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"The effective teaching of reading requires not just a systematic synthetic phonics programme but its consistent implementation in every class. Effective schools recognise the importance of talk, of accurate assessment, and of building a love of stories and reading. Most importantly, head teachers need to prioritise reading and make it their mission to make sure every child in their school becomes a fluent reader."  Nick Gibb, July 2021.

The Reading Framework, published in July, sets out to help schools meet the expectatio ...

This course is for SAS schools only

With the return of end of KS1 statutory assessment in 2022, all Year 2 teachers will need to make a teacher assessment using the national teacher frameworks in reading, writing and maths.

The final teacher assessment at the end of KS1 for 2022 also means the return of external moderation visits and the administration of KS1 tests in reading and maths. This twilight is for all year 2 teachers to make sure they are up to date with the statutory requirements for assessment for 2022.

As part of the twilight teachers will get the follow ...

This four day online course (delivered across eight half day online sessions) provides a step by step explanation of how to use Nova-T in the production of the school timetable, from populating the system with core data (rooms, staff, subjects) to submitting the completed timetable to SIMS.

Day 1 (Sessions 1 & 2)

Introduction to Timetabling: Reflect and Prepare

1. Overview of Nova T6 (NT6) timetable layout and general functions of NovaT
2. Getting started with NT6: Checking your Base data in NT6 before you start: Subjects, Teachers, Rooms and ...

This course is an introduction to autism. It is most appropriate for colleagues with little or no experience of autism.

This training is suitable for Primary and Secondary school staff.

This AET training is only available 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 registered with is correct. If it needs changing this can be done via your CPD Onli ...

This course is for Stroud Association schools only. 

Justine Gregory will leads these sessions. To ensure maximum impact, it is recommended that you attend both meetings. Justine will use your ideas to help inform the agenda for the subsequent meeting, ensuring that sessions are tailored to meet the needs of the group.

Over the two half-day sessions we will explore how to support children to develop their language and communication and literacy skills.

Delegates will be contacted three days before the session with details of how to access the online training, wh ...

This course is for Stroud Association schools only. 

Teaching mathematics in mixed age classes can present challenges.

Different ages, different expectations, different objectives, different maturity levels can all have an impact on the way classes are organised.

This course will look at some of the research around teaching mathematics in mixed age classes, planning effective teaching sequences and adapting resources. 

Delegates will be contacted three days before the session with details of how to access the online training, which will be sent via ...

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

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

This AET training is only available to Schools, Nurseries, Pre-school settings and Childminders within South Gloucestershire.

Good autism practice is a 6 hour course that will be split over four parts as follows:

Part 1 - Tuesday 11 January 2022 - 6:30 - 8:00pm, Par ...

This course explores how to write social stories and how and when to use them with autistic children and young people. It is appropriate for any colleague who is interested in autism. 

We will consider how social stories can support autistic children and young people to develop their understanding of social behaviour and social situations. 

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

Training will be delivered online over a one hour session.

This autism training session is available to anyon ...

In this essential online guide the roles and responsibilities of the mentor/induction tutor, NQT/ECT and Appropriate Body will be explored. Statutory guidance will be exemplified, giving induction tutors and mentors a solid understanding of their roles. The course will look at meeting schedules and offer brief guidance on observing and other methods of monitoring your NQTs/ECT and giving feedback. There will be a detailed look at assessment procedures and how to use the teachers’ standards effectively. The course will give Induction tutors a range of documents to support the process. ...

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

The course is suitable for delegates from primary and secondary phase settings, as well as from special schools.

This is an online course via Teams. Please ensure that the email address you have registered with is correct. Only the actual delegate booked onto the course will be able to participate.

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 for any additional candidate ...