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Our Development, Training and Support offer is designed to provide essential
advice and guidance to enable your church school to flourish. This includes a
range of briefings, network meetings and training courses, all of which are
either free or offered at significant discount to schools who are signed up to
our Service Level Agreement (S4S). In addition, schools who have signed up for
Governance+ are able to access all our governor training for no additional
charge. Living Your Vision This is the heart of our training and support offer
covering the essentials needed to develop a flourishing church school. This work
to support developing your school’s Christian vision and ethos includes training
for SIAMS self-evaluation and other aspects of SIAMS readiness. It also covers a
series of networks and training events to develop and enhance collective worship
and spirituality (including Space Makers). HeadSpace This is where you will find
our support and training offer for school leaders including our series of
briefings (free to schools signed up to S4S) and conferences for our
headteachers across the Diocese. Termly virtual briefing sessions will provide
an opportunity to hear the latest news and information from the ODBE team
including updates from the Church of England Education Office, up to date
learning from ongoing SIAMS and Ofsted inspections and upcoming development
opportunities. A virtual mini conference and an in-person summer conference
provide additional opportunities for school leaders to consider specific aspects
of church school leadership – our Autumn conference will look in depth at SIAMS
and its impact on school improvement. RE Central Comprises all our development,
training and support for the leadership and delivery of high quality RE in
schools. This includes half termly networks for RE leaders (free to schools
signed up to S4S), the Developmental Thinking conference and training for Early
Career Teachers. Governance This is our governance training offer which covers
the key aspects of effective governance including induction, SIAMS, RE and
Collective Worship, effective monitoring and evaluation, appraisal, induction
and academisation. Schools signed up to S4S, our service level agreement, are
also able to buy Governance+ which enables all governors to attend our governor
training at no additional cost. Contact In the case of DTS queries, please email
Donna Finlay or your school's ODBE adviser. Page last updated: 25th August 2022
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