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SUMMARY:AGBIS/BSA Box Set - Crisis and serious case management. Expectations on governors
DESCRIPTION:Date: July 02\, 2025\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 serious cases and crises in schools from the perspective of governance. It will cover the nature of a ‘typical’ school crisis including recent patterns and trends. We will then look at how good planning can help prepare for when a crisis occurs and how best to respond and work with senior leadership to navigate a crisis successfully. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nOverview of some common issues occurring in schools\, particularly in recent years.\nPlanning for crises.\nAppropriate questioning for senior leadership when a crisis occurs.\nManaging boundaries to maintain the governor’s strategic role.\nSupporting senior leadership during a crisis.\nFurther reporting – who\, and how to report.\n\nLearning outcomes \n\nKnow how to plan for a school crisis\nBe able to respond appropriately when a crisis occurs\nUnderstand how to work collaboratively with the senior leadership team when a crisis occurs.\n\nBOOK NOW \n  \n\nOther titles included: \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. Pastoral care in boarding schools for Governors\nNovember 27\, 2025\n\n\n4. Monitoring and evaluation. Using data to support Governor oversight\nTBC\n\n\n5. Inclusion and support\nFebruary 7\, 2025\n\n\n6. Developing Strategy\nJune 5\, 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-crisis-and-serious-case-management-expectations-on-governors/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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SUMMARY:Summer term "toolbox talk" for certified Guardians
DESCRIPTION:Date: July 3\, 2025\nTime: 13:00 – 14:00\nCost: BSA Full Member – FOC\nAudience: BSA certified Guardians only\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – forum\n\n\nCourse outline:  \nThe aim of the “Toolbox Talks” is to provide ‘bite-sized’ presentations on relevant areas and then an opportunity to meet with other BSA Certified Guardians in breakout rooms. In this session\, we’ll be discussing safeguarding and immigration updates with guest speakers\, Kate Hollyer\, Executive Director (Legal)\, BSA Group & Director (Solicitor)\, BSA Legal and Claire Dan\, Director of Safeguarding and Director\, SACPA. \nLearning outcomes: \n\nA greater understanding and knowledge of current safeguarding and immigration issues that may impact international students.\n\nBOOK NOW \n  \n\nSpeaker:  \nKate Hollyer\, Executive Director (Legal)\, BSA Group & Director (Solicitor)\, BSA Legal \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. \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/summer-term-toolbox-talk-for-certified-guardians-2/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Toolbox talk
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SUMMARY:HIEDA/BSA - Health & Wellbeing Conference
DESCRIPTION:Date: July 07\, 2025\nTime: 09:30 – 16:30\nCost: BSA/HIEDA Full Member – £235\, BSA/HIEDA Member Additional – £110\, BSA Affiliate Member – £325\, BSA Affiliate Member Additional – £140\, Non-member – £430\nAudience: School Nurses\, Matrons\, Pastoral practitioners tasked with development and nurture of student wellbeing.\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – conference\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThis full-day online conference brings together school health and pastoral professionals to explore key areas impacting student wellbeing. With a focus on adolescent development\, mental health\, and the intersection of chronic health conditions and emotional wellbeing\, this event offers expert insight and practical strategies to support young people in education settings. \nTraining topics will include:  \n\nThe science of the teenage brain and its implications for communication and behaviour\nSleep and its crucial role in adolescent mental health\nMental health assessment in schools: early identification and interim support\nThe emotional and mental health impact of living with allergies and chronic health conditions\n\nLearning outcomes:  \n\nIncreased understanding of adolescent brain development and behavioural responses\nGreater awareness of sleep-related challenges in teenagers and how to support healthy routines\nPractical knowledge of conducting mental health assessments in a school environment\nImproved confidence in supporting students living with allergies and the associated mental health challenges\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nProgramme: \n09:30 – 10:15 \nWelcome and keynote \nWith so many challenges and so much uncertainty in the world\, the