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Courses can be booked through The Learning Zonelearningzone.hants.gov.uk
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Booking on a course
Contact HTLC
Our bespoke service
Course list
Course price details
ICT Flightcases - Technology to try
SIMS courses
Tucasi course
Microsoft Office courses
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Welcome to the 2018/19academic year training directory.
Welcome
Within our directory you will find a range of courses to meet your school and individual requirements. We offer courses for many job roles within the school, including administrators, senior leaders and teachers.
These courses fall into different categories and include SIMS courses for beginners through to advanced. The courses are focused on how you can use the Management Information System to support school improvement.
We also offer courses on Tucasi and the various Microsoft Office products. If you can’t find a course that suits your school or individual needs, please contact us and we will discuss our bespoke training offer.
Please remember we also have available flightcases which contain enough resources to support teaching whole classes in the delivery of computing which includes computer science and digital literacy. All our flightcases have clear instructions, are user friendly and for all abilities, including SEN.
We hope that you find what you need to satisfy your IT training requirements. If not please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected]
Hope to see you soon,
From the Training TeamTina Rose Collins, Tracey Crawford, Sheila Milford, Wendy Parker and Rachel Josephs
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Our bespoke service
Bespoke service prices
The benefits of having bespoketraining in your school:
We know that sometimes getting time out of school to attend a training course can be difficult. We offer a bespoke service which can be delivered in your school, at our training centre or at a venue to suit you.
Most of our training courses can be delivered on a bespoke basis tailored to meet your needs. Bespoke training is either a half or whole day.
• in your own surroundings• no travel expenses for staff• it is specific to your school’s context• delegates use the school’s systems• part of an inset day
We have two types of bespoke training:
• Half day training - three hours• One day training - six hours
For more information, and to get a quote for bespoke training, please contact us at [email protected] or visit www.hants.gov.uk/elearneteach
Our bespoke service
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Course list
Courses with this tick are guaranteed to run on the dates given on The Learning Zone.
SIMS courses Code Page
SIMS for new users (three days) XXEE0400 12
SIMS for new users (wihout reporting) (two days) XXEE0401 12
Pupil information in SIMS (one day) XXEE0402 13
Academic Management XXEE0431 26
Academic year-end – Primary (half day) XXEE0404 14
Assessment – Reporting to parents (half day) XXEE0420 21
Assessment template design using SIMS – Primary XXEE0421 21
Assessment template design using SIMS – Secondary XXEE0422 22
Assessment tracking your pupils’ progress – Primary XXEE0423 22
Assessment tracking your students’ progress – Secondary XXEE0424 23
Attendance XXEE0407 15
Attendance data for senior leaders/attendance officers in school (half day) XXEE0410 16
Attendance/Lesson Monitor reporting XXEE0409 16
Behaviour Management XXEE0405 14
Course Manager (half day) XXEE0430 26
Cover XXEE0433 27
Discover – Introduction to the analysis tool – Primary XXEE0425 23
Early Years tracking XXEE0417 19
Exams Organiser (two days) XXEE0434 27
Exams Organiser – Importing and analysing exam results XXEE0436 28
Exams Organiser – Managing mocks XXEE0435 28
Hampshire Assessment Model (HAM) XXEE0416 19
Interventions XXEE0439 29
InTouch XXEE0437 29
Lesson Monitor XXEE0408 15
Microsoft Office skills for effective SIMS reports XXEE0415 18
Course list
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SIMS courses Code Page
New pupil intake/applicants (half day) XXEE0412 17
Nova T6 – New users (three days) XXEE0427 24
Nova T6 – Refresher for timetablers XXEE0428 25
Nova T6 – Constructing the timetable (workshop) XXEE0429 25
Options online XXEE0432 27
Penalty Notice paperwork through SIMS XXEE0411 17
Programme of Study for curriculum assessment recording – Primary XXEE0418 20
Programme of Study for curriculum assessment recording – KS3 XXEE0419 20
Profiles to create academic reports for parents – Primary XXEE0426 24
Reporting skills XXEE0413 17
Reporting skills (advanced) XXEE0414 18
School census (workshop) – Primary (half day) XXEE0403 13
Special Needs (SEND) XXEE0406 15
Simplifying the day-to-day work in the school office (half day) XXEE0441 30
Staff Performance XXEE0442 31
Sustaining SIMS for Safeguarding in primary schools (half day) XXEE0445 32
Sustaining SIMS for Safeguarding in secondary schools (half day) XXEE0446 32
System manager (half day) XXEE0443 31
The School Business Manager – how SIMS can help XXEE0444 31
Tips and tricks – Getting more out of SIMS XXEE0440 30
Tucasi course Code Page
Tucasi course XXEE0450 33
Course list
Courses with this tick are guaranteed to run on the dates given on The Learning Zone.
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Microsoft Office courses Code Page
Quick start guide to using Microsoft Office (half day) XXEE0460 34
Basic word XXEE0461 34
Mail merge with Word XXEE0462 35
Excel – Level 1: Creating and using simple spreadsheets XXEE0463 35
Excel – Level 2: Creating and using more complex spreadsheets XXEE0464 36
Producing effective presentations with Powerpoint XXEE0465 36
Creating posters and newsletters with Publisher XXEE0466 37
Building and using an Access database XXEE0467 37
Publisher for Primaries (half day) XXEE0468 38
Word skills for use in the classroom (half day) XXEE0469 38
Half day course
One day course
Two day course
Three day course
Price per delegate £108.00 £215.00 £430.00 £635.00
Booking on a course
You can also book a trainer to run a course of your choice for up to 10 delegates in our Fareham training room.
Courses can be booked through The Learning Zonelearningzone.hants.gov.uk
or by contacting HTLC at [email protected] call 01962 718600
• Half day training - three hours• One day training - six hours
For more information, and to get a quote,please contact us at [email protected]
Course list
Course price details (as of 1 September 2018)
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ICT Flightcases - Technology to try
ICT Flightcases - Technology to try
Hire costs
Computational thinking flightcaseComputational thinking is a key element of the computing programme of study. This flightcase contains the equipment for all abilities, with all the tools to support whole class teaching of computational thinking from Early Years to KS3.
