Safeguarding highlights for boarding Governors

🏷️ From £135
🎧 Governors
📍 Online

Course outline:

This webinar offers Governors a focused and up-to-date overview of their statutory safeguarding responsibilities, with particular attention to the latest developments in the education and safeguarding landscapes, including any recent changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for those based in England. The session will also offer practical guidance on effective oversight, scrutiny, and self-audit processes to support strong safeguarding governance and ensure Governors are aware of the broader context in which they operate.

Learning outcomes:

• Increase awareness of current and emerging safeguarding challenges
• Understand individual and collective responsibilities for safeguarding within their governance role
• Gain insight into best practice approaches for managing, monitoring, and improving safeguarding provision.

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Speakers:

David Walker, Executive Director, Boarding & Education and Director, BSA/TIOB

David Walker has over 20 years’ experience in boarding education, having worked in a variety of schools across the UK and Africa. His career includes leadership roles in both senior and prep school settings, complemented by service as a prep school governor and trustee of a multi-academy trust. Before joining the BSA, David was Deputy Head Pastoral at a large co-educational independent school in the South-East, where he oversaw student welfare and pastoral care. His extensive background in safeguarding, boarding leadership, and governance gives him a broad perspective on the sector, enabling him to support schools in delivering outstanding pastoral provision.

Dale Wilkins, MA (Ed), FTIOB, Executive Director,  BSA Group Scotland/Wales and Accredited/Compliance

Dale Wilkins 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.