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SUMMARY:Taking on a new Boarding House for African Schools
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 01\, 2024\nTime: 14:00 – 16:00 UK TIME\nCost: BSA Full Member – £55\, Non-member – £95\nAudience: Boarding and Pastoral staff at all levels working in African boarding schools.\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – Half – Day Seminar\n\n\nCourse outline:   \nTaking on a new boarding house can be a daunting experience\, especially alongside all the other duties that are part of a busy school life. This seminar aims to help prospective Houseparents get ahead of the game and make the first few weeks in post less stressful and more productive for all concerned.  \nBoarding students need continuity of care and a consistent approach to school processes. Schools need boarding staff who are happy and will stay in post for a good amount of time. A positive start for a Houseparent encourages longevity of service and gives confidence to students\, and their parents\, alike.  \nThis seminar will explore the many factors and issues associated with taking on a new boarding house. Promotion to Houseparent and additional responsibility for running a house is exciting\, but it can also be stressful. The training day will provide an opportunity for delegates to think about the ethos for their new house\, review and consider key issues relating to students\, staff\, policies and procedures as well as the demands of managing the physical building itself. The day will finish by looking at the elusive work life balance and ways in which this can be achieved during a hectic life in a busy boarding school.  \nIn advance of this session\, it would be helpful for delegates to have an overview of the schools’ policies and procedures\, and those of the boarding house they are moving into if they differ from the schools’. Delegates are recommended to reflect in advance on what values they want particularly to promote to their boarders.  \nTraining topics will include:  \n\nThe ethos of your new boarding house - this session will explore how to develop an individual identity for your new boarding house that fits within the overall ethos of the school \nThe perfect house\, team and boarder - in this session the group will focus on ways to develop all aspects of a boarding house to achieve the best possible results for all concerned; students and house team \nManaging the team – in this session the group will look at ways to effectively manage the various stakeholders within and alongside a boarding house \nDeveloping a good work life balance - some hints and tips on keeping yourself healthy\, safe and enjoying your new role of Houseparent! \n\nLearning outcomes:  \n\nTime to reflect on the ethos and character of your new house \nIdeas to strengthen the identity of your house and the community within it \nRecommendations on managing a small team \nRecommendations on developing a work/life balance that benefits you and the boarding community. \n\nBOOK NOW \n\nMark Robinson\, BSA Senior Consultant \nMark has a Product Design Degree from Brunel University and a PGCE. His first post in independent education was as Assistant Master at Christ’s Hospital in Horsham where he held several positions including Assistant Housemaster to a junior boy’s boarding house. After five years he moved on to Ardingly College in West Sussex as a Head of Department and Housemaster to a joint day and boarding house. Mark has been an inspector on boarding inspections\, an Assistant Housemaster to a girls’ boarding house and fully involved in teaching up to ‘A‘ Level. \nIn 2002 Mark gave up teaching to set up Mentor Education Services Ltd\, a business offering education-related consultancy services to the independent sector\, initially training\, interview coaching and professional development but also marketing and pre-inspection to schools both in the independent and maintained sector. \nMark was appointed as Assistant Director of Training for the Boarding Schools’ Association in 2010\, where he continued offering training and consultancy to independent and state schools both in the UK and around the world. In 2017 he was appointed as Deputy Head Pastoral at Collège du Léman in Switzerland\, a large international boarding and day school. After gaining some further\, valuable international experience\, Mark returned to the UK to continue his training and consultancy in the Independent and state school sectors.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/taking-on-a-new-boarding-house-for-african-schools/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241106T123000
