School exclusions: Clerks to governors
Who is this training for?
Clerks to school governing boards/academy trustees (or other staff who have a designated role to support the school’s governing board or academy trust), to arrange a meeting for the governors/trustees to consider reinstatement of an excluded pupil within the next 15 school days.
This session has been designed for a clerk (or other school staff acting as a clerk) with little or no knowledge of statutory exclusions guidance, and never arranged or attended a meeting where governors/trustees have been legally required to consider reinstatement of an excluded pupil.
Please note this session is not suitable for booking by clerks requiring training to be a clerk for independent reviews.
1.5 hours
Live and online only
School Clerks
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Maximum 10 people
£75 per person (group session)
This session can also be booked on a 1:1 basis. Please click on the enquiries button below for details and pricing.
An introduction to statutory guidance.
Informing parties of the details and preparing the bundle for a meeting for the board to consider reinstatement of an excluded pupil.
Scenarios which might occur during a reinstatement meeting and how clerks can provide advice and guidance to the governors/trustees.
Role for clerks after the conclusion of a meeting where reinstatement of an excluded pupil was considered by governors/trustees.
Making arrangements for governors/trustees to reconsider a decision in the case of a permanent exclusion following an independent review.
What will we cover in this session?
What is helpful to know?
This session can be booked by a Clerk from a school or academy trust (or by anyone else who isn’t the official Clerk but who will conduct similar duties around organising an exclusion meeting and recording the content).
This session will be facilitated by Lee Kennedy.
A Microsoft Teams link for the session will be sent to participants within the booking confirmation email.
It is advisable to join via the Teams link a few minutes before the session starts to ensure you have connected successfully.
This training links to the statutory exclusions guidance published by the Department for Education, therefore will be for schools and academies in England only.
This training is for clerks to governors/trustees in cases where they are required to consider reinstatement of an excluded pupil and not for clerks designated to support panel members at independent reviews.
Due to my professional role within Kent, training is available for schools and academies outside Kent.