Our Courses
Our Learning and Development Programme is carefully designed to support school leaders and educators in many areas of school life.
Our Learning and Development Programme is carefully designed to support school leaders and educators in many areas of school life.
Every academic year, the Education Team offer a wide range of training relevant to head teachers, subject leaders, teaching staff and governors working in schools across the Diocese.
The training and events on offer are carefully designed to support many areas of school life including school improvement, Christian distinctiveness, Governance and SIAMS preparation.
For 2024/25, we are offering our virtual and in person courses free of charge. Some courses are very popular and fill up fast – do book early to avoid disappointment. Additional training and support will be offered throughout the year so please subscribe to our Schools Bulletin for notifications of additional courses.
We are delighted to offer a number of our courses in a virtual environment, reducing travel time, and providing access to key information in a timely manner. To ensure the best experience we ask all delegates to adhere to the following guidelines:
For in-person courses, where there may be a limit on the number of attendees, we reserve the right to charge a fee for no-shows.
We are unable to share course material post the event.
21 January 2025 This event is a face-to-face meeting, which provides an encouraging space to meet with other ECTs and to learn more about working in our Church schools.
30 January 2025 | 8 May 2025 These workshops will help school leaders and governors to prepare for a SIAMS inspection.
26 February 2025 | 3 June 2025 Learn how to monitor against the School Development Plan as a governor including a focus on Collective Worship, Religious Education, Spirituality and other areas in Inspection frameworks.
26 February 2025 The purpose of the course is to enable those leading RE to develop knowledge, understanding of current expectations and how they relate to your context.
6 March 2025 The concept of ‘in a Christian Manner’ was introduced in thinking about education and a SIAMS Inspection. Grove Books have published a book by Mike Simmonds exploring this theme enabling governors to reflect on the impact of their faith as they carry out their roles and responsibilities.
18 March 2025 Spirituality is at the heart of what it means to be human. The SIAMS Framework asks how school leaders ensure that spiritual development is an intrinsic part of the curriculum and central to the school vision This course will explore what we mean by spirituality and explore ways we capture this in our schools.
15 January 2025 | 23 April 2025 We invite our Church schools interested in developing Courageous Advocacy and Global Citizenship to join our online network meetings.
28 January 2025 | 29 April 2025 This RE Network meetings provide an opportunity to collaborate, network and share best practice with those across the Diocese.
14 November 2024 | 4 February 2025 | 1 May 2025 The new governor will discover the principles and practices of being a governor in a Church of England School. Understanding the church context and the importance of the Church of England's Vision for Education and governance in a school with a religious foundation will enable better engagement. Plenty of tips and ideas will equip you with your role will be explained, and an online Learning Page with resources will be available after the session. This is a required course for Foundation Governors, and others, including more experienced governors, are also welcome.
14 January 2025 | 6 May 2025 This termly one hour online session will seek to update delegates on the messages from the Church of England, suggestions to develop school practice and resourcing.
12 February 2025 | 13 February 2025 | 9 May 2025 | 16 May 2025 If your school is on the list for Inspection this course will give you an overview of the Framework, the process of the inspection and how to develop your approach.
22 May 2025 This course will enable governors to understand the Ofsted process, think about how to be prepared and more importantly focus on their role in school improvement.
20 November 2024 | 5 March 2025 | 3 June 2025 The purpose of these sessions is to enable those engaged with RE to gain knowledge and understanding of areas of current interest. Exploring implications for individual school contexts and engage in lively discussion with RE colleagues. The session will balance direct input from the RE Adviser, the posing of questions, opportunity for discussion and identifying collaborative working opportunities across the Diocese.
9 January 2025 | 6 March 2025 | 1 May 2025 | 3 July 2025 This series of online sessions gives headteachers and heads of school who are new to Church of England headship an opportunity to learn about the unique nature of Church of England schools.
8 July 2025 This short course is designed to help all new and potential chairs, vice-chairs and committee chairs to explore what role as leaders and the responsibilities involved might involve, specifically in a church school context.
