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. Ofsted report on ICT Primary Key and emerging Issues: Secondary
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:

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
“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

29. Questions for Governors
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. What is the strategic vision for our school?
And finally ….
What is the strategic vision for our school?
Is ICT at the heart of this vision?