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Introduction

Education Services2018/19

Dear School Leaders and Governors

Welcome to the EES for Schools Education Services brochure which outlines our range of specialist school support services.

Owned by Essex County Council, EES for Schools works with over 4,500 schools across 20 countries, in four areas:

• Software – Target Tracker and School Effectiveness+;• Professional Development – Training and Consultancy;• School Support Services – Finance, HR, Governor Services, Clerking Services and Library

Services;• Outdoor Education.

As a publicly-owned education organisation, we support good outcomes in the community across all of our work. We are passionate about improving the life chances of children by providing you with the best expertise and support available, so you can continue the great work you are doing.

The tremendous impact that our work is having has been recognised by EducationInvestor who selected EES for Schools as winners of the 2016 ‘School Improvement Service’ award.

Our 250 staff have a wealth of expertise from working with thousands of schools across the country and, through this, we get to see great practice day in and day out. As a result, we have almost certainly helped other schools with the same priorities as yours and fully understand the challenges you face.

You can contact our customer service team on 0345 200 8600 or enquiries@EESforschools.org with any queries or to book in support as part of your plans for the year ahead.

We wish you a successful 2018 with the great work you do for our children and communities.

Best wishes,

The EES for Schools team

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Contents

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Academy Conversion Academy Pre-Conversion Support 6

Academy Conversion Support 7

Academy Insurance Academy Insurance (Essex County Council ) 8

China Education Links China Education Links and Mandarin Programme 9

Clerking Clerking Agency 10

Continuous Professional Development CPD Programme 11

Training and Development Subscription 12

Education Support English and Mathematics Competitions 13

Curriculum Support Improving Outcomes in English 14

Phonics 15

Curriculum Support Offer 16

Education Support Headteacher Performance Review 17

Leadership Leadership Support 18

Moderation MOT 19

Schools Healthcheck 20

Pupil Premium Healthcheck 21

Pupil Premium Strategy 22

School Assessment Leaders 23

Subject Leader Networks in English, Mathematics and Science 24

Education Support Basic Skills Quality Mark 25

Teaching and Learning Lesson Study 26

Maximising the Impact of Your Teaching Assistants 27

Mindset Approach 28

Education Support Bite Size Staff Meetings 29

Whole School Support Self Improving Schools Programme 30

Surgeries for You! 31

Website Compliance 32

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Education Finance Support Finance Support 33

Academies ICE 34

Maintained Schools ICE 35

Education Finance Support for MATs 36

Other Finance Services 37

Education HR HR Support 38

Recruitment Support Recruitment Website 39

Education Visits Education Visits Support 40

Essex Outdoors Outdoor Education Provision 41

Essex Teacher Training Initial Teacher Training 42

Governor Services Governance Support 43

Review of Governance 44

Governor Training 45

ESGA (Optimus Education) 46

Newly Qualified Teachers Newly Qualified Teachers Induction 47

Newly Qualified Teachers Support 48

School Effectiveness+ School Effectiveness+ 49

School Library Service Resources and Support 50

Book Club 51

Storytelling Bookbus 52

Purchased Book Saver Subscription 53

Library Improvement Subscription 54

Secondary Book Purchase 55

Trackers and Trekkers 56

Target Tracker Target Tracker Primary and EYFS 57

Target Tracker Multi 58

Contact Us 59

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Academy Conversion

Academy Pre-Conversion SupportEES for Schools, in conjunction with Prospects Education, offer a one-stop-shop approach for schools thinking of, or about to go through, the process of converting to academy status. Whether it is about becoming an academy, joining an existing multi-academy trust (MAT), or creating a new MAT in conjunction with other schools in the area, we have a team of highly experienced, skilled and respected advisers that can guide you through the process. Our breadth of knowledge and experience means we can support, advise, guide and inform you every step of the way, from the initial senior leadership discussions about becoming an academy all the way through to actual implementation and opening the doors.

Key Features/Benefits• Providing professional and independent advice and support for schools right at the start

of the decision-making process.• Meeting with relevant stakeholders in individual schools or across a range of sites,

ensuring they have all the facts required and are confident to make their own judgement on the benefits of conversion.

• Engaging fully with schools in identifying the relevant academy model as well as highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of any existing model that may have been proposed.

• Working hand-in-hand with schools to develop strategic plans, and reviewing them on a regular basis, to identify milestones and check the progress made towards actual conversion.

• Identifying the training needs of senior leaders and governors. Developing and implementing a bespoke training programme that will ensure a successful and painless academy conversion.

Our journey towards Academy Trust conversion would not have been possible without the support, skills, experience and sensitivity of the Prospects Education team. Their extensive knowledge and expertise in school improvement has provided the Trust with a clear understanding of how we can build capacity in school leadership and teaching and learning. But most importantly, they have skilfully led all stakeholders through this complex process, and helped to create clarity in our judgements and confidence in our decision making.

Chair, Chesil Education Partnership, Weymouth

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Academy Conversion

Academy Conversion SupportAcademy Conversion Support provides a comprehensive package for schools including the financial, HR and legal aspects of the academy conversion process.

EES for Schools has teamed with Essex Legal Services Ltd as we understand the issues that schools can face and provide advice and assistance to meet the needs of your academy conversion.

Key Features/BenefitsA one-stop-shop approach to your academy conversion including:

• financial set-up, opening an academy bank account and registering with Companies House

• TUPE process and pension registrations• academy funding and EFA returns• review of academy trust governance structure• negotiation and completion of Commercial Transfer Agreement, Funding Agreement,

lease/transfer of property, company set-up, property due diligence and Articles of Association

We recognise that each school will have different needs as part of the conversion process. We will be happy to discuss additional support as required.

We can also provide post-conversion support to ensure the success and long-term sustainability of your academy.

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Academy Insurance

Academy Insurance offered by Essex County Council

EES for Schools is dedicated to providing your school or academy with the tools you need for curriculum and school management. As part of the local authority, we regularly review Essex County Council’s best offers to find those which would be of benefit to our customers.

Essex County Council’s (ECC) Insurance Team has created a tailored insurance offer that has been designed to meet the specific requirements of academies.

To provide this service, ECC has selected Zurich Municipal who are one of the leading providers of insurance solutions to the UK education sector, and specialists in this field.

Over 200 academies are already utilising this service.

Key Features/Benefits• significant premium reductions• experienced insurance advisers to deal with your insurance and operational risk

management queries• individual policy documentation and insurance certificates for each academy• free property survey to identify risk improvements to help mitigate losses• insurance for the covers excluded by the RPA scheme • free attendance at the Essex Academy Insurance Conference• central point of contact through Essex County Council’s Insurance Team, including

specialist assistance and updates

Interested? Contact Essex County Council’s Insurance Team on 0333 013 9819 or by email insurance@essex.gov.uk.

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China Education Links

China Educational Links and Mandarin Programme

The Essex-Jiangsu Centre for Chinese Studies are completely committed to supporting, advising and reassuring schools in their implementation of Mandarin. Their professionalism offers peace of mind when embarking on this linguistic and cultural journey.

They provide native Chinese teachers with well-prepared lessons that are lively and varied with games, songs and role play to engage with the pupils and all resources are provided. They have nurtured and encouraged me to improve my own Mandarin knowledge by retraining. They have supported me with the planning and implementation of Mandarin within the curriculum, and our scheme of work is tailored to the needs of our school from the range of topics to the pace of learning.

They organise a maths themed exchange where a group of Chinese students visit our school to experience school life and participate in the China -Essex Maths Competition which combines a mixture of Chinese and British mathematical skills. The organisation of this is superb and has proved to be very rewarding for all the pupils involved.

I have just returned from the China Bridge Trip through which our school has become partners with a primary school in Jiangsu. This creates exciting opportunities to share learning and to find out about everyday life for children in each country.

Marion Jones, MFL Subject Leader, Wentworth Primary School, Maldon

The China Educational Links team is dedicated to developing and expanding the teaching and learning of Mandarin and Chinese culture in Essex and nearby schools, deepening educational links and school partnerships between the UK and China.

The Essex-Jiangsu China Partnership is a wonderful opportunity for local students and teachers to gain an invaluable insight into education in a different culture.