• 1 x Laptop with software (inc Scratch and Logo)• 5 x Blue-Bots• 1 x InO-bot• 1 x LED Rainbow matrix• 2 x Scratch controllers• 1 x set of 4 Clever Cats NEW• 10 x Micro:bits NEW• 3 x iPads for use with Blue bots & Micro:bits• 1 x Dell Windows 10 tablet for use with InO-bot• 13 x Bee-Bots• 1 x TacTile reader• 3 x Bee-Bot/Blue-Bot floor mats• 3 x Bee-Bot charging units• 2 sets x Easi cars• 8 x Pro-bots• 4 x Lego WeDo• 2 x Lego Mindstorms
With demo Without demo
Hire cost per day (minimum two weeks hire) £11 £11
One off cost for delivery and collection (Demo with trainer - optional extra) £147 £53
Example: Two weeks hire = (10 days x £10) + one-off cost £257 £163
Example: Four weeks hire = (20 days x £10) + one-off cost £367 £273
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ICT Flightcases - Technology to try
NEW Micro:bit flightcase
Speaking and listening flightcase
Movie making flightcase
The Micro:bit is a tiny programmable computer, designed to make learning and teaching easy and fun!
This flightcase contains 36 Micro:bits – enough for a whole class and will satisfy KS2 and KS3 computation thinking.
From dancing robots to banana keyboards, Micro:bits have all the features you need to code awesome stuff - the possibilities are endless!
• 36 x Micro:bits (inc battery packs and USB leads)• 6 x iPads (with Micro:bit app)
This flightcase will support a whole class in meeting the speaking and listening elements of the curriculum.
Children need to be confident communicators and active listeners in order to learn about the world they live in. This flightcase contains equipment which enables children to record and play back sound.
• 2 sets x Easi speak microphone docking station (inc 6 microphones)• 4 sets (24) x Big Point• 2 sets x Recordable pegs• 2 sets x Easi speak phones• 10 x Easi speak microphone• 10 x Easi speak Pro microphone• 2 x Easi speak microphone sound station• 2 x Tuff cam2• 2 sets x See ‘N’ speak recordable magnifiers• 2 x Easi view visualiser• 1 x iPod touch• 1 x iPads
Movies are a great medium for communicating and recording information. This flightcase provides all the necessary equipment to be able to make professional quality films.
• 1 x Canon Legria HFR206 camcorder • 1 x Hama tripod• 1 x Green screen kit • 4 x iPads• 4 x iPods
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ICT Flightcases - Technology to try
Discovery flightcase - supporting the science curriculumThe Discovery flightcase will support a whole class and can be used to satisfy many of the science programmes of study requirements.
Within the science curriculum pupils should be taught to use practical scientific methods, processes and skills. This flightcase can be used to generate questions that can then be answered using the equipment in the box to gather data and present their findings.
• 1 x Laptop• 12 x Data log-box with a variety of sensors• 8 x Easi Log Digital thermometer• 2 sets x Easi Metal detectors• 9 x Pulse reader• 4 x Easi-Scope Digital microscope• 3 sets x See ‘N’ speak recordable magnifiers• 3 x Easi speak microphone inc USB• 10 x Easi speak Pro microphone• 1 x Easi speak microphone sound station• 3 x Flexi-scope• 4 x Vein viewer• 2 x Easi view visualiser• 2 x Tuff Cam 2• 1 x iPod• 1 x iPad
Also available for hire• Green screen kits• Samsung (SDP-860) Visualisers Prices for these are available on request.
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Lego Mindstorms flightcase Lego WeDo flightcaseMotorised Lego kit for older children, that can be used to support the elements of computational thinking in the computing programmes of study.
• Laptop with software installed• 5 x Mindstorms Lego sets• Mindstorms Lego software
[1 set of 3 CDs]
Motorised Lego kit which can be used by all age groups, to support the elements of the computational thinking in the computing programmes of study.
• Laptop with software installed• 6 x WeDo Construction
Lego sets• WeDo Construction Lego sets
software [1 CD]
Booking on a course
Details on all our courses, including dates, can be found on The Learning Zone at www.learningzone.hants.gov.uk
All our courses have an active waiting list. If the dates are not yet published or the course is full, please add your name to the waiting list and we will be in touch.
As new functionality and software are released by Hampshire County Council we will endeavor to develop training solutions. Please check The Learning Zone for all course information.
Courses can be booked through The Learning Zonewww.learningzone.hants.gov.uk
Or by contacting HTLC at [email protected] by calling 01962 718600
Please let us know if you are unable to attend. Non-attendance on the day or cancellations less than two weeks before the start of the event will incur a full charge.
Cancellations
Booking on a course
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Courses with this tick are guaranteed to run on the dates given on The Learning Zone.
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SIMS courses focus on improving student outcomes by making effective use of school dataSIMS courses
SIMS courses
SIMS for new users (three day) | XXEE0400
SIMS for new users (without reporting) (two day) | XXEE0401
Covering the basic areas of data input and reporting. This course gives new members of staff an overview of the way SIMS can be used to support schools and increase effectiveness.
Multi session course forNew staff or staff who will be using SIMS to manage pupil, pastoral and school information on a regular basis.
Participants will learn how toUse SIMS on a day-to-day basis to administer, manage and monitor data within school.
Covering the basic areas of data input. This course gives new members of staff an overview of the way SIMS can be used to support schools and increase effectiveness.
Multi session course forNew staff or staff who will be using SIMS to manage pupil, pastoral and school information on a regular basis.
Participants will learn how toUse SIMS on a day-to-day basis to administer, manage and monitor data within school.
Course content and methodology• Configuring the homepage• Navigating around SIMS• Inputting pupil data• Importing and exporting CTFs
(Common Transfer Files)• Editing pupil information• Extracting pupil information• Managing leavers• Using the pupil and teacher view• Managing the pastoral structure• Managing applicants• Housekeeping routines• Alerts and messages• Basic reporting
Part of day 3 will be a workshop session where delegates can create their own reports – schools will be able to login into their own data, where possible and use this time to create reports in their own systems.
Course content and methodology• Configuring the homepage• Navigating around SIMS• Inputting pupil data• Importing and exporting CTF’s
(Common Transfer Files)• Editing pupil information• Extracting pupil information• Managing leavers• Using the pupil and teacher view• Managing the pastoral structure• Managing applicants• Housekeeping routines• Alerts and messages
Further informationPlease be aware that due to the setup of our training room, this course cannot cover uploading and downloading CTF’s from the School2School(S2S) website.
Related coursesThis course includes reporting.If you do not wish to cover reporting, then we recommend you attend:
SIMS for new users (without reporting) (two day) XXEE0401
Further informationPlease be aware that due to the setup of our training room, this course cannot cover uploading and downloading CTF’s from the School2School(S2S) website.
Related coursesThis course does not include reporting. If you wish to cover reporting, then we recommend you attend:
SIMS reporting skills XXEE0413orSIMS for new users (three day) XXEE0400
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Booking: [email protected] • 01962 718600 SIMS courses
Managing pupil information in SIMS | XXEE0402
Completing your school census workshop – Primary CHS (half day) | XXEE0403
Covering the day-to-day aspects of managing pupil details in SIMS.
