Road Map 3

Initial

e-Enabled

e-Confident

e-Mature

Professional Development

Teacher Awareness and Participation

Some teachers
have undertaken CPD in ICT

All teachers
are aware of the CPD opportunities on offer.
Many teachers have participated in CPD training

The majority
of staff have undertaken individual or whole school CPD in ICT

Teachers meet
their professional development needs through active participation in
communities of practice, peer-to-peer networks and accredited practice-based
research

Planning

Interested
individuals identify their own CPD needs

An individual
teacher or the e-learning team identify the whole staff CPD needs in relation
to ICT integration

The ICT
co-ordinating teacher or the e-learning team facilitates the identification
of overall learning needs of staff. CPD programme developed

Teachers
engage in ongoing self evaluation and reflective practice in progressing the
CPD programme

Focus

CPD focussed
on acquiring basic ICT skills

Some staff are
participating in CPD which focuses on the integration of ICT in the
curriculum

Most staff
have engaged in CPD focussed on e-learning across the curriculum

Schools
identify and design whole school professional development programmes based on
their specific needs, delivered in their own school with support from
external agencies when needed.

Teacher confidence

Teachers have
basic IT skills but lack the confidence to apply these in the classroom

There is
growing confidence among staff in the integration of ICT in the curriculum

The majority
of teachers is confident in the
integration of ICT in their daily teaching

Teachers share
their expertise and innovative practices confidently within their own school
and with other schools.

SEN

Some staff
have attended CPD programmes for ICT with SEN

All teachers
in learning support and SEN have undertaken CPD in ICT and SEN

Teachers have
acquired the skills to use some assistive technologies and other technologies
to support pupils with SEN and are adapting their teaching methodologies to
use ICT in SEN. Teachers have attended CPD training in specific areas e.g
autism

Teachers are
confident and have acquired the skills to use a wide range of technologies to
facilitate the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs

Informal learning

There is
little sharing of e-learning ideas and good practice among staff

Sharing
e-learning ideas and good practice among staff takes place in an informal
manner

Teachers
regularly share new e-learning practice with each other via staff meetings or
e-mail

School
supports and facilitates peer-to-peer learning in ICT using a variety of
formal (e.g VLE) and informal approaches

Initial

e-Enabled

e-Confident

e-Mature

ICT in the Curriculum

Teacher
Understanding

Teachers have
a general understanding of how
e-learning can improve teaching and learning

A number of
teachers understand creative ways of integrating ICT into the curriculum

Most teachers
understand how e-learning can be used in the curriculum to improve student
learning

Teachers have
determined their own methodologies for integrating ICT into the curriculum

Planning

The is little
planning for ICT integration with ICT activities focused on learners
acquisition of basic IT skills e.g word processing

There is some
planning for ICT integration with the focus mainly on teacher preparation,
whole class teaching, group and individual work

Teachers plan
in a structured way for ICT integration in their lessons and classroom
activities

The school
devotes time to exploring new approaches to using e-learning to improve pupil
learning.

Teacher Use

Teachers use
computers primarily in isolation from regular classroom learning activity

Teachers use
ICT for lesson planning and as a teaching tool

Teachers use
ICT to provide learning opportunities that support cross-curricular, subject
based and interactive learning approaches

Teachers have
embedded ICT into their practice to facilitate pupil-directed learning. There
is consistent evidence of collaborative, discovery based and authentic
e-learning activities throughout the school

Student
Experience

Students
occasionally use ICT as part of the learning process

Pupils
experience e-learning activities regularly

Pupils
experience e-learning activities regularly and use ICT to collaborate on
curriculum activities both within school and with other schools

Pupils are
facilitated to use ICT to support and assess their learning e.g creating
digital content, e-portfolios

SEN

Teachers are
aware that ICT can enhance the learning opportunities of pupils with special
educational needs

Teachers’ use
of ICT focuses on the development of literacy and numeracy for pupils with special
educational needs

Teachers use
ICT diagnostic tools,. assistive technologies and ICT resources to address
curriculum objectives with pupils with SEN

ICT is
integral to all aspects of SEN teaching and learning as well as in the
development of IAP. ICT resources and assistive technologies are incorporated
into all levels of school planning

R. Map 1

Initial

e-enabled

e-confident

e-mature

Leadership and planning

Vision

Vision focuses mainly on ICT equipment.

le-Learning vision is developed by e-Learning Team

le-Learning vision is fully integrated into the whole school vision.

e-Learning vision is wide ranging and
shared by all stakeholders. It is actively tested through the pupil learning
experience.

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Plan

Basic ICT Plan is in place.

e-Learning Plan has been developed by
e-Learning team

One teacher or a group of teachers has
assumed leadership for ICT planning in the school

Comprehensive e-Learning Plan is
integral to the whole school plan.

The development of the plan is led by
Head / ICT co-ordinating teacher / e-Learning Team,
with all staff contributing and whole school acceptance. Designated ICT co-ordinating teacher with clearly defined duties and
responsibilities.

Teachers implement the e-Learning Plan
in their daily work. Staff & students are actively engaged in innovative
and exemplary practice.

Integration

Focus is mainly on ICT equipment and the
acquisition of basic ICT skills

Focus is mainly on supporting the integration
of ICT usage throughout the school. l

Focus is mainly on supporting more comprehensive
integration of ICT and the exploration of new and more effective approaches
to ICT integration

Focus is mainly on supporting and
facilitating personalised and self-directed
learning. l

Acceptable

Acceptable Use policy

School has developed an Acceptable Use

Policy for the Internet or has signed up
to LEA policy

School has developed its own AUP
following consultation with staff, pupils, parents, governors

School has developed and ratified an AUP
for Internet and ICT use following consultations with staff, students, and
parents. All stakeholders are familiar with its contents and the plan is
fully implemented.

The AUP accommodates innovative use of
new technologies, and facilitates the development of an ethical and
responsible approach to the use of these technologies.

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SEN

Support of ICT as a tool for learning in
special educational needs exists but is uncoordinated

Use of ICT is focused on the areas of
learning support and resource teaching.

School supports and encourages the use
of a wide range of ICT resources and assistive technologies throughout the
school to facilitate the inclusion of students with special educational needs

School includes use of ICTand assistive technologies in all Individual Educational
Plans (IEP) for students with special educational needs and uses ICT in all
aspects of SEN