Safeguarding Training for the Safeguarding Governor

The 43rd COBIS Annual Conference will take place in London, UK on 10-12 May 2025. The COBIS Annual Conference is for Heads, Governors, Proprietors and Senior and Middle Leaders from schools around the world, including COBIS member and non-member schools. Each year, this popular event is attended by senior leaders in international schools worldwide, education businesses and suppliers, as well as regulators, investors, and representatives of global ministries of education.

The COBIS Conference for Marketing, Development and Admissions Staff is a popular training and networking event for those working in marketing and development, admissions, and external relations in an international school context.

Delivered by The Safeguarding Alliance, this qualification has been designed to provide the international education community with the necessary knowledge and skills needed to understand their roles and responsibilities in the safeguarding of children and young people in an international setting. This course will take place online on on 27 August 2025, 08:30-14:00 BST (UTC+1), 12 November 08:30-14:00 GMT , 18 November 15:00-20:30 GMT, 3 December 8:30-14:00 GMT with more dates to be confirmed.

A useful and practical course to increase awareness of the science of wellbeing and introduce the role of positive psychology interventions to increase flourishing. Delivered online over two sessions on 11 November and 18 November (3.5 hrs each) by Mental Health and Wellbeing Training Ltd.

Delivered by The Safeguarding Alliance, this online course has been designed for those who want to learn how to recruit safely and mitigate risk in an international school context. This course will take place on 16 October 2025 from 8.30-12.30 BST (UTC+1) and 5 February 2026 from 8.30-12.30 GMT (UTC).

Delivered by The Safeguarding Alliance, this interactive, online course will explore the safeguarding role and responsibility of the Governor or Trustee in an international school setting.

Do you want to establish, embed and sustain a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy in your school? Join the international cohort of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Programme, delivered by Diverse Educators, in partnership with COBIS. This programme will be delivered remotely over 10 sessions between June 2023 and May 2024.

Delivered by School Leaders Training, this three-hour interactive course will give participants an overview of unconscious bias, including practical steps to counter it in everyday life. The course will take place on 19 January, 08.30-11.30 GMT.

Delivered by Diverse Educators, this interactive, online course will explore whole school approaches to creating a sustainable DEI strategy and the role of Governors in setting the DEI strategy in international schools. This course will take place on 8 February 2023 from 10.30-12.00 GMT(UTC).

Delivered by The Safeguarding Alliance, this interactive, online course will develop your awareness and understanding of affluent neglect in an international setting, ensuring you are able to identify and respond appropriately where a child or young person may be at risk. This course will take place on 25 March 2026 from 8:30-11:30 GMT (UTC).

A two-day conference, hosted by Marlborough College Malaysia and sponsored by Komodo, exploring how research and reflection can provide the foundation for flourishing schools; including insights from students, school leaders, and prominent figures within education.

Delivered by Karen Ardley Associates, this live, interactive course will enable and inspire leaders and team members to support each other to thrive by understanding how to intentionally develop team effectiveness, nurture wellbeing and foster intercultural sensitivity. It will take place over two sessions of 3h each: 5 February and 12 February 2025.

This short course delivered by University of Sunderland is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to create more inclusive and welcoming learning environments for LGBTQ+ staff and students. The course will cover a range of topics related to LGBTQ+ identities and experiences, including terminology, history, and current issues facing the LGBTQ+ community globally. The sessions will be delivered on 11 and 18 March 2024, from 9:00am GMT (UTC).

Participants will reimagine education as a collective endeavour that thrives on partnerships, embracing diversity, and prepares school leaders for collaboration in a globally interconnected world. 

This AI Strategy Development course, delivered by Educate Ventures, provides leaders with an overview of the core components of understanding AI for education and the importance of establishing a strategic imperative for the use of AI within their school(s).

The Cyber Fundamentals course will provide an overview of the current cyber security landscape, explore the essential components of a comprehensive cyber security plan tailored for schools, and show how to respond to incidents.

This 6-hour course will delve into the psychology and neuroscience behind leadership while reflecting on your own environment. This course will take place over two sessions, 14 January 2025 from 9:00-12:00 GMT (UTC) and 21 January 2025 from 9:00-12:00 GMT (UTC).