One day course forSchool staff responsible for inputting and editing pupil data in SIMS.
To enable staff to prepare their “live” school census data in a supported environment. This workshop is ONLY for primary schools with Centrally Hosted SIMS. Delegates will be accessing and using their “live” school data.
Course content and methodology• Configuring the homepage• Navigating around SIMS• Adding new pupils• Editing pupil information• Extracting pupil information• Managing leavers• Using the pupil and teacher view
Further informationPlease be aware that due to the setup of our training room, this course cannot cover uploading and downloading CTF’s from the School2School(S2S) website.
Half day course forSchool staff responsible for completing the termly school census return.
Course pre-requisitesSchools attending must be users of the Centrally Hosted SIMS service and delegates will need to bring their CHS login and password.
Participants will learn how to• Check that key data is present
in SIMS• Complete missing data• Create a test return• Identify and correct errors found
on validation of the test return
Further informationDelegates will be logging on to their school SIMS system and working through the census notes using their “live” data.
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SIMS courses focus on improving student outcomes by making effective use of school dataSIMS courses
Preparing SIMS for the academic year end– Primary CHS schools (half day) | XXEE0404
SIMS Behaviour Management | XXEE0405
Covering all necessary procedures to ensure the successful creation and promotion of the academic year-end. This is an opportunity to undergo the year-end process in a supported environment and is ONLY suitable for Centrally Hosted SIMS schools – delegates will be accessing and setting up the year-end using “live” school data.
Half day course forStaff responsible for preparing the SIMS data for the new academic year.
Enables schools to plan the set up and introduction of behaviour management in the SIMS environment.
Course pre-requisitesA working knowledge of SIMS and the data and permissions required to complete the year-end promotion process. Delegates will need to know new staff, staff leaver details, inset dates (if known), next year’s pastoral structure, etc. At one short stage during the training session, delegates will need to ensure they are the only people accessing their school’s SIMS system.
Participants will learn how toManage the SIMS academic year-end process with confidence and support using “live” school data.
One day course forSchool staff responsible for recording and analysing pupil behavioural events.
Course pre-requisitesA good knowledge of school’s behaviour and achievement policies and strategies. A working knowledge of SIMS would be useful.
Course content and methodology• Creating the new academic year
using real school data• Preliminary work surrounding
promotion of year groups• Recording leavers – staff and
students• Housekeeping routines• Extracting information to help
manage the academic year-end process
• Creating Common Transfer Files (CTF’s)
• Setting up registration groups, admitting new pupils and producing new class lists
Course content and methodology• Customising lookup tables
to reflect individual school’s behaviour policies
• Recording achievements and negative behaviours for individuals and groups of pupils
• Manage detentions and follow up actions
• Maintaining exclusions details• Set up and use SIMS report cards• Using pre-defined behaviour
reports
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Booking: [email protected] • 01962 718600 SIMS courses
Implementing SIMS Special Needs (SEND) | XXEE0406
SIMS Attendance | XXEE0407
SIMS Lesson Monitor | XXEE0408
SENCOs and administrative staff will learn how SIMS can help collate information for special needs pupils in one place and produce the special needs register.
One day course forSchool SENCO accompanied by a SIMS user.
Covers the use of the SIMS Attendance module. The course will include legislative and management issues surrounding the attendance process.
One day course forSchool staff involved in the management and administration of pupil attendance.
Concentrates on gathering data that can be used to monitor and ultimately improve student achievement, on the basis that students with low attendance at lessons will be at a considerable disadvantage.
One day course forStaff responsible for managing Lesson Monitor or who need to produce attendance analysis from Lesson Monitor.
Course pre-requisitesA working knowledge of SIMS. An understanding of the SEN Code of Practice and how it is managed in school.
Course content and methodology• Adding pupils to SEN register• Edit lookup tables• Adding and maintaining review
details, needs history, provision history and events
• Add linked adults, agents and agencies
Course pre-requisitesBasic navigation skills within SIMS.
Course content and methodology• Attendance legal requirements• Management issues involved in
using SIMS Attendance• Attendance module set up• Recording attendance• Using bulk attendance editing
routines
Course content and methodology• Configure the homepage to
receive notification of missing registers
• Focus on students with unexplained absence today
• Use bulk attendance editing routines
• Enter codes and weekly patterns over a date range
• Deal with unexplained absences and missing marks
• Using pre-defined letters (review letters) and standard reports
• Managing pupils/students with Education HealthCare Plans (EHC)
• Homepage configuration• Set up alerts• Sending and receiving SEN related
messages in SIMS
Further informationAn understanding of the SEN Code of Practice and how it is managed in school would be useful.
• Creating mail merge letters for correspondence with parents/ carers
• Generating attendance reports
• Deal with ‘extra names’ and conflicting marks
• Create letter templates for correspondence with parents/ carers
• Lesson Monitor reports
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Reporting from Attendance/Lesson Monitor (half day) | XXEE0409
Effective use of SIMS Attendance data for senior leaders/attendance officers in school (half day) | XXEE0410
How to make the most of the reporting capabilities of SIMS Attendance/Lesson Monitor.
Half day course forSchool staff responsible for monitoring statutory and lesson attendance.
Course content and methodology• Managing and maintaining
Attendance/Lesson Monitor data• Attendance Initiatives• Use the SIMS Homepage to
monitor Attendance information• Student teacher view • Attendance/Lesson Monitor
reports• Letter templates for
correspondence with parents/ carers
SIMS courses
With focus on how to use SIMS Attendance and Lesson Monitor data for monitoring, reporting, analysis, self-evaluation and Ofsted.
Half day course forHeadteachers, senior leaders or attendance officers in charge of attendance.
Presented byBehaviour/Attendance Inspector/Advisor - HIAS
Sheila Milford – IT Trainer, eLearn eTeach, Hampshire IT
Course content and methodology• Registration procedures and
regulations• National updates• Discussion activities around real
practice with colleagues• How to link ASP (Analyse School
Performance) online data to SIMS reports
• How to use SIMS to write/ populate the SEF
• SIMS absence data for Ofsted case studies
• How to monitor and analyse absence data for vulnerable students/pupils
• Create SIMS user defined groups• Use the SIMS Homepage and
student teacher view to monitor attendance
• Create SIMS Attendance reports and Attendance letters
• Safeguarding – effective practice• Examples from county advisor on
best practice
Intended impact on practiceTo develop confident use of this module of SIMS forcomprehensive analysis. This will help to identify areas for school improvement; targeted pupil intervention and allocation of resources.
