Our new-look 2018-19 Education Improvement Service offer for all LA maintained schools, academies, special schools and early year providers is now live on the Derbyshire Services for Schools website. The Education Improvement Service is now listed on the Derbyshire Services for Schools site as a category featuring the following Provider Pages: The Derbyshire Entitlement and Core Support This page covers our core support package for LA maintained schools (The Derbyshire Entitlement) and academies, special schools, support centres and nurseries (Core Support). This package offers discounts across all Education Improvement service training, access to a named link adviser, three school improvement visits per year and support during inspection. Curriculum This page covers all of our curriculum consultancy and training, and includes an easy to access overview of all our forthcoming training opportunities across all key subject areas. Derby & Derbyshire Music Partnership The longstanding Derby & Derbyshire Music Partnership is now listed as part of our Education Improvement Service offer. Early Years and Childcare Improvement Service Only available to Early Years settings, this page provides an overview of our latest training and consultancy offers for the sector. Governor Support Governor Support has always been connected to our Education Improvement offer, and access to the service is a core element of the Derbyshire Entitlement and Core Support packages. The content of this page - and its resources pages - hasn't changed, just its location on the site. Headteacher Performance Management Our popular HTPM package has now been given its own page, to provide you with full details about the necessity and value of this service. Leadership and Management Aimed at headteachers and senior leaders, the Leadership and Management page includes all our training, events, conferences and consultancy, including Ofsted support. Newly Qualified Teacher Induction Our existing NQT page and support is now part of the Education Improvement category. Across all the pages you'll find information, support, contact details and more. Each page will also provide access to our scheduled training courses, and bespoke consultancy packages, designed specifically with your school needs in mind. Our 2018/19 packages and services run on an academic year basis and will start in September 2018. Over the next few months we'll be working to constantly improve our offer, starting with a major re-development of all our Education Improvement Service resources pages. So, what are you waiting for? Please take a look at our new pages and see what you think. We've tried to make our new offer as user-friendly and comprehensive as possible, and if you have any questions or comments, just pick up the phone or drop us an email to discuss how we can support you in inspiring staff and improving educational provision for all our children.

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The ABLE committee and partners have listened to member’s feedback over the last academic year and we’ve decided to change the venues for our 2018-19 conferences. I’m confident you’re going to be impressed! 11 October 2018 (Please note date change) & 13 February 2019 will be held at Eastwood Hall Free parking is available and delegates have the opportunity to stay overnight at a reduced rate, so why not meet up with colleagues for a meal and networking the night before? You’ll also be able to use the leisure facilities after the conference at a discounted rate. During the day tea, coffee and cold drinks are unlimited and the lunch menus look amazing! Please go to the website for further information: https://www.eastwood-hall.co.uk/ 19 June 2019 will be held at Center Parcs For this event, which we are aiming to bring in a theme of wellbeing and the conference will be held in the beautiful setting of Sherwood Forest. Enjoy a leisurely, short stroll through the forest to the conference venue at the heart of the complex. There is also a Starbucks, several restaurants, bowling and leisure facilities to use if you like after the event free of charge. There’s even a spa so why not book yourself a treat after the conference? Please go to the website for further information on the site, but we will be in touch on how you can get discounts and many more offers – we are going to work hard to ensure that this event will be one to remember at the end of the school year and to give you all some needed chill out time! http://events.centerparcs.co.uk/conferences-and-events/index.html Have you completed the membership form for 2018-19? Join ABLE here Please note we will need to limit membership numbers this year to ensure that we can fit everyone in to the venues cabaret style – we want to ensure that we bring you the very best quality events to ensure that your time out of school is high quality, beneficial, relaxing and just the way you want it! Don’t miss your chance to attend three conferences were you can meet colleagues and share experiences on topical issues within Educational Business Management. Membership includes: · Free attendance at 3 meetings per year including lunch and refreshments. · Additional Business Network Events – many free – covering the hot topics facing our sector – for example General Data Protection Regulation GDPR), Site Management, Health & Safety, Apprentice Levy and Internal Audit. · High Quality Guest Speakers – previous presenters have included Vic Goddard (Educating Essex), Andy Whittaker (The Art of Being Brilliant), Pam Burrows (People Booster), Steve Head, Go Mad Thinking! Richard Whitehead (Paralympic World Champion), Tricia Stewart (the original Calendar Girl) and many more! Watch this space for an appearance from a BAFTA award winning actress in 18-19 – all will be revealed soon! · Meeting various suppliers with an opportunity for excellent discounts and free gifts. A one-stop shop to provide best value for your organisation. · Access to a member’s only website with valuable support and information. · Discounts on services from partner businesses. · A local link to the Institute of School Business Leaders (ISBL), formally the National Association of School Business Management (NASBM). In recent years, the Association has been instrumental in the development of a nationally recognised competency framework, contributed extensively to the development of professional qualifications and played an active role in helping shape government education policy. Click on the following link to complete your membership application for 18-19 Join ABLE here Karen Bonser Chair, Association of Business Leaders in Education If you no longer want to receive emails from ABLE please contact memberships@ablepro.info

Save the Date! Headteachers Conference - 4th and 5th July 2019 Following the success of our Conference for Headteachers and Governors, which took place in March 2018, we are delighted to announce that we will be running another conference next year. The Conference will be held on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th July 2019 at Eastwood Hall. The focus of the Conference will again be upon current leadership and management issues, with an emphasis on strategic thinking to bring about improvements for all children and their families. As we prepare for changes in Ofsted inspection and the curriculum in 2019-2020, we will be making links with our other LA conferences for teachers (31st January 2019) and deputy headteachers (22 March 2019). Please book the dates in your diary and look out for more information on S4S in September. For more information, please contact Tim Dutton, Senior Adviser For School Improvement: Tel: 01629 532761 Email: Tim.Dutton@derbyshire.gov.uk

The RM Integris Training & Support Team are pleased to bring you the July newsletter, ‘The Snippet’. It includes articles about Your Secure Access Approver, The IP Range, User Account Expiry, FSM Recording, Alerts, Answers to the Crossword, Exclusions on User Voice, Archiving Items of Public Interest plus links to the GDPR Toolkit and the Latest Retention Policy. Please share these useful snippets with colleagues. We hope you find it useful.