Core Priority Five - Developing, Enhancing and Embedding Digital and Data Approaches

C2k - DENI Census Overview 2024

C2k are offering online DENI overview sessions using Microsoft Teams. The overview will be useful for All Staff working on the DENI Census return.

Course Content:

Introduction PowerPoint - includes course content/important dates and processes My School - navigate to guidance documentation, highlighting areas such as DENI checks e.g. reports and option of Bulk update Run through checking reports - e.g recording pre-school experience, missing religion/ethnicity and home language, accommodation type, FSM (start and end dates), SEN register checklist, SPiM Prepare DENI Census Create Return Red Validations - fix/check over black error warnings Summary Tables/Detailed report Sign Off Export/Anycomms

Online overviews will take place on:

Date

Time

Location

Wednesday 18th September 2024

(Primary/EOTAS)

10:00 – 11:30

MS Teams

Wednesday 18th September 2024

(Primary/EOTAS)

13:00 – 14:30

MS Teams

Thursday 19th September 2024

Primary/EOTAS)

10:00 – 11:30

MS Teams

Thursday 19th September 2023

(Post Primary/Special)

13:00 - 14:30

MS Teams

 

Please note - The Microsoft Teams session will be open 30 minutes prior to the start time to allow time to log in and check access.

If you and/or a member of staff would benefit from this Overview please complete the online booking form by Thursday 12th September 2024 at 3:00pm .

A confirmation email will be sent which will include details of how to access the DENI Overview session.

 

 

C2k - New C2k Manager Training

This course is for anyone new to the role of C2k Manager in Primary.

The Course will demonstrate how to manage the C2k network in school and will cover the following:

The Managed Desktop User Management and Provisioning Internet Filtering The Local Area Network (LAN) Workstation Management Wireless Conclusion (including Q&A)

The training will take place on:

Date Time Location Wednesday 2nd October 2024 14:30-16:30 Online Thursday 3rd October 2024 14:30-16:30 Online

Please note - The Microsoft Teams session will be open 30 minutes prior to the start time to allow time to log in and check access.

If you and/or a member of staff would benefit from this training please complete the online booking form by 12:00pm on Wednesday 25th September 2024.

A confirmation email will be sent which will include details of how to access the session.

C2k - SIMS New Exams Officers

The course is for anyone new to the role of Exams Officer in Post Primary, Special or EOTAS.

The Course will demonstrate how to set up the Examinations Organiser module in SIMS and use it to make examination entries. It will also give an overview of the support available for an Examinations Officer.

The Course will cover the following:

Setups in Exams Organiser Import and refresh of basedata Entering Candidates Individually Making entries using marksheets Creation of submission files Linking exam awards to courses in SIMS (entry and amendment) Seating Organiser Results Import

The training sessions will take place on the following dates:

Date Time Location Tuesday 15th October 2024 10:00am - 3:30pm Omagh Wednesday 16th October 2024 10:00am - 3:30pm Dundonald Thursday 17th October 2024 10:00am - 3:30pm Antrim

To book a place please complete the online booking form by Thursday 10th October 2024 at 12:00pm.

C2k - Summer Season Results Import and Reporting

C2k is offering a training overview in preparation for the import of the Summer Season Results.

The course is for anyone new to the role of Examinations Officer or anyone who would like a refresher on importing and reporting on the Summer Season results.

The course will demonstrate how to check the Examinations Organiser module in preparation for the results download. It will also cover some A2C checks.

The course will cover the following:

Preliminary checks. Results embargo. Downloading and importing results. Reporting on results. Creating marksheets for displaying results, re-marks or missing marks.

This course will take place on:

Date Time Location Tuesday 10th June 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm Online

To sign up to this session, please confirm your school’s participation by arranging for the relevant staff member(s) to register their details via the online booking form by Friday 6th June 2025 at 12:00pm

All applicants will receive an email, to confirm their place and provide further instructions on how to access the online overview. 

C2k - Timetable Training Nova T6 Course 2025

C2k are offering your school one place on our three-day training course for new timetablers.  This course will be delivered in the existing timetable software, Nova T6. This software will be used by Post Primary schools for developing timetables for the incoming academic year 2025 – 26.  The course is designed for school staff who have not previously attended a C2k timetable training course and who will be actively involved in their school’s timetabling process. Each day will start at 9:30, finish at approximately 15:00 and will be delivered face to face in one of the four C2k Centres (Antrim, Clounagh, Dundonald and Omagh).  There is one place available per school.

Day 1 Content Day 2 Content Day 3 Content Transferring and editing the curriculum The Cycle: days & periods Plan subjects, teachers and rooms Session lengths Staffing classes Non-Class codes Preparation for scheduling Partial schedule trials and combing chart Manual scheduling by band and block Auto-scheduling Bending and breaking scheduling rules Other scheduling techniques Optimising the timetable Rooming: automatic and manual Alternative Curriculum Exporting timetable to SIMS

The course will run on the following dates in each centre.  A trainee must choose one centre and attend all training days in that centre.

  Antrim Clounagh Dundonald Omagh

Day 1

9:30am - 3:330pm

Thursday 27th February 2025 Wednesday 19th February 2025 Thursday 20th February 2025 Thursday 27th February 2025

Day 2

9:30am - 3:330pm

Thursday 27th March 2025 Thursday 13th March 2025 Tuesday 11th March 2025 Wednesday 12th March 2025

Day 3

9:30am - 3:330pm

Friday 2nd May 2025 Friday 2nd May 2025 Thursday 10th April 2025 Tuesday 8th April 2025

Note: Please be aware that in the unusual event of session dates needing to change, attendees will be notified well in advance.

If you are interested in attending this course, please complete the online booking form by Wednesday 12th February 2025 at 12.00pm and clearly indicate which centre you wish to attend for the course.