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SUMMARY:BSA Legal - Sponsor Compliance Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 06\, 2024\nTime: 09:30 – 12:30\nCost: BSA Full Member – £135\, BSA Affiliate Member – £170 \, Non-member – £270\nAudience: Senior Leadership\, Finance\, Admissions\, Compliance\, Sponsor Licence Key Personnel\, International Student Liaison Officers\, Boarding / Pastoral staff\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – Half-Day Workshop\n\n\nUKVI Sponsor Compliance Management Online Workshop *limited availability* \nUnderstanding your school’s responsibilities as an international student sponsor is crucial. Compliance with sponsor licence duties extends beyond issuing CAS and the grant of visa; duties continue throughout the lifespan of the licence itself.  Regardless of your level of experience in sponsoring international students\, this session equips you with the necessary information to uphold continuous compliance. \nTake part in this interactive online workshop\, designed for staff responsible for daily sponsor compliance management. Stay updated on student sponsor compliance changes and ensure your processes align with UKVI requirements\, boosting confidence in your school’s compliance practices. \n*Places are strictly limited to allow for collaborative case study sessions* \nThis half-day session covers the following: \n\nWhat it means to be a UKVI sponsor\nRecruitment processes and due diligence\nManaging CAS allocations and your BCA\nSponsor compliance best practice\nMonitoring\, Reporting and Record-keeping\nSafeguarding risks and care arrangements\nAlternate immigration routes\nCase Studies (Break-out rooms)\nQ&A session\nIncludes CPD certificate\n\nKey takeaways: \n\nPractical tips for Student sponsor best practice.\nAbility to lessen the burden of UKVI compliance alongside peers.\nExperience in navigating common and complex scenarios.\nAwareness of the risk-exposure for schools recruiting internationally.\nBest practices for record-keeping and Appendix D compliance.\nUnderstanding of monitoring and tracking immigration status requirements.\nMonitoring arrangements for leave-outs/exeats/end of term.\nAwareness of SMS reporting requirements.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker:  \nKate Hollyer\, Executive Director\, Legal & Public Affairs & Partner\, BSA Legal Services Ltd  \nKate is Legal Director of BSA Group and Director of BSA Legal Services Ltd. As a qualified solicitor with more than 12 years’ experience advising clients on UK immigration law\, Kate assists members with all immigration and safeguarding legal matters. 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. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/bsa-legal-sponsor-compliance-workshop/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:BAISIS & BSA: Working with agents – best practice recommendations
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 06\, 2024\n\n\n\nTime: 11:00 – 13:00\n\n\n\nCost: BAISIS/BSA member – £135\, BSA Affiliate Member – £170\, Non-member – £270\n\n\n\nAudience: Marketing staff\, Admissions staff\, SLT/SMT\n\n\n\nPlatform: Zoom (online)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Outline: \n\n\n\nAlmost one third of the current boarding population in the UK is made up of international students\, creating an exciting and global community of young people receiving their education and pastoral care in the UK. For many schools\, recruiting internationally involves working with educational agents to support the promotion of their school overseas and to ensure that student and school community are paired successfully. Relationships with agents can vary. While BSA has launched their Certified Agent Scheme to assure the professional quality of agents to schools\, there are several ways in which schools themselves can improve their working relationships with agents. \nThis two-hour session will go through the process of finding\, building relationships and working with agents\, with best practice recommendations to support the development of strong relationships between school and agent. Speakers include Caroline Nixon\, International Director at BSA Group\, plus three educational agents\, working in major international markets\, to share their recommendations first hand and answer any questions delegates may have. \n\n\n\nTraining topics will include: \n\n\n\n\nIdentifying the need for agents / new agents\n\n\n\nHow to find good agents\n\n\n\nDeveloping positive relationships\n\n\n\nCommission\n\n\n\nWorking with agents\n\n\n\nProducing an agent handbook\n\n\n\nPromoting your school to agents.\n\n\n\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\n\n\n\nIncreased understanding of best practice recommendations for sourcing and building relationships with good agents\n\n\n\nIncreased understanding of how to maintain good relationships with agents\n\n\n\nSuggestions and ideas for how to stand out from the crowd for agents and prospective families.\n\n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \n\nCaroline Nixon\, International and Membership Director\, BSA Group  \nCaroline has worked in international education for over 30 years.  She is International & Membership Director at Boarding Schools’ Association\, and Director of Caroline Nixon Education Ltd.\, as well as a member of the advisory group to the British Government’s All Party Parliamentary Group for international students. \nCaroline set up and runs the BSA educational agent certification scheme and is involved with the BSA’s accreditation of international schools.  Her background is in international education marketing and she also set up and ran a leading international school in the UK.  