Quality Assurance for ICT in Education

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Quality Assurance for ICT in Education NAACEmark
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Quality Assurance for ICT in EducationNAACEmark
for Schools

• Who is NAACE?
• NAACE is the professional association for those
  concerned with advancing education through the
  appropriate use of ICT.
• Its members are advisers, inspectors and
  consultants who have advice and support and
  development of ICT in schools as one of their
  responsibilities.
• NAACE is a Registered Charity established in
  1984 and has become the key influential
  professional association for those working in ICT
  in education.

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Quality Assurance for ICT in EducationNAACEmark
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• What is the NAACEmark?
• It is a quality mark aimed at schools to provide
  them with a framework for the enhancement and
  development of their ICT in school
• It is a national acknowledgement of good practice
  in ICT in schools
• It helps to celebrate a schools success
• It has been developed in association with
  Cambridgeshire LEA and Becta

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Quality Assurance for ICT in EducationNAACEmark
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• During his video conference to the NAACE
  conference this February the Secretary of State
  affirmed his support for the NAACE mark process.
• The NAACE mark creates a nationally recognised
  standard and celebrates good practice

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• What is our aim in introducing the mark?
• Our aim is to
• promote the importance of ICT to the curriculum
• improve the effective use of ICT in teaching and
  learning
• improve the teaching of ICT
• improve the use of ICT as a management tool to
  enhance provision and communication
• disseminate good practice

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Quality Assurance for ICT in EducationNAACEmark
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• What criteria are used to assess the NAACEmark?
• There are 10 criteria which schools must meet.
• 1 A whole school ICT strategic plan covering a
  minimum of 3 years with effective means of
  monitoring and assessing progress.
• 2 A clear and comprehensive ICT policy.
• 3 A full scheme of work for ICT.

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Quality Assurance for ICT in EducationNAACEmark
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• What criteria are used to assess the NAACEmark?
• There are 10 criteria which schools must meet.
• 4. A planned approach to using ICT within and
  across the curriculum to enhance teaching and
  learning.
• 5. Assessment of pupil progress in ICT.
• 6. Use of ICT tools to track pupil progress and
  performance data.

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Quality Assurance for ICT in EducationNAACEmark
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• What criteria are used to assess the NAACEmark?
• There are 10 criteria which schools must meet.
• 7 Targets for improving performance and
  resources.
• 8 A commitment to whole school staff development
  to enable better teaching and learning.
• 9 A commitment to developing communications
  between the schools, homes and the community to
  promote interest and involvement in learning
  through ICT.
• 10 A commitment to shared development with
  partners.

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Quality Assurance for ICT in EducationNAACEmark
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• A whole school strategic plan
• pupil standards / outcomes
• hardware/software development / replacement
• technical support
• sustainability
• staff development
• curriculum developments
• ICT Co-ordinator tasks / targets
• ICT tasks / targets for other staff
• information management
• inclusion statements
• communications between school, home and the
  community
• other relevant developments.

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• A commitment to shared development with partners.
• Schools that meet this requirement will work with
  another school
• or schools, or other organisations to develop or
  support ICT and
• to share best practice. This partnership will not
  be ad hoc. Such
• work may include
• sharing best practice, resources and support
• sharing training opportunities
• working together on pupil projects
• working with partnership schools to benefit
  transfer, transition and progression
• working with business and commercial partnerships.

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• Why should a school apply for the NAACEmark?
• Schools that apply for the NAACEmark in ICT will
  find that it
• provides a framework for the development of ICT
  in the school
• allows them to carry out self evaluation against
  national standards
• gives them the opportunity to credit staff for
  their work and commitment to ICT
• demonstrates their desire to move forward with
  ICT
• encourages them in their work with other schools
  
• enables them to celebrate their ICT achievements
  in the wider community.

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• Feedback from pilot schools?
• Has been that the process
• gives a focus for whole school self-evaluation
• provides a framework for continual development
  and sharpens planning
• encourages review and reflection with regard to
  practice
• raises the status of ICT and the ICT Co-ordinator
  
• reinforces ICT as a whole school issue

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• Comments from pilot schools?
• The NAACEmark is really supportive because it is
  not intended to say, Look at us, we are good,
  it acknowledges achievement and sets a framework
  to map out continual development
• Go for it! Its a very worthwhile process
• Its been a very positive experience
• Its not just getting the NAACEmark that has
• been important its been the process.
• It is an integral part of the ICT development
• in Cambridgeshire.

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• What does a successful school receive?
• The successful NAACEmarked school
• receives a certificate
• can use the NAACEmark logo on its school
  information and documentation
• has an entry listed on the NAACE website
• has its success celebrated in TES.
• The award lasts for 3 years.

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• We now have successful schools in
• Cambridgeshire
• Torbay
• Birmingham
• Wolverhampton
• Calderdale

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Quality Assurance for ICT in EducationNAACEmark
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• How does a school get started?
• Use the NAACEmark brochure for your phase to see
  if you are ready to put together a portfolio of
  evidence.
• Visit the NAACE website and download the
  assessment guidance form . This will provide
  examples of the type of evidence assessors will
  be looking for.
• If you feel you need help with identifying where
  you are against the criteria use the Becta
  NAACEmark matrix to produce an action plan
  (http//matrix.becta.org.uk).
• Create your portfolio and annotate it using
  assessment form from the NAACE website.

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• How does a school apply?
• The school applies directly to an assessor this
  could be someone from their LEA or an independent
  ICT support provider who is registered to provide
  NAACEmark assessment.
• The list of registered providers is available via
  the NAACE website and will be sent out with the
  enquiry pack sent to schools.
• No administration costs from NAACE or Becta for
  the NAACEmark materials and supporting resources.

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• How are schools assessed?
• Schools will only be assessed by registered
  assessors.
• Schools must provide evidence that they meet all
  the criteria.
• Schools cannot gain accreditation by commitment
  to the criteria only.
• Schools who fail to maintain the criteria may
  have their mark withdrawn.

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• How are assessments Quality Assured?
• Assessors will be trained by NAACE or will be
  NAACE accredited providers in the area of
  Consultancy for ICT development planning
• Completed assessment forms and checklists will be
  checked by the NAACE Office.
• Assessors judgements will be checked by randomly
  sampling 10 of all the schools assessed by
  visiting the schools.

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• Thank you for your attention and I hope that you
  will find the NAACEmark framework for development
  useful and will attain the NAACEmark.