need to support everyone’s mental health and wellbeing is greater than ever. This session will focus on an introduction to mental health\, the importance of psychological safety\, belonging and inclusion at work\, as well as providing some tips to support yourself and others in the workplace. \n\nSpeaker: Vicki Cockman\, Director of Training and Consultancy\, MHFA England\n\n10:15 – 10:30 \nBreak \n10:30 – 11:30 \nThe teenage brain \nWe know that other than during the first three years of life\, the brain goes through the biggest change in its development during adolescence. This is a critical time in teens’ lives and as adults\, we have a crucial role to play in supporting them to develop into healthy successful adults. \n\nSpeaker: Lisa Thomson\, Mental Health Trainer\, The Charlie Waller Trust\n\n11:30 – 11:45 \nBreak \n11:45 – 12:45 \nShowcasing health and wellbeing initiatives in education \nIn this session\, shortlisted schools from the 2025 BSA Health and Wellbeing Initiative award share the innovative projects making a real impact in their communities. This inspiring session highlights practical\, replicable approaches to supporting student and staff wellbeing across the sector. \n\nPanel:\n\nRuth Radlett\, Whole School Mental Health Lead\, Culford School\nKieran Jones\, Director of Boarding\, Oxford International College\nBen Stork\, Strength and Conditioning Coach\, ACS Cobham\n\n\n\n12:45 – 13:45 \nLunch \n13:45 – 14:45 \nMental health assessment \nThis session will discuss strategies and considerations for conducting mental health assessments as a school nurse and address support systems to implement whilst waiting for formal assessment. \n\nSpeaker: Skyler Moulder\, Lead Nurse\, The Leys School and Senior Nurse Advisor\, HIEDA\n\n14:45 – 15:00 \nBreak \n15:00 – 16:00 \nAllergies \nMany of us\, when thinking about allergies\, can conjure up images of the physical impact of living with allergies – adverse reactions\, extreme responses including the need for an autoinjector. What is often neglected is the impact of allergies on mental health. This session will provide a brief overview of safe allergy management in education settings and share with delegates information on how living with an allergy\, allergies and indeed chronic illness\, can negatively impact mental health\, and how to offer some support. \n\nSpeaker: Sarah Knight\, Founder and CEO\, The Allergy Team\n\n16:00 \nConference close \n\nSpeakers: \nLisa Thomson\, Charlie Waller Trust \nLisa has had a long career in a variety of Mental Health settings within the NHS. She originally trained as a Mental Health Nurse in 1990 and subsequently worked in inpatient and community settings with adults\, children\, young people and their families. She completed a Masters in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust and a post graduate diploma in Evidence Based Practice leading to qualifying as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist. Most of her career has been spent working directly with children\, young people and families in NHS CAMHS and she now works part time in independent clinical practice. In addition\, she works as a freelance trainer for the Charlie Waller Trust delivering training on Mental Health Issues to schools\, primary care and a wide variety of organisations working with children and young people. As part of a nonprofit organisation called Brighter Futures Together\, she trains NHS CAMHS clinicians to deliver evidence based training to the children’s workforce across the Thames Valley and the South of England. \n\nSkyler Moulder\, Lead Nurse\, The Leys School and Senior Nurse Advisor\, HIEDA \nSkyler did her Adult Nursing BSc at Kings College London in 2011 and went straight into community nursing. After the birth of her first son she stumbled into community school nursing and never looked back. During her time as a community school nurse she covered primary and secondary schools all across Cambridgeshire. She completed training such as the CAMHS foundation module\, Sexual Health and Contraception module and was trained in Safeguarding Children Level 3. She completed her PG Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing in 2016 when she was pregnant with her second son\, which she later topped up to a full MSc in 2023 when she was pregnant with her daughter! This also included qualifying as a Nurse Prescriber. Skyler co-lead the development of a 0-19 Duty Desk and the introduction of the Chathealth text service in Cambridgeshire Community Services. In 2019 she became a Team Manager for the CCS Healthy Child Programme – managing a team of Nursery Nurses\, Health Visitors and School Nurses during the pandemic. In 2020 she was recruited to be the Lead Nurse