She has helped several UK schools to establish new overseas branches\, advised an international school opening in the UK\, set up a guardianship agency for an educational group\, and advises schools on international marketing and academic and pastoral provision for their international students. \n\nJohn Zhang\, Founder and Managing Director\, Connexcel (China) \nJohn Zhang has lived in the UK for 20 years. Graduating from the University of Leeds with a master’s degree in Finance\, he was employed by two FTSE 100 international companies as a procurement director before starting his own business. Since establishing Connexcel\, he has devoted himself to helping elite private schools in China and the UK form partnerships through sister schools and cultural exchanges. John has supported schools in China with setting up new curriculums in collaboration with UK partners and training senior education personnel. He also acts a consultant for UK schools seeking advice on expanding their brand within the China. Through his consultancy work\, John has built an extensive network within the Chinese Education Bureau along with schools in the UK and China\, always taking the needs of each school to best allocate resources to support them. \n\n \nNicky Sakpoba\, Founder and Managing Director\, Panoba (Africa and Middle East) \nNicky was educated at an independent girls’ day school in West London\, and continued on to study for her Bachelor’s degree in European Languages at Royal Holloway College\, University of London. \nNicky’s career started in the luxury hotel industry\, where she spent the initial 10 years of her career in management roles in a number of London’s most prestigious five-star hotels. She went on to spend the following 12 years of her career in senior marketing roles within the London commercial property sector. \nAs a mother of two teenage children\, Nicky has been through the school search and selection process herself from prep schools through to sixth form\, and co-founding Panoba in 2014 was a natural extension of her personal experiences. \nNicky has a passion for offering overseas families sound and honest advice\, together with a handholding service to navigate the complexities of the UK education system and the school admissions process. Recognising that each child is unique\, a bespoke approach is taken to each family Panoba works with\, ensuring that the final choice of school is centred around an understanding of the student and what will suit them best. \nNicky lives in North London with her family and runs the Panoba UK office. \n\nTheresa Glasmacher\, Managing Director\, Glasmacher Schulberatung \nTheresa Glasmacher is Managing Director of Glasmacher Schulberatung\, an agency specialized on the placement of students from Germany\, Austria and Switzerland in British boarding schools. After having spent her Sixth Form at a UK boarding school herself\, Theresa first did a banking apprenticeship in Munich. She then studied history and politics at the London School of Economics and at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University) in Boston. After university\, Theresa worked in the field of environmental and climate protection in Munich and Berlin\, where she was involved in Poland\, Hungary and Estonia’s processes of becoming EU members. She joined the family business Glasmacher Schulberatung in 2006 and for many years worked alongside her famous mother Barbara. She has been the agency’s Managing Director since 2013.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/baisis-bsa-working-with-agents-best-practice-recommendations-2/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241107T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241107T153000
DTSTAMP:20240610T134308Z
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SUMMARY:Outduction - preparing students for life after school
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 07\, 2024\nTime: 10:30 – 15:30\nCost: BSA Full Member – £175\, BSA Affiliate Member – £250\, Non-member – £350\nAudience: Deputy Head Pastoral\, Head of Boarding\, Boarding staff\, all staff working with senior pupils\nPlatform: Zoom (online)\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThis seminar will help boarding and academic staff understand the concerns senior students will have when they leave school and\, building on this understanding\, develop a final year programme to support these students in having the best possible life experience when they leave to face their futures.  \nWhen we induct students into our schools\, we give them a great deal of help and support to settle in and make the best of their time with us. When they leave us\, do we give them as much help and support to manage the transition from the school (where their needs are being met by a dedicated team of professional and caring individuals)\, to the next phase where they must begin fending for themselves?  \nIt is essential we consider the ongoing success and wellbeing of our students\, alongside their academic successes and the impact these will have on life after school.  \nBy the end of the session\, delegates should have a better understanding of what the needs of school leavers are and have developed an initial “Outduction” plan for your school.  \nTraining topics will include: \n\nMeeting students’ needs post school - this session will investigate the needs of students who are leaving school (managing time\, relationships and finances) and the potential pitfalls they might encounter along the way \nThe Six Human Needs model - this session will investigate why students behave the way they do when they leave school and then ways in which staff can put some certainty into an uncertain world for them after school \nDeveloping an “Outduction” programme – this session will involve working in groups to develop an initial school “Outduction” programme to suit the needs of your students and your environment \nContinuation of group work – the training day will finish with a collation of all the points raised in the group work to share\, review and take away \n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nAn increased understanding of the specific needs of senior students leaving the school community\, and why students behave the way they do \n\n\nAn increased understanding of the soft skills required on leaving school \nA draft “Outduction” programme bespoke to your students and school. \n\nBOOK NOW \n\nMark Robinson\, BSA Senior Consultant \nMark has a Product Design Degree from Brunel University and a PGCE. His first post in independent education was as Assistant Master at Christ’s Hospital in Horsham where he held several positions including Assistant Housemaster to a junior boy’s boarding house. After five years he moved on to Ardingly College in West Sussex as a Head of Department and Housemaster to a joint day and boarding house. Mark has been an inspector on boarding inspections\, an Assistant Housemaster to a girls’ boarding house and fully involved in teaching up to ‘A‘ Level. \nIn 2002 Mark gave up teaching to set up Mentor Education Services Ltd\, a business offering education-related consultancy services to the independent sector\, initially training\, interview coaching and professional development but also marketing and pre-inspection to schools both in the independent and maintained sector. \nMark was appointed as Assistant Director of Training for the Boarding Schools’ Association in 2010\, where he continued offering training and consultancy to independent and state schools both in the UK and around the world. In 2017 he was appointed as Deputy Head Pastoral at Collège du Léman in Switzerland\, a large international boarding and day school. After gaining some further\, valuable international experience\, Mark returned to the UK to continue his training and consultancy in the Independent and state school sectors.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/outduction-preparing-students-for-life-after-school-3/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241113T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241113T153000
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SUMMARY:Shaping strategy - applying business strategy to your boarding school
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 13\, 2024\nTime: 10:30 – 15:30\nCost: BSA Full Member – £175\, BSA Affiliate Member – £250 \, Non-member – £350\nAudience: Head/Principal\, Deputy Head/Vice-Principal\, Head of Boarding\, Governors\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – seminar\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThis virtual seminar is for any BSA member with responsibility for developing strategy in their organisation\, or part of it. BSA Group CEO Robin Fletcher and former P&O/Cunard Chief Financial Officer Ed Jones explain the standard ‘toolbox’ of strategic planning tools\, how they work and why they help\, and use case studies from a range of sectors to look at how strategic planning works in the real world.  \nTraining topics will include: \n\nWhat is strategy? \nWhy it matters? \nTools and techniques \nCase studies from other organisations and sectors \nCase studies from education \nBuilding your own strategy toolkit. \n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nGreater understanding of how to create a strategy for your organisation \nGreater awareness of the range of tools and methodology to help you create a strategy \nAn understanding of how other organisations approach strategy\, and how this can apply to schools. \n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeakers:\nRobin Fletcher\, Chief Executive\nRobin Fletcher is CEO of BSA Group\, comprising BAISIS (British Association of Independent Schools with International Students)\, BSA (Boarding Schools’ Association)\, BSA Legal\, HIEDA (Health in Education Association) SACPA (Safeguarding and Child Protection Association) and TIOB (The Institute of Boarding). A former journalist\, editor and communications director\, Robin is a non-executive director of the manufacturers’ trade body Make UK\, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an Honorary Fellow of Cardiff Metropolitan University. \n  \n\nEd Jones\, Non-Executive Director\, Business Advisor and former CFO for Carnival\n \nEd is a non-executive director and Board advisor to companies across the business and financial service industries. He was previously CFO of P&O Cruises and Cunard Line whilst the business quadrupled in size\, with a key focus on driving strategy\, delivering performance and risk management. \n  \n  \n\nAileen Kane\, Chief Operating Officer \nAileen is Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer of BSA Group. She leads operations at BSA Group and works closely with members to provide guidance and training. Aileen also works with government departments\, local authorities and other agencies to support members and heads up the group’s work to find places for refugee children escaping from conflict countries.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/shaping-strategy-applying-business-strategy-to-your-boarding-school-2/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241114T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241114T110000
DTSTAMP:20240807T141558Z
CREATED:20240708T092215Z
