Mike Kendall

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Mike Kendall
Margaret Cooper
School Improvement AdviserNorthamptonshire LEA

• Principal Adviser Learning and ICTNorthamptonshir
  e LEA

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CURRENT PROVISION

• Strong commitment from County Council
• 347 schools
• Varying levels of confidence and competence
• Many small Primary and Special Schools
• Growing Learning and ICT Team
• Core ICT Teaching and Learning Team
• Whole Service Team

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CURRENT PROVISION (cont)

• Strong ICT in Schools Steering Group
• Major support programmes for Foundation Stage,
  Special Schools, Interactive Whiteboards,
  Learning Discovery and more
• 8,306,614 Standards Fund 04-05
• 31a 4,587,125
• New Hands on Support 360,000

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PROPOSED MODEL

• Model 1 - why?
• Building on current models of provision
• Challenging
• Trust
• Approved by ICT in Schools Steering Group and
  Schools Forum
• Area Improvement Partnerships

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PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING MODEL

• Review of current structures
• SIA strategic lead for ICT Teaching and Learning
  Team
• Strengthened policy and technical delivery teams
• Establishing consensus
• Primary, KS3 and ICT Strategies Working Group

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PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING MODEL (cont)

• Person specification and job description
• Identifying schools
• Number
• Type
• Engagement

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HANDS ON SUPPORT MANAGER AND PROVIDERS

• SIA Strategic lead
• County Adviser for embedding ICT across the
  curriculum (Hands on Support Manager) to be
  advertised
• Hands on Support Team
• Special schools (already in post) 1000 hours per
  year
• Foundation Stage/KS1 (already in post) 1000
  hours per year

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HANDS ON SUPPORT MANAGER AND PROVIDERS (cont)

• KS2 (to be advertised) 1000 hours per year
• KS3/KS4 1000 hours per year
• Plus growing Leading Teachers in Foundation,
  Primary Numeracy and Literacy, AST etc to embed
  ICT across and through their subject expertise
• Acceleration of current programmes