Training Directory 2011-2012

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TRAINING DIRECTORY 2011-2012

Hampshire IT Schools
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Course list

SIMS courses Getting started with SIMS Completing a school census - primary Completing a school census - secondary School census workshop NEW COURSE Preparing SIMS for the academic year end - primary Preparing SIMS for the academic year end - secondary Essential SIMS good practice Implementing SIMS special needs Assessment Manager - getting started - primary Assessment Manager - getting started - secondary NEW COURSE Assessment Manager - tracking your pupils’ progress - primary Assessment Manager - tracking your students’ progress - secondary Assessment Manager - reporting to parents KS1 HCC Tracking Package KS2 HCC Tracking Package Office skills for SIMS reports Admissions (applicants) workshop NEW COURSE Really basic reporting NEW COURSE SIMS reporting workshop SIMS reports - advanced presentation skills Introducing SIMS Discover NEW COURSE SIMS Attendance Managing pupil information Behaviour management Lesson Monitor analysis and reporting NEW COURSE Implementing SIMS Profiles - primary Implementing SIMS Profiles - secondary Using Nova T6 (new users) Nova T6 - constructing the timetable workshop Maintaining the timetable using Nova T6 Nova T6 - refresher for timetablers Curriculum analysis using Nova T6 Using Course Manager effectively Academic management Implementing SIMS Nova Options Implementing SIMS Nova Cover 7 SIMS Cover 7 workshop ED095 ED096 ED097 ED098 ED099 ED100 ED101 ED102 ED103 ED104 ED105 ED106 ED109 ED107 ED108 ED110 ED111 ED114 ED112 ED113 ED115 ED116 ED117 ED118 ED119 ED120 ED121 ED122 ED123 ED124 ED125 ED126 ED127 ED128 ED129 ED130 ED131

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Course list

Examinations - managing mocks with SIMS Examinations - importing and structuring basedata Examinations - managing candidate data and submissions Examinations - administering exam sittings Examinations - importing results and basic analysis Examinations - analysing exam results Hampshire Wizkid Managing Wizkid in your school Supporting the use of Wizkid in your school Using Wizkid as a tool for learning in the primary curriculum Commercial Software Courses Getting the most out of Hampshire’s internet services NEW COURSE Mail Merge with Word Advanced features of Word Producing presentations with PowerPoint Microsoft Publisher Excel - level 1 NEW COURSE Excel - level 2 NEW COURSE Tucasi Cash Office software Building and using an Access database COURSE DURATION SCHOOL PHASE
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Which course is for me?

All our courses are open to everyone, but some courses are more suitable to particular members of staff than others. This page details which courses are most useful to you.
ALL STAFF
These courses are suitable for all staff: SIMS • • • • Commercial software courses • • • • • • • Getting started with SIMS SIMS reporting workshop SIMS reports - advanced presentation skills Managing pupil information Getting the most out of Hampshire’s internet services Mail Merge with Word Advanced features of Word Producing presentations with PowerPoint Microsoft Publisher Excel - Level 1 Excel - Level 2

In addition, we’d like to recommend these courses for the following roles:

Senior management
SIMS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Assessment Manager - getting started A ssessment Manager - tracking your pupils’ progress - primary A ssessment Manager - tracking your students’ progress - secondary Assessment Manager - reporting to parents SIMS Attendance Implementing SIMS Nova Options Implementing SIMS Nova Cover 7 SIMS Cover 7 workshop Examinations - importing results and basic analysis Examinations - analysing exam results Essential SIMS good practice KS1 HCC Tracking Package KS2 HCC Tracking Package Behaviour management Implementing SIMS Profiles

Teachers
SIMS Wizkid courses • • • • • • • • SIMS Attendance Behaviour management Implementing SIMS Profiles KS1 HCC Tracking Package KS2 HCC Tracking Package Managing Wizkid in your school Developing Wizkid in your school Using Wizkid as a tool for learning call: 01962 844288 email: [email protected]

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Which course is for me?

Admin staff
SIMS C ommercial software courses • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Completing a school census Preparing SIMS for the academic year end Assessment Manager - getting started Assessment Manager - tracking your pupils’ progress - primary Assessment Manager - tracking your students’ progress - secondary Assessment Manager - reporting to parents SIMS reporting workshop SIMS reports - advanced presentation skills SIMS Attendance Behaviour management Implementing SIMS Nova Options Implementing SIMS Nova Cover 7 SIMS Cover 7 workshop Examinations - importing and structuring basedata Examinations - managing candidate data and submissions Examinations - administering exam sittings Examinations - importing results and basic analysis Examinations - analysing exam results SIMS System Manager KS1 HCC Tracking Package KS2 HCC Tracking Package Office skills for SIMS reports Implementing SIMS Profiles Using Course Manager effectively Academic management Tucasi Cash Office software

SENCOs
SIMS • Implementing SIMS special needs

Timetablers
SIMS • • • • • • • Using Nova T6 (new users) N ova T6 - constructing the timetable workshop Maintaining the timetable using Nova T6 Nova T6 - refresher for timetablers Curriculum analysis using Nova T6 Implementing SIMS Nova Options Using Course Manager effectively

Exams officers
SIMS • • • • • • • Examinations - managing mocks with SIMS Examinations - importing and structuring basedata Examinations - managing candidate data and submissions Examinations - administering exam sittings Examinations - importing results and basic analysis Examinations - analysing exam results Using Course Manager effectively call: 01962 844288 email: [email protected]

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How to book

To book a course ...

Use the online booking system on the HTLC website http://htlc.hants.gov.uk

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If you have any questions about training that this directory doesn’t answer, then please contact the Hampshire IT training team via the IT Help Desk at [email protected] or call 01962 847007. Throughout the lifetime of this directory, we might schedule more courses. Information on these will be posted on the IT Schools website, in the Hampshire IT newsletter and at all our events. You’ll also find course details - and a PDF of this directory - on the IT Schools website at http://www.hants.gov.uk/itschools/it-training-schools Prices Full day Single delegate Second delegate £184 £97 Half day £87 £56 Network courses full day £199 n/a

