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Terms 1 & 2September - December 2015 www.the-sps.co.uk

Schools’ Personnel ServiceSpecialist advice and support

for schools and academies

Hello, my name is Summer Macer and I am the HR and TrainingConsultant for Schools’ Personnel Service (SPS).

Our focus is on providing high quality training, specifically tailored to school staff from Senior and Middle Leadership Teams, to School Governors and of course Business Managers, Bursars and HR Advisors alike; covering all aspects of HR practice.

Working exclusively with Schools and Academies, we understand the complex world of education and the demands placed on school leaders. We recognise the continual drive for school improvement, pressure to raise standards and do more for less. It’s this understanding which has enabled us to put together an exciting training offer which serves to bolster leadership capability and capacity. In addition, our exciting new e-learning portal will enable staff, particularly support staff, to access a wealth of continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities. This will allow the benefits of our training offer to extend throughout the school.

So join us and share in our expertise and gain valuable insights and practical skills which will enable you to respond positively and proactively to staffing issues. All of our courses are interactive in their design, making them both empowering and enjoyable!

So here’s to another year of exciting training opportunities... but most of all ...

Best wishes for the year ahead!

HR & Training Consultant

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Power Hour SeriesA collection of workshops specifically designed for Business Managers, Bursars and HR Advisors alike.

Session 1 - An Introduction to HR Administration Session 2 - A Focus on Workforce Planning and Recruitment Session 3 - HR in Practice: A Focus on Sickness Absence and Managing UnderperformanceSession 4 - HR in Practice: Key Personnel Procedures Explored

Management EssentialsA programme of courses specifically designed for School Leaders, Governors and Managers.

Driving High Performance through Appraisal Managing Performance: Proactive Responses to Capability and Conduct Issues Management Investigations: Fair, Fearless and Fit for Purpose Promoting Wellbeing and Managing Absence Managing Conflict Using Mediation Skills Safer Recruitment Managing Change: Vision into Action

Insights SeriesA series of special events providing valuable and expert insights.

Talent Development Showcase Employment Law UpdateSocial Media, Communicating, Recruiting and Staying Safe Online Presentation Skills Master Class

More events to be booked throughout the year, so please keep an eye on our website.

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ContentsSchools’ Personnel ServiceSpecialist advice and support

for schools and academies

This fully interactive brochure is designed so that you can explore our range, find courses of interest and confirm your booking easily and quickly in just a couple of clicks. Our contents page is interactive, simply click on the relevant course title. You can click on any course date to book your place through

CPD Online, or click ‘Back to menu’ to return to the main course list.

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Power Hour SeriesA New Training Programme from Schools’ Personnel Service

Session 1An Introduction to HR Administration

This introductory session will help you in developing your understanding of the terms and conditions for support staff and those for teachers; and the administration of the most common HR activities - new appointments, variations and terminations with sickness monitoring and maternity provision.

What’s covered?

• A detailed overview of staff terms and conditions for both support staff and teachers

• Administration of new appointments, contract variations and managing terminations

• Salary calculations, sickness entitlement and maternity provision, ensuring the differing provisions for support staff and teachers are appropriately applied

• How to navigate the SPS website and access the wealth of content and features that will support you on a daily basis, including E-Forms.

Session 2A Focus on Workforce Planning & Recruitment

Recruitment is all about getting the right person, in the right place, at the right time and it is crucial to organisational performance. This, the second of our Power Hour Series, explores the differing employment contracts, from permanent, temporary, fixed term contract and annualised hours and how you can make best use of each type to meet the immediate and long term recruitment needs of your school. The session also focuses on recruitment itself exploring compliance issues such as prevention of illegal working, qualification and health checks as well as good practice more generally.

What’s covered?

• An outline of the legal framework and best practice including safeguarding and equality

• An overview of workforce planning and the recruitment cycle from identifying vacancies to induction

• A detailed overview of the different employment contracts and how each can be applied to address recruitment needs

• Hints and tips on planning and preparation for interviews.

A series of workshops for new and experienced Business Managers, Bursars, HR Advisors and wider administrative staff alike.

Starting with an introduction to HR administration and progressing through to workforce planning and key personnel procedures, each session is delivered as a series of hour long

workshops developing knowledge and skills in line with the chosen theme.

