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Please note that there are now only places available for the SENCo Development Day on Monday 15 June as the 18 June is fully booked. The same content will be delivered on both days.
You will only receive your invitation to the event once you have booked on via the link below.
If you have not received an invite, not yet booked, or if you would like additional colleagues to attend, please use the following link
Link: SENCO Network Development Day -June Events

Contact: Sarah Clough: Sarah.Clough@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Narrowing the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers continues to present one of the greatest challenges faced by schools and wider society. Delivered by the Director of an EEF (Education Endowment Foundation) Research School, the session aligns with DfE guidance and current Pupil Premium strategies.
For further details or to book your place, please

Places are available on our ‘Understanding Assessment and Data’ training for governors on Tuesday 02 June 2026, 6:00pm – 8:00pm via Zoom.
‘An effective governing body holds its school leadership to account for improving pupil and staff performance by asking the right questions, informed by data.’ DfE Governance Guide
This session will provide governors/trustees with an understanding of how pupils are assessed in each key stage, from Early Years to Key Stage 2, whilst aiming to clarify what boards should know about assessment and how they can develop that knowledge whilst remaining strategic, regardless of educational experience.
Please consider whether this training would be valuable for members of your board to attend.
For further details, or to book your place, please go to the ‘Training’ tab in GovernorHub or email schoolgovernance@cheshireeast.gov.uk
This course is free to schools and academies that have purchased CPD Training and Development for Governors via ChESS Hub.
For non-purchasing schools and academies, the charge is £75 per delegate.

GOVERNANCE TRAINING: Places are available on our ‘Finance for Maintained Schools’ training for governors on Tuesday 19 May 2026, 6:30 –8:30pm, via MS Teams. Ahead of approving your school’s budget for 2026/27, this session will assist in developing your understanding of the major aspects of financial management in schools. This will include how funding is delivered and distributed to schools and will explore governors’ roles and responsibilities in relation to school finance.
For further details or to book your place, please go to the ‘Training’ tab in GovernorHub or email schoolgovernance@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Please register for a practical webinar with Generation Focus where you’ll hear from teachers who’ve banned phones completely at their schools, adopting “brick-phone only” policies. They’ll talk about why they did it, the challenges they overcame and the extraordinary impact they’ve seen.
The webinar will take place on Zoom at 4:30pm on Monday 18 May.
If you have any questions regarding the smartphone free agenda via Generation Focus, please contact us: hello@generationfocus.org
Generation Focus has also provided an 8-minute highlights reel of a previous briefing Gen Focus Webinar Highlights
Please register to receive the link for the webinar via Smartphone free schools webinar – Monday 18th May