These prices are per day, including refreshments, lunch (on full day courses) and all training materials. On-site training prices Whole day (six hours) £360 - £450 Half day (three hours) £205 - £257 Per hour £75 (hourly charge is to give schools more flexibility and can only be used in conjunction with whole day or half day sessions) Preparation time is charged at £75 per hour Delegate charge is £5 per delegate (includes any course materials supplied) Course times Full day courses run from 9.30am - 4.30pm. Refreshments are available from 9am. Half day courses run from 9.30am - 12.30pm. Courses take place at our training room in Fareham (details on the back cover). Closed courses If you have six or more delegates wishing to attend a course, we can make it available to just them and closed to other delegates. We may be able to arrange alternative dates, and present the course at your school or in our training room. Cancellation policy We guarantee that, where it has been organised and sufficient bookings have been taken, the course will not be cancelled within ten working days of the course date (unless exceptional circumstances arise). If a course booking is cancelled by a delegate with fewer than ten working days’ notice, the course fee will be charged at the full rate. Bespoke training Any of the standard training courses can be delivered on-site to one or more delegates depending on the requirements and infrastructure of your school. We can also deliver individually tailored training sessions created to meet the needs of users. These sessions can be delivered in our training room or on-site at a location of your choice. This service can be purchased by individual schools, groups of schools or even cluster groups. On demand courses We schedule these courses when we have a viable number of delegates, typically five or six. Add yourself to the waiting list by contacting HTLC - see the details at the bottom of the page. Extra demand To enable us to react to extra demand, a waiting list service is administered by HTLC (the Hampshire Teaching and Leadership College). Where possible, we’ll schedule extra courses for people on the waiting lists. Usually six delegates are required for a course to be viable. email: [email protected]

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SIMS courses

SIMS
The SIMS management information system incorporates many integrated modules to help manage pupil records, attendance and behaviour, pupil performance, curriculum and timetable organisation and more. SIMS has a strong focus on enhancing the standards in teaching and learning, supporting schools in reducing workloads and meeting the challenge of continuous school improvement. Information is entered into SIMS once and reused throughout the system, reducing the chance of errors and making sure the latest information is readily available. SIMS can bring these benefits to your school: • reduced workload for the whole school • more effective administration in the school office • improved pupil performance and raise teaching standards • improved management of special educational needs • record and tackle behaviour and truancy effectively • develop the curriculum and manage timetables • administer student options, examination entries and results Each course in this section deals with specific areas of SIMS, and gives delegates the knowledge to achieve these benefits for the school.

Getting started with SIMS

ED095 3

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This three day course covers the fundamental areas of data input and reporting, giving new members of staff an overview of the ways SIMS can be used to support school improvement and effectiveness. This course is suitable for staff who will be using SIMS to manage pupil, pastoral and school information on a regular basis. Course content • using the SIMS system on a day-to-day basis to administer, manage and monitor data within school • navigating around SIMS • inputting pupil data • importing and exporting Common Transfer Files (CTFs) • editing pupil data • extracting pupil information • managing leavers • pupil/teacher view • managing the pastoral structure • managing external organisations • managing applicants • housekeeping routines • alerts and messages • reporting Part of this course will be a workshop session where delegates can create their own reports.

ED095A

04.05.2011 11.05.2011 18.05.2011

ED095B

15.09.2011 22.09.2011 29.09.2011

ED095C

02.02.2012 09.02.2012 23.02.2012

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SIMS courses

Our school census courses

The census courses are designed to clarify data and validation issues for staff involved with completing the school census. These courses are open to all schools, but please ensure you book on the course appropriate to your sector as we offer both primary and secondary ‘flavours’. We offer census workshops to centrally hosted schools and provide an opportunity to work with your own data in a supported environment in order to complete trial returns and rectify any errors produced.

Completing a school census - primary

ED096 1

Pr SP

For Primary and Special school staff responsible for completing the DfE statutory returns. Provides SIMS users with the opportunity to work through the school census process ensuring they have an understanding of the fields that are used. Course content • understanding how the census works • recognising the fields that are essential for successful completion of the return • identifying and rectifying errors found on validation • validating the SIMS data and making alterations • editing information • how to complete a dummy return ready for export Course prerequisites • a working knowledge of SIMS

ED096A

05.01.2012

Completing a school census - secondary

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For Secondary school staff responsible for completing the DfE statutory returns. Provides SIMS users with the opportunity to work through the school census process to ensure they have an understanding of the fields that are used. Course content • understanding how the census works • recognising the fields that are essential for successful completion of the return • identifying and rectifying errors found on validation • validating the SIMS data and making alterations • editing information • completing a dummy return ready for export Course prerequisites • a working knowledge of SIMS

ED097A

06.01.2012

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School census workshop

ED098 1

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For staff responsible for undertaking the termly school census. To enable staff to prepare their live school census data in a supported environment. This workshop is ONLY for schools with Centrally Hosted SIMS. Course content • checking that key data is present in SIMS .net • completing missing data • creating a test return • identifying and rectifying errors found on validation Course prerequisites • school must have Centrally Hosted SIMS Other information • delegates will be able to log onto their school SIMS system and work through the census notes on their live data • the sessions will be attended by two trainers who will be able to assist with any queries and issues.

ED098A

27.09.2011

ED098B

10.01.2012

ED098C

13.01.2012

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Preparing SIMS for the academic year end - primary

ED099 1

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For primary school staff responsible for preparing the SIMS system for the new academic year. This course takes staff through all necessary procedures to ensure that the promotion of the academic year end is a success. Course content • managing the SIMS academic year end with confidence • preliminary work and issues surrounding promotion of year groups • setting up registration groups, admitting new pupils and producing new class lists • registering leavers • general housekeeping • extracting information to help manage the academic year end process • creating Common Transfer Files (CTFs) Course prerequisites • a working knowledge of SIMS Other information • this course is not appropriate for special schools using Nova T6.

ED099A

15.06.2011

ED099B

06.07.2011

Preparing SIMS for the academic year end - secondary ED100 1
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For secondary school staff responsible for preparing the SIMS system for the new academic year. This course takes staff through all necessary procedures to ensure that the promotion of the academic year end is a success. Course content • managing the SIMS academic year end with confidence • preliminary work and issues surrounding promotion of year groups • setting up registration groups, admitting new pupils, producing new class lists • registering leavers • general housekeeping • extracting information to help manage the academic year end process • creating Common Transfer Files (CTFs) • academic management year end procedures Course prerequisites • a working knowledge of SIMS Other information • this course is appropriate for Special schools using Nova T6.

