Naace Strategic Conference 2007

Margaret Wright, Adviser for ICT, QCA

The Education and Skills white papers proposed reviews of the ICT curriculum and ICT general qualifications in schools, including GCSE and GCE A Level. In addition, two new qualifications were proposed, one for functional skills in ICT and another, the specialised diploma in ICT. These changes are due for implementation in 2008 and 2009. This session will explore the curriculum and qualifications proposals and prompt thinking about what they might mean for the learner.

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Tim Tarrant, Head of ICT Team, TDA; Georgina Stein, Canterbury Christ Church University and Member of the Naace Executive Committee; Sarah Neild, Teacher, ICT Coordinator and AST at Birchley St Mary’s Catholic Primary School; Zoe Goodwin, Vice Principle, Greensward College and Margaret Baxter, Teacher, ICT Team Member and AST at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School

This session will draw on the experience of the TDA and will cover its draft CPD strategy for the school workforce. It will draw on the TDA’s experience over the last 8 years and the conclusions that can be drawn. One conclusion is the simple fact that the best CPD is most often teachers working with teachers and this will be illustrated by the work and experience of Sarah Neild and Margaret Baxter. A challenge is how we can make initial teacher training, induction and professional development a continuum and help reduce the loss of teachers in the first 5 years of their teaching. The session will look at the factors that influence professional development in the future and how we might address them.

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Christina Preston, Chair MirandaNet Fellowship; John Cuthell, Director Research and Implementation MirandaNet Fellowship and Dai Thomas, Director of ICT at Warden Park Specialist School and Mirandanet Fellow

This theme will explore a number of approaches to ICT CPD and evaluate their effectiveness in terms of school improvement, pedagogical change and learning for both pupils and teachers. Examples will be drawn from a number of projects that have examined the affordances provided by new technologies, and ways in which these have been used to promote personal and institutional transformation in learning.

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Cathy Morgan, HMI, Ofsted

Using the findings from ICT inspections and surveys undertaken by HMI during 2005/6, this session will highlight how effective use of ICT can make a positive difference to the quality of teaching, learning and management in schools.

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Lead Presentation: Mark Berthelemy, Learning Solutions Architect, Capita Learning and Development

Online social networking tools have the potential to support reflective and collaborative CPD both within and across schools and local authorities.

This session will examine what’s possible, raise a number of issues and suggest ways in which using such tools can become an integrated part of your CPD approach.

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