Participants should bring• Current ASP online data on
absence and exclusions• Centrally Hosted SIMS login and
password if appropriate.• Any pupil absence reports/
analysis currently in use
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Booking: [email protected] • 01962 718600
Creating the Penalty Notice paperwork through SIMS | XXEE0411
SIMS Reporting skills | XXEE0413
Managing SIMS data for your new pupil intake (half day) | XXEE0412
This short (1½ hour) course is aimed at SIMS users interested in learning the process for issuing Penalty Notices via SIMS.
Short course forSIMS users with responsibility for generating the Penalty Notice documentation.
To enable staff to extract SIMS data and create reports at a simple level.
One day course forStaff who want to learn the basics of SIMS reporting.
Course pre-requisitesUsers should be able to confidently log into and navigate around SIMS.
To enable staff to record and manage new pupil/student applications in SIMS.
Half day course forSchool staff responsible for managing the admissions process for new pupils/students.
Course content and methodology• Importing the Penalty Notice
reports• Ensuring SIMS data is complete• Creating and generating Penalty
Notice warnings (if appropriate)• Creating the Penalty Notices
themselves together with other supporting documentation
Course content and methodology• Run pre-defined reports• Preview reports• Edit existing pre-defined reports• Create reports with Word and
Excel outputs• Create student list reports• Use SIMS reports to create
mail merge letters and labels
Part of this course includes workshop time – CHS delegates will be able to log into their own systems and create their own reports.
Course content and methodology• Create an intake group
with admission group(s)• Create new pupil/student
applicant records• Transfer applicants between
admission groups• Amend application status
SIMS courses
Further informationThis is a short course delivered at the training room in Fareham.
Each date will have multiple sessions, when booking please select the date and time you would like to book.
Course progressionSIMS reporting skills (advanced) XXEE0414
• Finalise offers• Admit pupils/students• Assign UPNs (Unique Pupil
Numbers) if necessary• Admissions reports
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SIMS Reporting skills (advanced) | XXEE0414
Focusing on advancedreporting skills to enable staff to create professional looking SIMS reports using Word templates and form reports (RTF).
One day course forSchool staff wishing to expand on their SIMS reporting skills.
Course pre-requisitesDelegates must have attended either SIMS Reporting skills XXEE0413 or SIMS for New users (three day) XXEE0400 or be able to construct reports in SIMS using the appropriate data fields, related fields (sub focus folders), set filters, define sort orders and apply effective dates.
Participants will learn how toUse advanced presentation outputs to display report data.
Course content and methodology• Create student list reports• Create simple Word reports• Create analysis reports• Create user-defined form reports• Using form reports instead of mail
merge• Create reusable templates• Edit existing form reports• Using advanced presentation
outputs to display report data
Further informationThis course is for more experienced SIMS reporting users. If you prefer, consider SIMS Reporting skills XXEE0413, which looks at SIMS Reports from a more basic level.
Microsoft Office skills for effective SIMS reports | XXEE0415
SIMS reports can be output in a variety of formats and this course will deliver file management and Microsoft Office skills in order to manipulate the data.
One day course forStaff who use SIMS to create reports but require Microsoft Office skills to manipulate the report output.
Course content and methodology• Creating and organising files and
folders• Word – editing, formatting and
manipulating text and tables• Word – mail merge skills• Excel – formatting skills• Excel – mathematical formulae
Related coursesTo gain basic reporting skills, you should attend the following course: SIMS Reporting skills XXEE0413.
To further your reporting skills: SIMS Reporting skills (advanced) XXEE0414.
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Hampshire Assessment Model – Primary | XXEE0416
This course is aimed at new SIMS Assessment users who wish to employ the HAM resource for recording and monitoring progress of pupils– following the HIAS team’s phased learning approach.
One day course forMeeting the data collection and data analysis requirements of a school, enabling performance of key groups to be measured, identify under-performance and accelerated progress thus informing intervention planning.
Course pre-requisites• Delegates require a full
understanding of the HIAS learning and assessment model
• A basic understanding of how to navigate around SIMS pages and browsers
• Delegates must have a user account and permissions to access their school’s Hampshire County Council Centrally Hosted SIMS system
Course content and methodologyInitially training data will be used to fully explore:
• Data entry• Marksheet Analysis• Tracking grid usage for pupil level
tracking• SIMS reports to measure
performance of key groups
Part of the session will be run on a workshop basis with access to the schools’ live data (Hampshire County Council Centrally Hosted SIMS) and will encompass:
• Applying skills explored in the training database to identify individual pupil and cohort progress
• Applying skills explored in the training database to demonstrate the impact of funding/interventions for vulnerable groups (closing the gap)
• Visual analysis of data using Discover Graphs
SIMS Early Years tracking | XXEE0417
Explores SIMS Early Years tracking functionality and the resources available. You will learn how the resources can support the monitoring and evaluation of pupil progress.
One day course forPrimary school users of SIMS Assessment who wish to use Early Years tracking to enable teachers to record assessments on a regular basis, termly or half termly.
Participants will learn how to• Use Early Years tracking resources
available in SIMS• Use Programme of Study
functions to record and analyse pupils’ strengths and weaknesses to improve teaching, learning and progress
• Use tracking grids to analyse data in different ways
• Visually analyse attainment and progress using SIMS Discover graphs
• Workshop time to explore school’s “live” data
Further informationDesigned for early years teachers and assessment co-ordinators with an understanding of the Early Years framework. Prior SIMS knowledge is not required.
Central Hosted schools can attend and will have access to their centrally hosted environment and should therefore bring with them their user account name and password.
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SIMS Programmes of Study for curriculum assessment recording – Primary | XXEE0418
Tracking KS3 students’ progress using SIMS Programme of Studyfunctionality – Secondary | XXEE0419
Explores the SIMS Programme of Study (PoS) functionality and the resources available. You will learn how the resources can support the monitoring and evaluation of pupil progress.
One day course forPrimary school teachers and assessment co-ordinators who wish to use the Programme of Study functionality to record formative assessments on a regular basis as well as summative judgements on a termly or half termly basis.
This SIMS Assessment course is for teachers and accompanying admin staff with sound familiarity of the school’s KS3 assessment strategy. The key aim is to develop skills in the use of the SIMS resources which are available in relation to the Programmes of Study.
One day course forTeachers who are able to confidently navigate around screens in SIMS and admin staff who are involved in the assessment process.
Course content and methodology• Track pupil progress towards the
goals for both the term and year• Use diagnostic information about
pupils’ strengths and weaknesses to improve teaching, learning and progress
• Customise Programme of Study statements
• The relationship between PoS and SIMS Assessment functionality
Course pre-requisitesDelegates should be able to confidently navigate around screens in SIMS.