at The Leys in Cambridge\, to lead a team covering 24 hour care for around 575 pupils (over half of which are boarders). This is where she is now and where her passion for independent school nursing started. \n\nSarah Knight\, Founder and CEO\, The Allergy Team \nSarah Knight is Founder and CEO of The Allergy Team\, an organisation which supports schools\, food businesses and families to manage food allergies. The company runs a programme for schools including training and consultancy to transform safety and inclusion. Before setting up The Allergy Team\, Sarah was a senior TV executive working on prime-time BBC shows including Your Home Made Perfect and the flagship consumer show\, Watchdog. Sarah has two children\, both with food allergies. \n\nVicki Cockman\, Director of Training and Consultancy\, MHFA England  \nVicki Cockman is the Director of Training and Consultancy at MHFA England\, with 15 years experience as a senior leader in both corporate and non-profit sectors. \nPassionate about fostering inclusive and supportive cultures\, Vicki works with organisations of all sectors and sizes to embed long-term solutions that prioritise employee wellbeing and sustainable success. With unrivalled expertise in workplace mental health\, she supports businesses to identify and address their employees’ mental health needs\, driving meaningful change. \n\nRuth-Ann Radlett\, Whole School Mental Health Lead & Deputy DSL\, Culford School \nRuth-Ann started teaching in 2008 through the Teach First programme\, spending five years in Moss Side\, Manchester\, where she taught English and was Head of Year 10/11 whilst completing an Educational Postgradute Diploma in Educational Leadership. She then moved to Kathmandu with her husband to teach internationally\, spending her second year on the Senior Leadership Team\, before moving back to the UK where she spent some time in Birmingham as DDSL and Head of Key Stage Three. Ruth-Ann joined Culford in September 2016 as an English Teacher\, and during her time at Culford she has been a Deputy Housemistress\, Head of English\, and is currently Whole School Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead and DDSL. In September she will begin as Assistant Head Safeguarding and Wellbeing. Ruth decompresses by riding her share horse\, Harry\, and walking Grunge the dog\, who she adopted from Kathmandu! \n\nKieran Jones\, Director of Boarding\, Oxford International College \nKieran Jones is the Director of Boarding at Oxford International College. With extensive experience across leading UK boarding schools\, Kieran brings a deep understanding of modern boarding practices. He is passionate about creating a nurturing\, inclusive\, and supportive environment that truly feels like a home away from home\, particularly for international students. \n  \n\n \nBen Stork\, Strength & Conditioning coach\, ACS International School Cobham \nBen has over 30 years experience as a fitness instructor\, working mainly with young athletes. He was fitness coach at Millwall FC for 7 years and warmed them up for the FA Cup final in 2004 against Manchester United. He has worked with students from dozens of schools\, and is currently the Strength & Conditioning coach at ACS International School Cobham. \nBen’s interest in teenage wellbeing began with his own daughter’s struggles\, which saw her spend 4 months as an in-patient with CAMHS. It led Ben to research extensively and engage with experts\, in order to be the best support he could be for her. \nWith a background based around injury prevention\, Ben took the same approach with mental health. The BEN programme gives teenagers the knowledge and power to manage themselves\, recognising the inextricable link between our metabolic health and our mental wellbeing.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/hieda-bsa-health-wellbeing-conference/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Conference,Online
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SUMMARY:BSA Master's\, Buckingham University
