BSA/AGBIS – Foundations for boarding school Governors – inclusion and support

• Date: December 13, 2023
• Time: 16:30 – 17:30
• Cost: Full Member – £65, Additional Full Member – £30, Affiliate Member – £100, Additional Affiliate Member – £30, Non-member – £130
• Platform: Zoom (online) – Webinar

Course outline:

This webinar will outline equality, diversity and inclusion and the relevant legal and regulatory frameworks for boarding schools, paying particular attention to how the role of the Governor fits within this. Ensuring EDI is embedded within the culture of the whole school, including pupils and staff, is an important part of the role of Governor. This webinar will consider how to implement change at strategic level, involve SLT and have effective oversight.

Training topics will include:

• What is equality, diversity and inclusion, and why is it important?
• How can Governors have effective strategic oversight?
• Linking EDI to SLT responsibilities.

Learning outcomes:

• Increased understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion and how the role of Governor must engage with these
• Suggested questions and activities to engage with the SLT in your school to review and develop an EDI culture
• Recommended next steps for improvement and increased strategic importance.

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Cheryl Connelly, Director of Training & Membership (Deputy CEO), AGBIS

Cheryl Connelly was educated at Northumbria University where she completed a honours degree in Business Management. Having spent five years in the Civil Service, Cheryl moved to the Training and Enterprise Council where she advised public and private businesses on best practice and developed and delivered workshops to equip their own staff with the necessary skills to deliver continuous improvement. During this time Cheryl also completed her post graduate diploma in Personnel and Development. Cheryl then became an inspector with the Audit Commission where she led corporate compliance inspections at County and District councils, Police authorities and Fire authorities across the UK. After a decade at the Audit Commission, Cheryl moved into the Education sector as a Business Manager and Clerk to the Governors, spending six years in the maintained sector before spending the last three years in the independent sector. During this time, Cheryl also completed her MSc in Business Education Management. Cheryl has also served for over 20 years as a school governor, including as Chair of Governors and Chair of Finance and Resources.