ICT in Schools Funding - August 2010 Update
Preparations for the distribution of the ICT School Development Grant (SDG), including a separate charge identified as 'ICT in year adjustment' have now been completed. More
Thursday 2nd September 2010

University of Herts are Looking for Volunteer Pupils
"Games For Life" a local not-for-profit company have been working with Hertfordshire University and children with Attention Deficit from our schools, to evaluate the effectiveness of a system they've developed called "Play Attention." They need 100 children with attention-related difficulties (ADHD/ADD/ASD) due for a 6 month attention training intervention. More
Thursday 2nd September 2010

KS1 to KS2 Analysis report (UPDATED version)
SITSS have produced a SIMS report, in conjunction with the Assessment team, to enable you to analyse your 2010 KS2 test data by looking at the APS increase from KS1 to KS2. The report will also allow you carry out futher data analysis by looking at APS increase by vulnerable groups, and has been designed to emulate (as far as possible) the analysis that will be available in RAISEonline. If your school did not take part in the 2010 KS2 Tests, then there is a second report available that analyses KS2 TA data. Both reports are available to download from our website. More
Thursday 2nd September 2010

Consultation on Local Service Delivery Partnerships (LSDP) - Outcome of Consultation
The consultation provided input from individual schools, extended school consortia, Primary Heads Forum, other school network groups, children’s centres and various other stakeholders. As a result we have amended the partnership areas. The revised map, lists of schools as well as information on responses by district are available to download. More
Thursday 2nd September 2010

Free eTwinning Session for Primary & Secondary Schools
The British Council are holding two free workshops on international school twinning: Primary on 22 September and Secondary on 23 September 2010. This workshop will be immensely beneficial for teachers with an interest in creating international links and running projects with schools abroad. More
Wednesday 1st September 2010

6th Form Planning and Funding Briefing for Headteachers - 17 September 2010
A free event which aims to inform and assist headteachers with their strategic planning for the sixth form. Plus, the new Post 16 Curriculum Funding Review Service - designed to give you the opportunity to review your post 16 curriculum with experienced professionals. More
Friday 27th August 2010

Hertfordshire County Council Announces Selected Bidder for Stevenage School Building Projects

Hertfordshire County Council would like to announce the appointment of Balfour Beatty Education as its Selected Bidder to deliver the rebuilding and remodelling of Marriotts, Lonsdale and Nobel schools in Stevenage. More
Thursday 26th August 2010

Aiming High for Disabled Children - Free Training Programme for Universal Services in Hertfordshire
A free training programme ‘Working to Include Disabled Children and Young People’, is now available to anyone working, volunteering or in contact with children, including those working in schools, children's centres and extended services. More
Wednesday 25th August 2010

E2BN Reminder - Changes from September 2010
As of September 2010, Hertfordshire County Council has changed the way it works with E2BN, your Regional Broadband Consortium. You now have the freedom to choose a more flexible package to support your own learning and teaching agenda. More
Friday 20th August 2010

14-19 Annual Conference - 16th November 2010
Keep this date in your diary for our partnership event on 'Widening Participation'. Find out more about the latest developments regarding widening and increasing participation for all young people 14-19 (25 for LLDD) from the national and local perspective. More
Wednesday 18th August 2010

Home Access Grant Update - August 2010
The Home Access Grant helpline (Tel: 0333 200 1004) has re-opened temporarily for final requests of application packs. Funding is still available for approximately 10,000 grants as of 10th August 2010. More
Friday 13th August 2010

Decommissioning of Contactpoint
Ministers have now confirmed arrangements for the closure and decommissioning of ContactPoint. ContactPoint will be switched off at noon on Friday 6th August. All users of ContactPoint within Hertfordshire should have received an e-mail advising them of the steps they need to take to comply with the closure. More

Friday 13th August 2010

International Stardom Conference - 24th September 2010
Embed the international dimension the curriculum through the International Schools Award in your school. Explore in detail the requirements of the International Schools award and how this award fulfils Ofsted and SEF requirements. More