ED100A

16.06.2011

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Essential SIMS good practice

ED101 1

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For members of staff with the role of SIMS System Manager. This course covers skills needed by the SIMS System Manager to manage users and SIMS data. Course content • role of the System Manager • adding new SIMS users • assigning roles to users • creating user-defined roles • creating user-defined field and lookups, editing pastoral structure • best practice regarding regular housekeeping routines

ED101A

21.09.2011

Implementing SIMS special needs

ED102 1

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For the school SENCO accompanied by a SIMS user. SENCOs and administrative staff will learn how SIMS can help collate information for special needs pupils in one place, produce the special needs register and link to IEP Writer. Course content • working through the process required in setting up the SENCO module to enable it to reflect your own school’s requirements • adding pupils to SEN register • adding Review details • maintaining Needs history • maintaining Provision history • adding Events • using pre-defined letters (review letters) and status reports on outstanding action • linking to IEP Writer to produce individual education plans Course prerequisites • a working knowledge of SIMS Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED102A

17.05.2011

ED102B
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12.10.2011
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Our Assessment Manager courses

The Assessment Manager courses on these pages go together: although you can book onto just one of them, we recommend that you do all three suitable for the phase of your school.
Course progression 1. Assessment Manager - getting started (ED103/104) 2. Assessment Manager - tracking your pupils’/students’ progress (ED105/106) 3. Assessment Manager - reporting to parents (ED109)

Assessment Manager - getting started - primary

ED103 1

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The course is directed at teachers. It is also useful for SIMS admin staff who are part of the Assessment team when accompanied by the teacher. This is the initial Assessment Manager course, introducing delegates to the basic uses of assessment software. This course enables delegates to build templates for data collection and utilise existing templates. Course content • explore how Assessment Manager can be used to manage the pupil assessment process in school • discover how the system can be used to monitor pupil performances • creating aspects • creating templates • creating marksheets • information exchange using Microsoft Excel • user-defined groups • marksheet functionality Course prerequisites • delegates should have a clear knowledge of the data that the school already collects and of the formats in which assessment data is required to be produced within the school Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED103A

27.04.2011

ED103B

07.09.2011

ED103C

01.02.2012

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Assessment Manager - getting started - secondary

ED104 1

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The course is directed at teachers. It is also useful for SIMS admin staff who are part of the Assessment team when accompanied by the teacher. This is the initial Assessment Manager course, introducing delegates to the basic uses of assessment software. This course enables delegates to build templates for data collection and utilise existing templates. Course content • explore how Assessment Manager can be used to manage the pupil assessment process in school • discover how the system can be used to monitor pupil performances • creating aspects • creating templates • creating marksheets • information exchange using Microsoft Excel • user-defined groups • marksheet functionality Course prerequisites • delegates should have a clear knowledge of the data that the school already collects and of the formats in which assessment data is required to be produced within the school Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED104A

03.05.2011

ED104B

13.09.2011 email: [email protected]

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Our Assessment Manager courses

Assessment Manager - tracking your pupils’ progress - primary ED105 1
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This course is directed at teachers who are able to confidently navigate around screens in SIMS; admin staff who are involved in the assessment process can accompany teachers on the course. This second Assessment Manager course is for teachers and accompanying admin staff with familiarity of Assessment Manager who want to develop skills in more advanced features, such as grids and graphs. Course content • creating templates • creating aspects • linking to Microsoft Excel • building a tracker template • adding contextual data • adding formulae • simple analysis from a marksheet • creating graphs • using tracking grids • creating/using analysis grids Course prerequisites • delegates must have either attended the ‘Assessment Manager - getting started’ course, or fully understand all elements listed in the course outline • delegates should be able to confidently navigate around screens in SIMS • delegates should have a clear knowledge of the formats in which assessment data is required to be produced in school Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate. • this course is not for schools using the Hampshire Key Stage Tracking Package.

ED105A

08.06.2011

ED105B

06.03.2012

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Assessment Manager - tracking your students’ progress - secondary ED106 1 Se
This course is directed at teachers who are able to confidently navigate around screens in SIMS; admin staff who are involved in the assessment process can accompany teachers on the course. This second Assessment Manager course is for teachers and accompanying admin staff with sound familiarity of Assessment Manager who want to develop skills in the more advanced features, such as grids and graphs. Course content • planning for trackers • building a tracker template • adding contextual data • adding formulae • simple analysis from a marksheet • creating graphs • using analysis grids • creating analysis grids Course prerequisites • delegates must have either attended the ‘Assessment Manager - getting started’ course, or fully understand all elements listed in the course outline • delegates should be able to confidently navigate around screens in SIMS • delegates should have a clear knowledge of the formats in which assessment data is required to be produced in school Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate. • this course is not for schools using the Hampshire Key Stage Tracking Package.

ED106A

07.03.2012

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Our Assessment Manager courses

Assessment Manager - reporting to parents

ED109 1

Pr Se SP

This course explores the different methods that can be employed to report assessment data within SIMS. The course is for staff that have a clear understanding of assessment in school and who are confident in the use of SIMS. This course is also appropriate for staff in your school who design assessment related SIMS reports. Course content • essential Word skills • revision of Assessment Manager terminology • individual reports • quick reports • student teacher view • creating certificates of achievement Course prerequisites • delegates must have attended the ‘Assessment Manager - getting started’ course or have a good working knowledge of how to use SIMS to process assessment data Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED109A

28.06.2011

ED109B

21.03.2012

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KS1 HCC Tracking Package

ED107 ½

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This half day course is directed at infant school teachers. It is also useful for SIMS admin staff who are part of the Assessment team to attend when accompanied by the teacher. This is an Assessment Manager course, introducing delegates to the use of Hampshire’s KS1 Tracking Package. This course will enable the delegates to utilise the Trackers. Course content • explore how the HCC Tracking Package can be used to manage the pupil assessment process in school • use the package to monitor pupil performances • use the package to analyse the performance data • information exchange using Microsoft Excel • use the pre-defined reports • marksheet functionality Course prerequisites • delegates should have a clear knowledge of the assessment data that the school already holds and in which formats • Basic navigation skills within SIMS menus, browsers and hyperlinks Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate. • this course is aimed at KS1 staff. We recommend that primary schools only attend the KS2 session (ED108) as there will be the same key elements included in both sessions.

ED107A

14.06.2011

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KS2 HCC Tracking Package

ED108 ½

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This half day course is directed at junior and primary school teachers. It is also useful for SIMS admin staff who are part of the Assessment team to attend when accompanied by the teacher. This is an Assessment Manager course, introducing delegates to the uses of Hampshire’s KS2 Tracking Package. This course will enable the delegates to utilise the Trackers. Course content • explore how the HCC Tracking Package can be used to manage the pupil assessment process in school • use the package to monitor pupil performances • use the package to analyse the performance data • information exchange using Microsoft Excel • use the pre-defined reports • marksheet functionality Course prerequisites • delegates should have a clear knowledge of the assessment data that the school already holds and in which formats • Basic navigation skills within SIMS menus, browsers and hyperlinks Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate. • we recommended that primary schools only attend the KS2 session as the same key elements are included in both sessions.

