Training opportunities offered by other organisations - 10 May 2011
To: For school staff
Priority: Information only
School type: All
Action: For information, circulation and booking
Published: 10 May 2011

See all the latest courses available which are provided by other organisations both internal and external to KCC:

  • Exploring Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties in Secondary Aged Pupils: A Conference for Schools, Parents and Professionals

    • This conference will take place on Wednesday 6 July at the Ashford International Hotel and provides an opportunity to share experiences and hear from local and national experts, including keynote speakers Susan Gathercole, Cognitive Psychologist, and Melanie Cross, Speech and Language Therapist. There will be workshops targeting specific areas of interest such as assessment of reading comprehension, supporting transition, achieving an "autism-friendly" classroom and supporting self-esteem.

    To book a place please complete the attached booking form and return by the 20 May 2011.

    For further information please contact Ruth Clement at the SPS Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy, Kent Community NHS Health Trust

  • Discovery Days - The exciting development opportunities from Future Creative

    • We are working in partnership with Future Creative and wanted to make you aware of some of the exciting development opportunity on offer. For more details please see PDF attachment.

    For further information or to book a place please contact Future Creative on the details below.

  • New personnel administration training opportunities

    • Schools Personnel Service Update Session (morning)

    This session is an opportunity for staff involved in personnel administration to update their knowledge. Areas to be covered include the Equality Act, change to the Default Retirement Age, changes to Paternity, updates to Support Staff Terms and Conditions.

    Sickness and Absence Administration (Afternoon)

    This session will cover all aspects of sickness and absence administration.

    Delegates can attend either the morning or the afternoon session or the whole day.

    For further information, please see the SPS Website.

    Dates are:

    • Monday 13 June 2011 at Seasalter Christian Centre
    • Wednesday 15 June 2011 at Kings Hill Community Centre
    • Tuesday 21 June at Seasalter Christian Centre
    • Wednesday 22 June at Kings Hill Community Centre

    For further information, please contact Peta Rogerson/Liz Cherry at the SPS Office at Brook House

  • Schools Personnel Service – Recruitment Administration Courses

    • An increasingly important area of personnel administration for schools, sessions will cover all aspects of recruitment checks schools are expected to carry out.

    In particular, we have a guest speaker who will cover Prevention of Illegal Working Checks. He is a frequent speaker at immigration related conferences, previously working as a Chief Immigration Officer for the Home Office.

    His session will cover:-

    • Checking ID/Immigration documents for Right to Work
    • Presentation of legal aspects with examples of what to look for
    • Typical types of fraud and how to look out for these.

    Dates are:-

    • 10 May 2011 at Seasalter Christian Centre
    • 13 May 2011 at Kings Hill Community Centre, West Malling

    For further information, please contact Mel Whittle/Tina Austen at the SPS Office at Brook House.

  • Schools Personnel Service – Introduction To Personnel Administration

    • If you are new to the school and have responsibility for personnel administration or you have just taken on this work at your school, this course will prove extremely useful. It offers an introduction to Terms and Conditions of Employment, CRB, Excepted Items, the SPS Website and SPS forms.

    Dates are:-

    • Monday 16 May at Seasalter Christian Centre
    • Tuesday 17 May at Kings Hill Community Centre, West Malling

    For further information, please contact Alex Levitt at the SPS Office at Brook House.

Documents:

Contacts:

  • Schools Personnel Service - Brook House , KCC Education, Learning and Skills. Tel: 01227 598780 / 598781 / 598715
  • Ruth Clement, Speech and Language Therapy Schools Team Manager, Non Local Authority. Tel: 01227 768851 / 01843 860613 Email: Ruth Clement.
  • Future Creative , Non Local Authority. Tel: 0845 200 4628 Email: Future Creative .

Published: 10 May 2011