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SUMMARY:Retaining your best staff: a practical guide to implementing inclusive practices for teacher-parents
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 14\, 2024\nTime: 09:00 – 11:00\nCost: BSA Full Member – £135\, BSA Affiliate Member – £170\, Non-member – £270\nAudience: Senior Leaders in boarding\, Heads of HR\, Houseparents\, Heads of Departments\, line-managers\, EDI Leads\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – Half-Day Seminar\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThis seminar looks at key considerations for leaders with teaching staff in their team who are mothers or mothers-to-be. It will present findings of a PhD research project and the national picture\, including legal considerations. We will then discuss a case study to look at how schools can plan to support those balancing parenthood and teaching commitments. Delegates will leave with actionable ideas to develop a comprehensive plan to help support this important group. \nLearning outcomes: \n\nContextualising the need for this work beyond the moral imperative: Recruitments and retention and the need for flexibility in the workplace\nPresentation of findings of PhD research – what is the current national situation regarding teachers returning from maternity leave?\nWhat evidence-based actions should a school be taking now?\nPresentation of a case study around maternity leave in a boarding house.\n\nDelegates will: \n\nBetter understand the national picture surrounding teachers who are mothers.\nReflect on practice in their school.\nBegin formulating an action plan to better support teachers who are mothers in their setting.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeakers: \nDavid Walker\, Executive Director\, Boarding and Director BSA/TIOB  \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 schoolgovernor 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  \n\nMadelaine Best \nMadelaine Best is a final year PhD researcher at the University of Reading’s Institute of Education. She is also an experienced secondary school teacher and Head of Department\, and a prep school governor\, sitting on the Education and Safety & Wellbeing sub-committees. Her research focuses on how leadership & policy can shape institutional frameworks to ensure the inclusion of teacher-mothers with pre-school age children. She has had work previously published in Politics & Gender (‘Understanding Legislator Experiences of Family-Friendly Working Practices in Political Institutions’) and has a forthcoming presentation at the British Educational Leadership Management Administration Society’s annual conference in Glasgow (July 2024).
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/retaining-your-best-staff-a-practical-guide-to-implementing-inclusive-practices-for-teacher-parents/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241115T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241115T153000
DTSTAMP:20240807T142018Z
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SUMMARY:Boarding on a budget
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 15\, 2024\nTime: 10:30 – 15:30\nCost: BSA Full Member – £175\, BSA Affiliate Member – £250 \, Non-member – £350\nAudience: Head/Principal\, Deputy Head/Vice-Principal\, Bursar\, Head of Boarding\, Houseparents\, Boarding staff\nPlatform: Zoom (online)\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThis virtual seminar will provide an insight into current trends and good practice in boarding house facilities\, enabling attendees to consider any planned changes to boarding houses in the context of the wider market. By considering trends and quality examples\, attendees will be able to identify solutions and areas for improvement from other schools. This seminar\, led by BSA Director\, David Walker\, will help schools better understand the key elements of a good boarding house and plan their house development accordingly.  \nTraining topics will include: \n\nImportance of good boarding facilities – why they matter and key areas within them \nKey boarding house areas – step by step look at key boarding house areas including welcome entrance\, walls/corridors/noticeboards \nKey boarding house areas – step by step look at key boarding house areas including social spaces\, bedrooms\, bathrooms \nPractical suggestions – key tips and places to buy good value items for boarding houses. \n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nIncreased awareness of boarding facilities\, house decoration\, furniture\, and equipment across the boarding sector \nGuidance on low-cost ways to improve boarding houses \nWider perspective on how to improve boarding facilities in your school \nLinks to suppliers offering good value materials/equipment for boarding schools. \n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nDavid Walker\, Executive Director\, Boarding and Director BSA/TIOB \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.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/boarding-on-a-budget-3/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241120T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241120T170000
DTSTAMP:20241112T144227Z
CREATED:20240724T134958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T144227Z
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SUMMARY:HIEDA - Safe Management of Medications in Schools
