Primary Business Services & Support

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Contract management

Managing contracts is no easy task for many public sector organisations. It can be difficult to put the necessary thought into effective contract management. In this course, delegates will:

● Improve their understanding of the importance and benefits of effective contract management.

● Improve their understanding of how to put arrangements in place for effective contract management.

● Hints, tips and case studies.

 

Facilitator: Langbrook Finance 

  • Target audience:
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Included in package:
  • Primary

£108.00

(incl. VAT)

How do we govern financial performance and ensure money is well spent?

Governing boards in schools, irrespective of their status, play a key role in overseeing finances. This session delves into how they fulfil core financial functions, covering planning, compliance, risk management, and fiscal responsibility. Emphasising effective financial management and benchmarking, the training aims to pinpoint areas for efficiency improvements, curbing wasteful spending for enhanced financial sustainability.

This session will focus on: 

  • What do governing boards do to ensure that money is being well spent? 
  • How do effective governing boards link their strategic development plans to a 3 year financial plan and prioritise money to invest into improvements. 
  • How do governors ensure robust monitoring of the annual budget, undertaking of  financial health checks and manage budget reductions. 
  • What guidance and support is available to help governing boards and school  leaders make sure money is well spent to maximise the value for improving life  chances of all children.

This training is suitable for: 

  • Finance Committee Chairs 
  • School Business Managers 

 

Facilitator: Sajeed Patni, Interim Head of Finance, Hackney Education.

  • Target audience:
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Included in package:
  • Governance
  • Primary

£108.00

(incl. VAT)

How do you strategically assess and manage risks in your schools?

Governors and trustees require the competence to purposefully identify, evaluate, and prioritise organisational risks. This session explores how school leaders manage risks in core operations, including progress, teaching quality, pupil behaviour, and safeguarding. It also examines how schools establish systems for sustained service quality and development, and mitigate disruptions during significant risks.

This course will focus on:

  • Understanding how schools / governors might identify risks, evaluate to quantify the severity and assess the level of priority of each risk.
  • How to identify effective reduction, avoidance or mitigation of key risks by addressing the underlying causes of common and significant risks.
  • Considering effective risk management controls that help prevent problems, detect them when they occur and ensure they are dealt with correctly.

This training is suitable for:

  • Chairs of Governors & Governors
  • Senior Leaders
  • Clerks
  • School Business Managers

Facilitator: Maggie Kalnins

  • Target audience:
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Included in package:
  • Governance
  • Primary

£108.00

(incl. VAT)

HR insights for Senior Leaders, Middle Leaders and School Business Managers

1st Session - 9th November 2023: 

  • Disciplinary and grievance: This session is designed to help school leaders conduct an appropriate investigation and disciplinary hearing, and understand the different sanctions that employees may be given. We will look into our policy to explore best practice and ensure procedures are fair, and consistent. You will also understand what happens when an employee raises a grievance, how to investigate and the appeals process.  

2nd Session - 29th February 2024:

  • Managing Organisational change and restructures: This session will give managers the tools to help lead employees through transitional periods. We will explore, through our policy, the restructuring process from beginning to end looking at  effective planning, consultation, selection criteria and achieving the final outcome whilst working sensitively and within the law. 

3rd Session - 6th June 2024: 

  • Managing Sickness Absence: This session is for school leaders and line managers to support them to handle sickness absence in the most effective way. You will learn how to manage long term and short term absences and gain an understanding of our policy. Understand your role as manager and the obligations of the employee. We will also discuss effective return to work procedures and reasonable adjustments. 

     

  • Target audience:
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Included in package:
  • Primary

£108.00

(incl. VAT)

Managing Organisational Change: Understanding Governors obligations around restructure and potential redundancies

Understanding organisational change is essential as a school governor, especially during a time of falling rolls as decisions need to be considered regarding current budgets and staffing levels.

Course objectives: 
  • Obtain an overview of the managing organisational change policy
  • Comprehend the process undertaken by school leaders in organisational change
  • Understand the role of governors within the governing board and how it supports the change process within the constraints of employment law

This session is suitable for: 

  • Chair of governors 
  • Governors 
  • Senior Leaders
  • School Business Managers

Facilitator

Lolita Brown, Head of HR for Hackney Education

  • Included in package:
  • Governance
  • Primary
  • Target audience:
  • Primary
  • Secondary

£108.00

(incl. VAT)

Structured Conversations: how to discuss children’s learning and needs

Parent and carer engagement is key to pupil achievement. Structured conversations give staff at all levels the tools and a framework to have conversations with parents and carers that supports; achievement; attendance and punctuality; behaviour; well being; aspirations; effective and supportive partnerships between the school and home.
Colleagues can expect to leave the session:
  • Having a framework to guide conversations;
  • A set of tools and techniques to use in communicating with parents and carers (including target setting and gaining parent/ carer support); 
  • And for senior leaders, an opportunity to develop a whole school approach in working in partnership with parents and carers. 

  • Target audience:
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Included in package:
  • Primary

£0.00

(incl. VAT)