Schools’ Personnel ServiceSpecialist advice and support

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Session 3HR in Practice: A Focus on Sickness Absence and Managing Underperformance.

This session will help you develop and hone techniques and strategies to manage absence and performance issues confidently and effectively, to a speedy and satisfactory resolution.Another power packed course, we focus on appropriate strategies for monitoring absence, receiving effective management advice from occupational health, and effective strategies for supporting staff back to work.The session also covers an exploration of the causes of under-performance and how to develop sound practical action plans with effective manager-staff communication to expedite issues to an appropriate conclusion.

What’s covered?

• A detailed overview of absence and performance management and effective administration of your school’s policy variations and in managing terminations

• Absence reporting including return to work interviews, fit notes and regular monitoring

• Understanding the difference between ill health (both short and long term), capability and conduct issues

• An awareness of the link between appraisal and performance management

• The roles and responsibilities of key parties - the staff member, line manager, union and Occupational Health

• How to avoid common pitfalls and respond positively to absence and performance concerns.

Session 4HR in Practice: Key Personnel Procedures Explored

Following on from Power Hour 3, this session gives an overview of the other key personnel procedures – Disciplinary, Fairness at Work or Grievance, Flexible Working and Redundancy and Restructures - developing your understanding of these key policies. We explore key issues and common pitfalls enabling you to take the respective first steps confidently and safely.

What’s covered?

• An overview of the following key personnel procedures:• Disciplinary• Fairness at Work (Grievance, Bullying and

Harassment and Whistleblowing )• Flexible Working• Redundancy and Restructures - as well as

contract variations

• An outline of the legal framework and principles of fairness

• Clarify rights and responsibilities of key parties in each process

• How to avoid common pitfalls and take initial first steps positively, confidently and effectively, in response to queries and issues.

Power Hour Session 12nd October - St Augustine’s5th October - Chilston Park21st October - Brandshatch Place

Power Hour Session 24th November - Brandshatch Place18th November - Chilston Park27th November - St Augustine’s

Power Hour Session 32nd December - Chilston Park11th December - St Augustine’s15th December - Brandshatch Place

Power Hour Session 414th December - Chilston Park

Please book these coursesvia CPD online

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managementessentials

A programme of courses specifically designed for School Leaders and Managers. These sessions serve to develop knowledge and hone skills to manage staffing issues

confidently and effectively, to a speedy and satisfactory resolution.

Discussion will also include legal issues, union position and potential pitfalls making use of meaningful examples within a school context. You are also invited to bring

cases from your own school to add to the confidential discussion.

Schools’ Personnel ServiceSpecialist advice and support

for schools and academies

DRIVING HIGH PERFORMANCE THROUGH APPRAISALMANAGING PERFORMANCE - PROACTIVE RESPONSES TO CAPABILITY

AND CONDUCT ISSUESMANAGEMENT INVESTIGATIONS – FAIR, FEARLESS AND FIT FOR PURPOSE

PROMOTING WELLBEING AND MANAGING ABSENCEMANAGING CONFLICT USING MEDIATION SKILLS

SAFER RECRUITMENTMANAGING CHANGE - VISION INTO ACTION

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DRIVING HIGH PERFORMANCE THROUGH APPRAISALMANAGING PERFORMANCE - PROACTIVE RESPONSES TO CAPABILITY

AND CONDUCT ISSUESMANAGEMENT INVESTIGATIONS – FAIR, FEARLESS AND FIT FOR PURPOSE

PROMOTING WELLBEING AND MANAGING ABSENCEMANAGING CONFLICT USING MEDIATION SKILLS

SAFER RECRUITMENTMANAGING CHANGE - VISION INTO ACTION

DRIVING HIGH PERFORMANCETHROUGH APPRAISAL

These full-day courses are aimed at School Leaders and Managers with appraisal responsibility for support and/or teaching staff and the skills needed to ensure a meaningful, focussed and fair appraisal that drives high performance in school.

Sessions address the knowledge and skills needed to fulfil both strategic and operational responsibilities including ...

• At a strategic level communicating policy, providing direction and ensuring a streamlined process linked to school improvement and focussing on impacting standards

• Operationally, providing good, effective management with clearly defined objectives and expectations, coupled with appropriate monitoring and support.

Development of these skills will go a long way towards addressing weaknesses in performance with a view to avoiding the need for formal procedures.