Tuesday 3rd August 2010

Schools Anti Virus Service' - Trojan Virus Warning
McAfee have found a new variant of the Bredolab Trojan that is spreading by email. If you receive an email titled 'Download a FREE 30-day Trial of MCAfee VirusScan Plus and Be Automaticaly Entered to Win' (note incorrect spellings), you should delete it immediately. DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT. The virus is in the attachment. More

Monday 2nd August 2010

British Sign Language - Level 1 and Level 2 Signature Courses from September 2010
The BSL Centre @ Heathland’s School, St Albans will be running two evening classes to commence in September 2010 for BSL Level 1 on thursday evenings and BS Level 2 on monday evenings. More

Friday 23rd July 2010

2010 Exit Survey for Teachers
The exit survey for teachers leaving this year is available here to be completed online or downloaded and printed off if you prefer. Thank you for taking the time to complete it and good luck in your next move. More

Wednesday 21st July 2010

Electronic Income Update - July 2010
An update on the planning for the electronic income pilot in the Autumn Term 2010. More
Wednesday 21st July 2010

RAISEonline Accounts
RAISEonline accounts that have not been used for 2 years will be deleted this Summer. If you have not logged in for 2 years to either your Head's or Admin's account, log in soon to prevent yours from being deleted. For more information, see the RAISEonline website.
Wednesday 21st July 2010

Learning Platform Upgrade Support Sessions: 7 & 8 September 2010
At the start of the Autumn Term, we will be running sessions for schools at no charge to provide support with user management following the upgrade to DX2. Places are limited to 1 per school and are designed for the LP Administrator with responsibility for user management, not the strategic leader. More
Tuesday 20th July 2010

Primary Mathematics 10 day Subject Leadership Course: September 2010 - June 2011
This course is suitable for Curriculum/Subject Leaders & Middle Leaders. The ten-day Subject Leaders Course is a joint venture with the University of Hertfordshire. The course is accredited and participants will receive 60 credits towards a Master's degree on the successful completion of the two modules. More
Monday 19th July 2010

New Revised Hertfordshire Safeguarding Inter-Agency Safeguarding Policies and Procedures
The Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Board (HSCB) material consisting of the blue handbook and accompanying CD (pictured) are both now out of date and should no longer be used. New revised Hertfordshire Inter-agency safeguarding policies and procedures are available online at: www.hertssafeguarding.org.uk/
Monday 19th July 2010

Use of iPod Touch handhelds at Holdbrook Primary School
Holdbrook Primary School in Waltham Cross are running an innovative project using Apple's iPod Touch devices with 'brain training' type mental maths software. Children in year 6 have been taking part in daily sessions during the summer term, with year 5 children being introduced to the iPods as well. More
Monday 19th July 2010

Data Collection Calendar - Autumn 2010
The calendar lists both collections expected from schools and information planned to be provided to schools during the Autumn 2010 term. More
Monday 19th July 2010

Assessment: Analysis of Key Stage 2 Results
Guidance on analysing your KS2 data has been updated and can be downloaded from the Assessment site. For primary schools that use SIMS Assessment Manager 7, a new report can be run to analyse KS2 data – exploring attainment and progress by different sub-groups of pupils. More
Wednesday 14th July 2010

New Video Conferencing Gatekeeper
We now have a new video conferencing gatekeeper in place and if you use video conferencing with e164 numbers ("H323 video conferencing") you will need to change the settings on your endpoint to use the new Gatekeeper. These changes should only take a few minutes and must be made by 31st August 2010. More
Wednesday 7th July 2010

Hertfordshire Learning Platform Upgrade
RM are currently in the process of upgrading the Kaleidos Learning Platform to a new service called DX2, which will bring with it a host of new features. For example, if you’re using Kaleidos in multiple establishments or have several roles you’ll be able to do so using just one account. More
Wednesday 7th July 2010

