Friday 30th January 2009

Service Level Agreements 2009-10

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

Audience: Headteacher and School Secretary

All schools will shortly receive 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 by 27th February 2009.

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.

Online Gallery of ICT Work

Purpose: For information

Audience: Headteachers; Assessment and ICT Coordinators; Subject Leaders

The Cambridgeshire ICT Work Gallery provides standard ICT files for FS/KS1/2/3/4.

We are currently updating this popular resource with E2BN to improve viewing, browsing and searching as well as making it much easier to submit an item for moderation e.g. as supporting evidence for ICT Mark or as a CPD resource for teacher assessment (APP) as each item shows the teacher commentary.

Your comments, feedback or suggestions for changes to the existing site http://cgpw.e2bn.org/index.php would be most welcome - please email Maggie Dutton via maggie.dutton@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Primary and Secondary User Groups (PUGs and SUGs)

Purpose: Dates for your diary

Audience: Headteachers, SLT, Assessment Managers, Business Managers

Please note the dates for the Primary and Secondary User Groups (PUGs and SUGs). The agenda will include latest news from RAISE, ToPP (APP) and school models, Parental Engagement, Attendance, more details will be published in February.

Wednesday 18th March at March Library - PUGs - 9:30 - 12:30 and SUGs 13:00 - 16:00

Thursday 19th March at Buckden Millennium Centre - PUGs 9:30 - 12:30 only

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).