Important - Please view ‘Additional Information’ via the ‘Full details’ button before submitting your booking online.

This is a bespoke programme of support for newly qualified teachers (NQTs) or teachers new to teaching in year 2, including any teachers who may have taught in year 2 prior to the introduction of the new curriculum in September 2015.

Through a series of meetings across the year, teachers will receive guidance and targeted training, as well as individual support from an experienced county moderator. 

Teachers who sign up for the programme will receive: five half day training sessions (three virtual and two face-to-face) and in-school and/or virtual support from an East Sussex county moderator who will provide individual coaching and mentoring.

Professional clerking has a vital role to play in meeting the administrative and procedural requirements of boards and enabling efficient
and effective discussion and decision making.

The education sector can be a fast moving field, and you may find it tricky to stay on top of changes and statutory requirements. When considering the effectiveness of school governance, the role of the professional clerk cannot be underestimated and it is considered essential that clerks keep up to date with changes in the sector and identify good practice to make the most of the hours worked.

It is also recognised that the role can feel isolating when working independently of the school. The Area Network meetings give clerks the opportunity to network and share best practice with their colleagues.

This face to face course will enable participants to explore effective inter-agency working in Child Protection Conferences and Core Groups.

Important note: It is essential that you have completed the Safeguarding Children and Young People eLearning and the pre-course learning, prior to coming on this course (see additional information under full details), or you may be turned away.

Is this course for you?

You want to broaden your knowledge of Excel functions. As well as IF, this course covers functions which are new in this version of Excel, including IFS and XLOOKUP (a superior version of VLOOKUP), and dynamic arrays, which mark the biggest change to Excel formulas in 30 years,

Pre-requisites

The course assumes that delegates are familiar with:
• entering simple formulas, copying formulas with AutoFill and locking cells with $ signs
• topics covered in the Excel Functions I course

This online course has example worksheets you can practice with after the session.

There is also a 3 hour, classroom-based version of this course, which has more opportunity to practice techniques during the training.

To take part in this course, delegates will need an internet-connected device with camera and microphone, and an internet connection which can stream video in reasonable quality.

You will also need a PC or laptop with Office 365 installed, as some functions and techniques are not available in earlier versions of Office.

ISEND - EYES Search and Viewing only

EYES Search and View is a half day of remote hands on training for East Sussex County Council users to familiarise themselves with the Childrens ISEND LiquidLogic platform. This course is designed to show you how to navigate LiquidLogic, find clients and view case data and includes viewing scanned/uploaded images held within ECaseFile

This course is for anyone joining an ESCC team that uses EYES whether to view client data or input data into the system.

Prerequisites 

• As a new staff member your manager must request that a LiquidLogic account is created for you before attending this course. When the account is created you will receive an e-mail invitation to book onto this course. Existing users are welcome to book if they wish to refresh their skills.
• You must complete this training in order to be able to access the LIVE system. The trainer will activate your account on attendance.
• Training sessions are conducted via Microsoft Teams, please reserve the time in your diary.
• You should assure yourself of the suitability of the learning environment from which you will access the online course. In order to focus on the learning content, you will need to access the session from a quiet location where you will not be disturbed. If it is not possible to do this within the office then you should select an alternative location/room that is more suitable, by agreement with your manager.
• In order for you to be able to attend you will need to ensure that you are using an ESCC device that has a microphone and video capabilities. 

The First Aid at Work course, covered over 3 days, will qualify you as a First Aider and will enable you to deal with an accident or injury in the workplace. It will qualify you to diagnose a variety of possible illnesses and injuries and will enable you to assess the need to seek further medical attention.

At the end of the course there is a written exam and trainees must demonstrate the skills and knowledge learnt during the course, when there will be some hands on floor work. Trainees will receive a certificate at the end of the course and the qualification lasts for three years.

This is a blended learning approach and requires you to complete some pre-course work. A link to the online learning will be sent to you by the trainer nearer the time. The work must be completed in order to become a qualified and accredited Mental Health First Aider.

The guidance from MHFA England suggests the following pre course durations

Individual Learning Session 1 : 1 hr
Individual Learning Session 2 : 2 hr
Individual Learning Session 3 : 2 hr
Individual Learning Session 4 : 2 hr

This course is for ESCC employees to train as Mental Health First Aiders to support their colleagues in the workplace. Please ensure you read the attached ‘MHFA supporting guidance and commitments’ document and the information below carefully as this contains full information about the course and the MHFA scheme.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an internationally recognised two day accredited training course which teaches people how to spot the signs and symptoms of mental ill health and provide help on a first aid basis. There are four sessions to this course, 2 on each of 2 days, and allowing ample time for coffee/comfort breaks.

MHFA training won’t teach you to be a therapist, but just like physical first aid, it will teach you to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis. The MHFA course is delivered by a quality assured Instructor accredited by the Royal Society for Public Health, who are trained to keep people safe and supported while they learn.

You’ll learn to recognise warning signs of mental ill health, and develop the skills and confidence to approach and support someone whilst keeping yourself safe.

What managers are agreeing to when approving their staff member’s attendance on this course:

• To releasing your staff member for the two day training course, plus any post support sessions (approx. 2 sessions lasting a maximum of 3 hours each).
• To releasing your staff member for related meetings and/or training (approximately 2 per year).
• Allowing time to support colleagues when needed (often at short notice).

What you are committing to:

• Undertaking the accredited training and any additional training (where required) to acquire and maintain your MHFA certificate.
• Becoming part of the pool of accredited MHFAers and providing mental health first aid within your workplace as needed, at your level of competence and training.
• Being able to be called away from your normal duties at short notice if required.
• Acting as a Mental Health Champion and partaking in ad-hoc wellbeing events (when required and dependent on needs of the service).
• Partaking in post training support as required/directed.

High-quality induction ensures that new governors and trustees can hit the ground running. This networking session will support the induction process for new governors by providing an opportunity for new governors to come together to network and to raise and discuss any questions or issues they have with other new governors and with members of the East Sussex Governors' Forum. We welcome any new governors to attend this session. Governor mentors or buddies are welcome to attend the session.

This is a live interactive virtual course, delivered through Zoom. Aimed at Social Workers and Early Help practitioners, who have priority for this course.

This bespoke course is designed to raise awareness of risks staff may face while lone working and give you tools you need to minimise these risks. By the end of the course, delegates will have a greater understanding of potential risks and feel more confident in managing their personal safety and conflict situations.

Important. If you are not a Social Worker, we will put you on a waitlist. We will review waitlist places 2 weeks before the course, if places are still available.

Confirmed Delegates - Please see "Additional Information" via the Full details tab for joining instructions.

This course will be delivered across 5 sessions, via Microsoft Teams, and will introduce delegates to the core skills they require to manage change and deliver projects.

This is equivalent to the previous 1 day Face-to-Face course.

Please see additional notes for timetable of sessions