ED108A

21.06.2011

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Office skills for SIMS reports

ED110 1

Pr Se SP

For staff who use SIMS to create reports but require Office skills to manipulate the report output. SIMS reports can be output in a variety of formats and users need file management and Office (Word, Mail Merge and Excel) skills in order to manipulate the data. Course content • basic file management techniques • Word - editing and manipulating text and tables • Word - Mail Merge skills • Excel - formatting skills • Excel - simple mathematical formulae Course prerequisites • SIMS basic reporting skills Other information There are two types of reporting courses - formal and workshop courses • formal courses (such as this one) aim to develop delegate skills in the specific subject • workshop courses provide limited taught elements and focus mainly on creation of specific reports to use at school. To benefit from the workshop course delegates will need to have ideas about reports they wish to create by the end of the session.

ED110A

20.06.2011

Admissions (applicants) workshop

ED111 ½

Pr Se SP

For staff responsible for managing the admissions process for new pupils / students. To enable staff to record and manage new pupil/student applications in SIMS. Course content • create an Intake Group with Admission group(s) • create new pupil/student application records - manually and via CTF • transfer applicants between Admission Groups • amend Admission Status • finalise offers • admit pupils/students • assign UPNs if necessary • admissions reports Course prerequisites • a working knowledge of SIMS Course progression 1. Preparing SIMS for the academic year end 2. Admissions (applicants) workshop Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED111A

21.02.2012 call: 01962 844288 email: [email protected]

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SIMS courses

Really basic reporting

ED114 ½

Pr Se SP

For staff who want to learn the basics of SIMS reporting. This course will enable staff to use SIMS reporting at a basic level. Course content • run reports • preview reports • edit existing reports • create reports with Word and Excel outputs Course prerequisites • users should be able to confidently log into and navigate around SIMS

ED114A

05.05.2011

ED114B

03.11.2011

ED114C

07.02.2012

SIMS reporting workshop

ED112 1

Pr Se SP

For staff who are required to generate lists or reports containing school information stored in SIMS. This course covers basic reporting in SIMS and sessions will be tailored to the delegates attending. Course content The content of this course varies depending on the learning objectives set by the delegates. Previous workshops have covered the following skills: • how to use the report designer – choosing fields, setting filters, defining a sort order, setting effective dates • using simple presentation outputs – Word List and Excel • using related fields in reports • simple document formatting • creating label reports using a Mail Merge output • simple analysis reports Course prerequisites • delegates must be aware of the data held in SIMS • a basic working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel is required Participants should bring • details of the reports they wish to create; if delegates have reports that they have previously created, and that they wish to adapt, they should bring these along in electronic format Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate. • There are two types of reporting courses - formal and workshop courses: - formal courses aim to solely develop delegate skills in the specific subject - workshop courses (such as this one) provide limited taught elements and focus mainly on creation of specific reports to utilise back at school. To benefit from the workshop course delegates will need to have ideas about which reports they wish to create by the end of the session

ED112A

23.06.2011

ED112B

18.10.2011

ED112C

24.02.2012

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Our SIMS reporting courses

The three courses on these pages go together: although you can book onto just one of them, we recommend that you do all three. Course progression 1. Really basic reporting (ED114) 2. SIMS reporting workshop (ED112) 3. SIMS reports - advanced presentation skills (ED113)

SIMS reports - advanced presentation skills

ED113 1

Pr Se SP

For school staff wanting to increase their SIMS reporting skills. This course focuses on advanced presentation skills to enable staff to create professional looking SIMS reports. Course content • creating user-defined form reports • using key fields • using form reports instead of Mail Merge • managing personal pronouns and true/false formats • creating reusable templates • creating analysis reports • using advanced presentation outputs to display report data Course prerequisites • good knowledge of how to construct basic reports in SIMS is essential - ie, how to select appropriate fields and related fields, set filters, define sort orders and apply effective dates Other information There are two types of reporting courses - formal and workshop courses • formal courses (such as this one) aim to solely develop delegate skills in the specific subject • workshop courses provide limited taught elements and focus mainly on creation of specific reports to use back at school. To benefit from the workshop course delegates will need to have ideas about reports they wish to create by the end of the session

ED113A

22.11.2011 call: 01962 844288 email: [email protected]

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SIMS courses

Introducing SIMS Discover

ED115 ½

Pr Se SP

For staff responsible for analysing school data. This course will enable staff to analyse a variety of data using SIMS Discover. This course gives an overview of the new analysis tools. Course content • how to use the new SIMS Discover functionality to analyse student data Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED115B

09.11.2011

ED115C

06.02.2012

SIMS Discover - as featured in the Summer 2010 issue of our newsletter
SIMS MATTERS SIMS MATTERS Summer 2010 EdICT News 9

upil data is an incredibly powerful tool for raising achievement in schools and for understanding when and why pupils fall below targets. Teachers often do not have the time or the expertise to interrogate the data on their MIS to access this gold mine. That’s where a new tool called SIMS Discover will help unlock the power of the pupil information school leaders and teachers record on SIMS. SIMS Discover will use the very latest technology to aid teachers in their quest to raise pupil achievement by revealing which of their pupils needs help and why. Phil Neal, managing director of SIMS, says that “SIMS Discover will present the data in a highly visual way. Teachers can flick through a carousel of colour-rich graphs and charts to choose how they want the data interpreted, much as they would flick through a carousel of their favourite music album covers on an Apple iPhone.” Teachers can scroll through a list of pupils’ subject results and select grades in English, for example, then drag and drop other criteria into a graph to analyse it. They could easily compare these results against pupils with English as a second language, or those on free school meals, or against those with attendance issues, to understand the reasons behind individual pupil performance so that they can be addressed. The information is displayed using Venn diagrams, student progression lines, bar charts and pie charts, making it easier to spot where issues exist. Teachers are then able to click on the graphs to drill down to individual student names that may fall below expected targets. SIMS Discover is planned for full release next spring. Assuming a successful evaluation by EdICT it will replace SIMS Performance Analysis, so the good news is that it will be part of the standard core SIMS licence.