Delegates should have a clear knowledge of the assessment strategy in school.
Further informationYou are expected to have an understanding of the assessment process within your school and a basic knowledge of SIMS.
Central Hosted schools who attend, will have access to their centrally hosted environment and should therefore bring with them their user account name and password.
Course content and methodology• How to use SIMS assessment
functionality to record data against the new National Curriculum Programmes of Study for KS3
• How to use the resources available to monitor and evaluate progress and analyse data effectively from a single screen
• Generating reports for parents and carers based on pupil attainment and progress linked to the Programmes of Study
• How to customise the Programme of Study statements
SIMS courses
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SIMS Assessment – Reporting to parents – Primary (half day) | XXEE0420
Assessment template design using SIMS – Primary | XXEE0421
Creation of individual report templates for assessment data within SIMS.
Half day course forStaff that have a clear understanding of the assessment process in school and are responsible for producing interim and end of year reports from SIMS assessment data.
The initial SIMS Assessment course which enables delegates to utilise existing templates and build simple templates for data collection.
One day course forTeachers and admin staff who are part of the assessment team.
Course content and methodology• Create tables reports for in term/
mid–year reporting to parents• Create narrative style reports
for end of year, including graphs to show progress
• Running reports• Upload a report i.e. save as
a linked document to a SIMS pupil record
Course pre-requisitesDelegates should have a clear knowledge of the school’s assessment strategy, how data is currently collected and the formats in which assessment data is required to be produced within the school.
Please contact a member of the eLearn eTeach training team prior to booking on this course if the school has implemented Primary Assessment without Levels (AWOL) or Hampshire Assessment Model (HAM).
Course content and methodology• Explore how SIMS Assessment
can be used to support the pupil assessment process in school
• Creating aspects• Creating templates• Creating marksheets• Information exchange using
Microsoft Excel• User–defined groups• Marksheet functionality
Course progressionTracking pupils’ progress using SIMS Assessment (Primary) XXEE0423
SIMS Assessment – Reporting to parents XXEE0420
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Assessment template design using SIMS – Secondary | XXEE0422
Tracking your pupils’ progress using SIMS Assessment– Primary | XXEE0423
The initial SIMS Assessment course enabling delegates to utilise existing templates and build basic templates for data collection.
One day course forTeachers and admin staff who are part of the assessment team.
Course pre-requisitesDelegates should have a clear knowledge of the school’s assessment strategy, how data is currently collected and the formats in which assessment data is required to be produced within the school.
This second SIMS Assessment course will develop skills in the creation of the more advanced features such as tracking grids and grids analysis.
One day course forTeachers and admin staff who are part of the assessment team.
Course content and methodology• Explore how SIMS Assessment
can be used to support the student assessment process in school
• Discover how the system can be used to monitor student performance
• Creating aspects• Creating templates and
marksheets• Basic formulae in marksheets• Information exchange using
Microsoft Excel• User–defined groups• Marksheets functionality
Course pre-requisitesDelegates must have attended either Assessment template design using SIMS XXEE0421 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.
Please contact a member of the eLearn eTeach training team prior to booking on this course if the school has implemented Primary Assessment without Levels (AWOL) or Hampshire Assessment Model (HAM).
Course progressionTracking students’ progress using SIMS Assessment (secondary) XXEE0424
Course content and methodology• Creating templates• Creating aspects• Linking to Microsoft Excel• Building a tracker template• Adding formulae• Marksheet analysis• Creating and using tracking grids• Creating and using analysis grids
Course progressionSIMS Assessment – Reporting for parents XXEE0420
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Tracking your students’ progress using SIMS Assessment – Secondary| XXEE0424
Introduction to the SIMS Discover analysis tool – Primary (half day)| XXEE0425
This second SIMS Assessment course is for teachers and accompanying admin staff with sound familiarity of SIMS Assessment who want to develop skills in the more advanced features i.e. grids and graphs.
One day course forTeachers and admin staff who are part of the assessment team.
Providing an overview of the capabilities provided by Discover, ensuring that you can effectively use Discover to analyse your own school data.
Half day course forStaff who need to develop basic skills in the use of SIMS Discover. It may be useful for an experienced SIMS user and a senior leader to attend together in order to see the analysis potential of SIMS.
Course pre-requisitesDelegates must have attended either the Assessment template design using SIMS XXEE0422 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.
Course pre-requisitesThe course assumes no previous knowledge of SIMS Discover however a thorough understanding of SIMS is essential.
Course content and methodology• The relationship between Discover
and SIMS• Use of the Administration tool
to adjust setting on pre-defined attendance and behaviour graphs
• The Discover interface
Course content and methodology• Design complex marksheets• User defined groups• Create and use tracking grids• Create and use analysis grids• Overview of mapping tool• KS4 resources
Course progressionSIMS Assessment – Reporting to parents XXEE0420
• The range and scope of the pre-defined Discover graphs
• Manipulating the pre-defined Discover graphs
• Generating a Venn Analysis• Dynamic group and alerts creation• Workshop time for Centrally
Hosted SIMS users on schools live data.
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SIMS Profiles to create academic reports for parents – Primary | XXEE0426
Nova T6 new users – Secondary (three day) | XXEE0427
The course will take delegates through all procedures necessary to ensure the successfulcreation of academic reports for parents.
This course is aimed at new users of Nova T6. The course covers the whole of the timetabling process using Nova T6.
Multi session course forMembers of staff responsible for implementing the school curriculum into the timetable schedule.
Course pre-requisitesDelegates must have a clear understanding of timetabling and the school’s curriculum requirements for the year in question.
One day course forSchool staff who are new to Profiles. Attendees should be staff responsible for implementing the academic reporting process for pupils in their school.
Course prerequisitesA working knowledge of SIMS.
Course content and methodology• The cycle process• Core data (teachers, subjects
and 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 content and methodology• Creating and manipulating
comment banks• Creating reporting sessions• Editing templates• Entering comment selections• Generating/printing the profiles• Profile module reports• Links to Assessment Manager
Participants should bringA copy of the school’s Nova T6 data (.SPL file).
A copy of the current curriculum plan and for the academic year to be worked on.
A copy of next academic year’s Nova T6 timetable data set (if available).
Current structures and T6 data will be useful if next academic year is not ready.
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Nova T6 – Refresher for timetablers | XXEE0428
Nova T6 – Constructing the timetable workshop | XXEE0429
The course will remind timetablers of the Nova T6 timetable process and useful routes in developing a new timetable.