Key Features/Benefits• Mandarin language lessons and Chinese culture activities, curriculum and teaching

advice, resources and staffing, assessment and exam support• school partnership opportunities with China, support on international exchanges and

joint projects• CPD training for teachers and teaching assistants to develop the knowledge, skills and

confidence to teach Chinese language and culture in their schools as well as developing effective school links with China

• support service for Chinese English as an additional language (EAL) students

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Clerking

Clerking Agency

I just wanted to let you know that we have had our first governing board meeting with our new clerk and she is super. She is very professional as well as very knowledgeable and we are all really looking forward to working with her.

Lindy McDermott, Chair of Governors, Henham and Ugley Primary & Nursery School, Henham

All academy trusts and maintained schools must appoint a clerk to their governing board as set out in their articles of association or in regulations. The clerk to governors has a central role in providing advice to the governing board on governance, constitutional and procedural matters to ensure that the governing board meets its statutory duties.

Our service includes preparation and circulation of agendas, attendance at governing board meetings, taking and distributing draft minutes, maintenance of membership records and advice on procedural and legislative matters including further support and access to professional advice on educational issues.

We also offer a tailored service to MATs, provide support with company secretarial duties and admission appeals for academies and free schools.

Key Features/Benefits• prompt response to all enquires• long or short-term cover clerks provided if regular clerk not available• provision of a specialist clerking service to cover staff and pupil disciplinary and appeal

panels• annual evaluation of clerking service provided

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Continuous Professional Development

CPD ProgrammeEES for Schools is committed to supporting education professionals wishing to develop and improve their practice. To this end, we offer a comprehensive training course and conference programme that has been designed to support school staff at all stages of their career, to enhance and broaden their professional knowledge, skills, and expertise, and ultimately to make a real difference to children’s learning outcomes.

Our professional development website EEScpdportal.org enables you to book all of your training online, and keeps a record of this all in one place. Continuous Professional Development (CPD) leaders can see what CPD has been requested and attended by all staff and governors, making it easier to monitor and report to senior leaders and governors.

Courses available on the Professional Development website include:

• Curriculum Courses (English, mathematics and science)• Designated Person for Child Protection Training• Early Years and Childcare Training• Essex Outdoors (including Snow Sports and Educational Visits Training) • Health and Safety Training (including Asbestos and Legionella Training)• Leadership and Management Training• Safer Recruitment• School Assessment Leader (SAL) Training• Special Educational Needs Training

HOW2EES for Schools is delighted to introduce a new concept in teacher training. If you are looking for a convenient, research based approach to training teachers in what works best in the classroom, whilst maintaining the ability for the teacher to individualise their approach then How2 is for you.

The How2 pedagogical approach means the training is entirely applicable across the curriculum and is not dependant on subject specific training. The fact that all the resources are held on an interactive website means that all teachers in your school can access the training and approach and share good practice across the school.

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Continuous Professional Development

Training and Development Subscription

Every teacher needs to improve, not because they are not good enough, but because they can be even better.

Department for Education (2016). Quote by Wiliam. D. taken from ‘Standard for teachers’ professional development’. [online] p. 3. Available at: www.gov.uk [Accessed 15 Dec. 2016]

EES for Schools has an extensive training and development programme delivered by our experienced education adviser team who provide a wide range of Training and Development opportunities for leaders, teachers, support staff and governors in primary schools and academies.

Our Training and Development membership combines CPD sessions and adviser support for a whole school solution. Our membership provides schools with a cost effective approach guaranteeing access to high-quality, innovative and current professional development through CPD coded sessions, as well as named adviser support including visits to your school.

Key Features/Benefits• termly newsletter updates • personalised support from an education adviser• the ability to plan school training budget finances in advance• enhanced offer for Premier and Premier Plus customers

Standard Premier Premier Plus

Access to a named adviser P P P

Newsletter updates P P P

CPD coded half-day training sessions 10 sessions 10 sessions 15 sessions

Half-day tailored education adviser visits (teaching and learning or leadership)

one visit three visits six visits

Progression materials including mathematics or English documents (with updates)

O P P

One central meeting for managing and developing your CPD

O P P

One delegate place at a teaching and learning or leadership conference

O P P

Website compliance check O O P

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Education Support

English and Mathematics CompetitionsEvery year, EES for Schools run a maths and English competition for pupils in Upper Key Stage 2 (KS2). Enter your team for a chance to compete against other schools countywide.

Each competition starts in the autumn term with internal school challenges, followed by local heats in the spring term and culminating in the exciting grand final every year, in the summer term. We welcome entries from schools across the county for 2018/19.

The competitions have been running successfully for nine years and each year approximately 170 teams participate. In addition to the opportunity to network and build pupil confidence, each school has the added benefit of receiving copies of all materials used in the competition, including materials from the grand final, which are great classroom teaching resources.

Key Features/Benefits• The mathematics upper KS2 competition focuses on activities from all areas of the

mathematics curriculum. • The English upper KS2 competition focuses on activities based around reading

development, vocabulary, spelling and grammar.• Children will have the opportunity to develop and extend team-work skills.• Following registration, each school will receive a PowerPoint presentation which includes

a wide range of activities to help select which Year 5 and 6 pupils will make up the final team (four players).

• Teams will come face-to-face with teams from other local schools in a series of ‘knockout’ events involving a range of fun and engaging challenges. These heats will be arranged in localities across the county throughout the spring term.

• The competitions will conclude with an exciting grand final held at a central location in the summer term.

I am incredibly impressed at the talent and aptitude of all the pupils involved... Congratulations to all involved; I look forward to next year’s competition.

Cllr Ray Gooding, Essex County Council’s Member for Education and Lifelong Learning, Essex Chronicle Newspaper, July 2016

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Education Support

Improving Outcomes in EnglishImproving outcomes in English is designed for schools who are looking to continue to develop areas of English with a view to accelerating progress and raising attainment for pupils.

This programme will be tailor-made to the requirement of the school and can focus on any one or multiple strands within the English curriculum.

Key Features/Benefits• five half-termly visits from an English adviser• one half day CPD course delivered in school• email support and advice• materials to support continued development

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Leading on Phonics

Phonics and Spelling Review

Develop the role of your English subject leader or phonics lead through a bespoke school visit and ongoing email support, giving them the opportunity to network with colleagues, share ideas and explore relevant research.

Examples of how your school visit time could be used include:

• action planning with phonics lead• phonics audit• lesson observations and feedback• staff training • analysis of screening check outcomes

Review current practice and prioritise areas for development in these key elements on the national curriculum. The review will be tailored to your individual school needs. Options for the visit include:

• lesson observations• climate walk• review of assessment and tracking data• discussions with key staff members• scrutiny of books • audit of resources• hearing pupils read

Following the review, a comprehensive report will be provided. This will outline key strengths and potential development areas in phonics.

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Education Support

Curriculum Support OfferEES for Schools is committed to helping you achieve the best possible outcomes for your pupils. Our curriculum support offer includes a range of products and services specifically designed to help you achieve this.

Success @ ArithmeticTwo light-touch calculation-based interventions for learners in Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 who have difficulties with arithmetic proficiency and need support to improve their understanding of number and written calculation skills. Number Sense focuses on children Years 3-5; Calculation focuses on children in Years 5-8. These Every Child Counts interventions have been developed by Edge Hill University.

Maths from BeijingOur three day professional development programme has been designed in collaboration with mathematics researchers from the Haidian District in Beijing. This programme will develop deep conceptual understanding through mathematical pedagogy leading to the engagement of children in deep mathematical thinking and meaningful recording. The programme is available at three different levels for light-touch or deeper levels of support.

Talk 4 NumberTalk 4 Number is an Every Child Counts mathematics intervention developed by Edge Hill University. It is for: pupils mainly in Years 3 or 4 who need support and encouragement to use and understand mathematical language or to talk fluently about their maths; and pupils in Year 3 or above who are in the later stages of learning English as an additional language.

NumiconWe are offering a range of Numicon Professional Development options for your school, including bespoke mathematical INSET and consultancy to support whole school implementation. Our full range has been designed for both new users or for existing users wishing to improve their effectiveness in Numicon and measure its impact.

