Autism South West Parents and Carers Network Meeting – Friday 6th July 2018
Please find below for a link to a flyer for Autism South West Parent and Carer Network being organised by Claire Phillips, taking place on Friday 6 July 2018 on Sugar, Stress and the Spectrum. The network is open to all parents and carers – there’s more information in the flyer, but Claire Phillips can also be contacted on Claire.Phillips@southglos.gov.uk
Online Platform for Governors
Integra Schools have designed an online platform to meet your leadership requirements. The governor secure areas have online conversation and planning tools as well as document storage and can be accessed on any device via the internet.
Features of the service
- this is provided through a secure online site through Office 365 using Microsoft Teams;
- Microsoft Teams facilitates collaborative working in a single user friendly interface and gives built in access to Office 365 tools;
- documents can be accessed securely from any internet enabled device without the need for e-mail or secure file transfer;
- the sites meet EU guidelines for data protection;
- access is through individual logins which means that actions can be tracked to an individual user;
- access is via an Office 365 account with an associated email address. This email address can be used by your governors to mitigate against the risks of governors using personal or work emails;
- alerts can be set up so that users of the site are notified when anything changes;
- an experienced team of web designers, Office 365 experts, SharePoint developers and education specialists will support you with setting up your online space;
- user management is provided to ensure the right people have access to your site; and
- excellent value for money.
Further details on the Online Platform for Governors can be obtained by contacting Jo Briscombe on jo.briscombe@southglos.gov.uk. Our Governor Services team also offers a range of Governor Development Services available to subscribers.
Asbestos Awareness Course
Wednesday 9th May 2018, Poole Court, Yate 10am-12.30pm
Past exposure to asbestos currently kills around 5,000 people a year in GB. DfE guidance issued for school leaders, staff and governing bodies, emphasised the importance of managing asbestos properly.
Failure to do this could put people’s lives in danger and could lead to prosecution.
Help protect your health and others by attending this Asbestos Awareness Course which will assist with understanding the risks associated with asbestos.
See CPD on-line for further details.
Teacher Assessment in Mathematics now published
Calling all year 2 teachers and senior leaders in primary schools our Teacher Assessment in Mathematics, a complete guide for year 2 teachers is now published. This comprehensive book has been written in response to requests from Year 2
teachers for a bank of additional activities to support assessing against the framework for Teacher Assessment at the end of Key Stage 1. The bank
of activities is also supported with advice on how to track and plan for both the
national curriculum and the interim framework throughout the year.
The book is written in eight sections providing Year 2 teachers with:
• key information about the differences between the national curriculum and
the interim assessment framework
• a set of activities that meet the aims of the national curriculum that complement those in the national exemplification materials
• a range of games, skill activities, problem solving and reasoning activities
• short assessment activities with ideas for number of the week and word of
the week
• signposts to websites and other useful resources
• templates and resources for the activities and most importantly the answers!
If you are interested in further support with assessment or any aspect of the curriculum then please contact us on 01454 863185 or email Julie.cole@southglos.gov.uk
SIMS success
We are delighted to announce that for the sixth time, following another testing assessment of the entire service, Integra’s IMS team has been awarded SIMS Accreditation by Capita. Many thanks to all customers who took the time to provide feedback. We were especially pleased to see that your feedback has improved our scores for quality of service and value for money, which reflects the passion of the team to enable customers to get the maximum benefit from their school’s management information system.
Accreditation provides the confidence schools seek when choosing a team that they can rely on to support their SIMS – a core asset in every school: supporting school improvement and increased efficiency.
If you are interested in learning more about our SIMS Accredited Support Service, please contact our IMS manager, Gary Andrews, either by email or on 01454 86 5300.
Catch it. Bin It. Kill It.
At this time of year prevention of the spread of cold and flu germs and other infectious illnesses/ diseases will be an organisational priority. Public Health England issue helpful guidance to schools and other healthcare settings, including how to assist with reducing the spread of illness.
As a reminder, hygiene is the main method that can help prevent the spread of germs. Carry tissues and to use them to catch coughs or sneezes, bin the used tissues as soon as possible and then wash your hands to kill the germs.
If you would like further information on the support we can offer, please contact us on 01454 863224 or by email.