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.

The approach changed back in 2008 which gave clear guidance on how a part time teachers’ pay should be
calculated. STPCD recognised that all schools’ timetables are different and determined that a part time teachers’ pay should be calculated proportionately in relation to the teaching time of a full time teacher in the same school.

The old approach to paying in tenths of a week clearly breaches the document requirements and could be subject to challenge from both the individuals and the professional associations, and could bring significant claims of und ...

With the importance and value of reading for pleasure currently high on the national agenda, this conference aims to explore how we can create a culture of reading within and beyond schools. It will focus on how we can support children to become life-long, motivated readers, equipped with both the skills they need to access the curriculum and a passion for and love of reading. Delegates will have the opportunity to listen to experts in the field; explore interesting teaching approaches; consider how others have successfully made their schools reading schools and reflect on research.

This meeting will be led by Jo Briscombe, Teaching and Learning Adviser and CPD Lead, Integra Schools, who will present the supportive framework

After the break Carol Bond, Acting HT and SENCo at Elm Park, will report on her experience of the school’s recent Ofsted Inspection.

In recent years schools are finding that they need to consider how they meet the needs of children with
increasingly complex needs. This series of twilight sessions aims to combine specialist knowledge with the practical experiences of schools who have set up types of provision and practices to meet complex needs in
their school.

This series of courses are priced at £30 each. If a deleagte books and attends all six sessions the final session will be free of charge.

The SFVS has changed, don’t get caught out!

The SFVS now comprises a checklist and a dashboard all in one toolkit. The checklist poses twenty-nine questions across seven subject areas:

• Governance
• School Strategy
• Setting the Annual Budget
• Staffing
• Value for Money
• Protecting Public Money
• SFVS dashboard.

Whilst some of the questions will be familiar as they are unchanged, there are a number of new and amended questions. There is also a dashboard that has to be populated with a range of fina ...

The SFVS has changed, don’t get caught out!

The SFVS now comprises a checklist and a dashboard all in one toolkit. The checklist poses twenty-nine questions across seven subject areas:

• Governance
• School Strategy
• Setting the Annual Budget
• Staffing
• Value for Money
• Protecting Public Money
• SFVS dashboard.

Whilst some of the questions will be familiar as they are unchanged, there are a number of new and amended questions. There is also a dashboard that has to be populated with a range of fina ...

This one day session is designed for all staff working directly with autistic pupils, including teachers, teaching assistants and lunchtime staff.

This training will broaden your understanding of autism and provide you with tools and strategies for everyday use in the classroom.

This course will look in detail at the requirements for greater depth, explaining what is expected in upper KS2 in terms of both grammar and compostion.  Delegates will receive advice and support about structuring progression  through years 5 and 6; making appropriate provision through planning and developing the necessary subject knowledge.  There will be a focus on broader national curriculum for writing, as well as on the Teacher Assesment Framework statements for Year 6.  This course is a must for any schools focusing on provis ...

The aim of this interactive session is to support existing Civica users in school to navigate the functions and become familiar with the updated appearance of Civica Financials Web, using your own school log in details.

Although this may seem like a big change, it is the same Civica system – it is only the front ‘User end’ which has changed.

This course will take you through the process steps which may have changed for some things.

Please ensure you come with your school log in and password and Civica log in details.