Developing a school vision for ICT The Education

Developing a school vision for ICT The Education ICT team of Partnerships for Schools will share their advice for schools on how to develop a flexible and transformational ICT vision that is fit for purpose for today's pupils and for tomorrow's too. Elaine Barnett; Anne Casey; Jill Collison; Steve Moss

• • • BSF and role of ICT in transformation The role of a vision Creating the vision Sharing the vision Implementing the vision

What is BSF? • The aim is to transform secondary education so that it is fit for purpose in the 21 st century. • The lever is a massive injection of capital for: – Construction – Furniture and Equipment – ICT • The total value of the programme over 15 years is around £ 45, 000, 000 • Of this, 10% (£ 4, 500, 000) is for ICT infrastructure, equipment and services.

A unique opportunity for transformation • BSF gives us the chance to create new physical and virtual workplaces. • The two taken together constitute a 21 st century environment for learning.

The role of a vision “Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. ” “Where there is no vision, the people perish. ” Proverbs 29: 18 “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. ” Warren G. Bennis

Dimensions of change Vision Skills Incentives Resources Action Plans Success Skills Incentives Resources Action Plans Confusion Incentives Resources Action Plans Anxiety Resources Action Plans Slow Change Action Plans Frustration Vision Skills Incentives Resources False Starts Knoster, T. (1991) Presentation to TASH Conference. Washington D. C.

Developing a vision for education • Know what you want to achieve – then…. . • Ask the right questions…focusing on the right issues • Involve the right people

Questions, questions What sort of education do we want to see in future? What sorts of learning relationships do we want to foster? What competencies do we want learners to develop? What tools and resources are available to us to support learning? - What buildings do we want? - How many computers do we need? Re-Imagining Learning Spaces - Futurelab, 2006

Ch-ch-changes (David Bowie, 1970) From • Location specific To • Any time, any place • Teacher-led • Learner-led • Instructional learning • Personalised learning • Learners as consumers of content • Learners as creators of content • Single school, homebrewed ICT • Wide-scale, industrial strength ICT

What would you like learning to look like in 5 years time?

Think about ‘classrooms’ • ‘Classrooms’ or ‘learning spaces’ • What does ‘flexible’ mean in the context of a learning space? • What specialist learning spaces are essential? • What form can generic learning spaces take? • Will the learning space for introductory sessions be different to the spaces needed for extended learning? • How can learning spaces support collaborative working? • How can learning spaces support personalised learning? • Could ‘corridors’ be learning spaces?

Think a little about ICT…. • What ICT functionality would best support learning in each of the learning spaces that you have defined? • Consider the transformational potential of ICT to enhance, extend and enrich learning, and to empower learners. • Consider the role of ICT in supporting a rich view of personalised learning: – students following personal learning pathways; – students studying where and when is most appropriate for their learning; – students working collaboratively with others engaged in similar learning and/or with experts in the topic they are studying.

Where are you now? Becta Self Review Framework • • Leadership and management Curriculum Learning and teaching Assessment Professional development Extending opportunities for learning Resources Impact on pupil outcomes

Imagine a school…. . Where you have space to think….

Imagine a school…. Where learners collaborate with others engaged in similar learning ….

Imagine a school…. . They can!

If we had larger classrooms we could group different people into different learning styles.

I want the school to have big windows with lots of light so it would be a better place to work.

Develop the vision in conjunction with. . • • • the wider Local Authority transformation plans; the local community; parents and carers; the entire school workforce; governors; external agencies; AND • most importantly with students.

Implementing the vision • Focus on transforming education • Build learning communities: – involve all teaching and non-teaching staff in CPD; – appoint champions; – engage with parents, carers and governors. • Allow learners to take the lead as appropriate • Ensure systems are robust, reliable and fit for purpose

B. E. C. O. M. E. • • • Brave Energetic Creative Open Motivated Exciting Because?

EVERY CHILD DOES MATTER

Partnerships for Schools • Strategic Director for ICT – Steve Moss steve. moss@partnershipsforschools. org. uk • Education ICT Advisers – Elaine Barnett elaine. barnett@partnershipsforschools. org. uk – Anne Casey anne. casey@partnershipsforschools. org. uk – Jill Collison jill. collison@partnershipsforschools. org. uk • Web address • Or contact www. partnershipsforschools. org. uk info@partnershipsforschools. org. uk