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 20\, 2024\nTime: 09:30 – 17:00\nCost: HIEDA/BSA Member Rate: £175\,  Non-member Rate: £350*\nAudience: This training day is designed for pastoral and medical staff in boarding schools who have responsibilities for managing and or administering medication for pupils in schools.\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – Seminar\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThis course will be delivered by an experienced Pharmacist trainer from OPUS. The ‘Supporting Pupils’ guidance advises that ‘all school staff should have sufficient training’ in medicines handling. \nThis seminar will provide an overview of the safe procedures for handling medicines within school & when out on school trips\, and will focus on ways to reduce medicines errors in schools. \nThe seminar will include case studies and activities throughout. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nOrdering and supply of medicines\nMedicines storage\nAdministration of medicines\nDisposal of medicines\nControlled Drugs\nRecording\nBuccal midazolam\nAdrenaline auto-injectors\nSalbutamol inhalers\nSelf-administration\nCovert administration\nHomely remedies\nResidential trips\nIndividual Health Care Plans (IHCPs)\nMedicines audits\nIncident management\nSafeguarding\nTraining and competency assessment\nImportance of good communication between healthcare professionals\, parents & staff\nMedicines from overseas\nMedicine containers\nMedicines received from parents\nMedicines challenges around school holidays\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nTo give delegates an introduction of how to manage\, store\, administer\, dispose and record\ndifferent forms of medicines for pupils in schools\nTo update delegates on the latest guidance and legislation in handling medicines in schools and the related training and competency requirements\nTo signpost delegates to accredited medicines training and resources for schools\, in order to upskill their staff team\nTo empower delegates to lead by example back in their school setting\, to promote best\npractice and ensure exceptional care with medicines is provided to all pupils they support\n\n*If you would like to become a Hieda member and access discounted rates for Hieda CPD and events\, please click here. \nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nRowena Tague\, Professional Support Pharmacist\, OPUS \nRowena Tague\, is a Professional Support Pharmacist for OPUS. She has worked for OPUS for three years and in that time she has provided medicines training to a variety of care settings and schools. As part of her role\, she also undertakes independent medicines audits\, prepare training courses for OPUS and write\, review & update medicines policies and procedures for a range of organisations. Prior to working for OPUS\, she was a community Pharmacist for over 35 years. The main focus of her work has always been supporting different care settings including schools with their medicines.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/hieda-safe-management-of-medications-in-schools/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241120T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241120T153000
DTSTAMP:20240917T080000Z
CREATED:20240403T143045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T080000Z
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SUMMARY:BSA/SACPA - Harmful behaviour risk assessments
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\nDate: November 20\, 2024\nTime: 10:30 – 15:30\nCost: BSA/SACPA Full Member – £175\, BSA Affiliate Member – £ 250\, Non-member – £350\nAudience: All safeguarding practitioners and leaders working with children and young people\nPlatform: Zoom (online)\n\n\nCourse outline: \nSettings have been required to complete risk assessments for many years\, often for events or school trips. They have recently been encouraged to take a risk assessment view in many other areas.  \nThis seminar will look at taking a risk assessed approach to all forms of harmful behaviour in young people. It will look at this both from an individual and a whole-setting perspective. We will examine the range of harmful behaviours present in settings today and look at how to identify and respond to them. We will do this with reference to the latest version of Keeping Children Safe in Education and Ofsted’s review of sexual abuse in schools.  \nThe seminar will look at how to best respond when an individual case of harmful behaviour has been identified. It will also look at how settings can proactively risk assess and mitigate those risks for a range of likely harmful behaviours.  \nTraining topics will include: \n\nIdentifying the range of harmful behaviours present in settings\, including harmful sexual behaviours. \nDiversity\, vulnerability and disproportionality: what we know from cohorts of harmers and harmed children & young people \nBest practice in assessment\, safety planning\, intervention and moving on \nRisk assessment for whole settings. How to mitigate risk. \n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nDelegates will have the most recent updates from evidence and practice to support their assessment and management of harmful behaviours \nDelegates will have information to identify harmful sexual behaviour and respond in proportionate ways \nDelegates will unpick why children and you people with additional needs and vulnerabilities are over-represented in those engaging in\, or affected by harmful behaviour \nDelegates will be able to make a risk assessment when an incident of harmful behaviour has occurred. \nDelegates will be able to consider a range of harmful behaviours and produce a risk assessment for their setting to mitigate these. \n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeakers: \n \nClaire Dan\, Director of Safeguarding BSA Group 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. \nDavid Walker\, Director\, Executive Director\, Boarding and Director BSA/TIOB  \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.