What governors should know about ICT and be

seeing in schools

Dr Isobel Fleming

Curriculum Project Manager

School Improvement Service

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Original presentation slides created by:

Helen Walker - Head of Teaching and Promoting Practice

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Examples taken from QCA SoWsand the ICT strand KS3 strategy

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Examples from updated primary ICT SoW teacher’s guide, the new primary strategy materials

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Subject objectives and ICT-related – e.g. the information and process skills of the subject

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Examples such as enquiry skills in Geography, Editing in English, QCA NC in Action site subject specific case studies

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Subject objectives, unrelated to ICT objectives – ICT as a teaching and learning tool.

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E.g. Using a whiteboard to demonstrate multiplying fractions; Using a CD- ROM to teach erosion, MLEs, preparing lesson handouts, keeping records, etc

Ofsted report on ICTPrimaryKey and emerging Issues:

Assessment of ICT capability Staff development and the use

of ICT across the curriculum Improving the use of support

staff

“In six schools in ten there has been significant improvement in information and communication technology (ICT) since the previous inspection, a higher proportion than in any other subject. Much of this improvement has taken place over the last two years. “

Secondary Key and emerging Issues:

Discrete ICT courses and the application of ICT in other subjects

Improving continuity and differentiation

The Key Stage 4 curriculum ICT resources and

accommodation

“Pupils’ achievement is good in half of schools in Key Stage 3, but is unsatisfactory in one in seven: this rises to one in five in Key Stage 4. “

Both reports are available from: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/

Leadership and the role of the ICT co-ordinator

SLICT National College of School Leadership

Shaping the Future – joint course ERYC and Hull University

NAACE Mark Foundation Stage Primary Secondary Special Schools

Role of the ICT Coordinator – Teacher NOT ‘Techie’

BECTA Guidance

Assessment and evaluation of ICT Foundation, Key Stage 1 & 2 Teacher Assessment Key Stage 3 National Test, Key Stage 4 Formal qualifications NCAction www.ncaction.org.uk “The quality and use of ongoing assessment are unsatisfactory in

almost one school in five. Teachers continue to lack confidence in making summative assessments of pupils’ ICT capability against National Curriculum levels.” (Ofsted Primary Subjects Report)

“There is little effective continuity from Key Stage 2 to 3 and many schools fail to meet the very different needs of pupils as they progress through the Key Stage. (Ofsted Secondary Subjects Report)

TransIT – East Riding Transition Test KS2 to 3. Developed by teachers

Evidence that ICT use improves pupil progress

Impact 2 Reports Fulfilling the Potential Ofsted National Primary

Strategy and ….

ICT in Schools – The Impact of Government initiatives fives years on

“10. The positive influence of ICT in schools continues to rise and can no longer be denied. Although, as yet, ICT is by no means at the heart of our education system, it is now widely recognised as an essential tool for learning in the twenty-first century. Indeed, it is vital that today’s children are enabled to take advantage of lifelong learning if they are to survive the constant pattern of change that is likely to mark their working lives. This means not only being comfortable with ICT as a medium, but also being able to exploit its potential to the full and understanding the ways in which ICT can make learning more effective.” (page 6)

The ICT Charter Visit

Carried out by the Link Adviser Clear Proforma to complete as part of the self

review and to form part of the RVA Previous information for Primary Schools

collected by the ICT survey in the Summer Term 2003

The proformas will form the basis of the RVA

Lynn Kelsey Curriculum Project Manager

for Primary ICT

Interactive Whiteboard Consultant

"... the use of interactive whiteboards isnow more common. The training for those teachers in Years 5 and 6 who are part of the interactive whiteboard pilot project has improved good teaching further. Through stimulating questioning and dialogue, interactive whiteboards capture pupils’ interest and motivate them, especially boys. Interactive whiteboards, however, do not, of themselves, improve unsatisfactory teaching."

"When the use of interactive whiteboards is lesssuccessful, it is usually because the teaching fails to engage pupils enough in discussion and lacks a focus on key learning objectives.”

ICT as a teacher tool (not teaching ICT)

Demonstrating Modelling Accessing and analysing Presenting, representing and

communicating Testing and confirming

Why use a whiteboard?

Used imaginatively, interactive whiteboards provide possibilities, insights and efficiencies that are difficult to achieve in other ways.

Interactive Whiteboards can…

enhance learning in a unique way develop teacher questioning and

pupil responses increase interactions encourage engagements with

texts enable dynamic representations

in mathematics allow visualisation of hypotheses provide quality plenaries mean fewer worksheets!

Interactive Whiteboards are…

…interactive.

What is interactive teaching?

Primary National Strategy CDROMs

www.eRiding.net

What should I ask?What should I ask?

Questions for GovernorsQuestions for Governors

Curriculum IssuesCurriculum Issues

How do subject leaders How do subject leaders manage ICT in their manage ICT in their subject areas – do they subject areas – do they meet statutory meet statutory requirements?requirements?

‘‘Control’Control’

Have you seen this type of Have you seen this type of equipment in use in your equipment in use in your school?school?

AssessmentAssessment

How do we ensure continuity and How do we ensure continuity and progression in ICT?progression in ICT?

Do the children have targets for ICT?Do the children have targets for ICT? How is transition data recorded and How is transition data recorded and

used?used? Do the children know how well they Do the children know how well they

are doing?are doing? Do the children know what they need Do the children know what they need

to do to improve?to do to improve?

Supporting ICTSupporting ICT

What roles do our Teaching What roles do our Teaching Assistants play?Assistants play?

Is the ICT Coordinator given Is the ICT Coordinator given release time?release time?

What technical support is in What technical support is in place?place?

ResourcesResources

Do we meet the pupil to Do we meet the pupil to computer ratios?computer ratios?

When are policies updated?When are policies updated? Have we planned to replace Have we planned to replace

kit?kit?

And finally ….And finally ….

What is the What is the strategic vision for strategic vision for our school?our school?

Is ICT at the heart Is ICT at the heart of this vision?of this vision?