BSA/AGBIS Box Set – Safeguarding highlights for boarding Governors

October 3 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Date: October 03, 2024
Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Cost: BSA/AGBIS Full Member Rate: £135, Non-member Rate: £270, BSA/AGBIS Full Member Box Set Rate: £850
Audience: Boarding School Governors
Platform: Zoom (online) – Seminar

Course outline:

This seminar will give Governors an overview regarding their safeguarding responsibilities and will focus on recent updates relevant to the sector. For those in England this will also cover any updates to KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education).

Training topics will include:

KCSIE
The latest safeguarding headlines
Safeguarding responsibilities of Governors
Oversight and self-audit.

Learning outcomes

Increased awareness of current safeguarding issues
Increased understanding of the responsibilities of all Governors for safeguarding
Recommendations of best practice management relating to safeguarding.

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Speakers:

David Walker, Executive Director, Boarding and Director BSA/TIOB

David is the BSA Director and joined the BSA group in August 2023. He has over 20 years’ experience in boarding schools and has worked in a range of schools in the UK and Africa, alongside being a prep school governor and a trustee of a MAT. Before taking up his post at the BSA, David was Deputy Head Pastoral at a large co-ed independent school in the South-East.

Virginia Parkes, Director of Learning and Professional Development

Virginia (Ginny) Parkes commenced her career in education 20 years ago, when she initially taught ICT and business studies up to, and including, A Level. After several years in teaching, Ginny moved into a consultancy based role before joining the Department for Education, initially as Head of Digital Engagement for the Training and Development Agency (TDA) before moving on as a Senior Communications Advisor for the DfE. Following the birth of her two daughters, Ginny took up the role of Education Strategy Director for an educational trust in Greater Manchester, before eventually taking up her previous role as Director of Finance & Operations (Bursar) at Beech Hall School in Cheshire. Ginny is an experienced governance professional, having sat as a governor for several schools throughout her career, as well as holding the position of Director of Governance for a large complex FE college group in South Yorkshire. Ginny is now a Trustee of the Sir John Brunner Foundation in Cheshire. In addition to being a qualified teacher, Ginny also holds a first degree in Business Management and a MSc. in Technology Enhanced Learning, Innovation & Change. Ginny’s role within AGBIS draws on her experience as a teacher, governance professional and independent school bursar enabling her to support member schools’ governing bodies.