APPRAISERS OF SUPPORT STAFF

21ST OCTOBER - CHILSTON PARK6TH NOVEMBER - ST AUGUSTINE’S9TH DECEMBER - CHILSTON PARK

APPRAISERS OF TEACHERS

23RD SEPTEMBER - CHILSTON PARK14TH OCTOBER - BRANDSHATCH PLACE9TH NOVEMBER - CHILSTON PARK4TH DECEMBER - ST AUGUSTINE’S

COURSES FOR APPRAISERS OF SUPPORT STAFF AND TEACHERS

WHAT’S COVERED?

• A detailed overview of the appraisal cycle and how it can support the drive for school improvement and high performance

• The link between appraisal and pay and understanding pay progression for teachers and support staff

• Performance standards... “what does outstanding look like in our school?”

• SMART objectives - an overview and how to set SMART objectives

• Conducting effective performance reviews - planning and approach

• Providing developmental feedback as well as addressing performance concerns

• Roles and responsibilities of the appraiser and appraisee and how the school and appraisers can support staff to achieve their full potential.

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MANAGING PERFORMANCE:PROACTIVE RESPONSES TO CAPABILITY AND CONDUCT ISSUES

MANAGEMENT INVESTIGATIONS: FAIR, FEARLESS AND FIT FOR PURPOSE

This full day interactive course explores the causes of under-performance and how a proactive response, sound practical action plans and effective manager-staff communication can expedite issues to a positive or at the very least an appropriate conclusion.

The issue of underperformance (capability) in schools and academies is a critical one given the very real impact on pupil progress and continual drive for school improvement. This combined with pressures from OFSTED, the Government, and the Local Authority to raise standards means issues of poor performance and conduct need to be addressed as soon as they arise.

When faced with a breach of discipline or conduct, a grievance allegation or claim of bullying or harassment, it is essential that a thorough investigation is carried out before any action is taken against an employee.

This full day course is aimed at School Managers and Governors who may be required to undertake a formal management investigation under the respective procedures, e.g. Disciplinary and Fairness at Work. The course will cover the role of the investigating officer and how to undertake a fair and thorough investigation; fearless in the knowledge it has been conducted in line with policy and procedure; and ultimately the report is fit for purpose.

WHAT’S COVERED?

• How to distinguish between capability and conduct issues so as to take effective action under the right procedure

• A detailed overview of the Performance Management (capability) and Disciplinary (conduct) processes

• Effective strategies for dealing with difficult conversations around performance and low level conduct concerns

• SMART objective/standard setting• The importance of record keeping• How to manage cases where the individual

becomes unwell• The responsibilities of key parties and avenues

for additional support• Options to resolve untenable situations.

WHAT’S COVERED?

• The role of the investigating officer and other key parties

• Principle of natural justice (fairness)• Planning and investigation• Conducting an investigation• Questioning skills• Drafting the investigation report - hints and

tips to ensure the report is fit for purpose• How to navigate potential pitfalls.

16TH OCTOBERST AUGUSTINE’S

23RD OCTOBERST AUGUSTINE’S

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MANAGING CONFLICT USING MEDIATION SKILLS

Managers often spend a disproportionate amount of their time on formal procedures to deal with situations which could have been resolved more effectively at an earlier, less formal stage.

This full-day course will focus on the causes of staff conflict, identifying the early warning signs - signals which are often missed, enabling positions to become entrenched, requiring all the more energy to support even the smallest shift. Drawing on the power of mediation the session will explore how mediation skills can help achieve a better outcome from conflict situations.

Managers have an important role to play in creating a healthy workplace and promoting wellbeing, and responding positively, confidently and effectively to absence, both for the benefit of the individual employee and the team as a whole.

This full day course explores what can lead to a healthy workplace - culture, systems and practices which serve to promote wellbeing. As well as appropriate strategies for monitoring and addressing absence concerns, including use of absence data. Sourcing effective management advice from Occupational Health is also covered, as well as effective strategies for supporting staff back to work.

WHAT’S COVERED?

• Signs and symptoms of conflict enabling early identification and response

• Barriers to effective communication• Recognising own strengths and comfort levels

in communicating and dealing with conflict• Hints and tips on how to deal with difficult

conversations - planning, approach, demonstrating objectivity - the importance of language

• An exploration of mediation - key features and transferable skills. Whilst this course is not a mediation qualification it will provide you with valuable interpersonal skills and an awareness of key skills such as re-framing.

