London Learning through ICT

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London Learning through ICT

• Keith Holder
• Department for Education and Skills/London Grid
  for Learning

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London Learning through ICT

• The Vision
• London Challenge
• London world leader in teaching and learning
• London a world leader in use of ICT for
  teaching, learning and whole school improvement

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Progress so far in London

• Broadband to 86 of London schools (all in 2005)
• significant ICT investment, 67m in 2004-5
• email addresses and web space available to all
• access to rich multimedia resources
• LGfL _at_ home and e-learning Foundation
• leading world practice in some schools
• videoconferencing available to all London
  schools.
• 15m for interactive whiteboards in all
  Secondaries

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LGFLs e-learning infrastructure
33 local authorities 2,500 schools 64,000
teachers 1m pupils
VLE portal 25mb webspace Web templates
10mb to secondary 5mb to primary 600 point
video-conf
Premium content Content management system
URL and email filtering Automatic human review
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London Learning through ICT

• Return on investment
• Focus on teaching, learning and whole school
  improvement
• Not about ICT about effective teaching, learning
  and management
• ICT tool for improvement
• Recognise and overcome barriers
• Partnership

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London Learning through ICT

• Team drawn from LEAs
• Advisory Group of practitioners
• Visits to all London LEAs and 120 schools
• Individual reports and Final Report and Action
  Plan
• Agreed with CEOs
• Action Groups of practitioners

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London Learning through ICT Action Plan

• 5 Priorities
• Learners (ICT for London Learners)
• Teachers (ICT for London teachers)
• Leaders (ICT for London leaders)
• School (ICT for London schools)
• LEAs and system wide change (ICT for London LEA)

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London Learning through ICT Action Plan

• Learners (ICT for personalised learning in
  London)
• To drive the innovative and creative use of ICT
  to provide a personalised learning experience for
  all London learners so that all can enjoy
  learning, achieve success and make a positive
  contribution.
• Better curriculum choice (provision of
  differentiated learning pathways)
• Assessment for Learning (management of learning
  by self and by others)
• Wider community engagement (learners use of ICT
  both in and out of school)

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London Learning through ICT Action Plan

• Teachers (ICT for London teachers)
• To give London teachers the best opportunity for
  using ICT to enhance their teaching
• Support and enrich professional practice
• Access to resources, tools and information
• Sharing resources and practice

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London Learning through ICT Action Plan

• Leaders
• To give London leaders the best opportunity for
  using ICT to drive whole school improvement.
• Enhancing leadership, management and planning
• SLICT and OFSTED Common Evaluation Framework
• Supporting Workforce Reform
• Collaboration and transfer of effective practice

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London Learning through ICT Action Plan

• Schools
• To equip and support London schools to become
  world-class hubs of learning technologies
• Ensuring access to resources and a reliable
  technical base
• Building Schools of the future to support
  learning and teaching
• Specifications for consistent school networks
• Qualified support staff

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London Learning through ICT Action Plan

• London LEA and systemic change
• To give London LEAs the fullest scope to drive
  system-wide reform of ICT
• Collaboration between schools across LEAs and
  sectors
• Integrated and equitable technical and
  pedagogical support services
• Support local advisors to integrate ICT
• Leadership and vision for coherent national and
  regional policies
• Securing economies of scale - Subsidiarity

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Key messages for head teachers

• Recognise that improvements in ICT can not be
  achieved in isolation learn from others
• Ensure teachers and other staff take advantage of
  training and support
• Use ICT to support workforce reform and create
  space for staff to try new approaches (play with
  ICT).
• Make increasing personal access for learners a
  priority for future investment and expenditure
  plans.
• Head teacher must take responsibility for
  strategic use of ICT to achieve their vision.
  Appoint a senior manager to drive both curriculum
  and technical developments.
• Put in place systems that allow teachers,
  learners and parents to have fast and reliable
  access to appropriate, resources, data and
  information when they need it.

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