Updated guidance and new legal obligations
Optimus Education’s Employment Law in Education conference is the one event of the year you need to attend to ensure your employment, capability and dismissal procedures are legal and compliant in light of recent changes. In the last year both your obligations and your powers have changed, and it is essential that your school’s policies and procedures are legal and up to date.
Confidently use your school’s data to set targets, narrow attainment gaps, make effective interventions and measure pupil progress
Optimus Education’s 7th Annual Analysing Data for School Improvement conference is your opportunity to learn how to use your data to drive school improvement. Our selection of leading experts and experienced practitioners will ensure that you leave with a clearer view of your data requirements, practical methods to engage staff, optimise data analyses and develop effective intervention processes.
Maximise funding, deliver value for money and meet your new legal and reporting obligations
Get up-to-date on the latest changes to school finance including clarification on the funding formula and new accountabilities for Pupil Premium spending. This is the one-stop opportunity to gain practical solutions from the country’s leading school finance experts and practitioners. Be prepared to tackle the challenges of managing a reduced budget and demonstrate value for money.
Classroom and whole-school strategies to embed consistent AfL and improve pupil outcomes
Optimus Education’s 7th annual Raising Achievement through Assessment for Learning conference is the must-attend event to access the latest information on formative assessment techniques in your school. Whether you’re looking for innovative strategies to revitalise your current Assessment for Learning or searching to move towards an improved, whole-school approach, this event will provide you with a wide selection of expertly led training sessions
Practical and legal guidance for protecting the most vulnerable
Optimus Education’s 8th annual Safeguarding in Early Years Settings conference is the definitive event for all nursery managers and nominated safeguarding officers. Access the latest practical and legal guidance to update your policies and procedures and ensure you are effectively safeguarding the children in your care.
New obligations and practical strategies to accurately identify additional needs in the early years
Optimus Education’s Special Educational Needs in Early Years Settings conference is the definitive event of the year for those working with children with special educational needs. Access the latest expert guidance on how the SEN Green Paper will impact your setting and how to respond effectively to the challenge of early identification.
Updated Guidance and New Legal Obligations
Optimus Education’s annual Child Protection in Education Conference is the definitive event for Designated Child Protection Officers. Gain clear and up-to-date advice on child protection law and guidance to ensure you are meeting your legal obligations and keeping your students safe.
Lead whole-school staff training, and design an innovative curriculum that embeds technology in all learning and promotes digital literacy
Gain clarity and current best practice on how to design, deliver and assess a creative, up-to-date and ‘Outstanding’ ICT & Computing curriculum that ensures all learners receive a broad and balanced technological education. Get practical advice on how to make the most of new ICT curriculum freedoms and lead whole-school CPD so your staff are prepared to deliver this in practice.
Practical and legal guidance on your new powers to exclude and strategies to avoid exclusions
Our Exclusions: Prevention and Effective Decision Making event is your one-stop-shop to ensure you know how to comply with the Government’s new legal requirements for exclusions, coming into place from September. Top practitioners will show you how they have reduced the number of exclusions through innovative and inclusive prevention strategies.
Practical guidance on combating underperformance, setting targets and updating your appraisal process to drive school improvement
Optimus Education’s 3rd Implementing Effective Performance Management conference is your opportunity to gain the practical advice and guidance you need to put the raft of changes coming into place in September 2012 into practice and employ them to drive school improvement.
