Outstanding Governance | Optimus Education

This course is an induction for new governors, providing an overview of how to develop the governing board roles and responsibilities, as well as signposting any further training opportunities.

Aims and outcomes

Ensure new governors understand their role and responsibilities.
Develop key skills across the governing board.
Learn about finance and pupil premium.
Develop an understanding of school performance data.
Understand your role in monitoring teaching and learning and performance management.
Learn about safeguarding for governors.

Course content

Unit 1: Induction for new governors

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- Step 1: The purpose of the governing board
- Step 2: How governing boards function
- Step 3: Ofsted Inspection Framework
- Step 4: Summary and next steps
- End of Unit 1 quiz
Unit 2: Developing governor skills

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- Step 1: What is governance all about and what skills are needed?
- Step 2: Case studies and different skill sets
- Step 3: Effectiveness, evaluation and self-improvement
- Step 4: Summary and next steps
- End of Unit 2 quiz
Unit 3: Finance and pupil premium

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- Step 1: Sources of school funding
- Step 2: Role of the finance governor
- Step 3: Areas to cover in meetings
- Step 4: Summary and next steps
- End of Unit 3 quiz
Unit 4: Understanding data

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- Step 1: The school improvement plan
- Step 2: The various sources of school performance data
- Step 3: Summary and next steps
- End of Unit 4 quiz
Unit 5: Teaching and learning (including performance management)

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- Step 1: Understanding teaching and learning – good and bad
- Step 2: What are Ofsted looking for?
- Step 3: Appraisals
- Step 4: Summary and next steps
- End of Unit 5 quiz
Unit 6: Safeguarding for governors

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- Step 1: Safeguarding
- Step 2: Activity on safeguarding
- Step 3: Explanation of the four sections of the guidance
- Step 4: Summary and next steps
- End of Unit 6 quiz

Author

Stephen Bell

Stephen provides school governance services including Clerking and Training to schools and academies, supporting Governors and Senior Leaders on their improvement journeys.

He has served as a Governor for over 20 years in Primary and...

Ian J. Preston

Ian is a School Governance Consultant. He has served as a School Governor for 25 years in Primary, High School and Academy establishments.

He chaired a primary school governing body for 6 years and was Chair of the Personnel Committee for...