Managing ICT

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Managing ICT

• Primary Schools

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• Increasingly, evidence shows that the
  effective use of ICT can enrich and enhance all
  aspects of schooling .
• and far from least, pupils achievement.
• Connecting Schools, Networking People 2002 (Becta)

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National Strategy

• Raise standards through the application of ICT
  across all areas of teaching.
• Support innovation, improve effectiveness.
• Equip young people for future employment.
• Access to learning for all

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National Strategy

• Infrastructure make ICT universally available
• Practice support teachers ICT skills both
  personally and professionally
• Content provide learners, teachers with access
  to educational content.

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NGfL targets 2002

• Connect all schools to the Grid.
• Raise confidence amongst teachers
• Raise ICT understanding amongst school leavers
• General administrative communications are
  electronic.
• Making the UK a centre of excellence

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ICT Targets

• Computer Ratios
• 1 to 11 by April 2003
• 1 to 8 by April 2004
• Broadband
• 20 of schools have broadband connections by
  August 2002.
• 33 of schools have broadband connections by
  August 2003.
• All schools to have broadband by 2005/06
• Pupil Achievement
• Expected attainment by end of key stage 2 is
  level 4

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Current Situation Primary Schools

• Internet use is having an impact.
• Good ICT resources better grades in English,
  maths and science.
• KS2 schools with good ICT resources deliver
  better results than those with poor resources.
• Standards higher where ICT is supported by good
  management.

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Current Situation Primary Schools

• Schools that made good use of ICT have
• High quality teaching of ICT
• A strong ethos in relation to ICT
• Given pupils good access to ICT
• Developed in their pupils good ICT skills
• Positive attitudes to ICT

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Current Research

• Heads and senior management have a crucial role
  in providing a vision for ICT.
• Children who use computers at home use them
  better at school
• Schools with greater ICT resources are providing
  children with higher order skills
• Primary children spent three times longer on ICT
  at home than at school.

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Development Plan

• Infrastructure maintain and develop the
  hardware and connectivity in a sustainable way
• Practice ongoing training and integration of
  ICT into schemes of work
• Content access to curriculum materials and
  resources for teaching and admin.

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Development Plan

• The plan should cover
• Philosophy and aims
• Curriculum aspects
• Management of ICT in the school
• CPD
• Hardware and deployment
• Financial aspects
• Monitoring and review
• Planning needs

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Development Plan ICT Audit

• Review existing plans OFSTED report etc.
• Realistically highlight strengths and weaknesses
• Review use of ICT in the curriculum, MIS, staff
  training, resources, deployment and
  infrastructure
• Determine pupils attainment in ICT
• CPD and teacher action plans

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Development Plan Aims and Objectives

• To improve the quality of education
• Teachers confidence and competence with ICT
• Whole-school management
• Specific use in subjects
• Home-school links

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Development Plan Objectives and Targets

• Interpreting the vision
• SMART
• Specific
• Measurable
• Achievable
• Realistic
• Timed

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Development Plan The Vision

• Strategic direction and create a shared sense of
  purpose
• - encompass teaching and learning
• - part of the school ethos
• - build the picture i.e. the future
  environment
• Senior management needs to champion the vision.
• Governors need to play their part home and
  school
• Consider current and developing practice and
  emerging technologies i.e. whiteboards, broadband
  etc.

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ICT Development Plan

• An integral part of school development plan
• Build on current ICT use
• Link to school, LEA and government targets
• Involve senior staff
• Have an impact on subject planning
• Link to pupil assessment and attainment
• Within budget and staffing limitations
• Gain the support of all stakeholders
• Be integrated into financial planning
• Build in CPD
• Monitor impact and value for money

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Action Plan

• Ensure commitment of all involved
• Establish a steering group
• Establish roles and contributions etc.
• Review current ICT practice and skills
• Assess resources available
• Review the vision, aims and objectives for the
  ICT plan
• Draft the plans aims and objectives
  outcome-led.
• Decide how the plan should be communicated.

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Action Plan

• Draw up a detailed plan of action
• Implement a needs assessment of staff (training)
• Consider targets, national plans, NOF training,
  INSET
• literacy and numeracy, PLASC etc.
• Develop a staff training programme.
• Review progress celebrate success
• Establish new objectives.