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Headteacher Performance Review

I appreciate your work with me during this process, making it easy and certainly stress-free. I have always found you to be supportive and helpful and I hope we can use you more often over the coming year to support both myself and the team in our quest for a ‘good’ or better school.

Linda McSweeney, Headteacher, St. Pius X Catholic Primary School, Chelmsford

EES for Schools provides an adviser service for headteacher performance management. The service provides high-quality advice and support for the headteacher performance management process. It enables schools and their governing bodies to fulfil statutory requirements in relation to headteacher performance management.

We offer highly trained, effective external adviser support through our experienced leadership advisers. They support governing bodies to undertake rigorous performance management processes which contribute to improving outcomes for pupils in individual schools.

Key Features/Benefits• appropriate documentation for recording the review process and objective setting• guidance and advice to the appointed governors in exploring a range of evidence so that

judgements made regarding the progress towards objectives set are formed objectively• a meeting with the headteacher to discuss evidence and their view of performance

against the objectives and overall performance during the last year• a meeting with the review panel to discuss governors’ views, the evidence presented and

to provide advice on objectives for the coming year• a review of performance with the panel and headteacher to reach a judgement against

objectives and the headteacher’s overall performance• advice and support for setting appropriate objectives for the coming year, with clear

success criteria and measurable milestones for evaluating progress• advice on relevant professional development and performance review statement for

governors

We strive to ensure that the Headteacher Performance Review is a valuable process for all parties, supporting governors to ensure that objectives set contribute effectively to the drive of school improvement and also supports the professional development of the headteacher or head of school, so that they are well-equipped to lead the school forward.

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Leadership Support

If England is to compete with the very best, then strong leadership is absolutely critical … leaders are the key people in changing and improving the culture and performance of the organisation… It is leadership that drives improvement by creating the culture and ethos needed to push up standards.

Ofsted (2012). Sir Michael Wilshaw’s introduction. ‘The Annual Report of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills’. [online] p. 9. Available at: www.gov.uk [Accessed 15 Dec. 2016]

Leaders in schools are judged by how well they communicate their vision and ambition for the school, how they set high expectations and aspiration, and the rigour and accuracy of self-evaluation to drive future planning to secure school improvement. Our bespoke Leadership Support provides schools with regular, ongoing support and challenge for senior leaders. Leadership Support is suitable for all schools, at whatever stage on their journey of school improvement. The support is based on the best of the former Schools Partnership Programme.

Key Features/BenefitsWe provide you with a highly experienced leadership adviser, who will work closely with you to provide bespoke support tailored to your needs, which may typically include:

• a school effectiveness and self-evaluation review• a specific review of agreed areas to evidence improvements and/or develop next steps• data analysis and establishing school priorities• verifying judgements• measuring impact and evaluating learning over time

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Moderation MOTGovernment policy requires schools to have a clear moderation process in place in advance of any statutory moderation. The role of statutory moderation is to validate these teacher judgements.

To support schools through this process, we are offering a pre-data submission MOT for a Key Stage 1 (reading, writing and mathematics) and Key Stage 2 (writing). All of our moderators are certified by the Standards & Testing Agency (STA).

Implications for schools:

• Evidence for each of the ‘pupil can’ statements must be seen. If there is no evidence for even one ‘I can’ statement, the child cannot achieve the standard.

• If there is insufficient evidence, the moderator may moderate more pupils from the cohort.

• Schools are expected to submit data which reflects any judgements changed during moderation.

• Evidence should clearly identify the amount of support a pupil has received. • If a moderator is unable to validate a judgment due to a systematic lack of evidence,

the local authority is expected to refer the school to the Standards and Testing Agency Maladministration team.

Please note: your school may still be subject to a statutory moderation if you choose to use this service.

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Schools HealthcheckA healthcheck from one of our KS1 or KS2 accredited moderators will give schools the opportunity to check pupils are on track to achieve end of key stage outcomes.

Schools will receive external feedback on how standards compare to those in other schools, which will enable gaps to be identified and quickly addressed so that pupils are well placed to achieve age-related expectations at the end of key.

Key Features/Benefits• Supports schools to ensure judgements are accurate against their own assessment

criteria or alternatively, against criteria devised with the school.• Gives schools an opportunity to ensure that standards are maintained mid key stage.• Can take place at any time of the year to reflect schools’ data collection cycles.

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Why your school could benefit from a Pupil Premium Healthcheck: In the current and next financial years, schools will receive additional funding to spend on improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.

With this funding comes an expectation from the DfE and Ofsted that schools will spend these funds effectively to ensure that attainment and achievement gaps are diminishing between eligible pupils and their peers in the school as well as all pupils nationally.

To support this aim, we offer the Pupil Premium Healthcheck to review the provision and outcomes for pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium.

The Pupil Premium Healthcheck can help the senior leadership teams and governors in infant, junior, primary and secondary schools as well as pupil referral units and special schools to improve their understanding of, and evidence their use of, the Pupil Premium. It is a bespoke programme, tailored to your needs and will be designed with you, based on an available menu of activities.

Key Features/Benefits• in-depth analysis of your current use of Pupil Premium funding• advice and guidance on how best to develop your use of the Pupil Premium• information you need to be Ofsted-ready regarding the Pupil Premium

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Pupil Premium Healthcheck

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Pupil Premium Strategy

[our adviser] considered evidence thoughtfully and listened carefully, which enabled him to gain a good understanding of the context of our small school and the complex needs of some of our pupils. Because he had this strong grasp of our context, he was able to celebrate examples of good practice as well as providing us with sound advice for developing our strategies further.

Headteacher, Colne Engaine CofE Primary School, Colchester

Diminishing the attainment gap between disadvantaged learners and their peers is essential to ensure an equality of opportunity for all.

The Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) was implemented to enable schools to put in place the essential support to remove barriers to learning for these children. It is crucial that schools, through their 360° needs analysis, identify these barriers and plan how to flexibly use the PPG to support learners to make better than expected progress.

To support schools to use their PPG effectively to enhance learning we have developed three options (Standard, Premier and Premier Plus) which will enable you to review your current practice, enhance it and meet all statutory requirements.

Key Features/BenefitsStandard

• a Pupil Premium Healthcheck

Premier• a half-day (mid-year) Pupil Premium Healthcheck • an analysis session • a session to support writing your Pupil Premium strategy plan • an additional consultant visit • an end of year evaluation session

Premier Plus• a half-day (mid-year) Pupil Premium Healthcheck • an analysis session • a session to support writing your Pupil Premium strategy plan • an additional consultant visit • an end of year evaluation session • two staff half-day training sessions

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School Assessment Leaders

SAL meetings are always very informative. Notes taken are invaluable, I refer to them all the time. The meetings are a very good time to ask questions and get information clarified.

Helen Lewis, Teacher, Messing Primary School, Messing

The School Assessment Leaders (SALs) programme focuses on developing your assessment practice, statutory assessment processes and moderation of standards. It enables your school to access expertise and meet regularly with others to share best practice.

Our School Assessment Leaders update sessions, which are included in this programme, are our most popular sessions.

Our team carries out the statutory assessment process on behalf of the Standards and Testing Agency. We therefore have access to the latest national information as well as a wide range of effective practice.

There are three options for subscription (Standard, Premier and Premier Plus), which allow schools to make choices on the services they would like to be offered.

Key Features/BenefitsStandard

• attendance at the scheduled termly School Assessment Leader update sessions• three Developing Assessment Practice events provided exclusively to subscribing schools• membership of the e-communication group for ongoing updates and news about national

policy development and resources• ongoing adviser support via email

Premier includes all items in the Standard offer plus: • a half-day of in-school consultancy support

Premier Plus includes all items in the Standard offer plus: • three half-days of in-school consultancy support • access to existing Essex materials

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Subject Leader Networks in English, Mathematics and ScienceThe Subject Leader Networks subscriptions provide your school with essential access to the latest information, peer networks, and effective support and development across the year.

Schools can subscribe to the Primary Subject Leader Networks for English, mathematics and science.

Each of these networks will provide you with the most recent developments in aspects of learning and teaching, assessment, curriculum provision and leadership as well as access to innovative curriculum workshops and opportunities to share practice with other schools.

