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SUMMARY:NMS and Inspection - A Refresher for Medical Staff
DESCRIPTION:Date: September 18\, 2024 \nTime: 10:30 – 12:30\nCost: HIEDA Member Rate: £135\, Non-member Rate: £270*\nAudience: Healthcare professionals and medical providers\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – day seminar\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThis update reflects on any changes to the NMS relating to the medical/health centre and health/wellbeing provision\, and discusses considerations to meet inspection criteria.  \nTraining topics will include: \n\nThe guidance\nThe changes\nDiscussion on how we can implement these in different environments.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nTo understand and be knowledgeable about the current NMS for boarding in England\nTo be knowledgeable of the impact of this on medical provision\nTo be able to take away ideas to apply this guidance to our workplace.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nMelissa Gardiner \n 
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/nms-and-inspection-a-refresher-for-medical-staff/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:BAISIS - Providing a soft landing: promoting positive transitions for international students
DESCRIPTION:Date: September 18\, 2024\nTime: 12:30 -13:30\nCost: BAISIS member – £55\, BSA member – £55\,  BSA/BAISIS Member additional attendee – £25\, Non-member – £110\nAudience: Boarding staff\, pastoral staff\, academic staff\, wellbeing leads\, anyone involved in supporting the wellbeing of international students\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – webinar\n\n\nCourse Outline: \nProviding the best welcome for international students joining us for a period of study can directly impact their ability to engage socially and academically right from the start. From ensuring first-time arrivals are supported in embracing the challenge of navigating a new education system\, making friends\, coping with culture shock and getting to grips with daily life in the UK\, to ensuring all international students are reintroduced to healthy habits to prepare them for a successful school year\, encouraged to engage with extracurricular activities and develop essential personal life skills\, supporting with this major transition is essential. \nDelegates will hear from our speaker who specialises in international support and education in the UK on how to prepare the whole international student community for success for the coming year. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nPre-arrival considerations and induction link to sponsor responsibilities\nSupporting first-time arrivals\nProviding a re-induction for all international students\nUnderstanding the context of transitions on emotions and student experience.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nLeave equipped to ensure your international student induction is fit for purpose both against your sponsor responsibilities and the needs of the students\nIncreased understanding of the induction needs of first-time students\, and returning students\nInsights into suggested processes to ease international student transition and equip for success.\n\nBOOK NOW \nThis event is available to BSA members at the exclusive BAISIS member rate of £55. Have you considered becoming a BAISIS member? BSA members enjoy a 50% discount on BAISIS membership! Discover more with our ‘‘10 Reasons Why? guide. For further details on BAISIS\, please click here\, or feel free to arrange a call with our Director\, Bethan Hudson\, by emailing us at baisis@boarding.org.uk. \n\nSpeaker:  \nMario Di Clemente\, Modern Languages Graduate \nMario is a modern languages graduate and qualified teacher who started out as Head of Spanish at Woldingham School before taking up a Director of Studies post at MPW London where he eventually became Vice Principal in 2001. He has occupied senior leadership and management positions ever since including as Principal of three colleges with international students: Cambridge Tutors College in Surrey\, CATS College in London and Bishopstrow College in Wiltshire. He has also served as Chief Operations Officer of an Academy Trust in London and as a secondary school governor. Mario’s experience extends to both the independent and state sectors and in both day and boarding schools. He has led schools through highly successful inspections and has served as an ISI school inspector. He has also been a trustee on the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) and served as Chair of the Council for Independent Further Education (CIFE). Mario has been involved with BAISIS for over a decade and shares the priority of its members to provide a soft landing\, nurturing environment and a memorable British educational experience for its diverse international student community.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/baisis-providing-a-soft-landing-promoting-positive-transitions-for-international-students/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:TIOB - Transforming house culture as a new houseparent
DESCRIPTION:Date: September 18\, 2024\nTime: 14:30 – 15:30\nCost: TIOB Member Rate – £90\, Non-member Rate – £180\nAudience: Deputy Heads\, Assistant Heads\, Heads of boarding\, Houseparents\, Assistant houseparents\, teaching staff\nPlatform: Zoom (online)\n\n\nCourse Outline: \nTaking over a boarding house where there have been historic issues can be daunting. In this webinar\, we will explore how to navigate the turnaround and transform the house culture. Our speaker’s experience will provide insight\, strategies and best practices for taking over a toxic team and orchestrating a positive transformation.  This session aims to equip you with the essential tools to identify\, assess\, and address toxicity within a team environment. We’ll delve into effective communication strategies\, leadership techniques\, and collaborative approaches to foster a healthier and more productive work culture. This webinar will be useful whether you’re a houseparent/head of boarding seeking solutions for a troubled team or an aspiring leader preparing for future challenges. \nLearning outcomes: \n\nIdentify and implement hallmarks of healthy house culture\nLearn how to challenge toxic practices.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker:  \nAndrew Day\, Deputy Head\, King’s College Doha \nAn Educational Senior Leader with an extensive background in the UK boarding sector. During his 17 years of living in 4 boys and Co-Ed boarding houses\, spanning 3 UK HMC schools\, there really isn’t much he hasn’t seen and dealt with. During his first tenure as a Housemaster\, buried in paperwork\, Andrew Co-Founded an Ed Tech company specialising in boarding and pastoral management: information flow\, informed decision making\, compliance\, and staff workload reduction. Launched at a BSA conference in 2015\, the software ultimately generated significant benefits for boarding staff at various HMC schools. Since leaving the UK\, Andrew has held a series of SLT roles leading on: Academic\, Pastoral\, Co-Curriculum\, Staff\, and Admin at whole school levels in premium British schools in China\, Singapore and now Qatar. Always looking for challenge: startup\, crisis\, or significant change.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/tiob-taking-over-a-problematic-house/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
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