Due to the cancellation of the phonics screening check in June 2021, incoming year 2 pupils will not have taken the check in year 1.

STA have announced, as in the 2020/21 academic year, it will be statutory for schools to administer a past version of the check to year 2 pupils during the second half of the 2021 autumn term.

Year 2 pupils who meet the expected standard in the autumn check will not be required to complete any further statutory assessments in phonics. Year 2 pupils who do not meet the expected standard in the autumn check will be expected to take the statutory ...

This course takes an introductory look at how some autistic children and young people can present with severe anxiety, demand avoidance and distressed behaviours. It is appropriate for any colleague who is interested in autism.

We will consider how and why demand avoidance occurs in autism and ways in which to support these pupils to de-escalate and reduce their anxiety. 

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 tra ...

Want to get your teachers and pupils excited about science again? Not sure how to teach all the 'Working Scientifically' skills? Are you looking for a new set of engaging, fun, scientific activities to teach the units of the national curriculum? Need ideas of how to make those cross curricular links? Then this course is for you!

Our new science scheme of work has been written collaboratively by a group of South Glos science leaders together with Tom Holloway from the Primary Science Teaching Trust.

The National Curriculum for science intends that pupils understanding of the ...

These 3 online sessions will focus on supporting Year 2 teachers through the year with planning, teaching and assessing both the national curriculum and the teacher assessment framework for maths.

Session 1 will focus on the statutory assessment aspect of maths including the KS1 tests and moderation.
Session 2 will focus on key aspects of Y2 subject knowledge.
Session 3 will support teachers with moderation and planning for gaps.

As part of the course, you will receive additional resources to support you to develop this aspect of maths in your school/classroom.

This course for education professionals working in primary mainstream schools will help you to consider some ways in which you can make your classroom autism friendly.

With increasing numbers of autistic pupils in schools it is essential that all classroom practitioners understand how to adapt the environment and the learning, to enable autistic pupils to access education and fulfil their potential.

We will consider amongst other aspects, the following:

- Managing change
- Helping pupils to make choices
- Role models and buddies
- Bullying
- Senso ...

Year 6 is always a challenging year, possibly never more so than after the disrupted learning of the last two years. STA have confirmed that statutory assessment and moderation will return in 2022, meaning that a clear understanding of expectations and how to address these will be essential.

As such, this course will examine the Year 6 writing expectations in detail. The morning session will explore  grammatical subject knowledge and progression, sharing strategies for teaching these skills in context, as well as exploring how to develop composition. In the afternoon, delegates ...

This course is for exam officers and staff supporting the exams process. It will show how to set up and administer domestic (internal) exams.

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 Online account or please contact the Training Admin Team on 01454 863183. Only the actual delegate booked onto the course will be able ...

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.  

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 or anyo ...

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 ...

Year 2 is always a challenging year, possibly never more so than after the disrupted learning of the last two years. STA have confirmed that statutory assessment and moderation will return in 2022, meaning that a clear understanding of expectations and how to address these will be essential.

As such, this course will support Year 2 teachers in developing their subject knowledge of the reading curriculum. It will consider the skills children need to develop in Year 2 and how to teach these effectively; what makes an effective evidence base for reading and the requirements of the teac ...