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SIMS Attendance

ED116 1

Pr Se SP

For staff involved in the management and administration of attendance using SIMS Attendance. This course is for schools using or starting to use SIMS Attendance. The course will include the legislative and management issues surrounding the attendance process. Course content • legal requirements • management issues involved in using the SIMS Attendance • attendance set up • recording attendance - admin staff • recording attendance - teaching staff • generating reports Course prerequisites • basic navigation skills within SIMS menus, browsers and hyperlinks Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED116A

26.05.2011

ED116B

11.10.2011

ED116C

13.03.2012

Managing pupil information

ED117 1

Pr Se SP

For school staff responsible for inputting and editing pupil data in SIMS. This course covers the day-to-day aspects of managing pupil data using SIMS. Course content • adding new pupils • importing and exporting Common Transfer Files (CTFs) • general editing of pupil data • pupil teacher view • managing leavers • using pupil links • Student list reports

ED117A

16.11.2011

ED117B

28.02.2012

COURSE DURATION

SCHOOL PHASE
Pr Primary school Se Secondary school SP Special school
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ATTENDANCE Single attendance Dual attendance
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Behaviour management

ED118 1

Pr Se SP

For school staff responsible for recording and analysing pupil behavioural events. This course takes the user through recording and reviewing of positive and negative behaviour events, enabling schools to plan the setup and introduction of behaviour management to their environment. Course content • customing lookups to individual school requirement • recording achievements • recording negative behaviour • maintaining exclusions details • maintaining detentions register • using pre-defined Behaviour Reports • using Registers for Behaviour Recording Course prerequisites • delegates should be existing users of SIMS Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED118A

08.11.2011

ED118B

14.03.2012

Lesson Monitor analysis and reporting

ED119 1

Se

For school staff responsible for maintaining Lesson Monitor or who need to produce attendance analysis from Lesson Monitor. Enables staff to make the most of the attendance data collect in Lesson Monitor. This course concentrates particularly on data that can be used to monitor and ultimately improve student achievement on the assumption that students not attending lessons will be at a considerable disadvantage. The course consists of demonstrations, hands-on activities, and some scenario-based problem solving using Lesson Monitor. Course content • configuring the home page to receive notification of missing registers • focussing on students with ‘N’ mark today • using bulk editing routines • entering codes / weekly pattern over a date range • dealing with unexplained absences and missing marks • managing lesson attendance codes • using letter templates for letters to parents • utilising the varied Lesson Monitor reports, exporting to Excel and using graphical representations Course prerequisites • delegates should have a basic knowledge of Lesson Monitor through either seeing its use in school or having responsibility for some aspect of its use in school • Lesson Monitor must be in use in the delegate’s school Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED119A

19.10.2011 call: 01962 844288 email: [email protected]

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Implementing SIMS Profiles - primary

ED120 1

Pr

For primary school staff who are new to Profiles. Attendees should be staff responsible for implementing the reporting structure for pupils in their school. The course will take staff through all procedures necessary to ensure that the creation of reports is completed successfully and to manage the SIMS Profiles module with confidence. Course content • manipulating comment banks • creating reporting sessions • editing templates • entering comment selections • generating/printing the Profiles • reporting • links to Assessment Manager Course prerequisites • delegates should be existing users of SIMS Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED120A

20.07.2011

ED120B

01.03.2012

Implementing SIMS Profiles - secondary

ED121 1

Se

For secondary school staff who are new to Profiles. Attendees should be responsible for implementing the reporting structure for students in their school. This course takes staff through all necessary procedures to ensure that the creation of reports is completed successfully and that the management of SIMS Profiles is carried out with confidence.
Course content • manipulating comment banks • creating reporting sessions • editing templates • entering comment selections • generating/printing the profiles • reporting • links to Assessment Manager Course prerequisites • the school must be using Nova for holding timetable information Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED121A

21.07.2011

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SIMS courses

Using Nova T6 (new users)

ED122 3

Se

This three day course is suitable for members of staff responsible for implementing the school curriculum into the timetable schedule. This course is aimed at new users of Nova T6. The course covers the whole of the timetabling process using Nova T6. Course content • the cycle process • core data (teachers, subjects, rooms) • modelling the curriculum • assigning resources to classes • non-class codes • use of ‘Facilities’ to manage special constraints (rooms, part-time staff, etc.) • automatic blocking-building • preparation for scheduling • the scheduling process • tools and reports • class labels • SQL transfers • day three of the course will provide workshop time for delegates Course prerequisites • delegates should have experience of school timetabling and a clear understanding of the school’s curriculum requirements for the year in question Participants should bring • a copy of the school’s Nova T6 data (SPL file) • a copy of the current curriculum plan for the academic year to be worked on • current structures and T6 data will be useful if the next academic year isn’t ready Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED122A

07.12.2011 08.12.2011 14.12.2011

ED122B

11.01.2012 12.01.2012 18.01.2012

A SIMS service to trust
Don’t forget, Hampshire IT is a fully accredited support team for the SIMS Suite (Core & Curriculum). This reflects the proven quality of the overall service provided, as assessed by Capita and schools themselves.

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Nova T6 - constructing the timetable workshop

ED123 1

Se

For staff responsible for managing the school timetabling process, who have previously used Nova T6. Teacher timetablers work with our support officers on their school’s timetable, using a range of Nova T6 features relevant to the school, ensuring that the module is set up using best practices. Course content • schools will work on their own school data to further develop their knowledge of Nova T6 and discuss individual queries • as this is a workshop rather than an instructional course, content will be determined by the needs of the delegates Course prerequisites • delegates should have experience of school timetabling and a clear understanding of the school’s curriculum requirements for the year in question • a working knowledge of Nova T6 or attendance on the ‘Using Nova T6 (new users)’ course Participants should bring • a copy of the school’s Nova T6 data (SPL file) • a copy of the curriculum plan for the year to be worked on Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED123A

29.03.2012

Maintaining the timetable using Nova T6

ED124 ½

Se

For staff responsible for making changes to the timetable during the academic year. This course takes staff through all necessary procedures to ensure efficient timetable maintenance. Course content • room changes • staff changes • dealing with carousel arrangements • communication between Nova T6 / SQL Course prerequisites • a working knowledge of SIMS Academic Management • a working knowledge of Nova T6 or attendance on the ‘Using Nova T6 (new users)’ course Participants should bring • a copy of the school’s Nova T6 data (SPL file) Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED124A

01.12.2011

ED124B

25.01.2012 email: [email protected]

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Nova T6 - refresher for timetablers

