Don Passey Senior Research Fellow, Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University

1. Implications of LEA involvement and implementation on effective classroom practice: Pathfinder evaluation Don Passey Senior Research Fellow, Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University

2. Background The evaluation of the roll-out of the National Grid for Learning in ten Pathfinder Local Education Authorities (LEAs) was designed to: • gather evidence to inform future policy for ICT in schools • identify and evaluate the range of models of implementation adopted by LEAs in order to disseminate good practice and inform future decision-making in LEAs. The Pathfinder evaluation was divided into three strands and carried out by three teams of researchers. The Implementation and Management evaluation (IM) was carried out at the University of Lancaster.

3. Methodological approach • Initial focus on LEA concerns and activities • Later focus on school practice • LEA documentation and key personnel interviews • School documentation, interviews and observations

4. Implementation models

5. Factors to consider

6. Implications for management at school level

7. Implications for a focus on content development and use of the internet for teaching and learning

8. Implications for management and implementation planning

9. Implications for sustainability