Using
ICT to support the work of Headteachers within small
schools
Focus:
The identification and development of a variety of
means by which the use of ICT can assist in the day-to-day
working, management and administration of small schools.
These lessons to be disseminated to all small schools
by means of case studies, resource materials and associated
computer files
Person
with overall responsibility: John Sweeney
– ICT Adviser, Gloucestershire LEA
Keywords:
supporting
the use of ict; target setting; administration; data
analysis; communications; pupil tracking
Read
Project Plan (what are we trying to achieve?)
: Read Progress Report (what did we achieve?)
Project
Plan
Tasks |
| The
production of case studies and associated
files supporting the use of ICT in... |
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..targeting
setting – particularly within small
schools
|
June
2000 |
..administration – particularly within
small schools
|
August
2000 |
..data
analysis – particularly within small
schools
|
October
2000 |
..communication
with other establishments
|
December
2000 |
..the tracking of pupil progress
|
February
2001 |
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Success
Criteria
- The
involvement of Headteachers from a variety
of small schools in production of case studies
for each of the above five areas
- The
production and dissemination of a pack of
case studies to all small schools
- The
inclusion of the case studies in an in-service
training event including presentations by
the participating Headteachers
- A
level of perceived usefulness of over 80%
for the case studies – determined by survey
of a random sample of small schools
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Resources
allocation and source of funding
- Allocation
of 15 days of ICT Adviser, 25 days of Headteacher
time and 12 days from ICT consultations –
taken as a subset from current funding of
EDP activities
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Proposed
Developments for 2001 onwards
- The
review and modification of the guidance following
implementation within schools
- The
identification of any additional areas where
ICT can provide support, the development and
dissemination of associated resource materials
and associated files
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