WHAT’S COVERED?

• How to distinguish between conduct, capability and ill health issues so as to take effective action under the right procedure

• Roles and responsibilities of key parties including Occupational Health and how to get the best from the referral

• An overview of the absence procedure (short and long term), ensuring fairness and consistency of approach

• The value of the return to work interview and absence review meetings - planning, approach and follow-up

• How to plan a phased return to work• Monitoring and record keeping• Understanding next steps if the ongoing

absence is unsustainable.

2ND NOVEMBERCHILSTON PARK

15TH SEPTEMBERBRANDSHATCH PLACE

PROMOTING WELLBEING AND MANAGING ABSENCE

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21ST SEPTEMBERCHILSTON PARK

9TH OCTOBERST AUGUSTINE’S

4TH NOVEMBERCHILSTON PARK

9TH DECEMBERBRANDSHATCH PLACE

WHAT’S COVERED?

Based on an understanding of offender behaviour:

• The key features of a safer recruitment culture• Consider policies and practices that minimise

opportunities for abuse and ensure its prompt reporting

• Aid the review of own policies and practices in recruitment within a view to making them safer

• The procedural steps and responsibilities of managers in these issues

• Potential pitfalls and practical, appropriate solutions as well as imaginative, proactive strategies.

SAFER RECRUITMENT

Making the right recruitment decisions are some of the most important choices made in an organisation. Ensuring the person is capable, available and will be a good fit are only a few of the factors to be taken into consideration.

But when that organisation is a school or academy, and staff and volunteers are working with children and young people, the notion of the right person has added significance and it is vital that schools create a culture of safe practice, and this includes making the right recruitment decisions.

Safer recruitment is an important strand of child protection and safeguarding and this full day course explores safer recruitment practices (as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education) which help to deter and reject people unsuitable to work with children, be it because of a lack of skills, the right attitude, or at worst questionable motives.

It also examines the need for ongoing awareness and vigilance and how you can develop and maintain an environment that challenges inappropriate behaviour; developing and fostering a culture of safe practice, and responding positively and swiftly to any causes for concern.

Certified by the Safer Recruitment Consortium – the national partnership between NSPCC, Lucy Faithfull Foundation, NASS and CAPE – this course and our registered trainers will share the very latest in best practice.

As delegates, on completion of a short assessment (reflecting the session outline and group discussion) you will receive a nationally recognised certificate.

This certificate and the Safer Recruitment Consortium logo serves to assure the quality of the course.

Remember it is a requirement for all headteachers and at least one member of a recruitment panel to be appropriately trained in safer recruitment and it is considered good practice that this is renewed to stay abreast of statutory updates and developments in practice.

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Managing an organisational restructure and/or redundancy situation can be challenging and stressful. Change impacts on those staff directly affected and also on staff and governors managing the process.

Much of the inevitable (but hopefully relatively short-lived) stress is caused by uncertainty – perhaps of legal requirements, policy and procedure or because of poor communication.

This full day course will help you to improve your vision for the future – which may be to review staffing to support the drive for school improvement, or to undertake a creative restructuring of roles and responsibilities to support changing needs in your school.

WHAT’S COVERED?

• Legal and best practice frameworks• Timelines for implementation, taking into

account consultation requirements and staff notice periods

• How to ensure consultation is managed effectively

• How to maintain staff morale through sensitive and supportive management

• How to develop and apply selection criteria - audits, interviews etc.

• The appeals process• How to move forward in the aftermath.23RD NOVEMBER

CHILSTON PARK

MANAGING CHANGE:VISION INTO ACTION

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TALENTDEVELOPMENTShowcase

A unique event bringing together school and business leaders

A morning of informative workshops and insights covering key themes...

• Harness the power of COACHING

• TEAM BUILDING an opportunity to engage and empower

• ‘Knowing me, Knowing you’ the value of PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING

• MEDIATION - Learn how to ditch costly disciplinaries and grievances.

Followed by a network lunch – an opportunity for schools and business leaders to share insights and build relationships.

EMPLOYMENT LAW Update Session

Working with an esteemed barrister these will be informative and engaging sessions covering the latest developments as well as a ‘hot topic’, with witty anecdotes bringing the law to life.

