Understanding school accreditations and inspections

🏷️ £55-110, with additional tickets from £25
🎧 Educational agents
📍 Online
🎥 Watch live or on catch up

Course outline:

BSA and BAISIS have launched a training programme of five one-hour webinars designed to support educational agents in supporting their families better, grow their reputation and ensure every student thrives in their new school. This series can be accessed as individual sessions – remember BSA certified agents get two free training courses per year – or as a package.

The Understanding school accreditations and inspections webinar will provide context to the UK inspection systems and how agents and families can access relevant reports and information. It will also provide information on other relevant accreditations and accolades schools can achieve that can help families identify strengths they’re most interested in for their child.

This session will also outline why accreditation for agent and guardianship organisations is so important and why they’re relevant from a compliance perspective but also to reassure interested families.

Training topics will include:

• ISI and Ofsted
• Understanding the reports (reading beyond the headlines)
• Other accreditations
• Other accolades
• Guardianship and agent accreditations and why they matter.

Learning outcomes:

By the end of the session, participants will:

• Current and clear understanding on UK inspectorates
• Guidance on understanding inspection reports
• Increased awareness of relevant accreditations and accolades for schools to share with families.

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This event will be held jointly with:

Speaker:

Dale Wilkins FTIOB, Executive Director, BSA Group Scotland/Wales and Accredited/Compliance
Dale joined the BSA in 2017 to lead safeguarding, inspection, and compliance across the UK, building on his experience as a course tutor since 1998. He works closely with ISI, Ofsted, and the DfE, while also overseeing the Group’s work in Scotland and Wales. A trainer and consultant for BSA and SACPA, he is Vice Chair of SAFCAB. Dale previously spent 31 years as a boarding practitioner, including roles as Housemaster and Deputy Head at Old Swinford Hospital. Beyond education, he trains for the Methodist Church, is a charity trustee, chairs a performing arts organisation, and volunteers widely.