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This session will provide you with an overview of the SFVS - what is it, why do schools have to complete it and how schools and governors can use the outcomes.

We will provide a live demonstration in HCSS, taking you step by step through the reports that are required to complete the SFVS raw data tab, which populates the dashboard.

If you follow the steps during the demonstration, at the end of the session you will have your dashboard completed ready for presentation to governors.

Open to all school staff who are involved in preparing the SFVS, particularly beneficia ...

During this session we will go through the documents that are sent out at year end, advise what year-end accruals may be required and how to check and clear outstanding commitments.

We will also cover the schools 21/22 budget checklist and recommend what you can do now to prepare for your budget setting meetings.

Open to all school staff who are involved in school finance but particularly beneficial to new staff.

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 addr ...

This is a repeat of the session run on 25 February.

“…we are concerned with the impact remote learning is having on English teaching, particularly on those students who require targeted writing support. There are limits to how extended writing can be sustained under distant conditions.” Jonathan Morgan, Director, NATE

Writing is complex and feedback from many primary schools is that remote learning is having a particularly challenging impact on the quality and quantity of children’s writing. To help address this, we have dev ...

Completing your induction year can be a challenging but very rewarding experience.  We recognise how important it can be to network with other NQTs.   This free surgery will give you the opportunity to share any issues or successes with the NQT adviser.  It will also give you an opportunity to network with other NQTs , share ideas and discuss how your year is going.  

Thinking of how to introduce fractions to pupils on their return to school in a fun and engaging way? What about multiplication and division to KS1 Pupils?

Story is a great way to re-engage leaners with aspects of maths they often struggle with such as fractions, multiplication and division. These are aspects of the curriculum that many learners will have missed over the past year.

With World Book Day, World Poetry Day and World Maths day all in March it is a good opportunity to use story as a vehicle for learning.

Why use story you might ask?

• It is fu ...

This half day course will support Year 2 teachers in developing their subject knowledge of the writing curriculum, with a focus on both grammar and composition. It will consider key elements of the writing curriculum; what constitutes an effective teaching sequence; how to ensure the provision of appropriate opportunities for writing and the assessment framework. There will also be the opportunity to look at resources to support your teaching, including quality texts and planning.

This is a repeat of the course that was run in November, due to a number of requests for it to be run a ...

Completing your induction year can be a challenging but very rewarding experience. We recognise how important it can be to network with other NQTs/ ECTs. This free surgery will give you the opportunity to share any issues or successes with the NQT/ECT adviser. It will also give you an opportunity to network with other NQTs/ECTs, share ideas and discuss how your year is going.

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 th ...

Word problems are one of the many applications children can use to problem solve and reason about their Mathematics; forming two of the three main aims of the National Curriculum.

There have been many recent articles looking at alternative, more effective approaches to RUCSAC. At the same time we have seen much written about the ‘Word Gap’ (Alex Quigley) and how early attention to vocabulary acquisition can support strong foundations across the Curriculum. Children require an understanding of 95% of a word problem to enable them to successfully attempt a question*.

This 2 part course takes a look at sensory needs in autism. It is appropriate for any colleague who is interested in autism.

In part 1 we will learn about the eight senses and begin to analyse sensory needs using a questionnaire.

In Part 2 we will return to discuss the questionnaires that you have used to analyse pupil needs and discuss how to develop sensory strategies.

This course is suitable for colleagues working with children and young people aged 5 – 25. 

Training will be delivered online over 2 x one hour sessions. 

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