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The Rochford Review: Final Report This is a review of assessment for pupils working below the standard of national curriculum tests October 2016. The Rochford review recently published its final recommendations. The review makes the following recommendations to government for the statutory assessment of pupils working below the standard of national curriculum tests at the end of key stages 1 [...]
Leadership conferences
Integra run a number of conferences to support senior leaders. Our headteacher conference is due to take place on 9 and 10 March at St Pierre Hotel and Country Club. This conference is a crucial opportunity to be inspired and challenged by our keynote speakers and we welcome colleagues from across the region. Our keynote speakers this year are: Matthew [...]
Bryan Ford, wins the SG Pride Award for Customer Care
We are proud to announce that one of the Integra team, Bryan Ford, won the South Gloucestershire Council Pride Award for Customer Care. Bryan is the Cleaning Supervisor from Warmley Park School. The school nominated Bryan for his cheerfulness and reliability and in recognition for going the extra mile, especially his actions when the school flooded which enabled children to [...]
Accreditation – success
Once again, we are pleased to report that the Integra Schools IMS team gained its accreditation last summer, for the fifth time, having gone through a rigorous assessment of the full range of its SIMS support service. Capita has made the demands of gaining this accolade even harder than before - more 'Ofsted like' - including visits to schools and [...]
Conferences
First Conferences Run Under our New Integra Brand Following the brand launch on 12 November 2015 we hit the ground running with two conferences in the last two weeks of November. Delegates from the south west joined our Advisers for conferences on leadership and mathematics. We must be getting something right as one Deputy commented that ‘you always seem to [...]
Launch of Integra Schools!
Thursday 12 November saw the market launch of the Integra Schools brand at Mecure Bristol North, The Grange Hotel in South Gloucestershire. The launch introduced the new brand for the trading arm of South Gloucestershire Council and showcased the services that Integra Schools and council departments provide to schools Over the last few months Integra Schools have been engaging with schools [...]
Safe Technology
Governors and Safeguarding Is your governing board taking all necessary steps to support safeguarding, prevent data going astray and to safeguard your governors? The new Common Assessment Framework for Ofsted puts even more emphasis on Safeguarding and you may wish to reevaluate how your governing board operates to ensure that your work minimises risks, safeguards pupils, staff and governors, and [...]
Recycling
When it comes to the safe, secure and responsible disposal of obsolete computers and redundant IT technology, your equipment needs to be disposed of in line with WEEE Legislation, Data Protection Act and EC Environmental regulations. You have a responsibility to ensure your IT equipment is appropriately dealt with from start to finish. That includes knowing its final destination. The [...]