ED125 1

Se

For staff responsible for preparing the timetable for the new academic year and who have attended the three day Nova T6 (new users) course or experienced Nova T6 users. The course will remind timetablers of the Nova T6 timetable process and useful routes in developing a new timetable. The day will be split between formal training activities and working with the school’s own data in a workshop format. Course content • transferring current timetable structures into a new dataset • updating staff loadings • using the analysis screen for curriculum costing • editing the curriculum model • building and scheduling all types of blocks • finding alternative staff Course prerequisites • a working knowledge of Nova T6 or attendance on the Using Nova T6 (new users) course Participants should bring • a copy of the school’s own current Nova T6 dataset on memory stick Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED125A

22.03.2012

Curriculum analysis using Nova T6

ED126 ½

Se

This half day course is designed for staff responsible for the preparation and planning of the timetable and wishing to use Nova T6 analysis routines to expedite that process. This course will enable timetablers to enter staff loadings and then use the analysis process screen to highlight surplus/shortfalls in staffing for delivery of the curriculum. Other analyses such as student periods and comparison of two different datasets will also be investigated. Course content • updating teacher loadings • using the analysis screen for curriculum costing • using analysis for capitation calculations • analysis with ‘scores’ • comparing two datasets Course prerequisites • a working knowledge of Nova T6 or attendance on the Using Nova T6 (new users) course Participants should bring • a copy of the school’s Nova T6 data (SPL file) Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED126A

29.02.2012 call: 01962 844288 email: [email protected]

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Using Course Manager effectively

ED127 ½

Se

For school staff with responsibility for timetabling, curriculum assignment (course and class memberships) or examinations. This course covers how to setup and maintain course data. This course is suitable for Timetablers, Exams Officers and Curriculum Managers. Course content • what is Course Manager? • issues with non-effective Course Manager • whose responsibility? • best practice and housekeeping • links with Nova T6 • manually creating courses • assigning supervisors to courses, assigning students to courses • updating course memberships • maintaining course data • links with Exams Organiser, Assessment Manager & Profiles • Course Manager for post 16 schools Course prerequisites • a basic understanding of curriculum, Nova T6 and/or Examinations is useful but not essential Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate

ED127A

29.06.2011

Academic management

ED128 ½

Se

This half day course is suitable for school staff with responsibility for maintaining academic data, particularly those responsible for class and course membership in all areas of SIMS. The course deals with managing class membership in SIMS. It also covers the necessary links with Nova T6. Course content • overview of Nova links with SIMS • allocate students to base bands and maintain base band memberships • resolve conflicts and clashes which may arise from base band adjustments • make use of export and import routines for maintaining class memberships • manage specific individual student curriculum requirements • carry out carousel arrangements in areas such as technology • manage the curriculum for a new student • produce reports based on class memberships • printing techniques Course prerequisites • delegates must be familiar with the curriculum structure, especially banding considerations Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate • an understanding of Nova is beneficial but not essential

ED128A

13.07.2011 call: 01962 844288 email: [email protected]

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SIMS courses

Implementing SIMS Nova Options

ED129 1

Se

For middle to senior managers and administrative staff involved in deriving timetable option blocks and assigning class memberships. Teachers responsible for options are shown how to draw on data already held in SIMS and to achieve optimum distribution of subjects between option blocks and students between classes. Course content • option scheme strategies • choice validation • student group optimisation • automatic and manual allocation • using the new Solution Editor screen • export to Nova and SIMS Course prerequisites • delegates should have close knowledge of the school’s options process • delegates should be aware that SIMS Options can assist with processing student option choices whether the school options system is ‘open’ (students are offered a completely free choice of courses), ‘closed’ (where students select a course from each option column) or a mixture of both ‘open’ and ‘closed’ (students may be expected to select, say, a technology course in one block and a free choice of three other courses) Participants should bring • a copy of a curriculum plan (current or most recent) and a copy of any specific options organisational plans Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED129A

24.01.2012

Bring a friend!
On all our SIMS Nova courses, two members of staff from one school can attend - sharing a computer - at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

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SIMS courses

Implementing SIMS Nova Cover 7

ED130 1

Se

For staff (teaching or administrative) responsible for implementing and managing cover for absent teachers. Teacher managers responsible for cover learn how to customise the module to support the school strategy to allocate cover for absent staff and invigilation. Powerful statistical analyses are available. Course content • discussion of cover strategies • setting up information in Nova • defining structures • arranging cover • staff weightings • managing staff • extracting data and statistics • time will be allocated to dealing with individual school queries Course prerequisites • the school must be using Nova for holding timetable information Participants should bring • delegates should bring relevant cover information, eg, current weightings or priority information Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED130A

28.09.2011

ED130B

22.02.2012

SIMS Cover 7 workshop

ED131 1

Se

For teachers and administrative staff responsible for implementing and managing cover for absent teachers. Delegates will be shown how to customise the module to support school strategy, allocate cover for absent staff and deal with exam invigilation and room closures. Course content • practical investigation of extra functionality • discussion regarding staff weightings if appropriate to delegates • extracting data and statistics - practical worked examples • time will be allocated to individual school queries whilst everyone is involved in practical sessions • discussion of changes to Cover 7 functionality since the latest release • discussion of Manage Classroom staff and its relation to Cover 7 • creation of reasons for absence/closure hands on session • arranging cover - practical worked examples Course prerequisites • a working knowledge of SIMS Participants should bring • relevant cover information eg, current weightings (if used) and current priority order for free staff list Other information • the workshop is comprised of short formal presentations combined with longer practical sessions • there will be an opportunity to investigate the absence/cover statistical analyses and new functionality within SIMS Cover 7 • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate

ED131A

14.07.2011

ED131B

17.11.2011

ED131C

28.03.2012

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Our Examinations courses
Examinations - managing mocks with SIMS ED132 1
Se

For school staff responsible for the management and administration of the internal exams process. This course shows school staff how SIMS Examinations Organiser can be used to administer domestic exams. Course content • information gathering • creating a domestic seasons • creating basedata • assigning candidates • creating marksheets • collecting student data • exams seating • dealing with internal results Course prerequisites • knowledge of the exams process • school must be using SIMS Examinations Organiser Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED132A

24.11.2011

Examinations - importing and structuring basedata

ED133 1

Se

For exams officers and administrative staff who use SIMS Exams Organiser. This course concentrates on the management of exam basedata. Course content • basedata – naming conventions, properties and component parts • using WebXchange to download basedata • importing basedata into a season • effectively organising basedata • associating awards with courses • creating courses using Course Manager • reports Course prerequisites • knowledge and understanding of the Exams process in a general and school specific context Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED133A

08.09.2011 call: 01962 844288 email: [email protected]