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/bsa-sacpa-harmful-behaviour-risk-assessments/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association (Sacpa)":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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SUMMARY:ADHD - systems and strategies to support pupils in boarding schools
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 22\,2024\nTime: 10:30 – 12:30\nCost: BSA Full Member – £135\, BSA Affiliate Member – £170\, Non-member – £270\nAudience: SLT\, Inclusion Lead\, Head of Boarding\, Teaching and Boarding staff\nPlatform: Zoom (online)\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThis presentation will demystify the term ADHD and co-existing conditions in terms of learning\, behaviour and socialisation issues. Focusing on traits and not labels we will provide delegates with an understanding of the developmental differences of ADHD to support children in terms of living and learning.  \nTraining topics will include: \n\nThe neuroscience of ADHD \nDevelopmental differences of ADHD \nIntroduction to the SF3R approach – structure\, flexibility\, rapport\, relationships and resilience. \n\nLearning outcomes: \nAll attendees will develop a much greater understanding and awareness of how children with ADHD relate to the world around them in learning and social settings. Systems and strategies outlined will inform\, confirm and “spark” innovative ways of supporting children and young persons with ADHD within boarding schools.  \nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nFin O’Regan\, Consultant\, Trainer and Author \nFin is one of the leading behaviour and learning specialists in the UK. He is currently an ADHD and Neurodiversity Consultant and Trainer for a number of schools and organisations\, an Associate Lecturer for Leicester University\, NASEN\, the Helen Arkell Charity and the Institute of Education. \nHe was the Headmaster of the Centre Academy School\, regarded as the first specialist school within the UK for children with ADHD/ODD from 1996 -2002. Prior to that\, he was a Deputy Head Teacher\, the Head of the Science Department and a Science/PE teacher in London\, Newcastle and Washington DC \nHe is a current member of the Special Education Consortium\, the SpLD Assessment Standards Committee\, and The London CDC and is a council member of CReSTeD. \nFin is an internationally acclaimed presenter has presented over 2000 seminars throughout Europe\, the Middle East\, the Far East\, Australia\, New Zealand and North America and has published over 10 books on learning\, behaviour and socialisation issues.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/adhd-systems-and-strategies-to-support-pupils-in-boarding-schools-2/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:AGBIS/BSA Box Set - Pastoral care in boarding schools for Governors
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 27\, 2024\nTime: 16:00 – 18:00\nCost: BSA/AGBIS Full Member Rate: £135\, Non-member Rate: £270\, BSA Full Member Box Set Rate: £850\nAudience: School Governors\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – Seminar\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThis seminar\, led by Richard Harman\, CEO\, AGBIS 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.  \nTraining topics will include: \n\nOverview of common pastoral issues in schools.\nCommon pastoral care systems\nWhat questions to ask of senior leaders in pastoral departments.\nOversight of good physical and mental health care.\nHow do you know? Sources of information for good governance of pastoral care.\n\nLearning outcomes \n\nKnow and understand common pastoral issues in schools.\nKnow and understand common pastoral issues in schools.\nBe able to ask appropriate questions of senior leaders and request the right reports to monitor pastoral care appropriately.\nBe able to successfully monitor and oversee health provision.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nOther titles in the series: \n\n\n\n1. Foundations for boarding school Governors – roles\, responsibilities and collective governance\nSeptember 17\, 2024\n\n\n2. Safeguarding highlights for boarding Governors\nOctober 3\, 2024\n\n\n3. Monitoring and evaluation. Using data to support Governor oversight\nJanuary 22\, 2025\n\n\n4. Inclusion and support\nFebruary 7\, 2025\n\n\n5. Developing strategy\nJune 5\, 2025\n\n\n6. Crisis and serious care management. Expectations on Governors\nJuly 2\, 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: \nRichard Harman\, Chief Executive\, AGBIS \nRichard Harman was educated at The King’s School\, Worcester\, followed by Trinity College\, Cambridge\, where he read English.  