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Primary: Learning, teaching and managing using ICT
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Case studies
What is it? An initiative to encourage all schools to have technologies delivering high-speed, always-on connections between computers and the Internet.
How can it help? Provides pupils, teachers and support staff with fast access to media rich digital learning resources and opportunities to collaborate with other schools on a high quality secure educational network.
Case Studies
What is it? Descriptions of different ways of making use of ICT in primary schools.
How can it help? Provokes teachers to think about how ICT is used in their school and how they might enhance their own teaching practice.
eLearning Credits
 What is it? Money set aside for schools to spend on education multimedia resources.
How can it help? Provides teachers with opportunites to purchase from the 1000s of education multimedia resources listed on www.curriculumonline.gov.uk.
Funding:
 New school funding arrangements from 2006-08
What is it? Funding details
How can it help? You can access details of the funding and guidance for current and future years.
Governors and ICT:
Governor Guides for ICT
Governor support case studies
Governing body ICT responsibilities
 What is it? Guidance on governor roles, information for governors and case studies
How can it help?Provides information for schools to use with their governing body
ICT Self-assessment Matrix
 What is it? An online tool, developed by NCSL and Becta, which facilitates self-evaluation and action planning. There are exemplars available that place the statements into helpful scenarios and context.
How can it help? As you complete the matrix, an action plan, based on your results, is produced. This action plan contains helpful support and guidance.
Leadership Team Toolkit
What is it? A toolkit that provides a range of practical tools that support leadership teams in the essential task of leading the use of ICT across the curriculum. This is part of the Primary National Strategy's development work on improving the quality of learning and teaching through the effective use of ICT.
How can it help? Help school leadership teams develop and communicate a vision for ICT, plan implementation strategies and evaluate current provision and usage for ICT in their school.
Naacemark
 What is it? An award developed by Naace, in association with Becta, that recognises a school's success in developing and implementing a strategic approach to ICT.
How can it help? Offers a framework for using ICT to enhance teaching and learning and provides opportunities for a school community to develop ICT capability.
Primary Languages Training Zone
What is it? An online resource to support leaders, teachers and trainers to implement the entitlement for every child to learn a new language from the age of 7 by 2010
How can it help? Provides and on-line toolkit to help with development of primary languages through the provision of audio, video, think pieces and resources. A user guide (PDF 400KB) to the primaryLanguage site is also available to download.
Self Review Framework
What is it? A 'route map' or programme which enables schools to identify where they are on the road to successfully using ICT within their school. Developed by Becta in conjunction with key partners including the National Strategies, NCSL (National College for School Leadership) and Ofsted.
How can it help? Shows schools where they are on the road to becoming an 'e-confident' school, and the practical steps they can take to progress further.
SLICT
 What is it? A professional leadership development programme, designed by headteachers for headteachers, that works with headteachers to review their leadership and the possibilities that ICT can bring to extend and enhance learning and teaching in school
How can it help? Provides an opportunity to work with up to 40 headteachers to consider key strategic issues, evaluate solutions and unlock the potential of ICT.
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
What is it? The lead body for the Government's specialist school programme.
How can it help? Link with a school in your area to share best practice in ICT
Technical Support
 What is it? Several projects operating in the following areas:
- Technical Support Advisory Service (TSAS).
- Skills, Recruitment and Training.
- The Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) study
How can it help? Provides setting-up information, competencies and a host of case studies describing how other schools manage technical support.
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