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SUMMARY:Creating a great boarding experience
DESCRIPTION:Date: April 23\, 2024\nTime: 07:00 – 09:00 BST UK\n\n0600 – 0800 GMT/ UTC\n0800 – 1000 CEST\n1300 – 1400 Bangkok\n1400 – 1600 Malaysia\, HK\, China\n\n\nCost: BSA Full Member – £110\, BSA Affiliate Member – £165\, Non-member – £220\nAudience: \nPlatform: Zoom (online) – Half-Day Seminar\n\n\nCourse outline \nBoarding schools across the world offer a wonderful educational experience. This course looks at the boarding experience through the eyes of the boarders themselves\, helping schools reflect on what they can do to maximise the impact of what they do. We will focus on key times in the day such as evenings and weekends\, and the major touchpoints in the year\, such as induction to help schools produce an action plan to produce the best boarding experience. \nTraining topics will include: \nCreating a great boarding experience: \n\nWhat makes a great induction process – winning over your boarders from before day 1.\nEvenings in boarding – balancing academics with other personal development activities.\nWeekends in boarding – building a great weekend programme for boarders.\nGetting the basics right – food\, exercise\, sleep…and wi-fi.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nBe able to audit the boarding programme at your school against best practice around the world.\nGet ideas for additions to your boarding programme to make it more attractive to current and future boarders.\nReflect on your weekend and evening provision to ensure it meets the needs of boarders.\n\nBOOK NOW\n \n\n \nDale Wilkins\, Senior Director\, BSA and BSA Group \nDale joined the BSA during Summer 2017 with responsibility for safeguarding and standards\, having previously been a course tutor since 1998. In July 2019 he also assumed responsibility for the BSA’s training programme\, including both day seminars and accredited training courses. Dale leads on all safeguarding and inspection matters for the BSA\, including managing the Commitment to Care Charter and has also developed a process of BSA Accreditation for our international members. He also liaises with ISI\, Ofsted and DfE on matters relating to compliance and inspection standards\, and compiles the BSA Self-Assessment toolkit\, which he first produced in 2002\, since which time he has been closely involved in inspection in state and independent boarding. \nFor 31 years Dale was a boarding practitioner. After boarding positions at Norwich School and Tettenhall College\, Dale became a Housemaster at Old Swinford Hospital in 1992\, and was promoted to Deputy Head in 2007\, and subsequently also DSL. He has also been a multi-agency trainer for the Dudley Safeguarding Children’s Board. \nDavid Walker\, Director\, BSA \nDavid is the BSA Director and joined the BSA group in August 2023. He has over 20 years’ experience in boarding schools and has worked in a range of schools in the UK and Africa\, alongside being a prep school governor and a trustee of a MAT. Before taking up his post at the BSA\, David was Deputy Head Pastoral at a large co-ed independent school in the South-East. \n  \nGaelle Sullivan\, Director Research and Inclusion\, Director TIOB\n \nGaelle is Head of Research Services and Inclusion 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.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/creating-a-great-boarding-experience/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:Child Student and Student visas: What you need to know
DESCRIPTION:Date: April 23\, 2024\nTime: 10:30 – 11:30\nCost: BSA Full Member – £65\, BSA Additional Full Member – £30\, BSA Affiliate Member – £100\, BSA Additional Affiliate Member – £30\, Non-member – £130\nAudience: Those involved in international student sponsorship looking to prepare themselves and their school for their next UKVI inspection. Admissions department\, International Student Liaison Officers\, Sponsor Licence Key Personnel\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – Webinar\n\n\nCourse Outline \nThe offer letter has been sent and CAS issued\, what next? Improve your school’s ‘international student journey’ by increasing your knowledge of the visa application process. Understanding this vital next step will enable you to support your student before they’ve walked through the school gates\, whilst helping prevent unnecessary mistakes that could easily lead to a visa refusal. \nThis 1-hour session will cover useful topics including: \n\nLegal and documentary requirements\nProcedure and timeframes\nCommon pitfalls\nUKVI decisions and ‘What to do when…’\nHints and tips\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \n \nKate Hollyer\, Legal and Public Affairs Director of BSA Group and Director of BSA Group Legal Services Ltd \nKate is Legal and Public Affairs Director of BSA Group and Director of BSA Group Legal Services Ltd\, BSA Group’s SRA-regulated law firm. As a qualified solicitor of England and Wales with more than 12 years’ experience advising clients on UK immigration and nationality law\, Kate supports members with all UK immigration matters including UKVI sponsor licence compliance. Kate is a member of the Home Office Education Advisory Group and is the boarding sector representative for this group. Prior to joining BSA in 2022 Kate was Partner and Head of Department at a leading full-service UK law firm. Having resided in state\, preparatory and senior school boarding houses since 2014 with her Housemaster husband\, Kate has a unique perspective of boarding life.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/child-student-and-student-visas-what-you-need-to-know-2/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:SACPA - Scrutinising policies and procedures: conducting an organisational risk
DESCRIPTION:Date: April 23\, 2024 \nTime: 15:00 – 16:00\nCost: Sacpa Full Member – £65\, Sacpa Additional Member – £30\, Non-member Rate – £130\nAudience: Safeguarding professionals\, leaders\, trustees\, board members and governors responsible for development\, update\, oversight and scrutiny of safeguarding and safeguarding related policy\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – webinar\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThis webinar will consider some of the key principles around developing and reviewing safeguarding policies and procedures in organisations\, and how to relate these to relevant guidance and legislation. There will also be consideration of how to conduct and record a safeguarding risk assessment appropriate to the circumstances within the setting. \nUnable to attend? A post webinar recording will be available for purchase. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nEvaluating safeguarding policies and procedures\nAssessing safeguarding risk and producing relevant risk assessments\nRelating documentation to relevant legislation and guidance.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nIncrease understanding of relevant safeguarding audit procedures\nDevelop knowledge of risk assessment procedures\nUnderstand how to record\, report and evaluate key findings\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n \nClaire Dan\, Director of Safeguarding and Director\, Sacpa \nClaire is Director of Safeguarding and Director\, Sacpa and leads on the provision of safeguarding advice and support to members and the development and delivery of CPD and safeguarding consultancy services. Claire is a safeguarding specialist and leader with a background in education welfare\, youth justice\, and early help contexts which have involved a strong focus on diverse and collaborative partnerships\, professional development and supervision of front-line safeguarding colleagues\, and leading multi-disciplinary teams and projects. Between 2006 and 2013 Claire was involved with Luton Safeguarding Children Board as a lead multi-agency safeguarding trainer\, developing and delivering single and multi-agency safeguarding training\, and since 2013 has delivered pieces of bespoke consultancy work\, and providing a range of safeguarding consultancy on a freelance basis.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/sacpa-scrutinising-policies-and-procedures-conducting-an-organisational-risk/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association (Sacpa)":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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