Pastoral care update. Safeguarding. Critical incidents
🏷️ From £135
🎧 All school Governors
📍 Online
Course outline:
This seminar, led by Dale Wilkins will look at common pastoral issues in schools and how governors can work with senior leaders in schools to provide appropriate oversight. This will include oversight of boarding and day houses, the health centre, and counselling support. It will include a summary of common pastoral care systems and processes.
Training topics will include:
- Overview of common pastoral issues in schools.
- Common pastoral care systems
- What questions to ask of senior leaders in pastoral departments.
- Oversight of good physical and mental health care.
- How do you know? Sources of information for good governance of pastoral care.
Learning outcomes
- Know and understand common pastoral issues in schools.
- Know and understand common pastoral issues in schools.
- Be able to ask appropriate questions of senior leaders and request the right reports to monitor pastoral care appropriately.
- Be able to successfully monitor and oversee health provision.
Dale Wilkins, Executive Director, 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 DfE, and oversees the Group’s work in Scotland and Wales. A trainer and consultant for BSA and SACPA, Dale is Vice Chair of SAFCAB. Previously, he was a boarding practitioner for 31 years, including Housemaster and Deputy Head at Old Swinford Hospital. He also trains for the Methodist Church, is a trustee of the National Youth String Orchestra, chairs a performing arts charity, and volunteers in sport and Scouting.
