Governance Training Programme 2020-21

Please find all governance training courses for the 2020-21 academic year listed below in course category order. Governors and trustees may seek further information and book on each course individually by selecting the ‘Further Information’ link alongside the corresponding date and time. Events may also be viewed in date order via the Key Events page. This year we are pleased to introduce three new courses which reflect the changes in governance and education as a whole. Many other courses have been updated or re-written.

Whilst social distancing measures continue to operate, and to ensure the safety of all service users and staff, all face to face training and development in the autumn term will be suspended and a mixture of live and pre-recorded virtual sessions will be held in their place.  The exception to this will be the accredited safer recruitment sessions; Module 3 and Refresher. These sessions will be held at the Bolton Science and Technology Centre under strict government guidelines to ensure the safety of delegates and trainers. As with all services to schools, we will continue to monitor these arrangements as we move throughout the autumn into the spring term.

Courses are reviewed regularly to ensure that they reflect both national initiatives and changes in legislation and are scheduled at various times throughout the day and early evening to accommodate governors and trustees with work or family commitments.

Information on Partnership Forums, Chairs’ Briefings  can be found under the ‘News, Events and Updates’ section of the site. Unfortunately for 2020 we decided that the Governance Conference, our annual celebration of governance, should be postponed due to the difficulties surrounding numbers and safe social distancing. We do hope that we can welcome you back to the conference in 2021.

Information can be found about our e-learning opportunities via the ‘Governance E-Learning’ Page

If you would like to discuss any aspects of the Governance Training & Development Programme further, please contact Marie Foley on 01204 332116 or via email at marie.foley@bolton.gov.uk.