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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

Bookings are now open and can be made via Governor Hub (for subscribing schools) or by emailing the School Governance & Liaison Service at schoolgovernance@cheshireeast.gov.uk.

With a focus on the proposed SEND Reforms, Iain Peel, our Director of Education, will talk through the headlines of the ‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ Schools White Paper.

Thursday 30th April all day – Annual training for Designated Teachers (responsible for all cared for, and previously cared for, children) in person Crewe Alexandra (9 onwards). Please confirm your attendance by emailing your name and the school you’re representing to vstraining@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Thursday 23rd April all day – SENCo Network – To include: National reforms, Inclusion, Sufficiency,
SEND updates (in person Congleton Town Hall (9:15 – 3:30pm)
SENCo Network Day – April 23rd – Fill in form

Thursday 16th April am – Heads and leaders briefing – National reforms, Inclusion and Sufficiency (in
person Holmes Chapel Community centre 9-12
Heads and leaders briefing – National reforms, Inclusion and Sufficiency – Fill in form