Boarding Governors Box Set – The latest patterns on mental health and pastoral care
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Course outline:
Safeguarding is a fundamental responsibility of school governors, and understanding how to respond appropriately to disclosures, allegations and low-level concerns is essential to effective governance. Boarding environments present particular challenges, including close relationships between staff and pupils, residential arrangements and professional boundaries. This webinar will explore governors’ safeguarding responsibilities, the distinction between allegations that meet the harm threshold and low-level concerns, and the importance of transparent, consistent and proportionate responses as well as record-keeping. Governors will consider how to provide effective oversight, ensure appropriate procedures are followed and foster a culture in which concerns are recognised, reported and addressed.
- Understanding the statutory safeguarding responsibilities of boarding school governors
- Appropriate responses to disclosures and allegations, including reporting and escalation procedures
- The distinction between allegations that meet the harm threshold and low-level concerns
- Governors’ roles in oversight, accountability, confidentiality and ensuring lessons are learned.
- Understand their responsibilities in overseeing the effective management of disclosures, allegations and low-level concerns.
- Recognise the different thresholds for safeguarding concerns and understand appropriate reporting and escalation routes.
- Evaluate how effective governance, robust procedures and a positive safeguarding culture can protect pupils and support staff in boarding settings.
Speaker:
Gaelle Sullivan, Director of Research, Inclusion and IELA
Gaelle is Director of Research, Inclusion and IELA and joined the BSA in January 2023. She is an experienced senior leader and has worked in a range of state and independent schools. She is a qualified SENCO and holds a Masters Degree in Inclusive Education. Prior to joining the BSA, Gaelle was Deputy Head Pastoral, DSL and Head of Boarding at an all-girls independent school in the South-East.
Dale Wilkins FTIOB, 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 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.
