Friday 6th June 2008

SIMS Accreditation Scheme

 

Purpose:    SIMS Survey information, prize draw available 

Audience:  Headteacher, Nursery, Primary & Secondary Schools

We are due to renew our SIMS support award from Capita for a further two years. Capita will be sending a survey directly to schools to seek their opinion of the support provided by Education ICT Service.

* Survey should only take 10-15 minutes to complete

* There's a prize draw for all schools who complete the survey before the end date. The prize is a digital camera! 

* Survey will be sent out directly from Capita from Monday 9th June and run for two weeks - also a reminder will be sent for those schools who have not returned the survey within the time given (2 weeks).

* The password which schools will need to access the survey and instructions on how to complete the survey will be sent via email directly from Capita - Any password problems (i.e. not received passwords or have forgotten them) schools can contact the webmaster via  http://support.capitaes.co.uk/accreditation/

* Capita can only accept one return from each school.

Starz News

Purpose:   Updated information

Audience:  Teachers in schools subscribing to Starz

 

Next Starz Detectives session - Title: Summer Safety : Thursday 19th June 2008 commencing at 1.30pm

 

This Starz Detectives session involves your pupils helping a Police Community Support Officer in the town of Huntingbridge. By carrying out this activity your pupils will consider young people's behaviour in a number of true to life situations.

A PCSO is sent to several incidents on the beat. In some of the scenarios the young people portrayed are doing nothing wrong, but in others their behaviour is much riskier. The purpose of this activity is to get your pupils to help with the situations that arise in the community, and will, hopefully, make your pupils think about their own actions when they are playing with their friends.

 

Cambridgeshire Young People's Film Festival

 

Many Starz schools are involved with this project and have been busy submitting their films. Submitted films are now available to view and schools are encouraged to look at the films that have been uploaded and vote for their favourite. For schools that have now completed and uploaded their films, we are now looking for your publicity! Posters advertising your film can be submitted via the Starz projects area. Some of the best entries may be displayed in the Cambridge Corn Exchange on 'Oscar' night.

 

http://starz.e2bn.net/e2bn/leas/c99/accounts/starz/accounts/projects/web/activities/2007-08/animate/festival

 

 

E2BN Annual Conference 24-25 June

 

Purpose:  Reminder to book

Audience: Teaching and learning staff 

 

There is still time to book for this event, which is organised by our Regional Broadband Consortium. Admission is free for staff in Cambridgeshire schools and it is possible to attend for one or both days. Overnight accommodation is available for a modest charge. This year's theme is Learning Together. There are world-class speakers, including Mick Waters of QCA and the inimitable Russell Prue, as well as hands on workshops and a suppliers exhibition. The conference is held at Wyboston, close to St Neots.

 

For full details and to book your place visit: http://conference.e2bn.org/

 

 

JISC Collection Workshop 8th July

 

Purpose:   Event information

Audience: ICT and learning resources staff in secondary schools.

 

JISC Collections for Schools (www.jcs.nen.gov.uk) offers schools the opportunity to benefit from nationally-negotiated terms for a range of specially-selected and high quality online subscription services - from newspaper archives and image databanks to invaluable resources covering history, science, art and music, modern languages and much, much more.

This free one-day workshop in Cambridge allows school staff to learn about what is available.

 

Visit http://www.e2bn.org/view.php?id=113 to download the full programme.  

 

 

Celebrating Language

 

Purpose: Website update

Audience: Language teachers in primary and secondary schools

 

Celebrating Language is our fascinating website with videoclips of Cambridgeshire children whose home language is not English. They count, give the names of colours, parts of the body and so on. Among the latest improvements to the site is a new feature in the videobank. Pupils can either upload a video speaking in their family language, or they can record a video online with a webcam.  Visit www.celebratinglanguage.net to see the new facilities.

 

  

Training Opportunities for June / July 2008

 

Purpose:    Spaces available on Training Courses

Audience:  Headteacher and Administrative Staff in Schools

 

           

Course	Date & Time	Venue	Cost
Fischer Family Trust	Thurs 19th June - 09:30 - 12:00	ICT Service Godmanchester	£50
Cover 7	Weds 25th June - 09:30 - 15:30	ICT Service Godmanchester	£80
Cover 7	Mon 7th July - 09:30 - 15:30	ICT Service Godmanchester	£80
Creating & Submitting    Portal Resources	Weds 9th July - 13:30 - 15:30	ICT Service Godmanchester	£50
SIMS net Year End Procedures	Thurs 10th July - 09:30 - 15:30	ICT Service Godmanchester	£80

 

Please note we are unable to accept bookings over the phone. You may call to check course detail and space availability on telephone 01480 376670 or email: ict.courses@cambridgeshire.gov.uk , unfortunately no places can be provisionally booked.

 

    

Cambridgeshire Online Training Search 

 

COTS is a database of training opportunities provided by the Local Authority.  It can be accessed from any computer connected to the Internet without the need for a password; its powerful search engine will help you to find suitable courses.  Eventually, all providers will be using this database, please check the Providers list for the services currently represented.  You will already find the complete listing of courses offered by CAS, CREDS, SLS, Education ICT Service, ISSIS, Cambridgeshire Youth Work and Connexions.   Go to COTS to use this service now .

 

 ICT Service Blog and Helpline Blog

 

The information in this briefing is also available through our blog. This means that you do not have to wait for the fortnightly distribution; news items go online immediately. Other relevant information about ICT is posted there too.  It is also possible to use the blog to comment on items and to give us feedback.

 

There is a link to the blog from our website or you can visit it directly at http://educationictservice.blogspot.com/  If you use a newsreader such as Google Reader, you can subscribe to the blog using the link in the left-hand column; your news reader will automatically highlight new blog items for you. If you would like to learn how to do this, contact the Helpline.

 

For up to the minute Helpline information, please visit the ICT Service Helplines Blog by searching for Resource id: 3750 from the Education Portal or by using this link: ICT Service Helplines Blog. You can subscribe to this blog in exactly the same way. 

 

More ICT News on the Portal...

 

Do you regularly check the ICT News page on the Portal? It features all the latest ICT-related news of importance to Cambridgeshire's schools.

To take a look, simply search for resource ID: 584 from the Portal front page, or click on 'News' on the ICT Service home page (www.ict.ccceducation.net).