Welcome to the Cambridgeshire Advisory Service (CAS) news page. We aim to keep you informed and updated about what is happening within CAS, so that we can better support your work in school. This page will inform you about CAS staffing changes and signpost you to new CAS resources and courses.

Nigel Battey
Senior Adviser

u CAS Course Programme for Schools 2009-10 - Update

Each year we send hard copies of our CAS Course Booklets to all schools. However, as the year progresses our course offering is constantly evolving, so for the latest course information don’t forget that you can search for course details individually on the ‘Courses’ section of this site which is constantly being updated with the latest course information. This information is also available on Cambridgeshire Online Training Search (COTSonline) at www.ccc-cots.co.uk.

You can also access all CAS Course Booklets as downloadable documents. Follow the ‘Quick Link’ on the homepage to ‘Courses’, then ‘Programme Booklets’. You may wish to download relevant booklets to your school network or even email directly to relevant staff.


u CAS Staffing Update – Autumn Term 2009

A warm CAS welcome this term to a number of new CAS staff.

Jo Pulford has taken up the reins as Primary National Strategy Consultant for Numeracy. Jo was previously teaching at Milton Road Primary School in Cambridge.  

We are very pleased to welcome Sally Sadler as the new Primary Languages Coordinator, working with Mark Oliver to support languages development. Sally has joined us from working as a Year 3/4 class teacher at a school in Wiltshire, introducing and teaching French throughout KS2.

We are also delighted that Karen Stanley has joined Jane McLeod in the role of ‘Every Child a Reader’ Teacher Leader. Both Jane and Karen now work as part of the Primary Literacy Team. 

u Primary Headteachers' Conference October 2009

Presentations from keynote presenters at this year’s Primary Headteachers’ Conference are now available to download from the CAS website. Simply follow the link from the ‘Quick Links’ section on the homepage.


u Advanced Skills Teachers

Currently the Local Authority is looking to increase the number of Advanced Skills Teachers in the Primary sector. At present there is the opportunity to fund three further Primary AST posts, for Literacy, Numeracy and Science. ASTs are outstanding classroom practitioners who spend one day a week supporting teachers in other schools.
 

If as a Headteacher you are interested in finding out more about the benefits of employing an AST in your school or you are a teacher who would be interested in one of these posts, then for further information or an informal discussion please contact Sue Ward by email at susan.ward@cambridgeshire.gov.uk


u CAS Websites 

Don’t forget to use the ‘subjects’ and ‘aspects’ tabs to search for individual CAS subject, phase and aspect websites. These sites are constantly being refreshed and contain a wealth of supporting advice, guidance and resources to support your work in school.