Key Features/BenefitsThere are three subscription options for all networks which allow schools to make choices on the services they would like to be offered.

Standard:• exciting and innovative termly development sessions• materials, ideas and best practice to enhance curriculum provision• attendance at termly Subject Leader updates• Essex support materials for English, mathematics and science• termly newsletters and email alerts of new developments

Premier includes all items in the Standard offer plus: • a half-day of in-school consultancy support

Premier Plus includes all items in the Standard offer plus: • three half-days of in-school consultancy support • a copy of ‘Progression Across the Curriculum’ a document which maps skill progression

across national curriculum subjects (excluding P.E. and R.E.)

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Basic Skills Quality Mark

A worthy assessment to have whilst making improvements or addressing areas of development.

Nera Butcher, Headteacher, Hogarth Primary, Brentwood

The Basic Skills Quality Mark is a nationally recognised award that celebrates and supports continuous improvement in literacy and numeracy. To gain recognition, schools and settings need to demonstrate a whole school approach to improving standards in literacy and numeracy with evidence of the impact of its approaches. The award recognises the provision, practice and performance within the development of basic skills. Once awarded, the quality mark is valid for three years.

The quality mark process is based upon good practice in school improvement. The principles of the quality mark are central to the school improvement agenda, the involvement of the whole school community, self-review and targeted intervention.

Key Features/Benefits• strengthening leadership and management• developing key staff roles and responsibilities• focusing on identified areas for development• raising staff and pupil morale • celebrating success

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Lesson Study

Through the Lesson Study Project, our teachers have observed lessons and planned collaboratively. The focus was not on the teaching but on the pupils’ learning and the observation not a judgement of the teacher but an investigation into how pupils respond to the lesson. Teachers were able to support each other and facilitate successful learning through strategies that meet individual needs.

Headteacher, Chipping Ongar Primary School, Ongar

“Taking part in collaborative enquiries into improving teaching and learning is the single most impactful action a school leader can take to improve educational outcomes for pupils.”

Robinson et al 2009

Lesson Study provides the opportunity for groups of teachers to work collaboratively to develop and improve practice through planning, teaching, observing and reflecting on research lessons within a structured cycle. This ongoing blended approach to professional development is highly effective for all teachers in any stage of their career.

We offer three levels of service: Standard, Premier and Premier Plus.

Key Features/BenefitsStandard

• a staff training session • adviser support session • support one cycle of Lesson Study for one group• an end of year evaluation session

Premier • a staff training session • adviser support session • support for one cycle of Lesson Study for one group• an end of year evaluation session • an analysis session

Premier Plus• a staff training session • adviser support session • support for three cycles of Lesson Study for one group • two staff half-day training sessions• an end of year evaluation session • an analysis session

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Maximising the Impact of Your Teaching Assistants

A great course, beneficial for teaching assistants and, in turn, for the children.

Teresa Burrows, St Georges New Town Junior School, Colchester

Teaching assistants can play an invaluable and important role within education. Therefore, it is imperative that their skill and time is used wisely and that the workforce is trained to the highest standard.

This programme gives leaders and teaching assistants the opportunity to explore the variety of models available and decide which work best for them, giving each school a tailored experience.

During the course of the programme, teaching assistants will learn the principles of ongoing assessment and the importance of manageable, effective and useful feedback and marking. Key to the programme and to pupil learning, teaching assistants will also understand the variety of behaviours that pupils may exhibit and how to manage them. Our new, comprehensive programme can cater to your school or consortium for groups of up to 15 teaching assistants.

Key Features/Benefits• six modules run across two or three terms • can be delivered in-house and can be shared with other schools or in consortiums• in-depth English and mathematics subject knowledge training• certificates for successful completion of the course

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Mindset Approach

More than three decades of research shows that an overemphasis on intellect or talent and the implication that such traits are innate and fixed, leaves people vulnerable to failure, fearful of challenges and unmotivated to learn.

Teaching people to have a growth Mindset, which encourages a focus on ‘process’ rather than on intelligence or talent, produces high achievers in school and in life.

Dweck, C. (2015) The Secret to Raising Smart Kids. [Blog] Scientific American. Available at: www.scientificamerican.com [Accessed 15 Dec. 2016]

EES for Schools has a unique method based on the research by Carol Dweck to deliver the Mindset Approach. We look at your whole school - from governors and senior leaders, to learners and site managers. This helps to create a complete cultural change throughout your school to develop a growth mindset.

Key Features/Benefits• create a school culture of growth mindset• improve learning behaviours• improve learning outcomes• support staff to embrace challenges• collate a bank of strategies and ideas to support others to develop a growth mindset• tweak existing practices to strengthen learners’ resilience and determination

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Bite Size Staff MeetingsOur Bite Size Staff Meetings are designed to focus upon the key training issues that schools often tell us are a top priority. Condensed into bite-sized 90 minute sessions these neatly slot into your staff meetings and are a great opportunity to train your staff in specific strands of the curriculum.

Key Features/Benefits• competitively priced• support staff to embrace changes• designed to fit neatly outside of ‘teaching hours’• planned to address top priorities in education• popular topics with new topics continually added

Choose from a range of Bite Size staff meetings including:

• Algebra for All• An introduction to bar modelling• An introduction to Cine-literacy• Developing Inference Skills• Developing Reading Comprehension Skills• Drama in the Classroom • Exploring Fractions• Games for Addition and Subtraction• Games for Multiplication and Division• Grammar: Practical Activities• Grammar Subject Knowledge• Handwriting• How Not to Judge a Book by its Cover• Introduction to Talk for Writing• Moderation Meeting• Phonics: Practical Activities• Reading for Pleasure• Reasoning and Problem Solving• Reciprocal Reading • Spelling: Practical Activities• Talk in Beijing - using models, images, manipulatives and dialogue in mathematics• Teaching Multiplication Tables• Teaching Phonics• Teaching Statistics• Teaching Spelling• The Place of Place Value• The Principles of an Effective Moderation• Valuing Vocabulary

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Education Support

Self Improving Schools ProgrammeOur Self Improving Schools Programme (SISP) is designed to facilitate the forming of deep partnerships. It will develop skills which are key to forming these effective partnerships and bringing about school improvement.

The programme consists of five, full-day, core events with the option of a linked adviser to facilitate progress reports, peer reviews and bespoke consultancy.

SISP can operate independently or complement the work of School Effectiveness+ and Target Tracker.

Key Features/Benefits• assistance in developing effective working relationships between groups of schools• assistance in achieving successful school improvement through a self-improving

schools’ plan• provides a structure to enable schools to formulate plans • training in key skills linked to the self-improving school agenda• adviser support for school clusters to implement the self-improving schools’ plan

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Surgeries for You!Surgeries for You! is a bespoke programme tailored to your MAT or a cluster of schools. Education advisers provide you with tailored sessions once a term or half-term that will have immediate impact on your school improvement agenda.

School improvement can take many forms, such as supporting your school with Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), assistance with proving progress in the learning environment and understanding how best to use learning conversations or numerous other topics.

You select what you need and we will help you to deliver the outcomes.

Key Features/Benefits• tailored to your MAT or cluster of schools • can be for groups of teachers, support staff, governors and senior leaders• sessions can take place during the day, after school as twilight or part of evening

sessions for governors• outcomes include practical suggestions that support next steps in school improvement

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Education Support

Website ComplianceA school website should provide an effective showcase for a school and facilitate all manner of communications with staff, pupils, parents and governors.

School websites can often be hard to navigate and may lack the information stakeholders need. This service will provide you with a comprehensive report about your school website.

One of our education advisers will review your website to ensure it complies with all Ofsted requirements. Advisers will also provide an external view of the navigability of your site, suggest additional content beneficial to your stakeholders and identify future areas of development for your consideration.

Key Features/Benefits• the check can be carried out remotely offsite, or in your school with members of staff• the check covers topics in all key areas• a fully comprehensive report with recommendations• the benefit of an experienced education adviser• The option to sign up to a two year subscription which will keep you up-to-date with any

new national guidelines or requirements relating to school websites.

