Schools rely upon good solid budget plans and regular monitoring to survive the inevitable twists and turns that the school year provides. Accurate budget monitoring reports provide the necessary information about a schools’ spending patterns and assist the schools’ management or finance staff to recognise and provide realistic forecasts. Good financial management in schools essentially comes from maintaining knowledge, this is achieved through accurate budget monitoring.

This can be significant and could result in the school making key decisions on data which is not acc ...

Supporting children to achieve the Greater Depth standard in writing by the end of KS2 starts with being able to recognise it when you see it. What is meant by ‘writing effectively’ at this standard and how can we recognise writers that ‘consciously control’ their choices? The standard is undoubtedly high – but how high? Are there practices which support or inadvertently hinder potential GDS writers? What can we learn from this standard to inform effective teaching for our most able writers throughout KS2?

This course will explore the GDS standard for w ...

Part of our new Schools Finance Bitesize training programme, this short session is designed to help busy schools business managers and anyone else invoilved in the school's finances to gain valuable CPD in manageable chunks.  

Rising costs and other financial pressures mean that balancing the budget is becoming increasingly challenging.  In this session, we will look at different ways schools can make small savings and strategies to utilise and maximise funding where possible.  It will also be an opportunity for schools to share their ideas.

There wi ...

This is a one-day conference at St Pierre County Club in Chepstow. 

This conference centres around well-being for headteachers. We are delighted to welcome Dr Nic Cooper and Duncan Gillard

Dr Duncan Gillard

Duncan is a HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) registered psychologist and an experienced practitioner, trainer and author in the field of Contextual Psychological Science. Duncan has written books such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Dummies and The Science of Children’s Wellbeing, as well as s ...

Schools use regular assessment points through the year to track writing attainment but how confident do teachers feel with their judgements? What does mid-year attainment for writing look like in years 3 and 4, and how are children in your own class performing relative to their peers elsewhere? This workshop offers at least part of the solution.

Intended outcomes

By the end of the workshop delegates will have:

• A model for assessing writing that reflects the national assessment of writing at the end of KS2
• Reviewed examples of mid-yea ...
  Course Code: LIT/25/002
  

Schools use regular assessment points through the year to track writing attainment but how confident do teachers feel with their judgements? What does mid-year attainment for writing look like in years 5 and 6, and how are children in your own class performing relative to their peers elsewhere? This workshop offers at least part of the solution.

Intended outcomes

By the end of the workshop delegates will have:

• A model for assessing writing that reflects the national assessment of writing at the end of KS2
• Reviewed examples of mid-yea ...
  Course Code: LIT/25/003
  

Part of our new Schools Finance Bitesize training programme, this short session is designed to help busy schools' business managers and anyone else involved in the schools' finances to gain valuable CPD in manageable chunks.  

The funding certificate is the document issued to schools by the Local Authority to advise them of their funding for the upcoming financial year. This short session will explain the different areas of funding detailed on a schools funding certificate that make up the school budget share. 

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask ...

During this session we look at the key areas of the schools budget and the processes and decision making strategies required by a school when preparing the budget.

We will recommend the tasks you can do now to prepare for your budget setting meetings.

Open to Head Teachers and School Business Managers that are both new in post or are looking to refresh their knowledge and understanding of the process.

This course is for South Gloucestershire Maintained Schools only.

Delegates will be contacted three days before the session with details of how to access the on ...

Schools use regular assessment points through the year to track writing attainment but how confident do teachers feel with their judgements? What does mid-year attainment for writing look like in years 1 and 2, and how are children in your own class performing relative to their peers elsewhere? This workshop offers at least part of the solution.

Intended outcomes

By the end of the workshop delegates will have:

• A model for assessing writing that reflects the national (no longer statutory) assessment of writing at the end of KS1
• Review ...
  Course Code: LIT/25/001
  

Statutory Assessment for 2024-2025 will soon be upon us and we are aware that there is a need to support headteachers and senior leaders with the statutory duties of teachers and leaders.

This twilight is for all senior leaders in schools to make sure they are up to date with the statutory requirements for assessment for 2025.

There will be updates on:

•  Y1 Phonics screening check
•  Optional KS1 assessment materials
•  Year 4 Multiplication check
•  KS2 SATS, administration of SATS, access arrangements
• &nbs ...
  Course Code: ASSM/25/007