A Series of Special Events ProvidingValuable and Expert Insights

SOCIAL MEDIACommunicating, Recruiting and Staying Safe Online

Social media is without doubt one of the most effective and far reaching communication tools that can be used to engage with people. This half-day course is aimed at School Leaders and Managers wanting to realise the benefits of social media.

This interactive session will include a breakdown of the relevant social media channels and how to use them effectively. You will be able to take away practical tips and useful online tools to help you manageyourschools’socialmediaactivityefficientlyandultimatelyraiseyourprofileinabuzzingonlineeducation community.

Once you understand how to make better use of social media to your advantage you can utilise it for yourshorttermrecruitmentgoalsi.e.fillingthatunexpected vacancy with a quality teacher as quickly as possible, as well as your long term recruitment strategy. We will help you realise your full potential by increasing your schools’ exposure and help you engage with a wider and more diverse candidate pool.

TALENT DEVELOPMENT SHOWCASE

30th NovemberEastwell Manor

SOCIAL MEDIA

25th SeptemberSt Augustine’s

7th OctoberChilston Park

EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE

16th NovemberChilston Park

18th NovemberBrandshatch Place

20th NovemberSt Augustine’s

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What’s Covered?

• Essential preparation - knowing your audience, identifying key outcomes and structuring a presentation

• Key presentation skills - approaches to grabbing the audience’s attention and maintain interest and engagement

• How to deliver presentations effectively by paying attention to the message

• An overview of non-verbal communication - how to read body language and choose an appropriate response

• Hints and tips for effective use of visual aids including PowerPoint

• How to run an effective question and answer session

• Implementing a presentation skills action plan back at the workplace.

PRESENTATION SKILLS MASTER CLASSDo you find presentations anxiety provoking and would like to develop coping strategies and improve your delivery?

Or do you want your presentations to be more exciting and better understood? If so this master class is for you.

School leadership requires many skills, not least effective communication and the ability to deliver impactful briefings and presentations.

In almost every aspect of your role and probably on a daily basis, you’re required to communicate key messages across the school whether that’s to pupilsduringschoolassembly,briefingparentsorpresenting to governors or externally to partnership organisations.

This full day interactive master class, designed for a select group of just six delegates, is delivered by master communicator and presenter, Chris Schiller. Benefittingfromhisyearsofexperience,he’llsharetips and techniques to present your message with confidenceandenthusiasmwhilstconnectingquicklywith any audience.

Through advice, guidance and purposeful activities you’ll practice the skills and techniques that will take your communication skills to the next level, with invaluable feedback to support ongoing development.

Delivered byChris Schiller, anAssociate Trainer with the CIPD for more than adecade, this is a master class deliveredby a true master of the trade.

Chris is a highly successful and dynamic consultant trainer with extensive experience acrossthepublic,not-forprofitandmajorprivatesector organisations across the UK and overseas. More recently he has also worked as a judge for the prestigious People Management Awards.

“Chris is our most popular trainer. Delegate feedback is consistently positive and enthusiastic. His style and approach are dynamic, energetic and personable and his workshops are engaging, enjoyable and always meet or exceed expectations... A joy to work with!”

Programme Executive(Learning & Development)NHS Litigation Authority

PRESENTATION SKILLSMASTER CLASS

14th OctoberThe Hilton Hotel

Limited Availability!6 Places Available

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bespoke training

The benefits of bespoke training (including on-site delivery of our open courses) are sixfold:

• Fits your school requirement exactly• Train all relevant staff in one session• Leads to consistent practice• Delivered flexibly with full day/half day/hourly

options available• Cost effective• Delivered at your chosen location/school site.

To discuss specific training needs please make contact with our HR and Training team or your designated HR consultant at:

Brook House (East Kent)03000 419552

Worrall House (West Kent)03000 412357

Over the last year alone we have successfully delivered the following sessions, positively impacting on individuals and schools...

Appraisal for Appraisees - An Awareness for Staff

Enabling and empowering staff to engage positively in the appraisal process, understanding their role in the process and the drive for high performance and school improvement.

Schools’ Personnel ServiceSpecialist advice and support

for schools and academies

Alongside our collection of open courses we are also available and keen to work with schools on specific projects to the

benefit of individuals, teams, staff groups and of the course the school as a whole.