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Standard Premier Premier Plus

Helpdesk P P P

10 support visit hours, onsite and spread across the year (minimum visit length two hours)

O P P

plus additional hours booked upfront at a reduced rate

O O P

Education Finance Support

Finance Support

You are a great support to the school and me personally in my role as Business Manager. Excellent service.

Ursula Reilly, Business Manager, Our Lady Immaculate Academy, Chelmsford

Education Finance Support provides a range of financial services that aim to empower schools and academies to manage their financial resources and maximise the funds available for education. We work in partnership with the school or academy sharing our knowledge and expertise with finance staff, business managers, headteachers and governors to enhance the standards of financial management.

We offer three packages which are delivered by our large team of highly qualified, experienced finance consultants including a dedicated helpdesk with remote access. Our support is flexible according to each school or academy’s individual requirements including bespoke packages for MATs.

Key Features/Benefits• We support many finance systems: FMS6, PSF, RM, SAGE and Civica.• PS Financials Approved Training & Support Partner for Essex• budget preparation, reporting and monitoring• finance tasks, forward-planning, year-end, statutory returns to LA or ESFA, payroll and

personnel • academy conversion preparation• spreadsheet toolkit plus policy templates for schools and academies• school fund audit• finance staff cover

Subscription Packages Available:

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Academies ICE

A really useful & informative visit with some good recommendations.

Tracy Smart, Business Manager, Dilkes Academy, Thurrock

The Education Finance Team offers an independent and highly professional service to support your academy’s governors/trustees in the review of your internal financial controls. Our team of fully trained review consultants, including a number of qualified accountants, are education finance specialists with experience of both public and private sector financial procedures.

Our flexible approach enables us to offer a bespoke service to meet the needs of the governing body; the standard scope of work may be amended by prior arrangement.

A bespoke programme of visits can be arranged for MATs depending on the MAT structure.

Key Features/Benefits• standard three visits, structured programme, regularly updated • professional report following each visit containing clear recommendations for improved

controls• areas covered include: Banking, Inventory/Fixed Assets, Accounting Controls, Financial

Management and Governance, Returns, Financial Reporting, Payroll/Expenses, Income, Expenditure

• reduced programme for new converters

Financial Management Governance Self-Assessment (FMGS)As an additional service we offer completion of the FMGS, obtaining evidence and presenting to the governing body. This can either be purchased as a stand-alone service, or can run alongside the standard Academy ICE as part of a package.

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Maintained Schools ICE

Always a really positive experience, helpful & useful to talk through recommendations, all fully explained.

Elaine Peaston-Jones, Office Manager, Holy Trinity CofE Primary school, Eight Ash Green, Colchester

Our highly acclaimed Internal Controls Evaluation (ICE) Service is delivered by a team of fully trained review consultants, including a number of professionally qualified accountants, who are education finance specialists experienced in public and private sector financial procedures.

The ICE service gives valuable independent assurance to governors on the appropriateness of your internal financial controls. The ICE report provides supporting evidence to aid completion of relevant areas of the DfE’s Schools Financial Value Standard (SFVS).

Our flexible approach enables us to offer a bespoke service to meet the needs of the governing body; the visit agenda may be amended, by prior arrangement.

Key Features/Benefits• onsite visit covering a structured review programme• professional report containing clear recommendations for improved controls, issued to

the chair of governors, headteacher and business manager • areas covered include: Financial Management and Governance, Payroll, Income,

Expenditure, Banking, Purchase Cards, School Fund, Business Continuity

Schools Financial Value Standard (SFVS)An addition to our service is completion of the SFVS, obtaining evidence and presenting to the governing body. This can either be purchased as a stand-alone service, or can run alongside the standard ICE as part of a package.

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Education Finance Support for Multi-Academy Trusts

Thank you for a really useful informative visit and a flexible service for the needs of our MAT!

South East Essex Academy Trust on Academy ICE

Very helpful – Katy is able to provide good advice re Trust. Always glad of her help.Lee Chapel Primary Academy, Basildon on Finance Support

We have developed two bespoke subscriptions: Financial Management Support and Internal Controls Evaluation (ICE) especially to meet the specific requirements of MATs.

Finance Support:Our highly rated Financial Management Support service is designed to suit the needs of each individual establishment. Constituent academies pay for our Standard Service plus the MAT purchases a block of support hours which can be shared across the academies, enabling all to have access to our toolkit. This offer is subject to a minimum number of hours purchased dependent on the number of academies within the MAT.

Key Features/Benefits• preparation for academy status• spreadsheet toolkit & policy templates• Financial Regulations and Scheme of Delegation• financial operational tasks – monthly reconciliations, troubleshooting, trading accounts• year-end procedures• ESFA Statutory Returns• payroll & personnel• budget preparation, reporting and monitoring• forward financial planning• capital project accounting• finance staff supply cover• implementation or review of the audit committee’s recommendations• FMGS

Internal Controls Evaluation (ICE):The ICE programme reviews the following areas as part of a core programme to ensure compliance with Academies Financial Handbook and DfE requirements:

• financial management and governance • banking• payroll • income • expenditure • Asset Register

Following the visits, user-friendly reports are delivered with, where appropriate, recommendations for improved controls. Constituent academies each subscribe to a two or three visit programme with an option of a separate ICE for the MAT itself.

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Other Finance Services

Very simple, straightforward way of completing cashflow.

Bocking Church Street Primary on Cashflow course

Really helpful and feel much more informed than at the start of the year.Rayne Primary at the end of the series of 5 Headteacher Modular training sessions

Financial Health Checks for Schools and AcademiesEES for Schools offer Financial Health Checks for schools and academies as recommended by the DfE and in accordance with the criteria listed in their supplier directory.

There are three levels of Health Check:

• Check one: initial assessment of current financial position, capabilities and strategy• Check two: action planning to address specific issues and efficiency savings• Check three: in-depth support to deliver the changes identified to improve financial

efficiency

Finance TrainingOur comprehensive programme of courses for finance staff, headteachers/senior leaders, governors/trustees of both schools and academies, cover current issues/developments in the world of education finance and are delivered by highly experienced education finance support consultants at venues around the county.

We can also design tailor made, onsite finance sessions for your governors or staff to run at times to suit you.

Finance Staff Recruitment Consultancy ServiceAppointing the right finance staff at all levels, from finance assistants to business managers, is central to achieving good financial management in schools and academies.

Our experienced consultants offer valuable assistance with all aspects of the recruitment process: advert wording, short listing, providing finance questions and tasks for interviews, and as an interview panel member.

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Education HR

HR Support

I have always found HR to be very supportive, knowledgeable and prompt with their advice and support. An invaluable service!

Debbie Griggs, Headteacher, Myland Primary, Colchester

We deliver a professional HR advice and consultancy service to schools, academies and free schools which:

• is local, accessible and responsive• provides dedicated named HR staff as personal links with your establishment• is innovative, empowering and results-focused• has specialised in education HR for over 25 years and has an outstanding reputation• offers excellent value for money• is proven to support customer confidence and knowledge in HR procedures

Our advice and consultancy service is a comprehensive and unlimited package designed to cover a wide variety of HR issues from the everyday to the extraordinary.

Key Features/BenefitsAll customers are provided with:

• a comprehensive set of user-friendly model HR policies, guidance and toolkits• a named link HR consultant and a named senior HR consultant to provide strategic and

practical support onsite• access to our integral and dedicated email and telephone advice lines • ‘HR News’ - a half-termly summary of HR issues and priority actions• access to our comprehensive online resources

While our comprehensive package meets most customer needs, we also offer complementary services which customers can purchase at subsidised rates:

• training - standard and bespoke packages for managers, HR staff and governors• employment contracts - standard and bespoke contracts of employment• Single Central Record Audits

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Recruitment Support

Recruitment WebsiteSchools and academies across Essex use our website to advertise their job vacancies and search for candidates. The website, which receives over 110,000 hits per month, enables schools to search the database of profiles submitted by NQTs, experienced teachers and support staff looking for posts in Essex schools and academies.

In addition to schools posting vacancies and seeing what other jobs are being advertised; schools and candidates can also use the site to find out more about the county of Essex, view videos from teachers that work in our schools and take a quiz that tests your knowledge about the county and search for additional information on how to go about training to become a teacher.

