Aiming for Transformation The Role of ICT in Building Schools for the Future Yorkshire and Humbersid

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Aiming for TransformationThe Role of ICT in
Building Schools for the Future Yorkshire and
Humberside Network Group 23 June 2009

• Christine Coward
• Education ICT Advisor
• Partnerships for Schools
• Christine.coward_at_partnershipsforschools.org.uk

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What is BSF?

• The aim is to transform secondary education so
  that it is fit for purpose in the 21st century.
• The lever is a massive injection of capital for
• Construction and refurbishment
• Furniture and equipment
• ICT
• Approximately10 of the capital funding is for
  ICT infrastructure, equipment and services.

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Some principles

• BSF ICT funding is for secondary schools in
  England.
• BSF funding goes to the Local Education
  Partnership (LEP) and/or local authority not to
  individual school budgets.
• Academies in a BSF LA should as a default be part
  of the Managed Service provision (It is important
  to engage the sponsors of the Academy as early in
  the process as possible )
• The emphasis is on area-wide, collaborative ICT
  solutions.
• BSF is not about creating a shopping list of
  equipment, but procuring a private sector partner
  to support your developments.
• The emphasis is on learner entitlement.
• Schools will have choice over the requirements,
  including equipment and content and will also
  have input into a joint procurement through the
  LEP to ensure value for money.

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Some principles Enhancing the Environment for
Learning

• BSF creates physical and virtual workplaces
• The two taken together constitute the environment
  for learning
• The virtual workplace should be learner-centric
  and match the highest quality MIS with innovative
  content management and creation facilities
• The physical workplace should be enhanced by the
  use of ICT smart buildings, access control,
  security, high quality IP infrastructure
• Must enable remote working for students and
  teacher and parental access to student data

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What do we know about the views of todays
learners on schools and technology?

• 97 think school is important. whilst 20 think
  it meets their needs
• The average teenager has 5-6 applications running
  at once on their computer
• The average teenager has 5-6 instant messaging
  accounts
• 56 of teenagers say they would rather use email
  than a telephone
• 26 of students are accessing a foreign news
  service
• 20 of students report doing internet research
  for parent purchases

Microsoft data
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Learning Platform

• Should enable learners and teachers to find,
  organise and create content and learning
  resources in ways which are flexible
• Is a collection of tools - it has to be more than
  a content delivery system
• Learners must feel that the experience is a
  personal one
• The LP should also recognise and facilitate the
  social dimensions of learning encouraging
  collaborative work

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Strategic Technology Infrastructure

• A move away from the notion that school is a
  single, physical location requires a strategic
  approach to the provision and procurement of
  infrastructure, software and services.
• Collaborative working
• Well supported services
• Partnership working

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All about people, not equipment

• The greatest barriers to educational
  transformation through BSF are not technological
  or financial they are mental.
• There must be sufficient investment in programmes
  to support change management or new ICT systems
  may simply end up reinforcing old practices
  more of the same.

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Education Transformation

• Any time, any place
• Learner-led
• Personalised learning
• Learners as creators of content
• Wide-scale, industrial strength ICT
• Multi-channel learning experiences
• Innovation and Collaboration

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Funding

• 3 elements to the ICT funding in BSF
• 225 per pupil place for passive network
  infrastructure CAPITAL (PFI credits for new
  schools capital grant for others)
• 1450 per pupil place for equipment, software and
  services CAPITAL (capital grant)
• ?? per pupil per annum for ongoing support and
  maintenance refresh fund REVENUE

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The Managed Service

• At its simplest a Managed Service consists of a
  single contract designed to deliver all ICT
  systems and services. This comprises provision
  of and support for
• Learning Platform including MIS, VLE and learning
  content
• Wide area network linking to LAs broadband
  service
• Institutional infrastructure (School LAN)
• All users equipment access devices
  peripherals, etc.
• Network services user account management
  e-mail back-up virus protection Internet
  filtering and/or monitoring curriculum software
  servers video-conferencing etc
• Anywhere, anytime access for all users
• Integration of legacy hardware and software
• Change management operational training
  pedagogical training
• ICT for school administration
• Helpdesk
• Technical support
• Refresh and sustainability
• Local choice

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The Golden Thread
ICT Vision
Strategy
ICT Output
LA SfC
ICT Vision
Strategy
RTD
OBC
Procurement
Spec
SSfC
ICT Vision
Strategy
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Update - BSF Programme