If your school, Collaboration and/or Federation has a specific requirement, please contact your designated consultant and we will be happy to discuss your needs and draw up a proposal for

your consideration and deliver an informative and interactive session on your chosen

theme.

360° Feedback

It is vital for staff, particularly SLT and those aspiring to leadership to receive regular, honest feedback on their performance, and understand how their role drives school improvement; both in respect of their own performance and engaging the efforts of their staff and teams. 360 degree feedback can enhance this process by widening the scope for information from the line manager relationship to embrace a wider range of input - peers, appraisee/staff etc.

Safer Recruitment Awareness Sessions

While a core number of designated governors and school leaders need to have attended the full day certified course to support their role on a recruitment panel, we recognise that there are obvious benefits to raising awareness of the issues more widely among school leaders and keeping them informed of the schools’ responsibilities. This session, though unaccredited, will provide an introduction to safer recruitment practice for governing bodies and indeed wider school leaders.

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Coaching

A tailored approach to personal development for you, your staff and/or pupils (youth coaching). Our one-to-one sessions are extremely effective at help-ing develop skills across a range of areas including:

• Leadership skills• Staff performance • Conflict management• Dealing with change• Confidence building

Sessions are driven by you/the coachee and tailored to your requirements to ensure the best support is provided.

Team Building

The cumulative effect of a high performing team can reach far beyond the school gates. These sessions whilst drawing on any chosen theme, focus on defining a common goal, understanding how members want to work together, creating an understanding of the behaviours required to develop better team performance.

The entire session revolves around developing action points and identifying improvements for the team. Teams are challenged and work together to improve specific workplace issues.

With leadership groups, themes of leadership and management and support and challenge are also explored.

Emotional Intelligence Assessment andCoaching

Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to recognise and understand emotions in yourself and others, and the ability to use this awareness to manage your behaviour and relationships.

This assessment explores the five realms of EI:

• Self-perception and Self-expression

• Interpersonal skills (including relationship building and empathy)

• Decision making (including problem solving where emotions are involved) and

• Stress management including stress tolerance.

Providing objective insight into impact at work and strategies for action to develop skills and practice.

Skills Development Sessions

We have also worked with a number of schools and partners on specific skills development projects, designing programmes covering subjects such as:

• Handling Difficult Conversations: A session for Deputy Head Teachers

• Clerking - Supporting Hearing and Panels - An Awareness

• Exploring Strategies to Manage Stress• Exploring Strategies to Better Manage Time and

Workload• Customer Service skills• Handling Concerns and Complaints:

A Session for Governors.

And finally...

We can adapt any of our Management Essentials courses for your school. This can be a very cost- effective way of providing training for a group of staff, and will focus on questions and issues specific to your school and the group’s training needs. There is also the opportunity to maximise your investment further and spread the cost by joining up with a neighbouring school.

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E-learning PortalSchools’ Personnel Service

What isE-learning?

Just how

E-learning?

PilotFeedback

In its broadest terme-learning is anything

delivered in an electronicformat from video, electronic

documents, PDFs, podcasts,webinars and interactive

learning modules as found onour E-learning portal.

• Convenient

• Cost effective • More efficient

• Cuts out travel expenses

• Expansive CPD catalogue

What arethe benefits?

E-learning cuts thetraditional face-to-facetraining time down toa third.

Well designede-learning programmes

can be on average three timesas effective… that is to say,

superior outcomes canpotentially be demonstrated

in as little as a thirdof the time

Michael S. Reid, PhD, Psy.D

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And what arethe financial

benefits?

1 staff memberaccesses a 1 day courseat a local venue.

Cost:

Face to Face

E-learning

Total cost£165+

The benefits of E-learning modules whencompared to face to face delivery...

For more information pleaseemail our HR & Training

Consultant,summer.macer@kent.gov.ukwith ‘SPS E-learning Portal’

in the subject heading.

felt the coursescompleted mettheir needs99%

100%

95%felt the modules wereeasy to follow andkept their interest

87% rated their overallexperience as goodor excellent.

would welcome access tothe E-learning portal going

forward to supportprofessional development

E-learning modules take on average 45 minutesto complete. That is equivalent to 2.5 hours ora half day course

In 6 hours (equivalent of a 1 day course) a member ofstaff could complete appoximately 8 E-learning courses

The annual licence gives ALL staff access to a catalogueof some 50 courses

No additional costs - such as cover, travel or expenses.