Key Features/Benefits• access to advertising in the Jobscene publication• intuitive and easy-to-use website• promote your own school• shows all jobs listed by each school• useful information for job seekers• links to useful websites for training and school information• videos highlighting schools roles and the wide ranging choices across Essex• find job seekers proactively• jobseekers can set up own profile• job alerts sent to jobseekers automatically

97% of users of our website said that the subscription process was straightforward and 92% of users confirmed that the website is easy to use.

Headteacher Recruitment The selection of a Headteacher is possibly the most important decision a governing body will make. We provide support for headteacher recruitment, providing an administration support offer that takes you from the initial meeting with the recruitment panel through to the successful candidate’s paperwork.

Not only does this service ensure total confidentiality, which is particularly important where there is an internal candidate, it also relieves the school office staff and governors of a considerable administrative burden.

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Education Visits

Education Visits Support

As a new head, as well as Educational Visits Coordinator, I’m now in the know about exactly what I need to do to approve, monitor and support high-quality visits in my school. I’m clear on my new role and it’s reassuring to have the ongoing support of the Educational Visit Team.

Jakki Sibley, Headteacher, Fordham All Saints Primary School, Colchester

The Educational Visits Support team provides guidance for the effective management of outdoor learning advice, offsite visits and learning outside the classroom. The service provides a proven framework for the statutory responsibility for health and safety and duty of care.

The Educational Visits Support service aims to provide support to educational establishments so that staff can engage in offsite work confidently and safely. Our Educational Visits Support service has a clear and robust set of standards, a proven framework and an effective training offer delivering useful tools to leaders, governors and schools. Schools working to national standards, within a proven framework and with trained leaders, will know that they can handle an immediate problem with confidence and will have an appropriate defence against claims of negligence.

Having trained Educational Visits Coordinators (EVCs) with robust systems of support and guidance in place will enable you to demonstrate employers’ health and safety responsibilities. Establishments are monitored both through the annual ‘Schools Health & Safety Audit’ and the EVOLVE online submission system to establish that they meet health and safety requirements.

Key Features/Benefits• free Educational Visits Coordinator (EVC) training (full and update training)• web-based educational visits system for notification and approval for offsite visits• telephone helpline • advice and support• CPD staff training programme • provider and visit monitoring• secure document storage for important documents such as policies and visit submissions• provision of a library of online resources such as generic risk assessments, policy

exemplars, and numerous documents to support visit leaders and EVCs/headteachers• robust system to evidence responsibility for health and safety and duty of care

Training Options (all courses can be bespoke) Duration

Visit Emergency Training

Choose from: two hours, inset, twilight, full or half-day

Visit Leader Training

EVOLVE

Outdoor Learning/Environmental Card

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Essex Outdoors

Outdoor Education Provision

The main benefits are team building and stress relief; it is always great for the kids to have fun after their exams. It’s also nice for children to build their confidence, and overcome their fears. I never thought that one particular child would have been able to conquer their fears while at the same time enjoy themselves so much.

Nicky Skinner, Educational Visits and Sports/Clubs Co-ordinator, Goodmayes Primary School, Ilford

The four Essex Outdoors centres in Bradwell, Danbury, Harlow and Mersea offer more than 35 high-quality outdoor education activities to excite and inspire. From activity days and forest schools through to residential experiences and adventurous expeditions, Essex Outdoors can cater for all your outdoor education requirements.

Essex Outdoors is able to design outdoor activity based programmes to support key educational objectives and developmental areas. A comprehensive range of courses to aid personal and professional development are also available.

New activities are now available, with new accommodation and facilities coming soon thanks to a recent £2million investment.

Key Features/Benefits• residential and day visits • environmental education and outreach • development programmes • Duke of Edinburgh’s Award training programmes and expeditions • adventurous, challenging and fun trips abroad for young people• courses to aid personal and professional development

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Essex Teacher Training

Initial Teacher Training

Essex Teacher Training provides positive, supportive and challenging provisions for trainee teachers. Comprehensive and engaging training focuses on developing best classroom practice so that trainees are well prepared for their first year of teaching.

Laura Meakin, Director of ITT, Tendring Teaching School Alliance

Essex Teacher Training is a provider of Initial Teacher Training (ITT) in the Eastern Region. We work with Teaching School Alliances (TSAs), MATs and individual schools to offer high-quality school-based training routes into teaching.

1. Pre-ITT

• Step To Teaching Programme: one year graduate internship - graduate is employed by your school, preparing them to apply for ITT

2. ITT Programmes

• SCITT: one year ITT programme leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)

• School Direct: F/T and P/T programmes leading to QTS and PGCE (optional for salaried) - salaried and non-salaried

• Assessment Only Route: 12 week assessment period - designed for those teaching in school that would be eligible to gain QTS without

undertaking a full QTS training programme - Teacher Apprenticeship - four term programme leading to QTS

3. Already Qualified?

• Bespoke Phase Specific Training - ideal for those with a teaching qualification from overseas who needs to improve their

knowledge of the UK curriculum - ideal for those wishing to switch from primary to secondary and vice versa

Key Features/Benefits• involvement in the recruitment of trainees for your school• opportunity to train graduates and subsequently employ a high-quality Newly Qualified

Teacher (NQT) who is familiar with the local context of your school• opportunity to join an existing School Direct partnership or be the Lead School for a new

partnership in your area• training for mentors and ITT coordinators• online support coupled with direct face-to-face support from our experienced team

Key Headlines• 94% of trainees who met QTS in 2017 did so at a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ level• the number of trainees who meet QTS is above the national average• employment rates (95%) are well above the national average

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Governor Services

Governance Support SubscriptionNational research indicates that a school is unlikely to succeed without an effective governing board. Strong governance is essential to ensuring successful educational outcomes since governors, although volunteers, play a vital strategic role in holding school leaders to account through support, challenge, and driving school improvement.

With an increasing national emphasis on skilled, knowledgeable governors and trustees who contribute to the effective governance and success of the school, it has never been more important to keep up-to-date with the latest legislation, guidance and good practice.

Our highly effective team of experienced and knowledgeable governance professionals enjoy a high reputation for excellence in supporting governors both within Essex and nationally.

We recognise that governors’ responsibilities are wide-ranging, with governing boards facing new challenges on a regular basis, and will help with any aspect of governance from the everyday to the extraordinary. We are willing to listen, in confidence if necessary, to support you in carrying out your role effectively.

Key Features/BenefitsAll customers are provided with:

• access to a dedicated working hours helpline (telephone and email)• a welcome pack for new governors• support for new chairs • regular communication to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes and good practice• support with governor recruitment, focused on the skills your board needs to drive school

improvement• access to our comprehensive online resources, including model policies and guidance• termly Governors’ update meetings

Whilst our comprehensive package meets most customer needs, we also offer additional bespoke services which customers can purchase (see page 44):

• Review of Governance• Governance Support Plus

I could not be without the service because you have helped me out so much!

Chair, Alderton Junior School

We found the Governors’ Update meeting extremely useful. The format of the event and the information given (and discussed) are very much what governors need to operate effectively.

Chair, Riverside Primary School

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Review of Governance

On behalf of myself and my fellow governors, thank you for a most interesting and useful bespoke development session. We were all very surprised at the way you managed to elicit answers from us that were on topic and even relevant! It seems that we know more than we thought, but perhaps lack the confidence. For the first time we think as a group that we can survive Ofsted and that is certainly due to you instilling hope into us

Jacqueline Stringer, Chair of Governors, Margaretting C of E Primary School

Effective governance and regular self-review is pivotal to school improvement and the continued success of the school. Since 2013, nearly 200 governing boards from both maintained and academy sectors have benefitted from an EES for Schools Review of Governance and they have become an established tool to support governing boards in their self-evaluation and as a health-check in preparation for inspection.

A review is not an additional inspection. Tailored to your needs, it provides the governing board with an experienced external perspective on what the governing board does well, what needs improving, and recommend specific actions for improvement.

Reviews of Governance are based on trust and mutual respect tailored to your individual needs, but typically the reviewer will:

Key Features/Benefits• draw up review trails using information from Ofsted and the school website• visit the school to meet the headteacher, chair and other governors, as well as

scrutinising evidence such as governing board minutes, visit reports and the School Improvement Plan

• provide verbal feedback at the end of the review, including suggested actions for improvement, to be shared with the chair and headteacher

• write a short written report with clear and specific recommendations for improvement

Once the review is concluded, the governing board will be able to implement identified actions for improvement with additional follow up from EES Governance Support as required.

