“We need you to embed a whole-college digital awareness. Can you

do that? How long will it take?”

IT ServicesICT E-Resources

8 Staff( 1 ICT

Specialist)

4 Staff(3 ICT

Specialists)

Learning and

Teaching

Audio and Video

IT Hardware Software Systems

E-Resources(VLE / Website)

1-2-1Computing

Digital Support and

Staff CPDEPRA

Staffing

KS3 Planning

KS4 Attainment

Network Managers

Group

Resilience Redundancy

Reliability

Big Picture

Website

Jan 2008

Nov2008

Aug2008

ICTAC

Email19%

Aug2009

2 VLEsMIS Integration3 Websites

Aug2010

Projected GCSE Pass Rate 19%

GCSE Pass Rate 29%

(1 GCSE)

Jan2011

Jan2010

GCSE Pass Rate 63%(2 GCSEs)

GCSE Pass Rate 79%(2 GCSEs)

5 Staff(4 ICT

Specialist)

ICT+

Digital Leaders

The impact of Student Digital Leaders

Reframing our Digital Culture

Students make up about 92% of people in attendance in any school. Most technology plans focus on the role of

the other 8% (teachers, administrators, adult technical support staff). This is especially unbalanced given the fact that today’s students are increasingly savvy about the role technology plays in modern life.

GenYES Sylvia Martinez

“ “

Student Digital Leaders

Blueprint

Student Digital Leader

Launch

Grace

The opportunity to

PublishSkills

Amy

I feel

TrustedMy role gives meResponsibility

Awesomeness

Elliot

To have YOUR SAY

in what happens with

technology in school.

DNA

Students Digital Leaders

CHANGINGOUR DNATHROUGH OUR TECHNOLOGY PLAN

SSAT Student Digital Leader

SSAT

Stating the Obvious

Change

Engaging with, and investing in, our studentsRedefining the students role (DNA)Impact = Student Digital Leadersn

Redefining strategy, staying on budgetCurriculum Innovation

(Scratch, Alice, Kodu and Kinect)

Digital diagnosticsSeeking feedback

Reducing digital varianceBruised

Enthused

Engagement of Others(Within school, locally, national and internationally)

Sharing an aspiration with staffProviding staff with digital security and confidence

ViTAL and SSAT and securing fundingPresenting at local and national conferences

‘SSAT Student Digital Leader Conference’Growing and sharing the idea

(16 Student Digital Leader programmes and growing)

School PartnershipsCorporate Partners

(Toshiba, Brother, BCSE and UKIE)

Impact on Learning in Classroom

Increased student engagement with the

curriculum

Enjoyment

Attainment

Mean ATL* scores +0.54 for ICT, +0.76 for Student Digital Leaders (1-5 scale)

Significant reduction in behaviour referrals

Student feedback surveyIncreased ICT options groups

Lesson observations and appraisals

GCSE pass rate and value addedLevel of Progress by Digital Leaders

ATL* Attitude to Learning

EngagementEnjoymentAttainment

Impact on School

Student opportunities Reduced CPD budgetsImproved quality and availability of trainers

Avoided expensive procurement errors

Authenticate marketing In classroom IT support

Conference speaking, within and between school collaboration.

Reduced training budget and increased training capacity

Increased use of technology for learning

Website, prospectus and productions

A reduction in helpdesk requests

Moodle 2 Sept 2012

Deployment of new VLETraining of students Digital Leaders Sept-Dec

2011 through E-Resources teamINSET for curriculum VLE advocates, delivered

with Student Digital LeadersWhole-school training delivered by curriculum

VLE advocates, supported by Digital Leaders