at some of the challenges for these groups. Finally we will look at the role of the governing body in ensuring our schools are meeting their safeguarding responsibilities to these children.
This workshop is suitable for both Primary and Secondary governors.
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Please return this form by no later than Friday 27th February 2015 to:
Governor Services
North Wing, Third Floor
New County Hall
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 3AY
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Confirmation of your place will be sent by Tuesday 3rd Marchwith a copy of the days programme. If you have not received confirmation please contact 01872 322618 as your application may not have reached us.
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