from basket case to somewhere else……… chiswick school e-learning foundation spring conference...

FROM BASKET CASE TO SOMEWHERE ELSE………

Chiswick School www.chiswickschool.org

E-Learning Foundation Spring Conference 2015


Achieving transformational change utilising modern technologies

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Introduction A quick introduction to Chiswick School profile and history Ave Pt. Score and FSM IT starting point – could not have

been much lower! Setting a clear vision to move from

Ofsted Satisfactory to truly

exceptional Why embedding technology is integral to this vision, end

goal!



The very start of the journey Honesty was essential, we were a mess! Quick fixes were hard to find Promise nothing that cannot be delivered Find out what teachers want to use IT for,

but be prepared for the fact that they might

not have answers! Communicate................. All the majority of staff knew at this time was that

the use of Educational Technology would eventually

play a central role in our progress



Importance of a whole school vision – Some key questions Just how important is it for all students to receive a digital education? Are there skills that can now be ‘assumed’ or is this dangerous? An absolute emphasis on Teaching & Learning – This alone will not

make a struggling teacher transform to good, but it can help a good one become outstanding

What sort of education do you want your students to gain at KS3 (whether 2 or 3 years)?

If literacy and numeracy are the responsibility of every teacher....should digital education be exactly the same?

If we agree with the above how will this be supported with relevant CPD?

Academic or vocational......BOTH!



School Corporate Strategic Plan

We will be at the cutting edge of the use of new technologies to enhance teaching & learning and will gain national recognition for its contribution to student outcomes. Our teachers will be some of the best trained nationally and will all confidently use appropriate technology as an intrinsic part of the learning experience in their lessons. By the end of the academic year 2015/2016 every student at Chiswick will own his or her own roaming device

A bold statement and one that needed to be soundly backed!



The China experienceThomas Friedman – ‘Average is Over’


Chinese School system

System Led - 50% teaching time50% Lesson Preparation/Observation of peers/CPD/Technology training

OECD Table toppers

Numbers - More top graduates than we have students

Cultural - Parental engagement 30% of family income minimum given to education

English System

System emerging – High contact time, hard to share planning or practice

OECD slipping in core areas

Numbers – Record numbers of graduates unemployed, 18-24 over 1Million now without work

Culture – Varied levels of parental support

There is a mismatch between what we are teaching and what business & Industry needs


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A powerful learning tool

A tool to promote and

enhance creativity

Information to hand wherever you

are

An easy way to

share key informatio

nCan give you

an educational advantage

Can improve literacy

and numeracy

Can make learning easier / more

enjoyable



“The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It

lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.“

Steve Ballmer (former CEO Microsoft)



“Using mobile technologies in the delivery of the curriculum to equip pupils to use computational thinking

and creativity to understand and change the world”



This brief begs two immediate questions……

What exactly do we mean by

computational thinking?

How important is creativity within our school curriculum?

Computational Thinking (CT) is a process that generalizes a solution to open ended and often complex

problems


WHOLE SCHOOL IT VISION

(From the top)

A clear agreed definition of the place of digital technologies within the school.

ICT Department should feed into this but the two are different.

Pedagogical agreement as to how this will fit into enhanced teaching & learning across the school

ICT DEPT VISION Baseline assessment from intake

Agreement on core user skills and how to deliver these

Merge skill acquisition with enhanced creativity at KS3

No ‘spoon feeding’ students of all abilities to be stretched and challenged

Clear pathways to KS4/KS5 and beyond

SUPPORT / CPD

Training will almost always be required – SLT to recognise and support this

Time to plan essential

Staff within the Dept. encouraged to take ownership for specific skill sets

Be ambitious long-term but realistic short-term

BUSINESS / INDUSTRY /

HIGER ED LINKS

Context is all sometimes – find where the skills taught are found/needed in Industry/Business and make this explicit within teaching

Seek out expertise and bring it in to support lessons (or bring students to industry).

Link to Higher Ed courses


Six stage process to embed IT in

Learning

Review / Recovery Consolidation Building a vision Implementation of vision Embed technology within T & L Review / Evaluate / Re-Assess



Buy in required from:



Buy -In

Students

Staff

Governors

Parents

Finance (providing an affordable and sustainable solution) Finance based on both short- and long-term planning

Short-term:

As part of 6 Stage Process focus on design and implementation of

infrastructure, trial of mobile devices, consultancy Breakdown of cost into IT Capital and IT Support Close liaison with equipment providers IT Capital determined as a percentage of school budget – Up to 2%

(Hard to maintain)! iPad2/Minis – Initially £250 per device (incl cover, Apps)

- 200 students: £50k (cheaper this year)



Long-term - Understanding the ongoing need:

Desktop versus mobile technology – Key Stage requirement Balancing IT support and equipment – 50/50 split At Home Scheme - £60 per student/annum over 3-years

- Revenue £36k per Year Group (Year 8)

- Revenue Year 7 (£39K)

Insurance, Repair and Maintenance Various insurance options investigated; loss and theft of devices Calculating an acceptable level of mobile device write-off – 11% Pragmatic approach to repair and maintenance - £35 per mobile

device



Role of SIG Group (Strategic Improvement Group)



Chaired by 9ine

Director of Technology

IT TechniciansBusiness

Development Manager

(SLT)

9ine Technical

Media & Graphic Design Manager

ELearning Creativity Lead ADE, Adobe +

Headteacher (SLT)

Middle leaders drafted into SIG

group

E-Learning Manager Apple

ADE

Current situation All staff have had iPads for almost three years Year 7 and Year 8 have their own iPads Over 40 Year 12/13 students have Samsung

Chromebooks Content created for Key Stages 3/4 and 5, a key

driver for the programme Parents and students completely on-side Google tools really starting to change the way

that staff communicate with students



What have we achieved so far? Built confidence and trust Basics work and trust has been restored Technically secure and a confidence that we can

handle any situation Built a vision that all have bought into Perhaps most of all, we have created an

environment within which we can confidently

innovate and integrate IT seamlessly into

teaching & leaning



Impact Every space is now a learning space Year 8 students are working differently.

they are inquisitive, more independent in

their approach to learning and we think they

are working harder Year 7 could not wait to join the programme

not one parent in opposition 82% retention rate year 11 to Post 16 Complete adaptability of spaces for

Post 16 learning



In pursuit of WOW!



Pursuit of Wow! – 1 minute hook (Disney Moment)

24 hours learning – bridge the gap between home and school (Teachers available to their student’s wherever and whenever)

MAKE IT FUN!! Lesson content available in different

formats Create independent learners

(prepare our students for their future) Empower students, staff, teachers, parents

and governors (focus on the user) Want to be radical and revolutionary

(ensure our kids have the skills and personal attributes to be truly successful)





Any thoughts, observations or questions?

[email protected] @oldmead Tony Ryan Headteacher [email protected] @lawrencerenaldo Renaldo Lawrence ELearning / Creativity lead

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