1. The Role of Technology in Building Schools for the Future and the Primary Capital Programme Nina Woodcock Head of Capital Building Programmes

2. Session summary Planning for ICT in new or refurbished buildings – general principles – preparing for change – update on major programmes – Primary Capital Programme (PCP) – Building Schools for the Future (BSF)

3. Aims of BSF and PCP It isn’t really about the buildings: – Transformation of education – Increased personalisation – Providing wider access – Co-location of services There is a lot we can do with the buildings we have got now

4. Technology Teaching & Learning Environment Management An overall vision for transforming education

5. Learning Teaching Management Administration Learner outcomes Developing an overall vision Building Design Vision for technology

6. Why consider technology early? Technology enables new ways of learning, teaching and management New ways of learning and teaching can have a profound effect on the design of spaces in the school and the way we use technology in those spaces

7. Developing a vision for technology Key questions: What are the desired outcomes for teaching and learning? What kind of relationships do you want see? What kinds of flexibility do you need in your learning spaces to support personalising learning? How can technology help you to achieve those outcomes?

8. What is your vision for learning in the future? How does technology fit into that vision?

9. How does technology improve learning, teaching and management personalising learning creating a flexible learning environment, including access to resources from outside school supporting and developing staff and better ways of working promoting learner engagement and better communication using data better to supply information to learners about their learning journey involving parents and the wider community managing environmental impact

10. Preparing schools for increased use of ICT What can you do now? Making best use of current investment – learning platforms and online learning space – MIS e.g. pupil tracking and reporting to parents – fully utilising existing ICT resources Change management – preparing staff for new ways of working – training, exemplars, ICT champions, ‘sand-pit’

11. Preparing schools for capital building programmes Becta tools to help with vision and development planning Self Review Framework ICT Quality Indicators Preparing for a BSF Managed Service Understand how much current support for ICT is costing (TCO) Introduce best practice processes (FITS)

12. ICT Quality Indicators ICT Quality Indicators developed with Partnerships for Schools and the Construction Industry Council Support the school design phase by being aligned with the Design Quality Indicators for Schools. Designed to be used with a wide group of stakeholders to explore expectations of how technology will be used in new school buildings and help raise aspirations Cover Build Quality, Functionality and Impact

13. ICT Investment Planning Tool Simple spreadsheet planner Developed by Becta and Local Authorities Informs ICT investment decisions in schools Provides : – calculation of true current cost of ICT systems – calculation of likely future costs – comparison with costs of a managed service Available to download from the Becta website

14. Framework for ICT Technical Support (FITS) Based on ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) Covers four aspects of technical support provision – Reactive, proactive, change, strategic – Tried and tested processes, adapted to school environment Protects teachers from getting too involved in technical support issues Helps measure technical support requirements and costs Helps prepare staff for managed service approach

15. Primary Capital Programme (PCP) Funding for Primary schools available from 2008 and runs for 15 years (£7 billion in total) – £150 million 2008/09 (for 23 pathfinder LAs) – £500 Million in 2009/10 Purpose is to ‘fully equip all primary schools for 21st century learning’ Aim to rebuild, remodel or refurbish at least half of primary schools LAs submitted ‘Primary Strategy for Change’ in summer 2008 Announcement on outcome has just been made

16. Technology in the Primary Capital Programme No separate (or ring-fenced) funding for ICT Expectation that ICT is a key part of the programme

17. Expectations for ICT in the Primary Strategies Analysis of existing ICT estate ICT embedded in the strategy (not an add on) Use of technology to support educational transformation Indication of: – what ICT systems/support will be procured – how it will be procured How change management will be addressed

18. Specifications and Procurement New technology that is purchased as part of PCP should meet Becta’s standards and specifications www.becta.org.uk/schools/techstandards LAs should make use of best value purchasing arrangements for ICT equipment and managed services: BSF LEP if one is in place Existing LA technical support and aggregated procurement services Becta’s procurement frameworks www.becta.org.uk/schools/procurement

19. Further information on PCP www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/resourcesfinanceand building/Primary_Capital_Programme

20. Building Schools of the Future Biggest single government investment in improving school buildings for over 50 years – total £45 billion. The aim is to rebuild or renew every secondary school in England over a 10-15 year period An educational transformation programme (not just a building programme) Being delivered in ‘Waves’ 23 Local authorities have reached financial close so far 38 BSF schools now open Partnerships for Schools (PfS) is responsible for delivering BSF

21. BSF Key Principles BSF funding goes to the Local Education Partnership (LEP) and/or local authority, not to individual schools The emphasis is on area-wide, collaborative ICT solutions The LEP will offer schools a managed service to support their ICT infrastructure and equipment. It will be an expectation that all BSF schools take some level of support through this route Schools will have some choice over equipment and content but will also have to engage in joint procurement through the LEP to ensure value for money

22. ICT Output Specification

23. Supporting the BSF project Don’t under-estimate how much time it will take You will probably have to engage some additional professional support Schools will need someone to be the key link to the overall project manager/director, design and construction companies, ICT supplier If asking senior staff member(s) to take on this role they should be released from other tasks

24. Further information on BSF www.partnershipsforschools.org.uk Further information on all programmes www.becta.org.uk/schools/capitalbuilding

25. Questions and discussion