Governance Support PlusTo support your annual self-review processes EES Governance Support can offer bespoke support addressing specific issues for your governing board.

This is particularly valuable for governing boards wanting to explore their skills base and effectiveness in a facilitated hands-on session, especially where schools are expecting Ofsted within the next two years or are in times of change such as federation, joining a MAT or changes in leadership.

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Governor TrainingOur high-quality governor training subscription offers access to our wide range of courses and conferences, run by our advisers and tutors, all of whom have experience of governance; many have been headteachers, school improvement partners and Ofsted inspectors.

Schools have the opportunity to combine with their training subscription access to our high-quality Governor Support Subscription (page 43); this can also be purchased separately.

Our subscription plans (Standard, Premier and Premier Plus) allow you to decide the best subscription plan for your governing body’s requirements, whilst our Pay As You Go (PAYG) offer gives you flexibility to pay per course or conference.

The table below shows our offer by subscription. Every option below is available on all plans at varying costs per subscription.

Standard Premier Premier Plus

Unlimited attendance on:• Induction Course• Overview Courses• Update for Experienced Governors

(available as a half or full-day course)

P P P

Two governors per school on all GOV coded courses(available as a half or full-day course)

P P P

Additional governors attendanceAvailable at

additional cost

Available at

additional costP

ConferencesAvailable at

additional cost

Available at

additional costP

Termly Hot Topic sessionAvailable at

additional costP P

Access to governor’s e-learning (Learning Link) online training

P P P

A selection of training workshops delivered in your school*

Available at

additional cost

P(one session

only)

P(two sessions

only)

Governor advice and support serviceAvailable at

additional cost

Available at

additional cost

Available at

additional cost

* Please note you must book your sessions by 5 November 2018 since tutor availability cannot be guaranteed

after this date. Your GBDS will need to be taken by 31 March 2019.

* Additional sessions can be purchased separately.

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Effective School Governance Award (ESGA) Formally the Governor Effectiveness Mark (GEM), the Effective School Governance Award is offered in partnership with Optimus Education (part of the Prospects Group).

ESGA provides schools with a framework to develop and demonstrate the impact and effectiveness of their governing board.

The award framework for self-evaluation is based on nine elements that address the Ofsted criteria for Effectiveness of Leadership and Management. Through the process of action planning, collecting evidence and external verification, schools can validate the impact and effectiveness of their governing body in driving school improvement.

This inclusive award can be achieved by all types and sizes of schools, including those where the governing board is responsible for more than one school.

The award can be accessed through Optimus Education* and Award Place**.

Key Features/Benefits• a framework for self-evaluation based on nine elements related to the expectations of

governance as laid out in the Ofsted School Inspection Handbook• validation of the impact and effectiveness of the governing body in driving school

improvement• advice on future areas for development and routes to further support effective governance• prestigious public recognition for the work of the governing body and its contribution to

school improvement• regular re-accreditation (three yearly) to support continuous improvement

Also available from our partners, Prospects Education, are a number of other awards designed to help your school demonstrate success in delivering in key areas, including careers advice, the effective use of teaching assistants and supporting student wellbeing.

*Optimus Education: https://www.optimus-education.com/services/awards/effective-school-governance-award

**Award Place: www.awardplace.co.uk/award/esga

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Newly Qualified Teachers

Newly Qualified Teachers Induction

The EES for Schools NQT Induction is excellent. The systems in place are easy to use and there is always someone available to offer immediate professional support and guidance. The schedule for monitoring NQTs is well organised, allowing them to progress quickly without the need for unnecessary paperwork.

Iain Lelliott, Assistant Headteacher, St Martin’s School, Brentwood

As a Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) appropriate body, we provide a comprehensive package to support your school and NQTs with statutory induction arrangements. Our induction package offers guidance and support from the initial registration stage right through to the final assessment process.

The programme includes the following:

• induction tutor/mentor training • introductory training for all NQTs • New for 2017-18: NQTs and mentors have free access to our new HOW2 CPD tool for ideas

on how to improve areas of practice. • Free additional NQT course which covers behaviour management, voice workshop, and

mental health and well-being• access to our support website ‘NQT Manager’

- electronic submission of termly reports - key documentation

• telephone and email helpline• NQT panel for failing NQTs or extensions to the induction period• monitoring visits to NQTs who are not making adequate progress

Key Features/Benefits• being part of a large community of schools who use EES for Schools for NQT Induction• as a school, you will feel fully supported with the process of NQT Induction• be safe and secure in your assessment of the NQT• full support package for the school in the case of a NQT who is failing to meet the required

standard

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Newly Qualified Teachers

Newly Qualified Teachers SupportIt is important to ensure Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) have a positive start to their careers and that they feel well-equipped to walk into their classrooms for the first time. Our Newly Qualified Teachers Support service provides NQTs access to a full range of modules which cover key areas of good practice in teaching and learning, linked to the teaching standards, at a reduced cost.

The eight core modules include:

• Professional Standards Expected From a Teacher• Top Tips for Teaching Foundation Subjects• Managing Pupil Behaviour• Planning Effective Lessons – Core Subjects• Ensuring Pupils Make Good Progress• Meeting the Needs of all Pupils• Ensuring Feedback Improves Pupil Learning• Moving Into Year 2 and Thinking About Career Pathways

Key Features/Benefits• develop your NQTs skills in key areas• equips your NQT with essential knowledge, resources and strategies• support for your NQT throughout their first year in the classroom

Being a new teacher is like trying to fly an aeroplane whilst building it.

Smith, R. (2004). Conscious Classroom Management: Unlocking the Secrets of Great Teaching. Corwin Press

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School Effectiveness+

School Effectiveness+School Effectiveness+ (SE+) allows you to evaluate your school against ‘The 25 Characteristics of High-Performing Schools’, easily identify your strengths and weaknesses, and have a clear view of improvement priorities.

Download the app to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the school through a straightforward diagnostic process. This results in a detailed ‘Maturity Profile’ which can be used to develop priorities, guide your actions effectively, improve sustainably and evidence to Ofsted (and other stakeholders) that you are making an impact.

Key Features/Benefits• Download onto your mobile device and use on or offline. • Evaluate your school against ‘The 25 Characteristics of High-Performing Schools’.• Identify your school’s strengths and weaknesses.• Have a clear view of your school’s improvement priorities

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School Library Service

Resources and Support SubscriptionsThe School Library Service offers a flexible service that helps schools to embed literacy across the curriculum by providing specialist expertise, books and resources. Our subscriptions give access to the long-term loan of books selected from our bookbus as well as our popular termly fiction, topic, artefact and story sack boxes.

Our age-appropriate and extensive collection means you can be confident that you are providing your pupils with a wide and inspiring reading experience. You can benefit additionally from hands-on practical help in school to manage your book stock. MATs can transfer their hours to any school within the trust.

Key Features/Benefits• hands-on help and access to librarians increasing the impact of resources and reducing

teacher workload• access to a wider range of resources than can be maintained in a single school

[Our advisory librarian] has been extremely helpful to us with the reorganisation and re-stocking of our library. The stock that has been provided is of an excellent quality and the children are really enthused and excited to visit and spend more time in the library reading. We are excited to be working with the SLS to get our school library back up and running again.

Joanne Morgan-Soane, Queen Boudica Primary School

Premier Plus PremierClassroom

SupportLibrary

Support

Exchange (long term) loans – with AR option

two books per childtwo books per

child–

two books per child

Termly loans – topic, fiction, artefact and story sacks

two boxes per class (can include class sets)

two boxes per class

two boxes per class

–

Library advice and support

24 hours/ four days

six hours/ one day

six hours/ one day

six hours/ one day

Additional benefits

Subscription to Fiction Express ebook platform to encourage

reading for pleasure and parental engagement.

10% of subscription money to spend on books. Free trial of Giglets Online Literacy and

Reading Software and preferential discount on full product

Free trial of Giglets Online Literacy and

Reading Software and preferential discount on full product

– –

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Book Club

It has boosted my confidence in reading and I am also reading new genres. Some of the books blew me away!

