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These surgeries provide an opportunity for Y2 teachers to discuss any pupils they would like support to assess in reading, writing and maths. Teachers can bring along children’s evidence and work alongside the LA moderator, who will provide advice and guidance.

These sessions are one to one with two places available per time slot, however a school can send 2 teachers on each booking - please note the name of your second delegate in the Booking Requirements section. If you wish for more than 2 teachers to attend then a chargeable booking will need to be made for each pair.< ...

Half day training session to develop Emotional Regulation in children. This session will provide you with a variety of strategies to use and develop in your classroom.

The Financial Regulations for Schools have been refreshed and updated to reflect current practice. A consultation providing an opportunity to comment on their contents ended on the 30th January 2019. The Regulations are now effective and must be followed with immediate effect.

The Regulations apply to all maintained schools. Headteachers and Finance Staff within a school need a diverse range of financial knowledge, it is essential that they are familiar with, and able to apply good systems of internal control.

This session has been organised to raise awareness of t ...

Supporting children learning English as an additional language

This network meeting will provide guidance and support
for those working with children learning EAL. It also provides opportunity for colleagues to meet and share ideas.

Focus of this session:

Understanding the importance of explicitly teaching academic
language in the primary school.

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 und ...

In this increasingly challenging educational environment it is important that schools and academies ensure that value is added from each member of staff and underperformance at any level is challenged and managed. This course will enable managers to be confident to deal with individual cases in a fair, timely and consistent manner, in line with the appraisal and capability procedure.

The session will be particularly useful for Headteachers and other managers of staff in schools.

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 course will support secondary schools with all the requirements to carry out effective end of year procedures in SIMS.

This one-day course meets the requirements of the HSE syllabus and covers the HSE Recommendations for training of an Appointed Person (the minimum requirement for first aid cover at work. Topics include CPR, dealing with an unconsciousness casualty, choking and Major Bleeding. Time is also given to discussing injuries and ailments common in the workplace, both inside and outside the school. Emphasis is placed on individual and group practice of the skills needed in life-threatening situations. This is underpinned by encouraging an understanding of both the processes and the reasoning behind ...

This a two-day course originally approved and controlled by the National Childminders Association and the Pre-School Learning Alliance. Required by SureStart and the DFEE for those having the care of children up to the age of eight , is valid for children of all ages. The programme includes CPR using adult, child and baby manikins, dealing with an unconsciousness casualty, choking and major bleeding. Aside from the skills for life-threatening situations the management of small casualties is included, particularly in relation to head injuries, casualty assessment and various forms of minor b ...