One day course forStaff responsible for preparing the timetable for the new academic year and have attended Nova T6 New Users XXEE0427 or experienced Nova T6 users.
As a timetabler you will work with Hampshire IT training officers on your school’s timetable.
One day course forStaff responsible for managing the school timetabling process who have previously used Nova T6.
Course pre-requisitesDelegates 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 Nova T6 New Users XXEE0427.
Course pre-requisitesA working knowledge of Nova T6 or attendance on Nova T6 New Users XXEE0427.
Participants will learn how toWork on their own school data in a workshop format as the day is split between formal training and workshop training.
Course content and methodology• You will work on your own data to
further develop your 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
Intended impact on practiceYou will have the opportunity to model, schedule and investigate alternative scheduling solutions using a range of Nova T6 features, ensuring that the module is set up using best practices.
Course content and methodology• Transferring current timetable
structures into a new data set• Updating staff loadings• Using the analysis screen for
curriculum costing• Editing the curriculum model• Building and scheduling all types
of blocks• Finding alternative staff
Participants should bringA copy of the school’s own current Nova T6 dataset on memory stick.
Participants should bringA copy of the school’s Nova T6 data (.SPL file).
A copy of the curriculum plan for the year to be worked on.
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SIMS Course Manager (half day) | XXEE0430
SIMS Academic Management | XXEE0431
Covering how to set up and maintain course data. This course is suitable for timetablers, exams officers and curriculum managers.
Half day course forSchool staff who have responsibility for timetabling, curriculum assignment (course and class memberships) or examinations.
Deals with managing class membership in SIMS. It also covers the necessary links with Nova T6.
One day course forSchool staff with responsibility for maintaining academic data, particularly those responsible for class memberships and course membership in all areas of SIMS.
Course pre-requisitesA basic understanding of curriculum, Nova T6 and/or exams is useful but not essential.
Course content and methodology• What is Course manager?• Issues with non-effective
Course manager• Whose responsibility?• Best practice and housekeeping
Course pre-requisitesDelegates must be familiar with the curriculum structure, especially banding considerations.
An understanding of Nova would be beneficial but is not essential.
Course content and methodology• Overview of how Nova links with
SIMS• Allocate students to base
bands and maintain base band memberships
• 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 and Profiles
• 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
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SIMS Options Online | XXEE0432
SIMS Cover | XXEE0433
SIMS Exams Organiser (two day) | XXEE0434
Intended to help the Options administrator to create an Options plan, offer course selections for students online and create an options solution that satisfies the students choices.
One day course forData managers, timetablers and options administrations with a working knowledge of the options process in school.
Learn how to customise the module to support the school strategy to allocate cover for absent staff and invigilation.
One day course forTeaching or admin staff responsible for implementing and managing cover for absent teachers.
To help school staff manage all areas of external examinations using SIMS Exams Organiser.
Multi session course forExams officers and administrative staff with responsibility for external exam entries and organisation.
Course pre-requisitesKnowledge and understanding of the exams process.
Course pre-requisitesDelegates must have knowledge of the school’s options process.
Course content and methodology• Learn how to use Options Online
to fulfil curriculum and student requirements
• Defining a new options plan, entering and analysing student choices
• Creating classes and placing them into the blocking structure
Course pre-requisitesThe school database must be usingNova T6 for timetable information.
Course content and methodology• Discussion of cover strategies• Setting up information in Nova• Defining structures• Arranging cover• Staff weightings
Course content and methodology• Setting up the Exams
Organiser module• Importing and
structuring basedata• Entering candidates for
examinations and recording forecast grades and coursework marks if appropriate
• Submitting data to examination boards
• Dealing with examination clashes• Using seating organiser
• Amending student allocations and modifying the structure as appropriate
• How to use reports to best use• Processing the export to SIMS
and subsequently Nova
• Managing staff• Extracting data and statistics• Time will be allocated to dealing
with individual school queries
Participants should bringRelevant cover information for example current weightings or priority information.
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Managing mocks in Exam Organiser | XXEE0435
To show school staff how SIMS Exams Organiser can be used to administer mock exams.
on first date only.
One day course forSchool staff responsible for the management and administration of internal exams process.
Course pre-requisitesKnowledge of the exams process.
School must be using SIMS Exams Organiser.
Course content and methodology• Creating a domestic season• Creating basedata• Assigning candidates• Creating marksheets• Collecting student data• Exams seating• Dealing with internal results
Importing and analysing exam results in SIMS Exams Organiser| XXEE0436
Learn how to manage the exam results process and provide headline analysis.
One day course forExams officers and administrative staff who use SIMS Exams Organiser.
Managers and teachers with responsibility for performance analysis.
Course pre-requisitesKnowledge and understanding of the exams process.
Course content and methodology• Pre-import checks• Downloading exam results• Importing results• Dealing with errors/editing results• Calculating the PI information• Statement reports• Analysis reports• End of season housekeeping
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SIMS InTouch | XXEE0437
SIMS Interventions | XXEE0439
Designed to show schools how to use SIMS InTouch to send and receive messages via SMS or email, to parents, students and staff, based on the information you have in SIMS.
Whether you need to send out an achievement or behaviour message to a parent, exam results to the students or a general school information message, SIMS InTouch will help encourage parental engagement.
SIMS Interventions is a system within SIMS to record and track underperforming students, allocate additional resources and monitor how those resources affect Key Performance Indicators. Interventions allows schools to record how much those resources cost, so that outcomes can be tracked against cost as well as against impact.
One day course forHeadteachers, attendance officers and admin staff responsible for managing the schools messaging/ communication system.
Course content and methodology• Create and send SMS or email
messages to parents/students/ staff/groups
• Scheduled SMS and email messages
• Create message templates
One day course forThis course is aimed at staff responsible for the set up and maintenance of interventions within SIMS including Data Manager, SENCO and Administrative Staff.Delegates should have knowledge of the interventions policy in use within their establishment and a basic understanding of SIMS.
Course content and methodology• define interventions, capture and
understand basic cost information• set up when the intervention
will take place, who will run it and allocate students to the intervention for a specific period of time
• add an intervention to an individual student
• record whether an intervention has been effective for an individual student
• Managing messages• Creating automatic attendance,
behaviour and achievement messages
• Record attendance• Sending timetables and
exam results• Send staff cover alerts• SMS Gateway• InTouch administration reports
• record a target for an individual student
• review interventions against assessment data
• review which intervention is the most effective
• view/edit all interventions against an individual student
• analyse the intervention group in Discover
• analyse intervention information in an Assessment Marksheet and the Programme of Study
• create reports on the interventions through the reporting dictionary
• create analysis reports to provide to Ofsted or an LA as evidence of which students have which interventions and which interventions are most effective
• enhance Discover to pull through information on the interventions being run in the school
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Simplifying the day-to-day work in the school office (half day) | XXEE0441
A workshop-style half day course where you will be shown how to use SIMS effectively to simplify and speed up some of the regular tasks in a school office.