DESCRIPTION:The Closing date for September 2025 applications is 30 July 2025\n\nCourse outline\nThe MA in Residential Education is a one-year\, part-time course for those working in or with an interest in boarding schools.  It is offered in partnership with the Boarding Schools’ Association. This course allows those with experience in boarding\, who are keen to research\, to write about a topic of interest to them.  The heart of the MA is a 12\,000-15\,000 word dissertation.  You will do a literature review\, which informs your dissertation\, and you will learn about different research methods.  You will be expected to read widely. To take this MA you only need to spend one day away from your school.  The course starts in September.  Applicants may be from state or independent boarding schools in the UK or abroad. \nWhy should I do this MA?\n\nProfessionals do not stop learning at any stage in their working lives.  Doctors and lawyers\, for example\, have to have regular refresher courses.  In the same way teachers can benefit from the MA framework as it gives them an opportunity to discover recent research in education and to challenge their own best practice\nThis is a unique form of professional development for those that work in boarding schools\nNot only will you learn about recent research relating to boarding\, but you will also learn how to do your own research.\nThis is a more economical way to complete an MA compared to courses offered by other universities\nGaining a Master’s in Education can be an excellent form of professional development and can help you in developing your own career as a qualification that is taken seriously by employers\nYou can complete this course through distance learning and still receive individual support from an experienced tutor\nOnce agreed\, it is a chance to pursue your own area of interest within boarding and to discover the latest work in this area\nYou will find the course intellectually stimulating and challenging\n\nCourse content\nThe course requires attendance on a fully online one-day training session and this day covers the following topics: \n\nEstablishing your research focus\nDiscovering relevant literature and how to write a literature review\nWhat is expected of Level 7 academic writing?\nHow to navigate the topic of research methodology\nPlanning your dissertation\nEthical considerations when researching\n\n\nEntry Requirements \n\nFor entry onto the MA most candidates will have a PGCE.  For some this may be a PGCE with 60 Master’s credits at level 7 from Buckingham or an alternative university.  For candidates with a level 6 PGCE or BSA Diploma\, an additional module of study will be provided.  For those candidates without a PGCE\, alternative entry requirements exist and can be discussed further with the School of Education team. \n  \nHow to apply\nPlease click here: MA in Residential Education (fully online) | University of Buckingham and select the Apply Now button at the bottom of the link page or contact The School of Education on +44 (0)1280 820222 or email education@buckingham.ac.uk. or you can contact Hellen Holland Masters & EdD Admissions – Education MA-EDU@buckingham.ac.uk \nTo apply you will need to supply: \n\na copy of your PGCE certificate and transcript or BSA Diploma to show credit level if applicable\nIf no PGCE or Diploma is available\, then you will be required to put together a professional portfolio – discuss this with the School of Education team\ncopy of passport photo page (and visa/work permit where necessary)\nhead and shoulder style photo for your university identity card\n\nThe Closing date for September 2025 applications is 30 July 2025 \n  \nTerms and conditions for prospective students\nWhen you accept an offer of a place on the course at the University a legal contract is formed between you and the University on the basis of the terms and conditions outlined in your offer letter. Your offer letter and the terms and conditions contain important information which you should read carefully before accepting any offer. READ THE ADMISSIONS TERMS AND CONDITIONS > > \n\n\n\nFees (2025 intake) \n\n\n\nUK\nEU\nInternational\n\n\n£5\,000/ year\n£5\,000/ year\n£5\,000/ year\n\n\n\n\nApplicants must also pay a non-refundable £300 registration fee. \nFees are invoiced for in September\, at the beginning of the course\, and can be paid in termly instalments or in one lump sum. Termly instalments can be arranged directly with the Finance department upon receipt of the invoice. \nStaff whose school is a member of the Boarding Schools’ Association are eligible for a 25% discount on course fees. To ensure the discount is applied please select BSA from the partnership box on your application form. \nAccommodation \n\n\n\n\nAs there is no requirement to attend the University of Buckingham while on this fully online course\, accommodation is not provided. \nStudent Loan \nThe MA in Residential Education course does not qualify for a UK government student loan. \nIf you wish to apply for a fees loan\, then you should take the MA in Education (evidence-based practice) course; you could apply your residential education experience and interests when researching for your modules and dissertation. \n 
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/bsa-masters-buckingham-university/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Accredited Training
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