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		Secondary National Strategy for school improvement Please note dates for your diary and book the next Subject Leader Development Meetings SLDMs for 2009-10 for all Secondary, Special schools and Secondary Support services: Autumn 09 SLDM 14 Tuesday 1 December 9.30 am - 3.30pm at Eastern Leadership Centre ELC , Pampisford Spring 10 SLDM 15 Thursday 11 March 9.30 am - 3.30pm at the Burgess Hall, St Ives Summer 10 SLDM 16 Thursday 17 June 9.30 am - 3.30pm at the Community Centre, Over Please note each of these is full day training. See the CAS Course booklets 2009-10 for details of all other courses. Hard copies of these booklets were sent into schools in June. Courses can be booked online or contact 01480 376141 or email CAS@cambridgeshire.gov.uk See the Cambs NS Planner for all the 2009-10 SNS courses and network meetings.
		Functional Skills in ICT Read the second Ofsted report Implementation of 14–19 reforms,including the introduction of Diplomas which highlights the challenges relating to Functional Skills
		*SLDM 14 Autumn 09* As preparation for this term's SLDM it will be useful for Subject Leaders and teachers to read Breaking the link which sets the context for one of this year's priorities for the Annual Plan
		Secondary National Strategy Click to the NS website to download the Annual Plan summary for 2009-10
		Functional Skills in ICT Access to the elearning pages covering the module training programme from the FSSP is through the NS CPD website. Users will need to register first.
		Functional Skills in ICT Keep up to date with FS developments by regularly visiting the Qcda website
		APP in ICT All the resources and new Standards Files can be accessed from the APP pages of the NS website
		Beyond the e-safety net At the last SLDM participants were given the resources, DVD and posters for this new NS guidance which examines the technical issues relating to e-safety. Schools/centres which did not attend the SLDM will receive the resources via the internal mail. The resources can also be accessed as an online course
		Pedagogy and personalisation This document provides further background reading for the recent Autumn 08 SLDM11 which considered the different teaching approaches 29 december
		Secondary Framework Keep a regular check on the website as new material is being added all the time. Do you know about the ensuring pupil progress section?
		new NS website The National Strategies have a new website which takes over from the previously know KS3 Strategy website
		Functional Skills New and updated resources supporting the FSSP (Functional Skills Support programme) can be downloaded from the QIA website. Also the 2008- 9 modules training can be followed through the e-learning pages For further updates on FS see the ICT FS tab of the ICT subject page
		Evaluating school performance - electronic professional development module Improving the use of data The Evaluating School Performance ePD (electronic Professional Development) module provides guidance, advice and examples to those involved in using data to evaluate and improve school performance. The ePD can be found at: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/esp 7 October
		AfL Strategy The SNS and other partners have published the AfL Strategy over the next three years