Travel expenses

Cover costs

Time out of school

Average cost of 1 day CPD course forsupport staff as advertised on CPD onlineApprox. £165

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E-learning PortalComing Soon 2015-16

Our e-learning offer is intended to support whole school development, enabling all staff, particularly support staff, access to learning

opportunities which can support them fourfold, be it...

• Supporting career development e.g. Neuro Linguistic Programming (See Management course category - see below)

• Personal development through our developing Wellbeing Zone or opportunities to improve ICT skills with Office 2010

beginners to advance courses (see below).

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We have been running a pilot with a number of schools over the summer term, which has proved wholly positive, not only in terms of the valuable feedback

from learners but also in testing technical capabilities to ensure the learner/user experience is positive from start to finish. We are in the final stages of development

and look forward to bringing this exciting CPD offer to schools in 2015-16.

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Invaluable course presented in an accessible format and a lovely lunch to boot!

Business Manager

What delegates have said about us in the last 12 months

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Having the opportunity to discuss and share ideas with

colleagues. Great trainer, really well delivered.

KS2 Leader

I attended the course yesterday and it was fantastic, probably the best I’ve been to recently. Can you thank the trainer for a great day.

Deputy Centre Manager

Thanks also for a really engaging session - who knew appraisals could be made fun! It was a really good course and good end to the week.

Headteacher

Excellent trainer who took time to listen to individual situations and

gave advice accordingly.

PA to Executive Headteacher

Reinforced beliefs and extended knowledge and

understanding. Thank you I will be booking more staff on!

Vice Principal

Brilliant courseleader who delivered

the content in a veryenthusiastic manner. The course was

comprehensive, totally useful and enjoyable.

Headteacher

The trainer was very eloquent and knowledgeable and the informal atmosphere allowed for some really useful discussion.

Teacher

The day was packedfull of information.

HR Administrator

Thanks to everyone from SPS that made the day very enjoyable.

Bursar

The course tutor was very knowledgeable. Excellent style of delivery...lots of information given.

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Our Venues

We understand that your time is precious and that time out of the office must be time well spent.

SPS prides itself on delivering high quality courses in high quality venues; time spent on one of our courses is certainly time well spent!

WEST KENT

BrandshatchPlace Hotel

Dartford

DA3 8PD

MID KENT

Chilston Park HotelLenham

(Near Maidstone)

ME17 2BE

EAST KENT

St Augustine’s Conference

CentreMargate

CT8 8NL

MID KENT

The Hilton HotelMaidstone

ME14 5AA

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How do I book my chosen course?

All courses need to be booked via CPD online - www.kentcpdonline.org.uk. Please click on your chosen course date within this brochure to be redirected to the relevant booking page on CPD online. Alternatively you can visit the site itself and search your chosen course via course title and/or the date.

What time does the course start/finish?

All courses start promptly at 9:00 with refreshments and registration from 8:30.*

Full day courses finish at 15:00 and half day courses finish at 12:45.

All courses include lunch.

* Safer recruitment finishes later at 16:30.

Will I get the latest policy updates?

Absolutely! All courses refer to the latest policy updates - both national and statutory guidelines, e.g. Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document as well as local model polices and procedures and industry best practice.

How frequently are courses delivered?

Whilst the frequency varies courses are delivered at across our three venues - east, mid and west Kent at least once each year.

Safer recruitment courses are held monthly, so too our appraisal courses maximising the opportunity for School Leaders and Managers to access the training and fulfil both statutory compliance; and in the case of appraisal, their appraisal responsibilities and in doing so releasing some capacity of SLT.

What happens if I am unable to attend mybooked course?

If you are unable to attend your chosen course please make contact with the office on 03000 419552 to discuss next steps. Generally speaking if you are unable to attend owing to an emergency, an Ofsted visit for example, we will happily transfer your booking to a future date or alternative course.

What else can we expect for the year ahead?

We have a full programme of some 90 courses on offer to schools over the course of 2015-16 across our Power Hour and Insight Series and our Management Essentials programme.

Dates are released at the beginning of each double term—Terms 1&2, 3&4 and 5&6; but please do keep an eye on our website for updates, articles and news of special events.

We hope this brochure has piqued your CPD interest and look forward to welcoming you onto a course in the future.

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