rm user forum for central beds & bedford borough schools hosted by rm welcome

RM User Forumfor Central Beds & Bedford

Borough schoolshosted by RM

Welcome

RM User ForumAgenda

9.30 - 9.40 Introduction

9.40 - 10.10 RM Accounts - Jane Gibson (RM) Introducing RM’s new double entry finance software suitable for

mainstream schools and academies

10.10 - 10.30 FPS Web - Dave Young (HCSS) The new budgeting tool for FY2014 , your chance to ask questions.

10.30 - 11.00 ICT Update - Neil Turner/Cathy Piotrowski (Cbict) Latest on census, mobile security, learning platform, assessment and more

11.00 - 11.25 Coffee

11.25 - 12.15 Live Reporting in G2 - Mark Thornhill (RM) An exciting new feature on ad-hoc reporting

12.15 - 12.45 Open Forum - Q & A session Your chance to bring questions and topics for discussion

12.45 - 1.00pm Roundup and Close

ICT Update - Neil Turner/Cathy Piotrowski www.CBICT.org.uk

Census 2015SEN – New SEN Code of Practice starts Sept 2014• Autumn term transition from SEN Stage A & P codes to

new ‘SEN Support’ code (A&P codes not in Jan 15 census) – under regular review

• New ‘Education, Health & Care Plan’ (EHCP) code replaces SEN Statemented – transition during academic year 14/15

• SEN Type (Primary & Secondary Needs) will apply for ALL ‘SEN Support’ and ‘EHCP’ pupils as well as those on ‘Statemented’

• Note changes to SEN Type codes…..

http://www.cbict.org.uk/


Census 2015Changes to SEN Type codes:• BESD ‘Behaviours, Emotional & Social

Difficulties’ will be removed and replaced with SMEH ‘ Social, Mental & Emotional Health’

• New SEN Type ‘K: still exploring & assessing nature of pupil’s SEN’ – could be used effectively for current SEN A pupils



Census 2015Universal Free School Meals• For all Year R, 1 & 2 pupils, census data to

inform funding from Sept 14

• For Oct 14, Jan 15 & May 15 censuses – expect single figure of no of children take-up on day of census

• From Oct 15 Census, average of figures from last 3 termly census figures will be calculated



G2 Assessment 2014

Phonics

• Threshold mark released 30th June

• Enter phonics values (Wa/Wt) on/after 30/6 and then make the return to LA

• All information for all data collections on the cbict.org.uk site



G2 Assessment

• New assessment for Sept 15

• NAHT Report – Commission on Assessment – 22 recommendations

• Reforming Assessment and accountability for primary schools (DfE document)

• Teaching school commissioned by LA to review assessment



G2 updates• 2 new LiteBites - using Mobile App for

recording attendance & viewing student profile & new Document Store

• Accessing normal G2 on mobile device/tablet: https://bedfordshire.integrisg2.com/bedfordshire/index.htm

• Transferring assessment data from markbooks – not on paper!


https://bedfordshire.integrisg2.com/bedfordshire/index.htm

https://bedfordshire.integrisg2.com/bedfordshire/index.htm


Its Learning

• Update to the platform imminent

• New features:– Better calendar– Re-designed ‘Planner’ (printable)– Better look and feel (especially for tablets)– Improved Learning Objectives – now editable– Easy access to Office 365 applications



E-Safeguarding

• eSafety sessions

• Safer Internet Day

–Tuesday 10 February 2015



G2 Network Groups

• Well attended and positive feedback from participants

• Further planned in Autumn and Spring terms

• Acted on some of the suggestions put forward… more to come…


Open Forum

• Over to you……….

Roundup

• E2BN Conference 24th/25th June

“Technology for a New Curriculum”– Guest Keynote Simon Weston– Booking at http://Conference.e2bn.org – 26 workshops– 70 exhibitors– Only 500 places so book early i.e. NOW!!!

• Data Transformation Project (DfE)

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