Promoting, Encouraging and Facilitating Shared Education

Course Title:

Promoting, Encouraging and Facilitating Shared Education

Directorate:

Education

Target Audience:

Aims:

This course provides an opportunity for Governors to explore the purpose, impact and benefits of Shared Education for schools and local communities. The course will also look at the Framework for Shared Education, the Pupil Pathway and other supporting documentation that supports embedding Shared Education in schools.

Course Objectives/ Outcomes:

1. To develop a greater knowledge and appreciation of shared education in practice.

2. To examine the role of Governors in promoting, encouraging and facilitating shared education.

3. To develop an understanding of the legislative and policy context for shared education.

4. To explore the impact of shared education, with a focus on educational, economic and social benefits for schools.

5. To introduce the Pupil Pathway: A Resource for Teachers to Support Shared Education

Format/

Duration:

Online SWAY presentation, with interactive videos and tasks

30 minutes to 45 minutes duration

Notes:

This course is highly relevant following the publication of ‘Sharing Works’ – a Policy for Shared Education and the passing of the Shared Education Act (May 2016).

Where a school is in a shared education partnership Governors from partnership schools are encouraged to attend together.