These surgeries provide an opportunity for teachers to discuss any pupils they would like support to assess. Year 6 teachers can bring along children's writing evidence and work alongside the LA moderator, who will provide advice and guidance about assessment and next steps in learning, as well as anything else that may be useful (such as planning ideas, text recommendations etc.)

Each session is on a 1:1 basis. Schools may send a second Year 6 teacher at no extra cost - please just add the name of any extra delegate into the booking requirements section when m ...

This training combines the 2 parts and is free to all South Gloucestershire SENCOs or any school, college or early years setting that has a South Gloucestershire pupil.

This session consists of both parts 1 & 2.

The course will include:

Part 1

Making a request for a Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessment.

• Good practice in delivering a graduated approach.
• Familiarisation with the South Gloucestershire decision making guidance.
• Familiarisation with South Gloucestershire Application forms.
& ...

This training combines the 2 parts and is free to all South Gloucestershire SENCOs or any school, college or early years setting that has a South Gloucestershire pupil.

This session consists of both parts 1 & 2.

The course will include:

Part 1

Making a request for a Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessment.

• Good practice in delivering a graduated approach.
• Familiarisation with the South Gloucestershire decision making guidance.
• Familiarisation with South Gloucestershire Application forms.
& ...

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. ...

All year 1 pupils whoa re able to access the phonics screening check will need to complete the check in June 2023. Any year 2 pupils who didn’t pass the screening check in year 1 will also need to complete the 2023 phonics screening check in June 2023.

The purpose of this briefing is to outline the phonics screening check process for year 1 or year 2 teachers who may be unfamiliar with this. It will provide an overview of the national guidance from STA on how to carry out this check as well as support teachers and other adults who will be administering the check by shari ...

Are you a teacher in Year 4 who wants some advice and guidance on the Year 4 multiplication check?

Do you need some more ideas of how to secure those times tables facts before June?

If the answer is yes to either of these questions then this twilight is for you.

This twilight will take you through all the statutory guidance as well as giving ideas of how to support your learners with their times tables facts.

This course is aimed at teachers and teaching assistants in Year 4, and maths leaders.

Delegates will be contacted three days before the session ...

This will support NQTs and early career teachers (ECTs) to be successful in their induction year. The seminar will provide all the statutory information about what to expect from the year. Useful resources and proformas to support the induction process will be shared. It will also signpost NQTs/ECTs to professional development opportunities. This is also a great opportunity to begin to develop your support network and meet other NQTs/ECTs in South Gloucestershire and surrounding areas. There will also be a focus on professional development in your NQT year. Developing your NQT portfolio can ...

This is a free training course for HR for Schools subscribing primary and secondary schools, to provide essential HR and payroll processing related information to support new SBMs and School Administrators new to their role. It is also a great refresher course for those who have previously attended or been in post a while. The employee lifecycle procedures course aims to give you the necessary information in order to effectively carry out the HR administrative and contractual side of your role.

Content covered includes: 

• Advertising on ETeach -what you need to in ...

Are you a school who only uses step counting to support multiplication and division facts?

Do you use step counting in all of KS2 or just in Y3/4?

Are you using it in Year 2?

As a teacher or maths lead are you looking for more ideas of how you can use step counting to teach other aspects of maths?

Are you using step counting for:

• Decimal multiplication?
• Multiplying by multiples for 10s and 100s?
• Area? Perimeter?
• Applying known facts
• Factors, squares, cubes, and primes?
• Exploring Rule ...

SENCo tasks are wide and varied, but our focus is on improving provision and outcomes for young people with SEND. An effective way to make a difference is to hold a ‘SENCo Surgery’ with staff.

Join Jo Chambers to discuss how to organise and lead an effective surgery and try some of the suggestions with your fellow SENCos.

We will:
• Explore the value of a surgery
• Consider how to gain the most out of the surgery through ideas such as devising a simple template for teachers
• Discuss how to prioritise ideas and support staff to ...