Tom Cooper

ICT IN LEWISHAM 2005A history of investment and initiative

•  The use of ICT in Lewisham secondary schools reflects the consistent investment that has been made in recent years under three strategic aims to:

• Raise the achievement of all children and young people between the ages of 0-19

• Improve the quality of people’s lives through personal, community and cultural development and

• Ensure Lewisham residents have the skills and knowledge the need for continuing education and employment

 

Lewisham ICT Vision 05• We recognise the almost limitless potential to transform education

in our secondary schools in every respect. We have a number of core themes within our ICT vision that collectively, we believe, will deliver the transformations needed by our young people, our parents and carers, our staff and the community. These are:

•  • A partnership approach to education and development• Children’s Services, extended schools and community provision• Cross curricular excellence for students of all ages• Consistent methods of assessment diagnosis and monitoring• Flexibility in local approach in schools• Personalised learning• Inclusive and accessible learning• Media-Rich connectivity• E-confidence amongst teaching, support and administrative staff

BSF TimelineOctober 05 VisionDecember 05 2 Pathfinders to whole EstateSeptember 06 3 BiddersFebruary 07 Preferred Bidder L21May 07 Group PFI’s integrated with BSFAugust 07 Commercial CloseDecember 07 Financial CloseJanuary 08 2 PFIs with BSF InfraDecember 08 2 BSF Schools

ICT Provision

236 Student PC’s

510 Students Laptops

Total 746 computers accessible to students

1368 : 746 Ratio

Better than a 2:1 ratio

1 computer per every 1.8 student

Every department has at least 1 Laptop trolley

Foresthill ICT Foresthill ICT VisionVision

MIS

Sharepoint

(MLE)

Fronter (VLE)

Staff Laptops

IWB Lessons

Laptop trolleys

Delivering the ICT Strategy across the curriculum

ICT enriching subjects

1 IWB Trainer per department

Inset Day

KS3 – 5 ICT lessons per department integrated in SOW

Electronic work submitted

Nova T SIMS

Electronic Registration

ICT Provision

Edix

Data Capture

Fronter Workshops

Virtual Classrooms

Revision rooms for y9 and y11

Departmental Staffrooms

Year 6 Induction and Summer school

ICT requirements met

Parent Access

Staff ICT Capability Training

GovenorAccess

ICT at Forest Hill School We have been delighted with the ICT delivery as part of the Lewisham BSF. Our vision was to give our students and staff access to an industry-standard system that was robust, reliable and adaptable. Our providers – VT4S – have lived up to our expectations. The impact the IT system has already had on teaching and learning is immense. Staff training has been a vital component and this has really worked well. It is an absolute delight to see every teaching area use the new IT facilities. Collaboration across the school between different subject areas had taken off. Peter WalshHeadteacherForest Hill School

Innovation ideas building on the new ICT environment

The Digital Classroom Student devices attaining a 1:1 ratio Development of Video Conference solution

Full recording and playback on demand

The learning environment being 100% available regardless of time of day or location

Learning Plaza II

InnovationNew technology appeals to young people. New technology heightens the appeal to using the technology

and thus the learning experience. In using technology young people are enabled to search for,

share, develop and use the information gathered in many ways not previously experienced.

Interactive white boards when introduced were a technological breakthrough. Now widely used the skill in keeping the technology fresh is not deemed to be within ICT but students see the skill of the Teacher to apply the technology in the learning environment.

Introducing new and innovative ideas through ICT to the Education environment will not change the traditional role of the Teacher and the Student but will change their operational interaction.

Technical Changes supporting innovation

Technology changes and the ongoing development of technology in our everyday lives are supporting this opportunity to change.

Elenox are one of the first suppliers in the ICT market to introduce a PC with a list price of £100. Others are expected to follow.

Using Video over IP connectivity over the Internet is a reality, allowing low / no cost video conference possibilities over the Internet.

With the introduction of the Central Server Farm on the 21st April 2008, the availability of access to information, applications and services has become a reality on a 7 x 24 x 365.

There have been 4 possible solutions devised for the delivery of a digital classroom solution provided. These should be reviewed and developed as part of the overall plan.

Learning Plaza II – In development with Microsoft with an alpha trial implemented in New Line Learning Academy, Kent.