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This course explores how the Course Manager functionality of SIMS links areas such as Nova-T, Academic Management and Examinations Organiser, including procedures for supporting the maintenance of Post-16 learning aims. It is particularly aimed at school with post 16 students.
The course is advertised as a whole day but may finish earlier, depending on the requirements of delegates.

This one day course supports designated School Visit Leaders in both Primary and Secondary settings to carrying out their duties effectively. Theory is covered in the morning and the afternoon session comprises a practical activity to reinforce and confirm those principles.

The person designated with the role of ‘School Visit Leader’ has overall responsibility for supervision and conduct of any visits. The course, therefore, provides information and practical advice on the knowledge and skills required by a competent Visit Leader to organise and deliver safe and appro ...

This 3 hour session deepens understanding, including theories of autism. Delegates to have previously attended Good Practice in Autism Education.

These two half days will support teachers in developing their understanding of the y5 maths curriculum. The course will focus on subject knowledge for the strands in the curriculum. There will also be some time to look at assessment.

The first session will focus on subject knowledge for number and calculation, and time will be built in to look at assessment of some of these strands.

The second session will focus on the other strands in the curriculum and will provide support and guidance in relation to planning, focusing specifically on long term mapping, effective teaching ...

This course supports secondary schools to make the best use of the SIMS option module to administer their students' choices.

The course will cover all elements of the generation of the census return for your setting.

This course will give you an understanding of the reasons behind some behaviour problems and that it does not stand alone, but arises from some other need. It will look at how to identify and address some of these difficulties.
Advice and suggestions to work with children with challenging behaviour will be explored.

This one and a half hour session is designed for school teams who would like to develop their awareness and understanding of autism.

The course is suitable for SENCos, teachers, teaching assistants lunchtime staff, senior leadership and governors.

The session is suitable for practitioners working with school-age pupils on the autism spectrum in both mainstream and specialist settings.

This 90 minute session is an introduction to the framework and how to use it. Hands on training to set learning goals, measure progress and map provision.

This four day course is a very practical, hands-on introduction to timetabling. It will lead colleagues who are new, or relatively new, through the whole process of timetabling and covers:

• resourcing


• devising the most appropriate curriculum structure and staffing


• getting information from departments


• entering all data into the computer program


• constructing the timetable; analysing and scheduling


• producing printed timetables.