What governors should know about ICT and be seeing in schools

1. What governors should know about ICT and be seeing in schools Dr Isobel Fleming Curriculum Project Manager School Improvement Service

2. ICT across the curriculum Apply and develop ICT capability ICT capability ICT the subject ICT in subjects ICT: a tool for teaching (the medium) Original presentation slides created by: Helen Walker - Head of Teaching and Promoting Practice

3. ICT across the curriculum Apply and develop ICT capability ICT capability ICT-based objectives in an ICT context – ‘teaching ICT’ - basic and higher order k, s and u ICT in subjects ICT the subject ICT: a tool for teaching (the medium)

4. ICT across the curriculum Apply and develop ICT capability ICT capability Examples taken from QCA SoWs and the ICT strand KS3 strategy ICT the subject ICT in subjects ICT: a tool for teaching (the medium)

5. ICT across the curriculum Apply and develop ICT capability ICT-based objectives in a subject context - learners develop and apply their ICT capability ICT capability ICT the subject ICT in subjects ICT: a tool for teaching (the medium)

6. ICT across the curriculum Apply and develop ICT capability Examples from updated primary ICT SoW teacher’s guide, the new primary strategy materials ICT capability ICT the subject ICT in subjects ICT: a tool for teaching (the medium)

7. ICT across the curriculum Apply and develop ICT capability ICT capability Subject objectives and ICT-related – e.g. the information and process skills of the subject ICT the subject ICT in subjects ICT: a tool for teaching (the medium)

8. ICT across the curriculum Apply and develop ICT capability ICT capability Examples such as enquiry skills in Geography, Editing in English, QCA NC in Action site subject specific case studies ICT the subject ICT in subjects ICT: a tool for teaching (the medium)

9. ICT across the curriculum Apply and develop ICT capability ICT capability Subject objectives, unrelated to ICT objectives – ICT as a teaching and learning tool. ICT the subject ICT in subjects ICT: a tool for teaching (the medium)

10. ICT across the curriculum Apply and develop ICT capability ICT capability E.g. Using a whiteboard to demonstrate multiplying fractions; Using a CD- ROM to teach erosion, MLEs, preparing lesson handouts, keeping records, etc ICT the subject ICT in subjects ICT: a tool for teaching (the medium)

11. Primary Key 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. “ Ofsted report on ICT Both reports are available from: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/

12. 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

13. 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

14. Evidence that ICT use improves pupil progress • Impact 2 Reports • Fulfilling the Potential • Ofsted • National Primary Strategy • and ….

15. 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)

16. 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

19. Lynn Kelsey Curriculum Project Manager for Primary ICT Interactive Whiteboard Consultant

20. "... the use of interactive whiteboards is now 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."

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

22. ICT as a teacher tool (not teaching ICT) • Demonstrating • Modelling • Accessing and analysing • Presenting, representing and communicating • Testing and confirming

23. Why use a whiteboard? Used imaginatively, interactive whiteboards provide possibilities, insights and efficiencies that are difficult to achieve in other ways.

24. 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!

25. Interactive Whiteboards are…

26. …interactive. What is interactive teaching?

27. Primary National Strategy CDROMs

28. www.eRiding.net

29. What should I ask? Questions for Governors

30. Curriculum Issues • How do subject leaders manage ICT in their subject areas – do they meet statutory requirements?

31. ‘Control’ • Have you seen this type of equipment in use in your school?

32. Assessment • How do we ensure continuity and progression in ICT? • Do the children have targets for ICT? • How is transition data recorded and used? • Do the children know how well they are doing? • Do the children know what they need to do to improve?

33. Supporting ICT • What roles do our Teaching Assistants play? • Is the ICT Coordinator given release time? • What technical support is in place?

34. Resources • Do we meet the pupil to computer ratios? • When are policies updated? • Have we planned to replace kit?

35. And finally …. • What is the strategic vision for our school? • Is ICT at the heart of this vision?