Small Group Training 2023

What is Small Group Training?

TASS’ Small Group Training workshops have been designed to provide you with a shared learning experience and networking opportunity - all while improving your knowledge of a specific area of the product or functionality set.

These workshops are a perfect opportunity to sit down with a TASS Team Member and a small group of TASS users, in-person or virtually, to increase your confidence and skill set.

Our Small Group Training workshops never have more than ten users, allowing you to collaborate and share experiences within a close group setting.

Unlike our one-on-one training, Small Group Training focuses on day-to-day tasks and scenarios, and is perfect for users who are:

New to TASS
Curious to learn about a new area of the software
Commencing planning for the roll-out of new features
Considering a data refresh or restructure of procedures

All training will be conducted using a dedicated TASS training environment, and no school data will be shared.

Please note: All sessions will open 15 minutes before the start time and run for 2 hours, i.e. 9:30 am sessions will open at 9:15 am. See the Training Calendar for all class times.

All sessions are $250 per attendee (inc. GST).

Looking for something more specific to your school or wanting to use your own data? You may be interested in our one-on-one training. Check out our menu.

Teaching & Learning

When	Start	Session
Wed, 3 May	9:30am AEST	The NEW Staff Portal MarkBook *
Thu, 4 May	9:30am AEST	The NEW Staff Portal MarkBook *
Wed, 17 May	9:30am AEST	The NEW Staff Portal MarkBook *
Thu, 18 May	9:30am AEST	The NEW Staff Portal MarkBook *
Wed, 24 May	9:30am AEST	Learning Support – Next Steps & Best Practice
Tue, 30 May	9:30am AEST	Effective Extra-Curricular Management
Wed, 21 Jun	9:30am AEST	Timetable Semester Rollover

School Community

When	Start	Session
Wed, 10 May	9:30am AEST	Maximising Parent Engagement
Wed, 24 May	9:30am AEST	Communication Rules - Best Practice
Thu, 1 Jun	10am AEST	School Branding
Wed, 7 Jun	9:30am AEST	Communicate Effectively with your School Community
Thu, 15 Jun	10am AEST	Community Plus - Best Practice

* Indicates a session that is new this Term

Administration

When	Start	Session
Wed, 3 May	10am AEST	Front-desk Basics *
Wed, 10 May	9:30am AEST	Efficiency in Student Reception
Tue, 16 May	9:30am AEST	Medical Records - Best Practice
Wed, 17 May	10am AEST	Data Efficiency – Work Smarter Not Harder *

Finance & HR

When	Start	Session
Fri, 21 Apr	9:30am AEST	Employee Management Tools
Fri, 28 Apr	9:30am AEST	Bank Feeds *
Fri, 5 May	9:30am AEST	Preparing for your Financial Questionnaire
Mon, 22 May	9:30am AEST	Financial Reporting
Thu, 25 May	9:30am AEST	Employee Management Tools
Wed, 14 Jun	9:30am AEST	Payroll EOFY
Wed, 21 Jun	9:30am AEST	Payroll EOFY
Wed, 28 Jun	9:30am AEST	Payroll EOFY

Learning Support - next steps & Best practice

Has your school implemented the basic functions of the Learning Support module, but feel like you could be doing more? This Staff Portal module is more than just an NCCD data tracker, and in this session a TASS expert will dive a little deeper into the workings of the Learning Support module.

TOPICS

Recording of Adjustments and Evidence
Recording communications
Personalising the information you record
Various reporting options.

LEVEL: Intermediate

EFFICIENCY in student reception

This session covers tips and advice for taking advantage of the time-saving features available in your TASS system. You’ll learn best practices for student reception tasks to ensure you’re capturing the information you need as efficiently as possible.

TOPICS

Utilising attendance shortcuts and self-registration to reduce office visits
Streamlining parent communication with email templates and SMS
Modernising sickbay visits with illness self-registration and automated attendance records
Creating Student UD Areas to capture and report on information

LEVEL: Basic/Overview

Advanced cOMMUNICATION RULES

This session is geared towards family scenarios and situations that require a high level of consideration. Our product expert will work through advanced Communication Rules scenarios with you to ensure your school is following best practices.

TOPICS

A recap of ‘Complex’ split family arrangements
Managing homestay and international student communication effectively
Recording Dpt. of Child Safety and other government contacts.
Ensuring Parent Lounge Split family access is setup correctly

This session is designed for attendees with an intermediate to advanced understanding of core Communication Rules functions.

Communicate EFFECTIVELY with your school community

TASS offers a multitude of ways to keep staff, parents and students in the loop, with new features and services released regularly. This session is a great opportunity to look at your school’s communication strategy, identify new opportunities to distribute information, and ensure your school is getting the most out of TASS communications.

Spend some time with one of our Student Admin specialists on a guided tour through:

General Email, SMS and Notifications
Creating Email Templates for regular communications
Generating Scheduled Listings for distribution to key staff
Building Communication lists in Community Plus
Best practice for recording verbal/external conversations
Communication between staff in the Staff Portal

LEVEL: Basic/Overview

Progressive Assessment for QLD Senior Curriculum (3hrs)

This session will provide an in-depth look at effective management of Progressive Assessment for QLD Senior Schools. TASS has features to accommodate the ‘Addition’ method used by QLD Senior schools, and you’ll work with our product expert to replicate the setups, create assessment pieces (Activities) and calculate Final Results using the new Staff Portal Markbook.

Experience in managing core Academic Reporting setups (Objectives, Assessment Methods etc.) is recommended for this session.

TASS Academic Analytics (ft. Trackone studio)

Are you getting the most out of your Academic Reporting data in TASS? Many schools are still discovering the Academic Analytics that are available in Staff Kiosk and (optionally) Parent Lounge. This session will provide an overview of the Analytical tools that are available in TASS and the process for getting everything set up and ready to go.

You’ll also hear from a special guest from TrackOne Studio to show you how to take this data and use it in even more meaningful ways with the Learning Analytics Suite.

SMALL GROUP TRAINING

Term 2 2023

What is Small Group Training?

TERM 2 CALENDAR

Teaching & Learning

School Community

Administration

Finance & HR

TEACHING & LEARNING

The new staff portal markbook

Learning Support - next steps & Best practice

TIMETABLE SEMESTER ROLLOVER

Effective Extra-Curricular Management

SCHOOL COMMUNITY

CommunITY PLUS - BEST PRACTICE

school branding

MAXIMISING PARENT ENGAGEMENT

Communicate effectively with your school community

COMMUNICATION RULES - BEST PRACTICE

ADMIN

Data efficiency - work smarter, not harder

Front desk basics

EFFICIENCY in student reception

Medical Records - Best Practice

FINANCE & HR

Bank Feeds

PREPARING FOR YOUR FINANCIAL QUESTIONNAIRE

Financial Reporting

Employee Management tools

payroll eoFy

Learning Support

MANAGE THE SCHOOL RECEPTION DESK EFFICIENTLY

Looking after your database efficiently

Advanced cOMMUNICATION RULES

Managing Complex Family Situations

Enrolments overview

Communicate EFFECTIVELY with your school community

Keeping track of student whereabouts

Pastoral Care Deep Dive

Events & Payments

Progressive Assessment for QLD Senior Curriculum (3hrs)

Setting Up Academic Reporting for the new year

TASS Academic Analytics (ft. Trackone studio)

Debtor Management

Payroll Fundamentals

Purchasing & Requisitions

Want to learn more about what TASS can do for your school?