Conference Agenda

• What are biggest challenges we all face today when thinking about ICT in schools – group participation
• How do we maximise the opportunity new technologies bring for the classroom e.g. VR and AR
• An overview of tools to inform and support decision making around ICT
• CPD, a revolution on the horizon?

• Utilising the ICT education procurement framework, with an estimated funding of £300m, to supply, support and manage the provision of IT across the entire education sector in the UK
• Aiding the supply and integration of new technologies into existing and new-build education estates
• Garnering significant savings through effective, wholesale procurement of technology and IT systems
• Collaborating with key stakeholders across the education sector to ensure access to the necessary technology, hard/software and infrastructure

This session will kick off with a ten minute presentation from Peter Kilcoyne addressing his college’s establishment of a blended learning consortium to fund collective purchasing, and his plans to extend this to schools.

• Addressing student needs to access technology supporting their learning, meeting teacher technology requirements, and providing digital tools within budget
• Exploring how Heart of Worcestershire College led the establishment of a blended learning consortium across 80+ colleges, worth £400,000, collectively funding its purchasing power
• Examining how Ashford School invest in the right resources to enable daily use of technology across the curriculum, as well as tech-based cross-curricular lessons
• Looking at how schools manage and update tech requirements, while remaining innovative in its classroom use, and the awarding of the ICT Mark at Heronsgate Primary School

• Building the evidence base to enable teachers to make informed decisions about technology
• Translating research into new and better educational products
• Developing and using the best research informed ed tech that will have the greatest impact on learning

• Enhancing teaching skills to promote and support excellence in computer science education
• Developing the Network of Teaching Excellence in Computer Science, in line with the government’s Digital Strategy, through £2 million Department for Education funding, to help teachers and school leaders build their knowledge and understanding of technology
• Building upon the 88% increase in confidence, among teachers receiving Network of Excellence support, to improve teacher confidence in teaching computing in the classroom
• Working in partnership with Computing at Schools and Department for Education to foster computer science ‘champions’, through the ‘Master Teacher’ programme, involving 150+ hubs for learning across the UK

Delegates have the opportunity to attend one of a selection of practical seminars over two sessions.

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Delegates have the opportunity to attend one of a selection of practical seminars over two sessions.

For detailed seminar content, please click here.

• Building an environment that enables teachers to focus on their lessons
• Reviewing the impact of technology to enhance learning outcomes to date: immersive classrooms and smell technology
• Preparing students for the next stage of their journey

• Exploring multi award-winning Ballyclare High School’s continued excellence throughout the 21st Century driving forward ICT and technology to support teaching and learning
• Investing in resources to provide staff with ICT training, promoting effective use of ICT in the classroom, and equipping students with skills for the 21st Century workplace
• Creating a dedicated learning centre, with more than 90 hubs, to cater for small and large learning groups, VLE’s, and providing WiFi access to the entire school estate
• Providing cameras, Kindles and other technology solutions to develop study habits, encourage independent learning and improve learning outcomes

• Developing the 21st Century classroom enabling increased accessibility to technology enhanced education through a virtual learning environment (VLEs), the ‘School in the Cloud’
• Exploring how a Self-Organised Learning environment (SOLE) allows children to engage and connect with information and educational mentoring online, improving learning outcomes
• Developing children’s learning through collaborative learning online, sharing knowledge and resources, with participants in four continents
• Developing pupils’ research skills at all key stages by learning how to use modern technology to improve student information access

• Leading the transformational change of embedding technology within education through online learning, mobile technology in classrooms and Virtual Learning Environments (VLE)
• Developing IT infrastructure, securing safe Wi-Fi access and wireless printing from devices, to meet the daily needs of the school’s 1000 students for use in its VLE’s and 1:1 iPad scheme
• Developing and incorporating technological innovation across all subjects to create blended learning approaches, enabling students to connect with the teaching and enriching learning
• Building a virtual school environment by embedding technology into the school environment to aid revision practices, and improve learning outcomes