Continuing Professional Development

Accelerate improvement – support and development for more effective use of data

Our in-house team of trainers consists of ex-senior leaders and an experienced data manager who have recently worked in a range of schools who fully understand the challenges faced by schools in a changing education environment. Our expertise is based on a collaborative understanding of schools' policies and priorities are then giving the best advice in the application of GO 4 Schools.

Options are available, from a range of training packages to bespoke consultancy suitable for:

• Schools who are extending their application of GO 4 Schools including the purchase of new modules.
• Induction for new staff who are key to managing data within the school e.g. Data Managers, SLT.
• Update training for new functionality in GO 4 Schools for a range of staff.
• Refresher training for schools who wish to progress their implementation of GO 4 Schools.
• Health check and review of your use of GO 4 Schools followed by advisory support and training.

Modular GO 4 Schools training

This training can be on site at your school as blocks of 3 hour sessions, or offered remotely in smaller sessions (minimum 1 hour duration if remote).

Training requirements are discussed at the time of booking so we can ensure your time is used for maximum impact and the agenda is tailored to the school's priorities. A Health Check on your set-up and implementation of GO 4 Schools can also ensure you are maximising your use of data to impact on school improvement. To book further training or for more information contact or use our contact page.

For more information regarding training for the GO 4 Schools MIS please contact us for details.

Remote training is £90 per hour and on-site training is £130 per hour. On-site training must be a minimum of 3 hours. All pricing is subject to VAT.

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In-house training offers

As the complexity of school information management changes and the functionality of GO 4 Schools is updated to reflect national school performance data, we want to ensure that you and your staff have access to the most relevant and timely data for your school, as well as the tools and skills to track and analyse this information effectively. We have therefore developed a series of in-house training sessions aimed at Data Managers and those who have the main responsibility for managing the day to day information and set up of GO 4 Schools. Our Data Manager training sessions are designed specifically to support and develop key staff in the management and implementation of GO 4 Schools:

• Induction training is for those who are new in post and need an introduction to the management settings and analysis tools in GO 4 Schools.
• Refresher training is for those who have some experience of using GO 4 Schools but would like an update on new functionality and educational updates to ensure they are maximising their use of school data.

A number of our training sessions are now ‘CPD certified by the CPD certification service – see the table below. Accredited CPD training means the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. The learning value has been scrutinised to ensure integrity and quality. The CPD Certification Service provides recognised independent CPD accreditation compatible with global CPD requirements. All attendees to these courses will receive a certificate of attendance for the course. We are aiming for more courses to become accredited overtime.