ICT Summer Sizzler Offer
This summer the ICT Team in Hertfordshire are launching a new service offering reduced cost consultancy during school holiday periods (26 July - 31 August 2010). This is intended to reduce training overheads (such as supply) and enable staff to access support, guidance, challenge and inspiration for the year ahead. More
Tuesday 6th July 2010

Special Educational Needs, Disabilities (SEND) and Inclusion Strategy
A renewed strategy has been published for children and young people aged 0 – 25yrs to provide an update on the provision and support planned for SEND pupils in Hertfordshire. The updated strategy is based upon the assumption that everyone has a key role to play in ensuring that children and young people with SEND achieve well. More
Tuesday 6th July 2010

Inform Online - July 2010
The third issue of Inform Online, an eMagazine for school staff which shares information and celebrates achievement in Hertfordshire's schools is now available. More
Monday 5th July 2010

Middle Leaders Conference - 21st October 2010
The theme of the conference is "Stopping people doing good things: the essence of effective leadership" and takes the form of an interactive workshop, led by Professor Dylan Wiliam, Deputy Director of the Institute of Education London. More
Thursday 1st July 2010

ICT Project: Using Nintendo DS Handheld Gaming Devices in Year 6
During the Spring term 2010 The Reddings Primary and Nursery School in Hemel Hempstead ran a project in Year 6 using Nintendo DS gaming consoles, together with brain training software: More Brain Training by Dr. Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? Find out more and view the video
Wednesday 30th June 2010

Resilient Leaders 4 Day Programme - 2010-2011
Hertfordshire is proud to announce a ground-breaking, cross-phase, programme for Headteachers and Children’s Centre Managers who are leading schools and extended services into 2011 and beyond. More
Wednesday 30th June 2010

Anti–Racism Creative Competition for Hertfordshire Schools
We are holding our first Hertfordshire Schools’ Competition to engage pupils in anti-racism. Winning entries will be submitted to the national Show Racism the Red Card competition. More
Tuesday 29th June 2010

Ambassadors for ICT - 5 Day Course for TAs and HLTAs 2010-2011
We are holding the Ambassadors for ICT 5 Day Course again from October 2010. This course is designed to support Teaching Assistants and Higher Level Teaching Assistants in becoming confident users of ICT so that they can support the development of ICT in their schools. More
Friday 25th June 2010

Transition in Primary Languages/MFL
We have updated documentation to record information on pupils’ language learning experiences to support transition in primary languages. More
Thursday 24th June 2010

Transformation News for Schools
We have set up a page in the Leadership section for news about the changes which will affect children's services and school improvement as part of the HCC transformation programme and the recent change in Government. More
Tuesday 22nd June 2010

National ICT Festival: 17 February 2011
Attendees will have the opportunity to see a huge range of innovative and leading edge technologies and resources, all under one roof. A selection of ICT litebite taster and update sessions will be run throughout the event. More information, including booking, will be posted here and on the Learning Platform, ICT subject leaders spaces soon. More
Monday 21st June 2010

Study Support and Out of School Hours Learning Support - Case Studies
New case studies on SSOSHL projects for asylum seekers, junior eating and exercise, ESTMA learning games and early morning language sessions. More
Monday 14th June 2010

Are You Spending More Than You Need on Training and Meeting Venues?

The Hertfordshire Development Centre at Robertson House provides first class conference, training and meeting facilities at value for money prices.  Cost comparisons are provided for your information. More
Friday 11th June 2010

JISC Collections for Schools - Online Resources
JISC Collections for Schools is a not-for-profit initiative that enables schools across the UK to benefit from large discounts on high quality online subscription resources. Hertfordshire Schools Library Service has set up a buying group to enable participating schools to gain even greater savings. More
Friday 11th June 2010

Fifth Regional Conference on Gifted and Talented Education - 20 October 2010
A rare opportunity for you to work with Professor Joseph S. Renzulli one of the world’s leading researchers and speakers on gifted and talented education and originator of the well known phrase“A rising tide lifts all ships”. More
Friday 4th June 2010