Friday 27th February 2009

Strategic implementation of ICT in schools meeting

Purpose: Meeting to address key strategic issues

Audience: Headteachers, Principals, Wardens and/or Senior Leaders in Secondary Schools

Venue: Swavesey Village College, Swavesey Date/Time: 10^th March 4-6pm

We invite Headteachers, Principals and Wardens and/or Senior Leaders in secondary schools with responsibility for ICT to attend a meeting to discuss a range of important strategic issues. The agenda topics to be covered are as follows:

· BSF: the way forward and ICT issues - Keith Grimwade

· Learning Platforms: Support for teaching and learning (Steve Howard - Swavesey VC)

· Personalisation by Pieces (funding opportunity) - Tim Daines

· Video Conferencing - Tim Daines

· E-safety - Gareth Davies

· Online Reporting to Parents - Matthew Nall.

During the meeting there will also be the opportunity to discuss any issues you might have.

Please book you place by contacting ICT Courses: Email: ict.courses@cambridgeshire.gov.uk Tel: 01480 376670

A similar event will be running for Primary/Special schools on 19^th March - the agenda will be confirmed shortly.

Service Level Agreements 2009-10

Purpose: Notification of the new Service Level Agreement 2009-10

Audience: Headteacher and School Secretary

All schools should have received a copy of the Service Level Agreement folder, via the School Courier service, for you to consider the extensive range of ICT options Education ICT Service are offering schools during 2009-10.

Also included in the folder is a copy of our 2008 Annual Report: the facts and figures, which we hope will provide you with some interesting details about our work with schools. We have also enclosed a second copy of the 2008 Annual Report, for the attention of your Chair of Governors and would appreciate if you would forward to them.

Once you have made a decision on your school's requirements, to allow us time to make appropriate staffing arrangements for the new financial year, we would be grateful if you would return your sign-up form as soon as possible.

If you have any questions regarding the services or if you need further advice please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team on 01480 376655.

New Exchange email System

Purpose: Additional training available

Audience: Headteacher and Administrative staff

Since November 2008 the ICT Service has been migrating schools to the new Exchange email system. Many of you have completed the Evaluation Forms sent out after the migration and have expressed a need for training on the functionalities of the system. In response to this we are able to offer a number of training/problem solving sessions which will be tailored to respond to the needs of the attendees. Please note that these sessions are FREE of charge. Any training offered beyond these dates is likely to be chargeable.

Session dates and times are on the listed in the table below:

~ Managing emails
~ Managing contacts
~ Making appointments
~ Sharing your calendar with other members of staff
~ Creating and using a school shared calendar
~ Creating and managing distribution lists
~ Administering accounts e.g. for new users or resetting passwords
~ Accessing emails from home
~ Using a mobile device to access your emails and calendar

These sessions will run according to the following schedule:

Date	Time	Venue
Tuesday 3rd March	3:30 - 5:00pm	ICT Service, Godmanchester PE29 2HJ
Tuesday 10th March	3:30 - 5:00pm	ICT Service, Godmanchester PE29 2HJ
Tuesday 17th March	3:30 - 5:00pm	ICT Service, Waterbeach CB5 9NJ
Tuesday 24th March	3:30 - 5:00pm	ICT Service, Waterbeach CB5 9NJ
Wednesday 18th March	3:30 - 5:00pm	ICT Service, Godmanchester PE29 2HJ
Wednesday 25th March	3:30 - 5:00pm	ICT Service, Godmanchester PE29 2HJ
Tuesday 31st March	10:00 - 12:00pm	To Be Advised
Tuesday 31st March	3:30 - 5:00pm	To Be Advised
Wednesday 1st April	3:30 - 5:00pm	To Be Advised
Friday 3rd April	3:30 - 5:00pm	To Be Advised

To book a place on any of these sessions please complete a course booking form. To obtain a form or check availability call 01480 - 376670 or
e-mail ict.courses@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

BT Featureline telephone systems

Purpose: User Guide Instructions for schools with BT Featureline

Audience: Headteachers, Office & ICT Staff

An updated users guide release by BT for schools with BT Featureline telephone systems.

www.icttid.ccceducation.net > General Advice and Guidance Documents > BT Featureline Site User Guide Instructions.pdf or search for resource ID tag 4608

Training Opportunity for March

Purpose: Spaces available on Training Course

Audience: Headteacher, Teachers and Administrative Staff in Schools

Course

Date & Time

Venue

Cost

Administering STARZ at school level

Thursday 26th March

9:30 - 15:30

ICT Service

Godmanchester

£105

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

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 access 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).