George, pupil at Glebe Primary School

Research by the National Literacy Trust found that “… young people who enjoy reading very much are three times as likely to read above the level expected for their age as young people who do not enjoy reading at all.” (Children’s and Young People’s Reading in 2015).

Our Book Club subscription is the simple way to encourage reading for pleasure outside of the classroom. Aimed at Years 5 and 6, the Book Club will introduce children and teachers to new genres and authors, support wider reading, and encourage book talk.

Key Features/Benefits• age-appropriate, quality titles selected by children’s book specialists• Reading Notes and Suggested Activities to stimulate book talk• resources to run your own school book award in the Summer Term• contact with an author to inspire reading and creative writing• a validated Children’s University Learning Destination

Autumn Loan of 10 copies of two different titles

Activities covering five sessions for each title

Spring Loan of 10 copies of two different titles

Activities covering five sessions for each title

Summer Loan of four copies of five different titles

Run your own school book award. Activities and ballot papers plus invitation to an author event for minimum of 10 pupils (the school book award can be purchased as a stand-alone product)

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Bookbus visits with storyteller Two per year

Books on loan 50

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Storytelling Bookbus

Children who enjoy stories ‘a lot’ are … more likely to have above average vocabulary attainment than children who enjoy stories less.

National Literacy Trust (2014). Children’s early literacy practices at home and in early years settings. [online] p. 8. Available at: www.literacytrust.org.uk

Our Storytelling Bookbus is designed to foster an early love of stories and reading in all KS1 and Early Years settings through lively interactive storytelling and high-quality picture books from a wide range of authors. The bookbus visits you onsite for a special storytime plus an opportunity to select from our extensive collection of picture books.

Key Features/Benefits• fun and interactive storytelling to highlight stories, books and reading• increases the number of books available in the Early Years and KS1 setting • swap books on the second bookbus visit so that children are exposed to a wide range of

books and stories

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Purchased Book Saver Subscription

The overarching aim for English in the National Curriculum is to promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written word, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment.

Department for Education (2014). National curriculum in England: English programmes of study (statutory guidance). [online]. Available at: www.gov.uk

Designed for primary schools and academies that prefer to own rather than borrow books, our new Book Saver subscription gives you a preferential 25% discount rate on books purchased through us, giving you excellent value for money.

Specialist librarians act as your personal shopper selecting quality, age-appropriate books to meet your specific requirements. Secure your book budget and this discount by committing to a minimum of £550 by 31 May 2018.

Key Features/Benefits• spend your money all at once or spread it through the year • receive the same discount on any additional book orders placed during the subscription

year above your committed amount• choose from a range of servicing options including Accelerated Reader labelling, plastic

jackets and Dewey classification numbers • access the expertise of our children’s book specialists• ease teacher workload by using our expertise

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Library Improvement Subscription

Thank you so much for carrying out such thorough, helpful and supportive work… Every time I call on you to help us you deliver a first class highly professional service… Thank you for seeing the project right through to the end.

Consultant headteacher

A professionally qualified librarian can have a significant impact on your school. As a Library Improvement customer, one of our experienced librarians will work closely with you to develop your library or book corners. This subscription includes a minimum of 12 hours of hands-on help and is designed to support schools who require intensive help to develop or improve a collection or who want a regular librarian visit to maintain their stock.

Key Features/Benefits• Intensive hands-on help• library and book stock advice or support including stock edits and audits, classification,

MLS Junior Librarian and Pergamon Mu cataloguing and book banding• targeted solutions for improving and maintaining book collections• library development planning

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Secondary Book Purchase

I found my visit very useful. There is a good range of stock and the book prices offered by SLS are good value for money.

Andrew Dace, Library Systems Manager, Harwich and Dovercourt High School, Harwich

A well-stocked learning resource centre plays an important role in encouraging pupils to read widely and for pleasure. Our Secondary Book Purchase subscription gives you access to our best discount meaning that your book budget is spent wisely and that you get excellent value for money. Our book specialists can act as your personal shopper selecting quality, age-appropriate books to meet your specific requirements or, if you prefer, you can make your own selections. Commit the minimum amount of £550 by 31 May 2018 to get 25% discount on books purchased from us during the year.

• Receive 25% discount on RRP plus a range of servicing options including Accelerated Reader labelling.

• Secure your book budget.• Use the expertise of our children’s and young person’s book specialists.• Get subscriber rates on other services including Essex Book Awards, artefact loans and

library and book advice

Other Secondary School Products and ServicesAdditional products and services can be added to your subscription or bought separately; these include:

• Essex Book Awards• Library and book stock advice or support • Artefact Loans• SLS-UK School Library Awards

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Trackers and Trekkers: Creative Collaboration in the Outdoors

Learning outside the classroom in the natural environment has a positive impact for pupils.

Natural Connections Demonstration Project, 2012-2016: Final Report. Natural England Commissioned Reports

School Library Service, in partnership with Essex Outdoors, has designed an environment-based education programme where pupils can boost learning with activities and resources linked to the curriculum.

Held at one of our Essex Outdoors centres, Trekkers and Trackers is a day’s multi-disciplinary course which includes School Library Service resources for use in the classroom pre- and post- session.

Key Benefits/Features:• progression and learning outcomes charts

• the loan or purchase of quality resources designed to inspire activities delivered directly to your school

• selection of broad subject areas for tailored experience, including:

- Hide and Seek (KS1): games, orienteering, shelters, camouflage and storytelling - Survival (KS2): how to survive in an historical setting (Stone Age, Viking) with a variety

of bush craft skills - Heroes, Rogues and Ogres (Upper KS2): activities are based around myths and legends

from medieval life and include knight training and pioneering

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Target Tracker is the market leading pupil progress tracking and assessment solution used in over 4,500 schools across England and in 20 countries overseas. It provides a clear and effective way of recording formative and summative assessment, enabling teachers to quickly identify where support and challenge is needed for individuals and groups, as well as providing the attainment and progress data for a range of stakeholders such as parents, governors, Ofsted, etc.

The software includes a wide range of tools to support school leaders, such as the powerful reporting and analysis function which cuts the need for time-consuming manual calculations and identifies areas of concern, enabling early interventions to be put in place as part of the school’s development plan.

Target Tracker data is cloud-based enabling instant access and collaboration wherever you are. The free Target Tracker App makes life easier in the classroom by simplifying the recording of evidence and assessment. The web-based parental engagement tool, Link, enables communication with parents and gets them more involved with their child’s learning.

Key Features/Benefits• supports formative assessment in the classroom, collating evidence and progress• enables summative assessment by providing teachers with a detailed understanding

of each child’s learning, identifying gaps and enabling early intervention• captures ‘Observations’ such as photographs and notes that evidence progress and build

a personal learning journey• produces clear, concise reports for teachers, parents and governors supporting

self-evaluation and preparing for Ofsted• enables parental engagement through the sharing of observations created in school, end

of year parent reports, etc.• contributes significantly towards a successful Ofsted outcome by providing data that

demonstrates how the school is using assessment to support teaching and learning, and meeting individual pupils’ needs

Target Tracker

Target Tracker Primary and EYFS

Target Tracker has shifted staff thinking about the use of data in moving children on. It has enabled us to have professional dialogue with each other, develop personalised learning and to see the ‘big picture’ for every child.

Carolyn Wilkinson, Senior Leader, St John’s CofE Primary School, Gosport

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Target Tracker Multi is an intuitive system designed for multi academy trusts, groups of schools and local authorities which allows you to pull together all your Target Tracker data from across your group in order to compare and analyse key assessment information in one place.

Encouraging school-to-school support and collaborative improvement, the system includes a wide range of tools and reporting functions enabling you to quickly and clearly identify strengths and areas of concern.

Key Features/Benefits• Includes all the benefits of our full Target Tracker software (see page 57). • Provides a big picture comparison of progress across multiple establishments. • Produces progress and attainment reports against age-related expectations.• Reduces the need for duplication and burdensome form filling. • Seamlessly stiches together the data from the whole group into a single web-based login.

Target Tracker

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