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The course consists of two separate sessions, am & pm - delegates should attend for the whole day.

The Special Education Needs (SEN) software in SIMS enables the SENCo to manage the recording of all aspects of the SEN process in accordance with the requirements of the code of practice, building on information already held in SIMS such as pupil addresses, contacts and academic information and also enables the recording of the details of external specialists and organisations.

Course Structure:

• The two day face-to-face preparation course explains the HLTA standards and the HLTA assessment process and fully explains how to put together the required portfolio of evidence. Guidance is provided on completing the required written tasks and explains the purpose and the set-up of the 3 hour school visit.
• Between days 1 and 2, candidates will engage in online activities to check understanding.
• The group returns for day 2 approximately 5-6 working weeks later to review progress and receive formative feedback on the tasks ...
  Course Code: TA/19/102
  

The conference will develop Leaders’ understanding of Paul Dix’s ‘Five Pillars of Pivotal Practice’. The conference will also develop leaders’ understanding of how these pillars were used in practice to dramatically improve outcomes at Parklands Primary in Leeds.

South Gloucestershire Education, Learning & Skills is sponsoring a free day conference for all South Gloucestershire Leaders (MAT or Maintained) on the theme of improving behaviour in schools by developing more effective relationships between staff and pupils.

The two Keynote speake ...

Aimed mainly at secondary schools in Multi Academy Trusts (but single site schools may also attend), this course will show Data Managers how to implement scheduled reporting in SIMS providing automated reporting to a shared location to support high end data analytics using a third party product such as Microsoft Power bi.

This session is aimed at School Administrators and Headteachers. It will ensure schools apply STP&CD rules in relation to:

• Calculating contractual hours of part time teachers
• Calculating non-teaching directed time for part time teachers
• Requiring part time teachers to attend inset/staff meetings/parents evenings, etc

Switch-on is designed to achieve functional literacy for as many pupils as possible, and so to close the reading achievement gap for vulnerable children and young people working below age-expected levels in KS 1, 2 and 3.

Inspired by Reading Recovery, Switch-on is a Teaching Assistant led personalised approach.

It alternates 20 minute reading and writing sessions.

Calls for active independent problem-solving.

Gives children and young people immediate verbal feedback through praise and prompt.

With the training comes a resources folder w ...

The final session will look at final arrangements to moderation, some cross school moderation and quick wins.

You can book onto all 3 sessions (ASSM/18/616) at £100 or each one separately (£40).

In this course, we will look at: Roles and responsibilities of the Mentor/Induction Tutor, NQT and appropriate body. We will look at  Observation, feedback and meeting schedules; Professional review meetings; Assessment procedures, with exemplars of good practice; Use of the teachers' standards: materials to support for action planning, monitoring, evidence collection and assessment; Avoiding and dealing with problems, extensions and reductions to induction.

The last half an hour will be used to review the situation in your school.

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.< ...