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There are 4 scheduled reports that run in Civica each month for all maintained schools. This session will take you through these reports and advise on the ways they can be used:-

- Summary of each Department Budget and Spend
- Transactions for all Depts in Last Full Month
- School Employees Cost by Month
- Staff Pay for Last Full Month

We will also look at other reports available to schools and show you, step by step, how to run & download them and how to view previously run reports.

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions.

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Year 6 is always a challenging year, possibly never more so than after the disrupted learning of the last two years. STA have confirmed that statutory assessment and moderation will return in 2022, meaning that a clear understanding of expectations and how to address these will be essential.

As such, this course will examine the requirements for greater depth in detail, explaining what is expected in upper KS2 in terms of both grammar and composition. Delegates will receive advice and support about structuring progression; making appropriate provision through planning and developing ...

How can we effectively support pupils’ mental health in our schools?

Ensuring we help our pupils to have good mental health and supporting them when there are mental health challenges has always been a priority in our schools. Covid-19 has further impacted on children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Many experienced loneliness, greater worry, adverse experiences and stress during lockdowns which resulted in an increased number of pupils with mental health difficulties. Further changes to school routines as schools have responded to a changing landscape an ...

Do you know what DFC is? What can you spend it on? What can’t you spend it on? How or when you use revenue funding to pay for a capital project? How do you account for it in Civica?

All these questions and more will be answered in this session. We will be joined by Caroline Walsh from the Corporate Capital team so if there is anything you ever wanted to know about Capital income and spending, please come along.

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask your own questions during the session.

Open to all South Gloucestershire maintained school staff with finan ...

This session is to support teachers who are new to their careers, particularly in light of the impact the pandemic has had on their professional development, South Gloucestershire Council and Bristol City Council have teamed up to provide 12 CPD sessions that focus on core areas of effective practice. All sessions are based around the early career framework. (Flyer attached to th is course).

This session focuses on standard 4 of the early career framework.

These sessions are aimed at RQTs but are also open to any teachers who would benefit from these additional training oppo ...

Using HCSS confidently can improve your efficiency, reduce the need for supplementary spreadsheets and reconciling queries. During this session we will demonstrate and explain how to use the core functions in HCSS.

Included will be:
• an in-depth section demonstrating how to record and update staffing contracts
• an explanation of how and why budget codes are profiled
• a review of useful reports which can be easily accessed

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions during the session and whilst you don’t need to be logged int ...

This course, aimed primarily at new Attendance Officers in Primary Schools, will cover statutory session Attendance requirements. New Secondary school Attendance officers using Lesson Monitor would also benefit from the course as the underlying principles and use of both products are similar.

This event is free to attend, for the first candidate attending from settings that subscribe to the IMS team's support service. There is a charge of £90 for any additional candidates attending the same event and for non-subscribing schools. If you have any queries about this event, or to ...

The approach changed back in 2008 which gave clear guidance on how a part time teachers’ pay should be
calculated. STPCD recognised that all schools’ timetables are different and determined that a part time teachers’ pay should be calculated proportionately in relation to the teaching time of a full time teacher in the same school.

The old approach to paying in tenths of a week clearly breaches the document requirements and could be subject to challenge from both the individuals and the professional associations, and could bring significant claims of under/ove ...

The SFVS has changed for 2021/22 and the good news is there’s no dashboard to complete!

This course will develop your knowledge and understanding of the SFVS requirements, including the statutory responsibility for completion. You will receive advice and guidance on the sources of evidence and assurance that is required and considers how you can work effectively with Governors.

The deadline for SFVS submission is 31 March 2022.

Open to all school staff who are involved in preparing or completing the SFVS with Governors.

The cost of this course i ...

This course on autism and anxiety (in schools) will provide delegates with an understanding of what we mean by anxiety, how it appears in autistic children and young people (CYP), what the key triggers are, and what teaching staff can do to support autistic pupils.

Course format:

- Introduction
- What is anxiety?
- How to identify anxiety.
- What can we do to help?

Delegates will be contacted 3 days before the session with details of how to access the online training, which will be sent via a link to the email address on your CPD Online account. Ple ...