CSGTP Course Overview

Church School Governance Online Training Programme (CSGTP): Improving Church School Governance) Course Overview This online module has been specifically designed as a 12-hour programme that is split into six distinct topics. These include: 1.

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Church Schools: Changing Times A Theology of Education Who are you and who are you called to be?

Collaborative Governance Wisdom and Discernment Decision-Making and Accountability

The programme will be open online from Monday 13th January 2020 and you will be allocated an online tutor. A new topic will be made available online approximately every 2 weeks (see timeline on page 12) and all topics will remain open until the module closes on 27th April 2020. As a guide, we recommend a minimum of 2 hours of learning and engagement per topic (as an indication this equates to approximately a minimum of 1 hour per week).

As you work through every topic you will start to see commonalities in style emerge. For every topic you can expect to see:  Workbook – this will guide you through the learning material  Personal reflection – you will be given the opportunity throughout the module to make personal reflections. You may enter these into the Reflective Journal provided on Moodle but please note that this is optional. This will not be submitted to your online tutor and is rather a space for you to make your own notes and reflections throughout the module.  Discussion forum – you will be asked to contribute to a discussion forum for every topic.  Access and encouragement to further reading In addition to the above, at the end of the module, you will be asked to complete a learning summary of approximately 500 words on Moodle (the online learning environment).

Online Module Schedule: Topic: Number and Title 1. Church Schools: Changing Times

Date Open Online 13/01/20

Focus of Session This topic will cover the:   

2. A Theology of Education

27/01/20

Terminology used when talking about Church schools Historical background to Church schools in England Key Educational legislation that laid down the education system in England since 1870  Basics of governance in changing times This topic will cover  

3. Who are you and who are you called to be?

10/02/20

Christian denominations The specific role which governors undertake in Christian schools  Reflections on the Christian mission, and the implications which this has for our role in education  Reflections on the vision and values which underpin a Christian anthropology, and our particular educational philosophy  The implications for educational practice in terms of community, wisdom education and educating for hope and aspiration This topic will cover:   

Personal beliefs and values in relation to governance in church schools.

Consideration of vocation Vocation in practice.

4. Collaborative Governance

02/03/20

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5. Wisdom and Discernment

16/03/20

Ways in which governors can work together to promote ‘the common good’  Underlying key concepts that contribute to individual and group flourishing in the governance context This topic will cover: 

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6. Decision-Making and

30/03/20

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Accountability

  Learning Summary to be submitted

27/04/20

Attendance Closes: completion

27/04/20

deadline for all topics

The importance of developing a Christian understanding of wisdom and discernment to inform individual’s contributions to good church school governance.

Practical ways of applying this to specific areas of governance.

The importance of developing a Christian understanding of accountability in church school governance Key levers of Ofsted and Sect. 48 Inspections, headteacher performance management and finance Practical ways of applying to specific areas of decisionmaking.