Included in this update:

• Early Education Entitlement - 30 Hours Places for Spring Term 2021
• Link2ICT/BCC Transition
• EYFS Profile Standardisation and Moderation Training
• Greater Depth Writing For KS1 and KS2 Teachers
• IT and Business Training Available

Early Education Entitlement - 30 Hours Places for Spring Term 2021

For parents to access a 30 hour funded place in Spring 2021 parents must have an eligible code on or before 31st December 2020. Parents must have applied and received their code by 31st December or reconfirmed any codes that were due to expire.

The local authority cannot fund codes that have a validity start date of on or after the 1st January 2021.

It is the childcare provider's responsibility to check the code before offering a 30 hour place or part of a 30 hour place. You must do this by validating the code on ECS to make sure it is eligible for the current term.

Further information about 30 hours and validating codes can be found on EYMIS:

www.ted-birmingham.org.uk

• Username: PVI2 (please note this is a capital i not the number one)
• Password: PVI2year (please note this is a capital i not the number one)

Link2ICT/BCC Transition

As you are aware from the last communications sent on 30th September 2020, Birmingham City Council are in the middle of planning and implementing the transition for the BCC applications used by Schools away from Link2ICT (Entrust) to Birmingham City Council. This change will take place from 1st April 2021. Schools will continue to be supported for the applications detailed below via the Link2ICT (Entrust Education Technologies) Service Desk until 31st March 2021

From 1 April 2021, the applications detailed below will be supported exclusively by Birmingham City Council.

Applications in scope:

• HR Portal
• Voyager Portal
• AVCO Anycomms Plus
• Finance Reconciliation
• xPorter

Please note regarding xPorter, BCC will NOT provide installation for schools of Groupcall Xporter product. BCC support is limited to data collection to enable pupil data to be extracted from school MIS system to BCC only. There will be a form on the new Portal to allow you to notify BCC for any changes to your DFE number, MIS System or School Name. This will ensure BCC to collect data to populate BCC’s education application to accurately reflect a School’s on-roll pupils through the School’s Portal, for example for the School admissions process.

BCC ServiceNow Schools Portal:

A newly installed BCC ServiceNow Schools Portal will be available for schools to use, work is currently underway. Further communications will be provided in the coming months. We will provide new website URL, where you can log in and to self-register a new account if required. We will import your user details from Link2ICT. The site will allow you to raise support cases to BCC and view ‘FAQ / Advice & Guidance’ on the transitioned applications.

Next steps:

Regular communications on progress and how schools can access the BCC ServiceNow new portal and log / manage calls from 1st April 2021 will be sent out.

At this stage there is no further action required for Schools, Link2ICT will continue to support Schools for the applications affected until 31 March 2021. Look out for further details and communications which will be regularly shared.

However, if you do have any questions, please feel free to direct any current support queries to -

Link2ICT Service Desk
T: 0121 303 5100
E: servicedesk@link2ict.org W: www.link2ict.org/portal

BCC Project Transition queries to

Matthew Ngai, Project Manager BCC Information, Technology and Digital Services
E: Matthew.Ngai@birmingham.gov.uk

Jane James
Portfolio Manager - BCC Information, Technology and Digital Services
E: Jane.James@birmingham.gov.uk

EYFS Profile Standardisation and Moderation Training

These sessions will develop participants understanding of the purpose, principles and processes of the EYFS Profile assessment. The course will reassure practitioners that their judgements are accurate, valid and consistent with the national standards as set out in the EYFS framework by carrying out standardisation and moderation activities. The Early Learning Goals focus for 2020/21 are Personal, Social and Emotional development and Mathematics. During the training session, participants will:

• Receive key information relating to the purposes, principles and processes of the EYFS Profile assessment and Moderation
• Learn how to ensure that their assessments are comparable and consistent with national standards, as set out in the EYFS framework
• Gain opportunities to carry out standardisation and moderation tasks for Personal, Social and Emotional development and Mathematics.
• Learn how ‘Communication and Language’ development impacts on the patterns of outcomes across the ELGs.

https://www.servicesforeducation.co.uk/our-offer/eyfs-profile-standardisation-and-moderation-training-2021/ - EYFS - Serena Caine

Greater Depth Writing For KS1 and KS2 Teachers

A half-day course for teachers in Year 2 and 6 which explores the characteristics and needs of the able writer in KS1 and KS2, looking specifically at working at greater depth within the age-related standard. We will use the STA moderator training materials to explore Greater Depth and look at practical ways of embedding a sense of Greater Depth into English teaching. - https://www.servicesforeducation.co.uk/assessment/

IT and Business Training Available

Get specialist skills in Microsoft Office IT software. We have a selection of courses that will improve your specialist knowledge and understanding of a wide range of work-related software.

Our courses are offered at three different levels, Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced so you can be sure you will be joining a course at the right level for you. All our courses are taught on commonly used IT packages such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Visio, Project, Outlook, VLOOKUPS, Paint and Windows 10.

All our courses offered are now online which means you can do them at any-time. To find out more about these and other courses from Birmingham Adult Education Service, please email sameena.asmat@birmingham.gov.uk - www.trainbaes.co.uk