1. Matthew Poyiadgi Regional Director CompTIA UK Marie Taylor Group Manager – Skills Microsoft Education Group Terry Watts Chief Operations Officer e-skills UK Colin Biddulph ITQ LSC Project Director Cathy Morgan Ofsted HMI and DFES Standards Unit Mak Sharma CISCO Centre Manager for Networks and Communications Andy Stittle ICT Business Development & CoVE Cornwall College OCR, Ed Excel City and Guilds Terry Killer Skills Development Microsoft Education Group CCNT

2. The ICT Post-16 Curriculum Conference 20 May 2004 Improving Teaching & Learning in ICT Cathy Morgan DfES Standards Unit

3. Improving Teaching & Learning in ICT - Success for All overview - ICT Project : Background & context - Four strands - Phase 1 : Trial sites - Phase 1 : Aims - Phase 1 : Topics - Expert group - Next steps

4. The Strategy – Launched 19 November 2002 Meeting needs, improving choice Putting teaching, training and learning at the heart of what we do Developing leaders, teachers, trainers & support staff of the future Developing a framework for quality and success LSC leads on Themes 1 & 4 DfES Standards Unit leads on Themes 2 & 3

5. Theme 2 The Priorities Putting teaching, training and learning at the heart of what we do Four Priority curriculum areas in 2003 – business studies, construction, science and Entry to Employment (e2e) Priority curriculum areas in 2004 – maths, ICT, health & social care and land-based FE & Training

6. Theme 2 The Approach Analysis Understanding Identify Best Practice Priorities Development of New Approaches TrialsPilotsRoll OutEvaluation

7. Reflective communities : conferences, one-to-one coaching, seminars, regional events Working through others: LSC, Inspectorates, SSCs, CoVES, Beacons, ABSSU, LSDA Champions: secondees – consultants, trials & pilots, Standards Unit Regional network Theme 2 - Approach Putting teaching, training and learning at the heart of what we do

8. Theme 2 - Achievements Business Studies  CPD – Differentiation  Topic – marketing customer services  Levels 2,3,4 Construction  Health and Safety  Levels 1 & 2  Link to CoVEs  CPD – didactic → interactive

9. Theme 2 - Achievements Science  Focus – level 3 hotspots: Physics – algebra for physicists Chemistry – enthalpy Biology – molecules  CPD: assessment for learning Entry to Employment (E2E)  New Foundation Level programme  Pathfinders  Diagnosing learner need – personal/social development  Training and support materials

10. Phase Two Curriculum Areas: Initial Focus Mathematics: activity-based approaches to learning at levels 2 and 3 (eg, indices and logs). Health & social care: linking practical work in placements to theory at levels 1 to 3. ICT: improving the teaching of aspects of database theory at levels 1 to 3. Land-based studies: the transportation of animals.

11. Teaching quality varies by curriculum area Per cent of colleges graded unsatisfactory Based on 165 inspections

12. 86 grades 95 grades 03/04 02/03 Grade 1 : 3%1% Grade 2 : 36%38% Grade 3 : 56%51% Grade 4 : 7%10% Lesson observations Graded good or better teaching: 63%61% learning: 62% 59% attainment: 53%51% 6.4% unsatisfactory 7% 30 out of 1509 lessons graded 1 98 out of 1509 lessons graded 5, 6 & 7 Inspection 03/04 to 20 May 2004 Confidential ICT

13. Improving the standard of the teaching of theory Improving the management of workshop sessions Improving providers links with industry Improving the management of the ICT curriculum The ICT Strategy

14. Trial Sites Derby College Wormwood Scrubs

15. Approach to the project Feedback from providers 1.Normalisation 2.Systems analysis 3.Fetch Execute Reset cycle 4.Industrial links 5.Networking / OSI 6.Project planning 7.Hardware & software

16. Aims  developing and trialling materials to support innovative approaches to the teaching and learning of ICT theory;  supporting named individuals in the development of skills and techniques needed to maximise the use of new materials;  evaluating the effectiveness of tools and techniques used in terms of student feedback and achievement;  contributing to the production of multimedia professional development materials which will take these and other strategies and materials into all sector ICT providers.

18. Timeline September 2003 January 2004 May 2004 September 2004 January 2005May 2005September 2005 January 2006 May 2006 Phase 1 Priority Curriculum Areas Phase 2 Priority Curriculum Areas Phase 3 Priority Curriculum Areas key Trials Pilots Roll Out Impact on learner outcomes Development July 2004 ICT

19. ICT Expert Group  The role of the expert groups will be to act as intermediary between the Standards Unit and providers of learning, to ensure adequate consultation with all partners on the proposals.  Expert Group members will be asked to provide advice and comment on emerging proposals and to seek the views of the bodies they represent.

21. Next steps  Multimedia company produce Pilot Materials for launch on 6 July 2004;  40 pilot sites identified – includes 13 trial sites, FE & SFC, ACL, School sixth forms, WBL & Prisons;  Multimedia company refine materials & produce electronic versions at all 3 levels;  National roll-out July – September 2005

22. Cathy Morgancmorgan@ofsted.gov.uk Susan Burnsusan.burn@dfes.gsi.gov.uk Lawrence Frylawrence.fry@dfes.gsi.gov.uk

23. Matthew Poyiadgi Regional Director CompTIA UK Marie Taylor Group Manager – Skills Microsoft Education Group Terry Watts Chief Operations Officer e-skills UK Colin Biddulph ITQ LSC Project Director Cathy Morgan Ofsted HMI and DFES Standards Unit Mak Sharma CISCO Centre Manager for Networks and Communications Andy Stittle ICT Business Development & CoVE Cornwall College OCR, Ed Excel City and Guilds Terry Killer Skills Development Microsoft Education Group CCNT

24. Matthew Poyiadgi Regional Director CompTIA UK Marie Taylor Group Manager – Skills Microsoft Education Group Terry Watts Chief Operations Officer e-skills UK Colin Biddulph ITQ LSC Project Director Cathy Morgan Ofsted HMI and DFES Standards Unit Mak Sharma CISCO Centre Manager for Networks and Communications Andy Stittle ICT Business Development & CoVE Cornwall College OCR, Ed Excel City and Guilds Terry Killer Skills Development Microsoft Education Group CCNT Room