Half day course forSchool administration staff using SIMS on a day to day basis.
Course pre-requisitesA working knowledge of SIMS.
Course content and methodologyThis will vary depending upon the needs of the delegates but examples of what could be covered would be:• Configuring the SIMS Homepage• Creating a shortcut panel
• Accessing the Documentation Centre
• Creating simple class lists• Accessing and using the ICT in
schools intranet effectively• Creating letters and labels using
mail merge
SIMS courses
Getting more out of SIMS – Tips and tricks | XXEE0440
This course will benefit those users who already have a basic knowledge of SIMS for inputting pupil/staff details and who want to be able to make better use of current functionality and new developments within the SIMS core offer/package.
One day course forSchool staff who want to make better, more efficient use of the core functionality of SIMS.
Course pre-requisitesA basic working knowledge of SIMS.
Course content and methodologyShortcuts, tips and tricks to help make using SIMS more effective.• Configuring the homepage• Using the Documentation centre• The Launcher bar• Quick search• Writing Quick notes• Managing school based
information
• Housekeeping• editing and creating lookups• bulk updates• parental salutation/addressee• Managing the Pastoral structure• Student list reports• Workshop time
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Role of the School Business Manager – How SIMS can help (four hours) | XXEE0444
SIMS Staff Performance | XXEE0442
SIMS System manager (half day) | XXEE0443
This course is intended for delegates wishing to gain an insight into how useful SIMS is to the role of School Business Manager.
Half day course forNew and current School Business Managers.
How to step up, manage and maintain staff performance in SIMS.
One day course forNew and existing users of SIMS. Personnel who want to gain an understanding of the functionality of the SIMS staff performance module.
This half day course covers skills needed by the SIMS System manager, to manage users, groups and SIMS data.
Half day course forMembers of staff with the role of SIMS System manager.
Course content and methodology• Basic overview of SIMS – pupil
details, etc.• Class lists• SIMS Reports – finding information
about free school meals (FSM), Pupil premium, vulnerable groups, etc.
Participants will learn how toUse SIMS Staff Performance to manage and maintain staff development records (CPD) within SIMS.
Course content and methodology• Role of the system manager• Managing users/groups• Assigning groups/roles to a user• Creating new groups• Adding users to a group• Linking role templates to a group
• Overview of the admission and leavers process
• CTF’s (common transfer files)• Overview of System Manager• Exclusions
Further informationThis is a four hour course and runs from 9.30am – 1.30pm.
Course content and methodology• Creating and editing line
management structure• Setting up and configuring
permissions• Customising lookups and settings• Recording and managing staff
objectives• Recording and managing
observations• Recording and managing reviews• Reporting on staff performance
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Sustaining SIMS for Safeguarding in primary schools (half day AM)| XXEE0445
Sustaining SIMS for Safeguarding in secondary schools (half day PM)| XXEE0446
Half day course for primary school staff responsible for the welfare and protection of children.
Half day course for secondary school staff responsible for the welfare and protection of children.
Half day course forSIMS users who wish to use the functionality of SIMS to sustain safeguarding practices in school.
Half day course forSIMS users who wish to use the functionality of SIMS to sustain safeguarding practices in school.
Course content and methodology• Statutory guidance around
safeguarding• Pupil health and safety and
medical needs• Internet and online safety• Children missing in education
(CME)• How SIMS can support the
safeguarding of young people
Course content and methodology• Statutory guidance around
safeguarding• Pupil health and safety
and medical needs• Internet and online safety• Children missing in
education (CME)• How SIMS can support the
safeguarding of young people
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Booking: [email protected] • 01962 718600 Tucasi course
Tucasi | XXEE0450
To enable users to set up Tucasi and use it to record and manage dinner money and other school based sales and events.
One day course forAdministrative staff responsible for managing sales and income – dinner money, trip payments and general sales.
Course content and methodology• Set up and configuration• Pupil accounts – import from SIMS• School finances – sales, payments
and banking• Sales reports• School trips and events• Trip reports and trip
payments cards• Dinner money set up
and configuration• Payments and payment history• Generating dinner money reports• Creating the M1 catering return• Tucasi Extended Day module
(if appropriate)• Audit and error tracking
Further informationPlease be aware that due to the set up of our training room, this course cannot cover online payments using Tucasi.
Tucasi course
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Microsoft Office courses introduce you to applications widely used in schools today
Basic Word | XXEE0461
Word is a powerful word processor with many features and graphical capabilities.Delegates will be shown how to create, format and layout documents using advanced techniques and shortcut routines.
One day course forMicrosoft Office users who would like to learn the basics of Wordincluding new functionality and useful routines and tasks.
Course content and methodology• Keyboard shortcuts• Use the Dialogue Launcher to
access further commands• Customise Word• Save, close and open documents• Text and paragraph formatting• Inserting pictures and clip art• Inserting/creating screen shots• Headers and footers• Page layout and margins• Page colour and borders• Setting tabs• Printing
Further informationPlease be aware that there is a charge applicable for all delegates attending this course, including Hampshire County Council staff. Before making a booking, please ensure you have authorisationfor this spend from your team/ department budget manager.
Microsoft Office courses
Quick start guide to using Microsoft Office (half day) | XXEE0460
Delegates will be shown some of the useful tools and functionality available in Microsoft Office.
Half day course forMicrosoft Office users who wish to develop their skills and knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Course content and methodology• Customise Office• Quick Access toolbar and
the Ribbon Interface• Text formatting and styles• Working with pictures
and graphics• Page set up and printing• Excel formula ribbon• Cell formatting• Conditional formatting• Charts and graphs• PowerPoint slide layouts• Transitions and animations• Inserting video and sound• Designs and themes
Further informationPlease be aware that there is a charge applicable for all delegates attending this course, including Hampshire County Council staff. Before making a booking, please ensure you have authorisationfor this spend from your team/ department budget manager.
Microsoft Office courses
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Mail merge with Word | XXEE0462
Designed to give delegates the skills to reduce administrative burdens by using data created once to produce multiple documents.
One day course forMicrosoft Office users wishing to effectively create mail-merge, letters and labels.
Course content and methodology• 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 and mail
merges from SIMS• Using data sources to produce
personalised letters to parents
Participants will learn how toCreate mail merges using Word and SIMS. There will also be workshop time where delegates can work on creating their own mail merge documents.
