From the enticing aroma of the turkey in the oven to the ‘whoosh’ of the flames as the brandy-soaked pudding comes alight, Christmas is a wonderful time for the senses. But have you ever considered the science behind our best-loved festive traditions? What about the chemistry behind some of the presents you receive?
Come and join Tom Holloway from the Primary Science Teaching Trust as he leads us through a fun, fully planned morning of experiments where we will be exploring states of matter and reversible and irreversible change, all with a Christmas theme.

The mor ...

Year 6 is always a challenging year.  Making sure that teachers are clear about curriculum expectations; know what these look like in practice and are confident in mapping provision are key to success.

As such, this course will examine the Year 6 writing expectations in detail, focusing on the demands of the Teacher Assessment Framework as well as the wider curriculum. The morning session will explore subject knowledge and progression, sharing strategies for teaching these skills in context, as well as exploring how to develop composition. In the afternoon, delegates will explo ...

Pupils need to learn the features and conventions of different genres. Exposure to a rich range of genres and identification of key features will support this. Improving Literacy at KS2, EEF

The ability to read and comprehend non-fiction is a life skill. News articles, adverts, brochures, leaflets, letters, manuals, guides and recipes, to name a few, are all examples of texts that we engage with on a day-to-day basis to answer questions, to keep ourselves informed about the world and to find the information we need. As pupils progress through school, n ...

Civica is the accounting software used by South Glos Council. This session will take users through the General Ledger and Purchasing side of the system.

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions during the session.

Open to all school staff who use Civica but especially useful to new users.

This course costs £30 for South Gloucestershire Schools (£45 for academies and non LEA schools)                    The cost will be adjusted by the admin team before charges are made.

Delegates will ...

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 any early years practitioner working in Reception, Nurseries, Pre-school settings and Childminders.

Training will be delivered online over two sessions.

This AET training session is available to anyone working within Early Years at a school, e.g. reception class teachers, teaching assistants, SENCo, volunteers, lunchtime staff, EY professionals working in schools. It is also appropriate for governors, student teachers o ...

Cost centres can be used in CIVICA to record transactions for specific areas of income or expenditure for example pupil premium, PE Grant, SEND or extended services.

Using cost centres properly can reduce the need for supplementary spreadsheets, reduce reconciling queries, assist with statutory reporting, improve transparency and support Governor monitoring & informed decision making.

This session will demonstrate:

• how they can be used
• how to run enquiries and produce reports.

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions durin ...

Teaching Assistants are one of the biggest investments we make in provision for pupils with SEN and they provide a wide range of support. We will look at how we can most effectively use Teaching Assistants in our classrooms, including when providing 1-1 support or when delivering interventions. We will also discuss what the research tells us about effective use of TAs.
In this course we will:
• Explore the role of the TA, particularly in Key Stage 2
• What impact can the role of the TA have for children with SEND? What does the latest research tell us?
• ...

Using HCSS confidently can improve your efficiency, reduce the need for supplementary spreadsheets and reconciling queries. During this session we will demonstrate and explain how to use the core functions in HCSS.

Included will be:

• an in-depth section demonstrating how to record and update staffing contracts
• an explanation of how and why budget codes are profiled
• a review of useful reports which can be easily accessed

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions during the session and whilst you don’t need to be logged ...

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 delivered over 4 sessions

This AET training is only available to Schools, Nurseries, Pr ...

After two years of the pandemic and no formal moderation, the 2022 statutory moderation cycle unsurprisingly reflected a number of issues in relation to writing. The most significant of these was certainly the interpretation of what constitutes writing at greater depth. There was a general misunderstanding about the requirements for greater depth, alongside a lack of confidence and clarity when explaining how pupil’s work exemplified the higher standard.

Given the impact of the pandemic and the focus on meeting age-related expectations, it is understandable that the higher sta ...