Laptop
Trolleys
Purpose: Health and Safety
information
Audience: School Health and Safety
Contacts and ICT Staff
All schools have recently received a
Health
and Safety notice from Cambridgeshire County Council explaining some
risks which are associated with the use of Laptop Trolleys in Schools. We would
like to reassure everyone that Bretford or LapCabby laptop trolleys purchased
through Cambridgeshire Education ICT Service in the last 3 years are all
certified to CE standard. Please follow these links to the CE certificates
for Bretford
EMP Models, Bretford
G154 models and LapCabby.
Please note that proper care
should still be taken when operating
laptop trolleys
supplied by the ICT Service as detailed in the previously mentioned health
and safety guidance.
Purpose: Spaces on Training Courses
Audience: Primary Teachers, NQTs, RQTs Teaching Assistants and ICT
TAs:
There are places available on the following courses:
Smart
Ideas! - Tuesday 10th November 2009, 09:30 – 16:00
at Education ICT Service, Godmanchester
Move on from the basics of using Smart Notebook 10 and
become confident in using some of the more advanced facilities and tools and the
incorporation of the whiteboard into lesson planning and everyday
teaching.
Movie Making - Thursday 12th
November 2009, 09:30 – 15:30 at Education ICT Service,
Godmanchester
This is a course for those new to movie making with
children. During the day you will be introduced to the basics of scripting,
storyboarding, framing camera shots, shooting and editing a film. You will use
Windows Movie Maker Software (available on Windows XP).
Spreadsheet Modelling -
Thursday 19th November 2009, 09:30 –
12:00 at Education ICT Service, Godmanchester
This course is designed to help you improve your
understanding of modelling with spreadsheets, improve your spreadsheet skills,
explore examples of spreadsheet models and create your own spreadsheet model.
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.
FREE ToPP RESOURCES
for 2009
Purpose: Resources available online
Audience: Primary and Nursery
Headteacher
Central
Hosted schools will have these already available in their system for
importing through the usual
'Routines'.
These have been specially revised for this
year and include recent developments required in the NoV form for the SIP visits
this term. Click on the link 'New ToPP Templates' from the
menu, to
be directed to the ToPP Framework page and download and save ready for importing
as required.
These resources will import easily into your
SIMS system and will provide you with a comprehensive package for tracking
progress, analysing and reporting all aspects of pupil information.
The pack includes
- ToPP framework and sample policy
- ToPP Calendar
- SIP visit help sheets
- CPD Calendar of ToPP opportunities
- For
import - tracking sheets, grids and SIP analysis reports
- General guidance notes
Current ToPP schools will find everything
they need to download but should
you require a refresher course or consultancy, or if you are new to ToPP,
then please contact the Helpline on
0845 0450973 or email schools.mis@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