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Course name	Key aspects covered	Who should attend	Date(s)	Cost	Included in an offer?
Data Manager: Introduction to GO 4 Schools	KS2/exam grades uploading data, school internal grading schemes, introduction to using data explorers & sharing data sets.  View flyer	Data Managers	17/09/24 + 18/09/24 + 19/09/24 [3 x 2.5 hr online sessions] 07/01/25 + 08/01/25 + 09/01/25 [3 x 2.5 hr online sessions] 29/04/25 + 30/04/25 + 01/05/25 [3 x 2.5 hr online sessions]	First delegate: £300; second delegate:£250	DM Package 1/DM Package 2
Markbooks	An overview of comparing approaches to assessment in Markbooks, recording report attributes in markbooks, combining assessments.  View flyer	Data Managers or personnel with school manager or curriculum leader access in GO 4 Schools.	24/09/24 + 25/09/24 [2 x 2.5 hr online sessions] 15/10/24 + 16/10/24 [2 x 2.5 hr online sessions] 21/01/25 + 22/01/25 [2 x 2.5 hr online sessions] 11/03/25 + 12/03/25 [2 x 2.5 hr online sessions] 03/06/25 + 04/06/25 [2 x 2.5 hr online sessions]	First delegate: £200; second delegate:£150	DM Package 2
Preparing for Ofsted	Preparation for inspection, understanding the 4 key areas of the OFSTED framework, school improvement and the IDSR.  View flyer	Senior Leaders	20/11/24 + 21/11/24 [2 x 2 hr online sessions] 19/03/25 + 20/03/25 [2 x 2 hr online sessions]	First delegate: £180 ; second delegate:£150	No
Pastoral Leads: Attendance & Behaviour	Review of your set up & implementation of behaviour & attendance.  View flyer	New users of the behaviour and/ or the attendance module	01/10/24 + 02/10/24 + 03/10/24 [3 x 2 hr online sessions] 25/02/25 + 26/02/25 + 27/02/25 [3 x 2 hr online sessions]	First delegate: £300 ; second delegate:£250	No
School Leaders: Analysing Data	Key performance measures and the analysis tools for analysis, Curriculum overview and analysis tools for reviewing the quality of education impact and Headline dashboard views for effective tracking.  View flyer	Data Managers and Senior Leaders	12/11/24 + 13/11/24 [2 x 2.25 hr online sessions] 06/02/25 + 07/02/25 [2 x 2.25 hr online sessions] 02/07/25 + 03/07/25 [2 x 2.25 hr online sessions]	First delegate: £200 ; second delegate:£150	No
Data Manager: New to the Role	KS2 data used in secondary schools, uploading targets, school grading schemes, reports and snapshots.  View flyer	Data Managers	10/09/24 + 11/09/24 + 12/09/24 [3 x 2.5 hr online sessions] 13/05/25 + 14/05/25 + 15/05/25 [3 x 2.5 hr online sessions]	First delegate: £300 ; second delegate:£250	DM Package 1/DM Package 2
Attendance	For schools using GO 4 Schools to record attendance. Review the school set up and daily management of attendance data, reviewing outputs and communication of attendance to parents.  View flyer	Attendance officers, school leaders with attendance responsibility	12/09/24 [1 x 2.5 hr online sessions] 03/12/24 [1 x 2.5 hr online sessions] 16/01/25 [1 x 2.5 hr online sessions]	First delegate: £150 ; second delegate:£100	No
Progress Reports "NEW"	Creating reports, using report attributes, using comment banks. Creating snapshots, tracking student and parent engagement  View flyer	Data Managers and Senior Leaders	03/10/24 [1 x 2.5 hr online sessions] 05/12/24 [1 x 2.5 hr online sessions] 30/01/25 [1 x 2.5 hr online sessions]	First delegate: £150 ; second delegate:£100	No
Behaviour	Classifying and setting up behaviour events to reflect your schools behaviour policy, set up and manage behaviour email notifications.  View flyer	Senior Leaders	17/06/25 + 18/06/25 [2 x 2 hr online sessions]	First delegate: £180; second delegate: £150	No
End of Academic Year Process	Preparing for exam analysis, uploading exam results, creating and using snapshots.  View flyer	Data Managers	18/06/24 + 19/06/24 [2 x 2 hr online sessions]	First delegate: £180; second delegate: £150	No
Post 16: Provision & Performance	Tracking key groups effectively for sixth form intervention and evidence, Different ways in which sixth form data can be set up in GO 4 Schools.  View flyer	Data Managers and Senior Leaders	08/10/24 + 09/10/24 [2 x 2 hr online sessions] 12/02/25 + 13/02/25 [2 x 2 hr online sessions] 19/06/25 + 20/06/25 [2 x 2 hr online sessions]	First delegate: £180; second delegate: £150	No
Data Manager: Analysing Data	Subject statistics overview, data explorers for more detailed analysis, key statistics and performance measures.  View flyer	Data Managers	05/11/24 + 06/11/24 [2 x 2.25 hr online sessions] 04/02/25 + 05/02/25 [2 x 2.25 hr online sessions] 11/06/25 + 12/06/25 [2 x 2.25 hr online sessions]	First delegate: £200 ; second delegate:£150	DM Package 2
End & Start of Academic Year Process	Locked subjects and group management tool, copying markbooks, using the school dashboard.  View flyer	Data Managers	20/05/25 + 21/05/25 + 22/05/25 [3 x 2 hr online sessions] 01/07/25 + 02/07/25 + 03/07/25 [3 x 2 hr online sessions] 08/07/25 + 09/07/25 + 10/07/25 [3 x 2 hr online sessions]	First delegate: £300 ; second delegate:£250	DM Package 1
School Leaders: Embedding data effectively	Focusing on how the use of year group and subject statistics are influenced by approaches to tracking ‘live’ data in markbooks to better inform learning interventions.  View flyer	School Leaders and Curriculum Leaders	22/10/24 + 23/10/24 [2 x 2 hr online sessions] 09/07/25 + 10/07/25 [2 x 2 hr online sessions]	First delegate: £180; second delegate: £150	No

All courses are delivered remotely via Microsoft Teams or available to book for your school or cluster of schools.