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SIMS courses
Most of the courses on these pages go together: although you can book onto just one of them, we recommend that you do all five. Course progression 1. Examinations - importing and structuring basedata (ED133) 2. Examinations - managing candidate data and submissions (ED134) 3. Examinations - administering exam sittings (ED135) 4. Examinations - importing results and basic analysis (ED136) 5. Examinations - analysing exam results (ED137)

Examinations - managing candidate data and submissions ED134 1
Se

For exams officers and administrative staff who use SIMS Exams Organiser. This course shows staff how to manage candidates, their exam entries and related information. Course content • exam numbers and UPNs • assigning internal and external candidates to a season • creating single marksheets • creating series marksheets • data entry • pre-submission checks • making submissions • uploading submission files • housekeeping • reports Course prerequisites • knowledge and understanding of the Examinations process in a general and school specific context Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED134A

20.09.2011 call: 01962 844288 email: [email protected]

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Our Examinations courses
Examinations - administering exam sittings ED135 ½
Se

For exams officers and administrative staff who use SIMS Exams Organiser. This course looks at effective ways SIMS can be used to administer exam sittings. Course content • preliminary setup • using the Seating Organiser • using the Unit Seating Wizard • dealing with clashes • dealing with special arrangements • printing timetables, seating plans, labels and registers Course prerequisites • knowledge and understanding of the Examinations process in a general and school specific context Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED135A

13.10.2011

Examinations - importing results and basic analysis

ED136 1

Se

For exams officers and administrative staff who use SIMS Exams Organiser and managers and teachers with responsibility for performance analysis. This course shows how to manage the exam results process and undertake simple analysis. Course content • pre-import checks • downloading results from WebXchange • importing results • dealing with errors • statement reports • analysis reports • end of season housekeeping Course prerequisites • knowledge and understanding of the Examinations process in a general and school specific context Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED136A

07.07.2011 call: 01962 844288 email: [email protected]

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Examinations - analysing exam results

ED137 1

Se

For exams officers and administrative staff who use SIMS Exams Organiser and managers and teachers with responsibility for performance analysis. This course looks at advanced exam results analysis using the specialist SIMS Performance Analysis Module. Course content • available analyses in Exams Organiser • building exams analyses in Performance Analysis • how to interpret and manipulate analysis grids • examining the different types of analysis: Group; Aspect; Result Set; Chance and Trend • producing simple graphs • exporting data to Excel Course prerequisites • knowledge and understanding of the Examinations process in a general and school-specific context • knowledge of school exams analysis requirements Other information • this is a sharing course: two members from one school may attend the course sharing a computer at a reduced rate to the second delegate.

ED137A

12.07.2011 call: 01962 844288 email: [email protected]

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Hampshire Wizkid

Hampshire Wizkid

The Hampshire Wizkid learning platform provides a safe online environment in which teachers and pupils can work together.

Our Wizkid courses have been designed to cater for all skill levels, creating a balance between beginners and advanced courses focusing on technical and curriculum skills. Wizkid enables both pupil and staff to complete work at home as well as in school (provided an internet connection is available). Teachers requiring training in the use of Wizkid within the curriculum should contact our colleagues at HIAS (see www.hants.gov.uk/hias). Our courses are designed for managers of the system. For more information about Hampshire Wizkid visit: http://www.hants.gov.uk/wizkid

Managing Wizkid in your school

ED138 ½

Pr Se SP

This course is aimed at teachers who are new to leading Wizkid within their school. This half day course will give teachers an overview of how to organise Wizkid and an understanding of the role of the administrator. Course content • understanding the Wizkid hierarchy • using the admin console to organise groups and classes • managing access rights to blogging and messaging • changing and resetting passwords • understanding how to solve common problems Course prerequisites • your school must be using Wizkid Participants should bring • Wizkid user name and password • school’s admin login details

ED138A

09.05.2011

ED138B

26.09.2011 email: [email protected]

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Hampshire Wizkid

Supporting the use of Wizkid in your school

ED139 1

Pr Se SP

This course is aimed at IT support staff in Hampshire Wizkid schools. This one day course will give school IT technical support staff an overview of Wizkid and its functionality. It will enable delegates to support the use of Wizkid within their school. Course content • understanding the hierarchy of Wizkid within Hampshire and the school • using simple tools including discussions, gallery and assignments • managing and uploading images • embedding and uploading videos, films and sound • understanding how to solve common problems Course prerequisites • your school must be using Wizkid Participants should bring • Wizkid user name and password • school’s admin login details • images on a memory stick to add to the gallery

ED139A

23.05.2011

ED139B

10.11.2011

Using Wizkid as a tool for learning in the primary curriculum - classroom assistants

ED140 1

Pr SP

This course is aimed at classroom assistants who will be involved in using Wizkid in their school. This one day course will explore the activities and tools available in Wizkid and how they can be used to support learning in the primary curriculum. Course content • login and navigate comfortably around Wizkid • using a range of tools including discussions, gallery, votes and the e-locker • managing and uploading images • embedding and uploading videos, films and sound • using and embedding weblinks within an activity Course prerequisites • the delegates must have basic IT skills Participants should bring • Wizkid user name and password • school’s admin login details • images and sounds on a memory stick to add to the gallery or e-locker • medium term plans to help develop ideas for activities related to the curriculum

ED140A

13.06.2011

ED140B

30.11.2011 email: [email protected]

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Commercial software courses

Commercial software

Microsoft Office software Microsoft Office enables you to process text and manage statistics and data. Text, data and graphics can be combined in a variety of ways. Whatever you create in one part of the system can be automatically used in the others, removing the need for data duplication. Our courses cover Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Publisher. Many delegates will be particularly interested to learn how to create links between SIMS and the Microsoft Office applications. For example, SIMS Assessment data can be electronically imported into Excel, updated from the network and returned to the main SIMS database; Excel links with SIMS data dispense with the need to duplicate information. Tucasi School Cash Office Tucasi is a software system that helps schools manage income more effectively. It covers the whole range of non-grant income including trips, uniform, charities, revision guides, dinner money, clubs, and lettings etc. Hampshire’s internet services This brand new course gives users a thorough understanding of Hantsweb and Hantsnet, giving you tips on how to find what you want when you want it.

Getting the most out of Hampshire’s internet services ED141 ½

Pr Se SP

For staff who use Hampshire County Council’s school web pages. This course will enable staff to maximise use of the internet and intranet in order to benefit their school. Course content • navigating the site • locating essential information for schools • downloading files • uploading files This course will also give users an awareness of the range of resources that are available on the web.

