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Schools use regular assessment points through the year to track writing attainment but how confident do teachers feel with their judgements? What does mid-year attainment for writing look like in years 3 and 4, and how are children in your own class performing relative to their peers elsewhere? This workshop offers at least part of the solution.

Intended outcomes

By the end of the workshop delegates will have:

• A model for assessing writing that reflects the national assessment of writing at the end of KS2


• Reviewed examples of mid-yea ...

Schools use regular assessment points through the year to track writing attainment but how confident do teachers feel with their judgements? What does mid-year attainment for writing look like in years 5 and 6, and how are children in your own class performing relative to their peers elsewhere? This workshop offers at least part of the solution.

Intended outcomes

By the end of the workshop delegates will have:

• A model for assessing writing that reflects the national assessment of writing at the end of KS2


• Reviewed examples of mid-yea ...

Part of our new Schools Finance Bitesize training programme, this short session is designed to help busy schools' business managers and anyone else involved in the schools' finances to gain valuable CPD in manageable chunks.  

The funding certificate is the document issued to schools by the Local Authority to advise them of their funding for the upcoming financial year. This short session will explain the different areas of funding detailed on a schools funding certificate that make up the school budget share. 

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask ...

During this session we look at the key areas of the schools budget and the processes and decision making strategies required by a school when preparing the budget.

We will recommend the tasks you can do now to prepare for your budget setting meetings.

Open to Head Teachers and School Business Managers that are both new in post or are looking to refresh their knowledge and understanding of the process.

This course is for South Gloucestershire Maintained Schools only.

Delegates will be contacted three days before the session with details of how to access the on ...

Schools use regular assessment points through the year to track writing attainment but how confident do teachers feel with their judgements? What does mid-year attainment for writing look like in years 1 and 2, and how are children in your own class performing relative to their peers elsewhere? This workshop offers at least part of the solution.

Intended outcomes

By the end of the workshop delegates will have:

• A model for assessing writing that reflects the national (no longer statutory) assessment of writing at the end of KS1


• Review ...

Statutory Assessment for 2024-2025 will soon be upon us and we are aware that there is a need to support headteachers and senior leaders with the statutory duties of teachers and leaders.

This twilight is for all senior leaders in schools to make sure they are up to date with the statutory requirements for assessment for 2025.

There will be updates on:

•  Y1 Phonics screening check


•  Optional KS1 assessment materials


•  Year 4 Multiplication check


•  KS2 SATS, administration of SATS, access arrangements


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This training has been designed to support all practitioners working directly with children on the autism spectrum to develop their practice.

In-depth training around identification and support focussing on the four areas of need. A basic knowledge of Autism is needed and it is suggested that delegates will have already completed Making Sense of Autism

The training will support practitioners working directly with children on the autism spectrum or on the pathway to a diagnosis in early years settings and reception class.

This AET trainin ...

Part of our new Schools Finance Bitesize training programme, this short session is designed to help busy schools business managers and adminsitrators gain valuable CPD in manageable chunks.  

Schools have a responsiblity under the Financial Regulations for Schools to demonstrate that any commercial activity, such as before and after school clubs, will meet its costs through income generation.  In this session, we will show you how to use Access Education Finance and Budgeting tools to help monitor your provision's income and expenditure through the use of cost ce ...

During this session we look at the key areas of the schools budget and the processes and decision making strategies required by a school when preparing the budget.

We will recommend the tasks you can do now to prepare for your budget setting meetings.

Open to Head Teachers and School Business Managers that are both new in post or are looking to refresh their knowledge and understanding of the process.

This course is for South Gloucestershire Maintained Schools only.

Delegates will be contacted three days before the session with details of how to access the on ...

This bite sized course will explain how a good understanding of children’s sensory needs, as well as the impact of early stressful experiences on the senses, can lead to a better understanding of children and young people’s movement, behavioural and learning needs.

This course is free and only open to South Gloucestershire Schools.

Delegates will be contacted three 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. Please ensure that the email address you have r ...