What is it? Why Now? Existing System Benefits Access Searching Booking a Course PD Portfolio

2. What is it? • Why Now? • Existing System • Benefits • Access • Searching • Booking a Course • PD Portfolio • Course Provision • Reporting • Issues to Consider • Summary • Next Steps What is redbridgepdc.org.uk? • redbridgepdc.org.uk is the London Borough of Redbridge’s new online professional development management system. • It is only place that you need to go to in order to: • Search & view details of courses • Book places on courses • View your professional development record • Monitor, Evaluate and Report on professional development in your school.

3. What is it? • Why Now? • Existing System • Benefits • Access • Searching • Booking a Course • PD Portfolio • Course Provision • Reporting • Issues to Consider • Summary • Next Steps Why Now? • redbridgepdc.org.uk along with other initiatives are excellent examples of how ICT can be used to enhance provision of educational services and support. These services are positioning the London Borough of Redbridge at the leading edge in this field. • Countless initiatives are imposed upon schools often with too little explanation, consultation or discussion of the rational behind them. This is an opportunity to address this issue for this initiative.

4. What is it? • Why Now? • Existing System • Benefits • Access • Searching • Booking a Course • PD Portfolio • Course Provision • Reporting • Issues to Consider • Summary • Next Steps Existing System

5. What is it? • Why Now? • Existing System • Benefits • Access • Searching • Booking a Course • PD Portfolio • Course Provision • Reporting • Issues to Consider • Summary • Next Steps Why Do We Need a New System? • Current system provides a programme of professional development but has a number of short-comings: • Restricted Access to Course Directory • Difficult to identify appropriate courses • Inefficient Booking Process • Difficult to gather information for PD portfolio • Restricted programme of course development • No build-in system for monitoring, evaluating and reporting on professional development

6. What is it? • Why Now? • Existing System • Benefits • Access • Searching • Booking a Course • PD Portfolio • Course Provision • Reporting • Issues to Consider • Summary • Next Steps Benefit 1: Anywhere, Anytime Access

7. What is it? • Why Now? • Existing System • Benefits • Access • Searching • Booking a Course • PD Portfolio • Course Provision • Reporting • Issues to Consider • Summary • Next Steps Benefit 2: Searchable Course Directory

8. What is it? • Why Now? • Existing System • Benefits • Access • Searching • Booking a Course • PD Portfolio • Course Provision • Reporting • Issues to Consider • Summary • Next Steps Benefit 3: Efficiency with Choice

9. What is it? • Why Now? • Existing System • Benefits • Access • Searching • Booking a Course • PD Portfolio • Course Provision • Reporting • Issues to Consider • Summary • Next Steps Benefit 4: Professional Development Records

10. What is it? • Why Now? • Existing System • Benefits • Access • Searching • Booking a Course • PD Portfolio • Course Provision • Reporting • Issues to Consider • Summary • Next Steps Benefit 5: Training That Meets Needs

11. What is it? • Why Now? • Existing System • Benefits • Access • Searching • Booking a Course • PD Portfolio • Course Provision • Reporting • Issues to Consider • Summary • Next Steps Benefit 6: Improved Monitoring & Reporting

12. What is it? • Why Now? • Existing System • Benefits • Access • Searching • Booking a Course • PD Portfolio • Course Provision • Reporting • Issues to Consider • Summary • Next Steps Issues to Consider

13. What is it? • Why Now? • Existing System • Benefits • Access • Searching • Booking a Course • PD Portfolio • Course Provision • Reporting • Issues to Consider • Summary • Next Steps Summary

14. What is it? • Why Now? • Existing System • Benefits • Access • Searching • Booking a Course • PD Portfolio • Course Provision • Reporting • Issues to Consider • Summary • Next Steps Next Steps