Further informationPlease be aware that there is a charge applicable for all delegates attending this course, including Hampshire County Council staff. Before making a booking, please ensure you have authorisationfor this spend from your team/ department budget manager.
Microsoft Office courses
Excel - Level 1: Creating and using simple spreadsheets | XXEE0463
To enable users to learn how to build and use simple Excel spreadsheets whichcan assist in their day-to-day work.
One day course forMicrosoft Office users who wish to learn how to design, produce and format Excel spreadsheets, including simple mathematical formulae and functions.
Course content and methodology• Customise Excel• Navigate around Excel• Create a basic spreadsheet• Enter and format data – numbers,
dates, text and currency• Create and use custom lists• Create simple arithmetical formula• Use simple arithmetical functions• Create and format a simple chart• Headers and Footers• Printing and page formats
Further informationPlease be aware that there is a charge applicable for all delegates attending this course, including Hampshire County Council staff. Before making a booking, please ensure you have authorisationfor this spend from your team/ department budget manager.
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Producing effective presentations with PowerPoint | XXEE0465
Excel - Level 2: Creating and using more complex spreadsheets | XXEE0464
To enable delegates to create presentation materials and produce animated slide shows incorporating text, graphics and objects.
One day course forMicrosoft Office users wishing to create and present effective presentations using PowerPoint.
Gives delegates the skills to create more complex formulae and functions, apply conditional formatting, create and edit charts and link Excel to other applications.
One day course forMicrosoft Office users who wish to develop existing Excel skills to an intermediate level.
Course pre-requisitesBasic Excel skills or experience, or attendance on Excel Level 1 XXEE0463 course.
Course content and methodology• PowerPoint overview• Planning a presentation – hints
and tips• Creating and formatting slides• Adding text• Working with graphics• Animating objects• Slide show effects• Using the Slide Master• Production of presentation
handouts• Creating slide shows
Course content and methodology• Create and use more complex
functions – Count, Countif, Countblank, If and Vlookup
• Use absolute and relative cell addressing
• Create and use named cells and ranges
• Create percentage calculations• Create subtotals• Design and create simple
pivot tables• Link Excel to Word
Further informationPlease be aware that there is a charge applicable for all delegates attending this course, including Hampshire County Council staff. Before making a booking, please ensure you have authorisationfor this spend from your team/ department budget manager.
Further informationPlease be aware that there is a charge applicable for all delegates attending this course, including Hampshire County Council staff. Before making a booking, please ensure you have authorisationfor this spend from your team/ department budget manager.
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Booking: [email protected] • 01962 718600 Microsoft Office courses
Creating posters and newsletters with Publisher | XXEE0466
To enable users to manipulate text and graphics to produce eye-catching, effective publications, such as posters and newsletters.
One day course forMicrosoft Office users who wish to create documents, posters, newsletters, etc. using a variety of layouts which incorporate text, graphics and images. An introduction to desktop publishing.
Course content and methodology• Publisher overview• The Publisher page – gridlines,
ruler guides and work area• Creating a publication• Insert and wrap text• Storyboarding• Insert and format graphics – clip
art, photographs, word art and drawing objects
• Create and apply text styles• Insert header and footer detail• Copy fitting and spacing
techniques• Using design sets, templates and
layouts
Further informationPlease be aware that there is a charge applicable for all delegates attending this course, including Hampshire County Council staff. Before making a booking, please ensure you have authorisationfor this spend from your team/ department budget manager.
Building and using an Access database | XXEE0467
How to create simple databases and how database relationships can enhance data storage and retrieval.
Methods of data input and extraction will also be covered – input forms, queries and reports.
One day course forMicrosoft Office users who wish to understand the basic functionality of a relational Access database.
Course content and methodology• Database terminology• Principles of a relational database• Creating tables• Creating relationships• Entering data• Querying the database• Reports
Further informationPlease be aware that there is a charge applicable for all delegates attending this course, including Hampshire County Council staff. Before making a booking, please ensure you have authorisationfor this spend from your team/ department budget manager.
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Publisher for Primaries (half day) | XXEE0468
Word skills for use in the classroom (half day) | XXEE0469
To enable staff to create simple, yet eye-catching, stickers, banners, certificates, etc. for use in the classroom.
Half day course forPrimary school staff who would like some simple Publisher skills to enable them to create classroom resources.
To enable teachers to develop some interesting and fun ICT skills using the functionality of Word – both for their own use and for use with pupils.
Half day course forTeachers interested in some Word tips and tricks.
Course content and methodology• Use Mail Merge to create stickers
and labels• Combine text, Word Art and
graphics to design banners and posters for display purposes
• Create certificates and awards for pupil achievement
Course content and methodology• Create customised bulleted lists
using symbols• Page formatting using colour and
borders• Using form fields so that pupils
can add replies and answers into documents
• Fun with fonts – applying and copying text styles
Microsoft Office courses
• Using synonyms and the thesaurus
• Using pictures and clip art to illustrate and emphasise curriculum topics
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Bespoke service available
Guaranteed course dates
Guaranteed course dates2018 2019
September October November December January February
SIMS for new users – 3 day
XXEE0400
Hampshire Assessment Model
XXEE0416
SIMS Exams organiser – 2 day
XXEE0434
SIMSReporting skills
XXEE0413
Completing your school census
XXEE0403
Completing your school census
XXEE0403
SIMS AttendanceXXEE0407
SIMS for new users – 2 day
XXEE0401
SIMS for new users – 3 day
XXEE0400
Managing mocks in Exam organiser
XXEE0435
Introduction to SIMS Discover analysis toolXXEE0425
2019
March April May June July
SIMS AttendanceXXEE0407
Managing SIMS data for your
new pupil intakeXXEE0412
SIMS for new users – 3 day
XXEE0400
Preparing SIMS academic
year-end XXEE0404
Importing and analysing exam results in SIMS
Exams organiser XXEE0436
SIMSReporting skills
XXEE0413
Introduction to SIMS Discover analysis toolXXEE0425
SIMS AttendanceXXEE0407
SIMS Reporting skills
XXEE0413
SIMS for new users – 2 day
XXEE0401
Hampshire Assessent Model
XXEE0416
Most of our training courses can be delivered on a bespoke basis tailored to meet your needs.Bespoke training is either a half or whole day.
For more information contact us on [email protected] or visit www.hants.gov.uk/elearneteach
Hampshire Services is the name used by Hampshire County Council for its traded services. For more information visit www.hants.gov.uk/hampshireservices
Academic year 2018–2019
To discuss any of the information in this directoryplease contact us at [email protected]
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Courses can be booked through The Learning Zonelearningzone.hants.gov.uk
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