Having spent two years working for an academic publisher\, he decided his real vocation was in teaching.  After five years at Marlborough College teaching English and Drama\, during which time he also completed his PGCE at Exeter University\, he spent 12 years at Eastbourne College.  Progressing from Head of English to Housemaster of a Sixth Form girls’ house to member of the Senior Management Team\, he then became Headmaster of Aldenham in September 2000 and thence to Uppingham in 2006. After a decade leading Uppingham and 32 years overall in teaching\, he embarked on a third career as Chief Executive of AGBIS. Richard is much enjoying the challenges at AGBIS\, having been Chairman of the Boarding Schools’ Association for 2011-12 and Chairman of HMC for 2014-15.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/agbis-bsa-pastoral-care-in-boarding-schools-for-governors/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:Positive masculinity
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 28\, 2024\nTime: 10:30 – 12:30\nCost: BSA Full Member – £135\, BSA Affiliate Member – £170 \, Non-member – £270\nAudience: All boarding practitioners and leaders\nPlatform: Zoom (online)\n\n\nCourse outline: \nAs highlighted in the news over the last couple of years\, young men may choose role models that we might not choose for ourselves. While modern definitions of masculinity may be changing\, young men still need guidance\, positive role models and an encouraging approach.   \nTraining topics will include: \n\nA nuanced understanding of masculinity including the influence of societal norms\, cultural expectations and personal experiences in its formation. \nThe importance of communication skills and emotional intelligence in building healthy connections \nHarmful stereotypes and biases \n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nBe able to critically analyse and articulate the concept of positive masculinity \nDevelop a strategy to promote\, foster and reward positive masculinity \nDesign and create inclusive and safe spaces for diverse expressions of masculinity. \n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nTim Jarvis\, Senior Master – Pastoral Care\, Michaelhouse \nTim Jarvis is currently the Senior Master: Pastoral Care at Michaelhouse\, a South African boarding school for senior boys in KwaZulu-Natal. He holds Honours degrees in Education and Psychology from the University of Exeter and the University of South Africa respectively. Tim was the conference lead at researchED Pretoria\, the inaugural researchED conference in South Africa\, and then programme manager for the follow up event in Cape Town. Tim has also served on the Global Advisory Board of the University of St Andrews\, Scotland. \nTim enjoys writing and is the author of the blog\, ‘There’s a ‘Hadeda in my Garden’\, which considers educational issues\, boarding school life\, and teen well-being. He has written articles for Independent Education in South Africa and the Guardian Teachers network in the UK. He also featured on IBSC’s Exploring Boys’ Education Podcast on the pastoral care of boys. \nOn quiet days Tim is likely to be found either consuming good quality coffee and a well written book or walking while listening to podcasts. You can read Tim’s blog at timothyjejarvis.blog
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/positive-masculinity-vs-toxic-masculinity-2/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:Supporting schools with attendance and long term absences
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 29\, 2024\nTime: 15:00 – 17:00\nCost: BSA Full Member – £135\, BSA Affiliate Member – £170\, Non-member – £270\nAudience: All boarding staff\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – Half-Day Seminar\n\n\nCourse outline \nSchools have noticed an increasing issue around pupil absence\, both ad hoc and persistent. This gentle trend pre-Covid has accelerated in recent years. This half day seminar aims to give context to the issue to help schools identify if they have an issue. We will then look at strategies schools can employ both internally and in working with external partners. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nThe national absence picture and patterns and trends from the boarding sector\nUsing the Early Help framework for dealing with EBSA (emotionally based school absences).\nStrategies for engaging help from the local authority\nCase studies\nNew statutory guidance around attendance which now applied to independent schools.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nUnderstand the national and boarding specific context around pupil absence\nWriting a clear school attendance policy\nUsing the escalation policy for the local safeguarding board.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nMichelle Lucas-Halliwell\, Director of Pupil Welfare\, Cheltenham College \nMichelle is the Director of Pupil Welfare for Cheltenham College\, a co-educational day and boarding school in the centre of Cheltenham. Before that\, she was Head of Welfare and DSL at Rendcomb College in the Cotswolds. Michelle is a trainer for Mental Health First Aid and she has also been a key note speaker on the use of mindfulness in schools.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/supporting-schools-with-attendance-and-long-term-absences-2/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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