• Number of schools benefitting from BSF investment
  86
• Number of deals closed 35
• Number of LEPs 20 (Non LEPs 9)
• Number of local authorities in BSF 80 (89
  projects)
• Value of Capital Investment Over 3.5 billion
  (value of contracts signed for 27 BSF schemes)
• http//www.partnershipsforschools.org.uk/programme
  /progress.jsp

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35 BSF deals closed

• Lewisham (12/07)
• Waltham Forest (08/07)
• Sheffield (07/07)
• Newcastle (07/07)
• Solihull (05/07)
• Leeds (04/07)
• Lambeth (01/07)
• Bradford (12/06)
• Lancashire (12/06)
• Greenwich (11/06)
• Manchester (08/06)
• Bristol (06/06

• Kent (10/08)
• Islington (07/08)
• Lancashire (second repeat (07/08)
• Nottingham (06/08)
• Westminster (04/08)
• Leeds repeat (03/08)
• Sunderland (03/08)
• Leicester (12/07)
• STaG (12/07)
• Lancashire repeat (12/07)
• Knowsley (12/07)

• Lancashire (phase 3) (6/09)
• Luton (5/09)
• Westminster (5/09)
• Southwark (5/09)
• Bristol (4/09)
• Haringey (3/09)
• Tameside (2/09)
• Tower Hamlets (1/09)
• Newham (1/09)
• Middlesbrough (12/08)
• Hackney (11/08)
• Liverpool (11/08)

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20 Active LEPs

• Newcastle
• Newham
• Nottingham
• Sheffield
• Southwark
• STaG
• Tameside
• Tower Hamlets
• Waltham Forest
• Westminster

• Bradford
• Bristol
• Hackney
• Islington
• Kent
• Lancashire
• Leeds
• Leicester
• Lewisham
• Luton

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Yorkshire and Humberside LAs

• Barnsley Wave 3
• Bradford Wave 5
• Calderdale
• Doncaster Wave 6
• East Riding
• Hull Wave 2
• Kirklees Wave 6
• Leeds Wave 1

• NE Lincs Wave 5
• North Lincs Wave 3
• North Yorkshire
• Rotherham 6a
• Sheffield Wave 4
• Wakefield
• York

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Becta ICT Consultants Framework

• New Framework due to be announced at the end of
  June
• New Scope of Works Template and Guidance due out
  end of June

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Updated PfS Documentation

• LA Strategy for Change Guidance V10_May_2009
• School Strategy for Change Guidance June 09
• SSfC Guidance Powerpoint Presentation June 09
• Local Education Partnerships Toolkit
• LA personnel should sign up for alerts and
  updates on the PfS BSF Community website using
  the link below
• Sign up to the PfS Community

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Materials to support BSF ICT understanding

• Becta Investment Planner
• Becta have produced a tool to help schools and
  LAs understand the annual operation and
  replacement costs of ICT in a school. The tool
  highlights how the value and cost of ICT changes
  over time and provides a sound basis for planning
  future ICT investments.
• Becta Self Review Framework
• The self-review framework is designed to help
  all schools to create and implement effective ICT
  strategies and to deploy their ICT resources to
  best effect. It complements the work of Ofsted's
  self-evaluation framework, and helps institutions
  to benchmark their use of ICT in learning,
  teaching and management.
• LAs are strongly advised to use these tools with
  schools as part of their BSF ICT engagement
  process the earlier the better

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Forthcoming Diary Dates

• 30 June - PfS PE Sports Advisors will be
  speaking at the Sports and Play Construction
  Association (SAPCA) sports facility and
  construction exhibition and seminar in Coventry.
  The event is free to attend. See
  http//www.sapca.org.uk/exhibitions.asp?id2ref4
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• 10 July - First BSF Open Day event in Leeds,
  details about how to apply for places will be
  sent to local authorities shortly.
• 10 September - PfS Annual Conference in the
  Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank, London
• 5 7 October Handheld Learning Conference
• See http//www.handheldlearning2009.com
• 12 November - Excellence in BSF Awards 2009
  details on the categories and how to enter will
  be available in June. Comedian Dara Ó Briain is
  confirmed as host for the evening.
• 24 November - PfS design conference at the
  British Museum

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Any questions / issues arising