ED141A

28.04.2011

ED141B

05.10.2011

ED141C

23.01.2012

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Commercial software courses

Mail Merge with Word

ED142 1

Pr Se SP

For Office users wishing to effectively create mail merged documents. This course will show delegates ways to reduce administrative burdens by using data created only once to produce multiple documents. Course content • the advantages of using mail merge in reducing administrative burdens • creating data sources in Word • creating letters and labels • editing the data source • selective merging • creating data sources / mail merges from SIMS • using data sources to produce personalised letters to parents An element of this course will be workshop time. Participants should bring • training materials will be provided; delegates are also invited to bring documents with them to work on in the workshop session

ED142A

26.07.2011

Advanced features of Word

ED143 1

Pr Se SP

This course will enable delegates to further develop word processing skills by using advanced Word functions. Creation of newsletters, documents and time-saving templates will be a focus of the course. Course content • enhancing the appearance of text • working with templates • creating columns of text • working with sections, headers and footers • importing, moving and resizing graphics • using WordArt • creating and using styles • creating a table of contents An element of this course will be workshop time. Participants should bring • training materials will be provided; delegates are also invited to bring documents with them to work on in the workshop session.

ED143A

11.07.2011
SCHOOL PHASE
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Commercial software courses

Producing presentations with PowerPoint

ED144 1

Pr Se SP

For staff wishing to create and present effective presentations using PowerPoint. This course enables delegates to create presentation materials and produce slide shows incorporating graphics, objects and animation effects. Course content • first steps with presentation tools • planning a presentation - hints and tips • creating slides • adding text • working with graphics • animating objects • slide show effects • using the slide master • production of presentation material and slide shows

ED144A

14.09.2011

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Get your message across with our PowerPoint and Publisher courses ...

Microsoft Publisher

ED145 1

Pr Se SP

An introduction to desktop publishing for staff who wish to create documents, posters, newsletters, using a variety of layouts, which incorporate text, graphics and images. Publisher allows the manipulation of such elements to produce eye-catching, effective publications using basic desktop publishing skills. Course content • Publisher window and toolbars • the Publisher page - gridlines, ruler guides • creating a publication from a blank page • inserting and wrapping text • storyboarding • inserting and formatting graphics - clip art, photographs, WordArt, drawing objects • creating and applying text styles • inserting header and footer detail • creating and saving single and multiple page publications • copy fitting and spacing techniques • using the wizards - design sets, templates, layouts

ED145A

13.05.2011

ED145B

20.10.2011

ED145C

27.03.2012

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Commercial software courses

Excel - level 1 shows you how to build and use simple spreadsheets. Excel - level 2 develops those skills to include more complex chart, formulae and functions. You are welcome to book on either course, or on both.

Excel - level 1

ED146 1

Pr Se SP

For Microsoft Office users who wish to learn how to design, produce and format Excel spreadsheets, including simple mathematical formulae and functions. This course teaches users how to build and use simple Excel spreadsheets which can assist in their day-to-day work. Course content • customising Excel • navigating around Excel • creating a basic spreadsheet • entering and formatting data: numbers, dates, text, currency • creating and using Custom Lists • creating simple arithmetical formulae • using simple arithmetical functions

ED146A

09.06.2011

ED146B

07.11.2011

Excel - level 2

ED147 1

Pr Se SP

For Microsoft Office users who wish to further develop existing Excel skills to an intermediate level. This course gives users the skills to create more complex formulae and functions, applying conditional formatting, creating and editing charts and linking Excel to other applications. Course content • creating and using more complex functions: Count, Countif, Countblank, If,Vlookup • using absolute and relative cell addressing • naming cells and ranges and using within formulae • percentage calculations • using subtotalling • creating simple pivot tables • linking Excel to Word Course prerequisites • Basic Excel skills / experience or attendance on the ‘Excel - Level 1’ course

ED147A

22.06.2011

ED147B

15.11.2011 email: [email protected]

online: http://htlc.hants.gov.uk

call: 01962 844288

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Commercial software courses

Tucasi Cash Office software

ED148 1

Pr Se SP

For school administration staff responsible for managing all sales and income (all cash that has to be collected and recorded: dinner money, trips and general sales). This course enables delegates to easily track and record financial information using Tucasi School Cash Office software. Course content • software setup and configuration • pupil accounts - importing from SIMS • school finances - sales/payments/banking • generating sales reports • school trips and events • generating trip reports and trip payments cards • dinner money setup and configuration • payments and payment history • generating dinner money reports • creating the M1 catering return • audit and error tracking • help and support

ED148A

30.06.2011

ED148B

03.02.2012

Building and using an Access database

ED149 1

Pr Se SP

This course is aimed at users who wish to understand the basic functionality of an Access database. The course shows how database relationships can enhance data storage and retrieval. Methods of data input and extraction will also be covered: input forms, queries and reports. Course content • database terminology • principles of a relational database • creating tables • creating relationships • entering data • questioning the database • reports

ED149A

24.05.2011

ED149B

15.03.2012

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online: http://htlc.hants.gov.uk

call: 01962 844288

email: [email protected]

Thinking ahead!
Using Nova T6 - (new users) (ED122) Courses run in December and January Completing a school census (ED096/097) Courses run in January

We schedule our courses so that you get the knowledge when you need it, to fit in with your regular tasks

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How to find us
The Parkway, 94-96 Wickham Road, Fareham, Hants. PO16 7JL
We are on the A32 Wickham Road.

Public transport Fareham station is about 1.3 miles away. There are regular train services from Southampton, Portsmouth and London. Buses from the centre of Fareham to Wickham (38 and 138) go past The Parkway see the First Group website. By car If coming from Wickham on the A32, follow the Fareham signs and pass under the M27 to a roundabout. Go straight over (second exit). Take the first left (opposite a Citroen garage) and follow the road into our car park. If coming from the A27, take the exit at the Delme roundabout marked A32 Alton. Follow this dual carriageway to a small roundabout. Go straight over and into the right-hand lane (Sainsbury’s is on your right). At the next roundabout turn right, into Wickham Road. Follow the road uphill for about 800m, passing a cemetery on the right. Turn right (opposite a Citroen garage) and follow the road into our car park.

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When you enter the car park, turn left and follow the road. At the end turn right and go behind the building to the area reserved for you. Space is limited so please double park. Then walk back round the building to the HCC entrance. If all reserved spaces are taken, please park in HCC spaces. Hampshire County Council accepts no liability for loss or damage to your vehicle or belongings in our car parks.

This information is also available in large print, Braille, on audio tape or on disk. If required please call 01962 847007.

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