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Governor training bookings
The Governor Support Service offers a comprehensive training and development programme to meet the needs of new and more experienced governors.
Please refer to our course brochure which gives an overview of our courses and how they can be used by a governor to develop and refresh their knowledge and skills throughout their term of office.
To make a booking please email governor.support@merton.gov.uk.
| Date | Course Title | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/05/25 |
Merton Chairs' Briefing – Summer 25
|
Merton Civic Centre | 6.30pm-8.30pm |
| 13/05/25 |
Safeguarding – The Role and Responsibilities of All School Governors, including the role of the Safeguarding Link Governor
|
Teams | 6.30pm-8.30pm |
| 15/05/25 | Merton and Sutton Clerks' Briefing – Summer 25 – including “How to Recruit and Retain Diverse Governors” training | Teams | 9.30am-12.00 |
| 15/05/25 | How to Recruit and Retain Diverse Governors – for Governors and Clerks | Teams | 9.30am-11.30am |
| 15/05/25 | Training Governor Briefing – Summer 25 | Teams | 6.30pm-7.30pm |
| 11/06/25 | Health and Safety – what governors need to know | Teams | 6.30pm-8.30pm |
| 12/06//25 |
Sutton Chairs' Briefing – Summer 25
|
Teams | 6.30pm-8pm |
| 17/06/25 | Welcome to Governance Part 1 of 2 – evening session | Teams | 6.30pm-8.30pm |
| 24/06/25 | Welcome to Governance Part 2 of 2 – evening session | Teams | 6.30pm-8.30pm |
| 25/06/25 | HR Matters – Knowing your responsibilities and getting it right | Teams | 6.30pm-8.30pm |
| 01/07/25 | Pupil/Youth Voice Workshop – How governors can work with schools to better hear the views of pupils | Teams | 6.30pm-8.30pm |