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Designed and facilitated by the Head of Finance, Business Partners and the wider Finance team, this series of training sessions equips new Heads with the knowledge, skills and understanding to run the school’s budget efficiently and with full confidence.

Session Eight: Budgeting 2 - The Process

Building on previous Session 3, where Heads understand the inherited school budget, Session 8 moves into setting the budget for the next five years and signposts considerations and key points for doing this effectively.

Target Audience: New Headteachers and those wishing to refresh their knowledge on the session content.

Management of contractors and other visiting staff prompted a lot of queries and questions during the SCR audits
over the summer and autumn terms.

To support with this, the safeguarding team are holding a series of drop in sessions to support SBMs with management of contractors, agency/supply staff and 3rd party workers on school site.

This will include best practice advice relating to the statutory requirements for safer recruitment checks,
supervision, and risk assessment, which are key areas of safeguarding compliance.

Target Audience: All SBMs are warmly encouraged to attend one of the available drop in sessions and should book thei place on reach teach so we can monitor the amount of people wishing to attend

Session Dates: Monday 17th January, Friday 21st January, Monday 24th January, Wednesday 2nd February 2022.

REAch2 are pleased to continue to offer our own Safer Recruitment Training again this year. Three dates are available from January - March 2022.

This one-day course, delivered by the Safeguarding and HR teams, covers all aspects of safer recruitment, providing practical opportunities to consider how the principles of safer recruitment can be put into practice in the school setting.

Target Audience: This training is mandatory for all staff members who will be part of the recruitment process who have not yet completed safer recruitment training with REAch2.

For those who have completed our safer recruitment training in the last 3 years, we ask that you book the alternative half day refresher training which are listed on Reach Teach.

Join the safeguarding team and DSLs from other schools to discuss updates to statutory guidance, share good practice, and ask any questions about safeguarding practice at your school.

Please sign up for the slot that suits you best - there are three available to book via reach teach.

If you have any particular topics or areas that you want the forum to focus on, please contact your safeguarding lead in advance.

Management of contractors and other visiting staff prompted a lot of queries and questions during the SCR audits
over the summer and autumn terms.

To support with this, the safeguarding team are holding a series of drop in sessions to support SBMs with management of contractors, agency/supply staff and 3rd party workers on school site.

This will include best practice advice relating to the statutory requirements for safer recruitment checks,
supervision, and risk assessment, which are key areas of safeguarding compliance.

Target Audience: All SBMs are warmly encouraged to attend one of the available drop in sessions and should book thei place on reach teach so we can monitor the amount of people wishing to attend

Session Dates: Monday 17th January, Friday 21st January, Monday 24th January, Wednesday 2nd February 2022.

HR will be running a set of webinars in the Leadership Series and Management Essentials.

The Restructure and Redundancy (Part 2) webinar will cover the following:

Part 2 - Consultation and Communicating the Outcome

• Meaningful Consultation

• Who to consult with
• Preparing for a consultation meeting
• Roles, responsibilities and timelines
• Communicating the outcome

You will need to have access to zoom to join the webinar which will be delivered by Rowan Parry on 27th January. 

Join the safeguarding team and DSLs from other schools to discuss updates to statutory guidance, share good practice, and ask any questions about safeguarding practice at your school.

Please sign up for the slot that suits you best - there are three available to book via reach teach.

If you have any particular topics or areas that you want the forum to focus on, please contact your safeguarding lead in advance.

These are informal, drop-in session to discuss all things related to CPOMS.

Are you struggling to get the ‘right’ report from CPOMS?

Do you want to know how to make CPOMS work better for you?

Do you sometimes wonder if you’re not using CPOMS to its fullest potential?

Join a CPOMS session to learn more from the safeguarding team about how to use CPOMS effectively in your school. If you have a particular question or issue that you want help with, please Siobhan in advance on the following email address - siobhan.mccurdy@reach2.org 

If you don’t have anything specific to ask but want to know more about the parts of CPOMS that you don’t currently use, come along and learn more!

Drop in sessions will be available on the following dates: Monday 17th January, Monday 31st January and Monday 14th February. Please book for the session you will attend on reach teach so we can keep track of the amount of people wanting to attend.

Join the safeguarding team and DSLs from other schools to discuss updates to statutory guidance, share good practice, and ask any questions about safeguarding practice at your school.

Please sign up for the slot that suits you best - there are three available to book via reach teach.

If you have any particular topics or areas that you want the forum to focus on, please contact your safeguarding lead in advance.

HR will be running a set of webinars in the Leadership Series and Management Essentials. The aim of these webinars is to give support to school leaders in developing the knowledge of HR process, policy and legislation and the skills necessary to lead and manage others.

These fast paced and interactive sessions provide plenty of opportunity for lively discussion and to ask questions on key topics.

The Conducting an Investigation and Report Writing webinar will cover the following:

• Role of the Investigating Manager and Investigating Officer

• Establishing the scope of the investigation
• Conducting an investigation interview
• Writing a report

You will need to have access to zoom to join the webinar. The zoom link will be shared with delegates on email vai Reach Teach nearer to the date.

Target Audience: This webinar is part of the leadership series and is suitable for all those who lead others and manager others.