Optimus Education Support Service

20 Dec 2011

Support Services

Below are the seven Support Services we offer.  A subscription to any Support Service, or a combination of Support Services, gives you and your colleagues access to the relevant Reference Zones, the Consult the Experts Service, as well as the thousands of articles covering best practice case studies and supporting professional development and school improvement.  Each Support Service includes various printed newsletters, mailed to your school.

Leadership and Governance

Keeping headteachers, the entire senior leadership team and governors up-to-date with the latest news, reports, articles and guidance, Leadership & Governance brings together extensive materials on education law, leadership issues and school governance.

This digital-based subscription also includes four printed monthly newsletters:

  • Primary Headship or Secondary Headship
  • School Governor Update
  • CPD Update
  • Education Law Update

Teaching, Learning and Pastoral

Packed full of innovative and practical ideas for the classroom and curriculum, helping you to achieve or maintain outstanding teaching and learning across the school – plus guidance and support for wellbeing and behaviour.

This digital-based subscription also includes three printed monthly newsletters:

  • Learning & Teaching Update
  • Curriculum Management Update
  • Behaviour & Pastoral Update

School Business Management

Essential for all school business managers, bursars and administrators, School Business Management provides reports on the latest news and policies, guidance on ensuring your school is more cost effective and advice on budget planning. You can also find guidance on legal issues.

This digital-based subscription also includes a printed monthly newsletter:

  • School Financial Management

Special Educational-needs

Improve provision for your pupils with additional learning needs and disabilities with relevant and well researched articles, news and government policy, expert guidance, and examples of good practice.

This digital-based subscription also includes a printed monthly newsletter:

  • SENCO Update

Gifted and Talented

Help your more able pupils fulfill their potential. Our ideas, articles and guidance will develop and enhance your G&T provision, raise achievement of disadvantaged able pupils, and promote excellence in individual subjects.

This digital-based subscription also includes a printed monthly newsletter:

  • Gifted & Talented Update

Early Years

Up-to-date information, news, case studies and resources for early years professionals. Your setting will benefit from accessible help with early identification, information for parents, safeguarding requirements, implementing the EYFS framework and much more.

This digital-based subscription also includes a printed monthly newsletter: 

  • Early Years Update

Safeguarding

Stay aware of your legal responsibilities towards the safety of your pupils, keep up-to-date with recruitment procedures and receive continuing guidance on e-safety with this invaluable subscription.

This digital-based subscription also includes a printed monthly newsletter:

  • Protecting Children Update