ICT in Education

Thursday 3rd December 2009, One Great George Street, London, 08:30 - 16:00

ICT in Education: Harnessing Technology to Improve Educational Outcomes

“Top-class school facilities, ICT, music and sports facilities are central to having a world-class education system, raising standards and inspiring young people.."

Vernon Coaker MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners, Department for Children, Schools and Families, June 2009.

Overview

The role of ICT is now widely regarded as a key element in the education of pupils and young people. Within the National Curriculum, all pupils are now required to become familiar with a range of technological applications and develop the necessary skills to use them within their everyday learning environment.

The Government has invested £5billion in schools’ ICT since 1997, with another £837million earmarked over the next three years. As a result, the UK has the highest levels of embedded technology in classrooms in the European Union with one computer for every three pupils. The government sees technology as a vital tool to help achieve ambitions set out in the in the Children’s Plan (December 2008), Higher Education at Work – High Skills: High Value (April 2008) and World Class Skills (July 2007).

ICT implementation in education is changing the shape of learning. The Home Access Taskforce, set up by the Government last year (January 2008), saw £300 million spent on providing computers and broadband internet access to families so that children can enhance their learning at home. Computers for Pupils - a two year, £60 million programme - will provide home ICT access to the most disadvantaged secondary pupils in the most deprived areas. By September 2010, all secondary schools will be expected to offer parents real-time access to information covering achievement, progress, attendance, behaviour and special needs, and where it is appropriate, secure online access. This will mean parents and children can look at it when and where they like.

The Government has stated its vision to get to a position where technology is built into our learning culture – both in our schools, and in our homes, with parents fully on board, and teachers making the most of the resources available to them.

With this in mind, this event will provide key industry players, the voluntary sector, and education representatives with the opportunity to gain an insight into how 21st century learning will be enabled through technology.

Agenda

08:30	Registration and Coffee
09:15	Chair's Opening Remarks Roy Blatchford, Director, National Education Trust (CONFIRMED)
09:20	The Future of Education and Technology Beyond 2025: Beyond Current Horizons Identifying and preparing for potential social, technological and cultural futures The Beyond Current Horizons project Personalisation of education and training Developing tools to support strategic decision making Collaboration with Becta and other support organisations Possible future models for teaching and learning? Vanessa Pittard, Director of Evidence and Evaluation, Becta (CONFIRMED)
09:45	Technology’s Impact on Primary Schools in Europe Focus: 30 European countries – how are they using technology in schools? How do they compare? Which strategies work? Key findings from over 60 recent studies, case studies, and large-scale surveys Identifying good practices in policy and practice Recommendations for EU2020 (follow up to Lisbon 2010) Roger Blamire, Senior Manager, European Schoolnet (CONFIRMED)
10:10	Supporting Independent Learning - Case Study Monkseaton High School Personalised learning: supporting independent learning pathways for students Form following function: ICT and the design of the new school building Innovation Trust status: Supporting and working with parents Working with local communities Partnering with the Open University Promoting adult education Paul Kelley, Principal, Monkseaton High School (CONFIRMED)
10:35	Questions and Answers Session 1
10:55	Coffee Break and Networking
11:25	Case Study Parkside Pupil Referral Unit: Putting the Learner in Control Using technology to reshape the curriculum and focus on the learner: Personalisation of learning pathways Learning using video conferencing link Virtual Learning Environment to offer information and guidance to parents, and to support independent learning by students Home Access project – learning begins at home Recommendations? Stuart Bailey, Headteacher, Parkside Pupil Referral Unit (CONFIRMED)
11:50	Using IT Security to Improve Educational Outcomes Keeping children’s data safe and secure Enable safe access to online education services Security for innovation and enablement Paul Briault, Head of Public Sector UK&I, RSA (CONFIRMED)
12:15	Questions and Answers Session 2
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Integrating ICT: Creating Teachers Fit for 21st Century Learning What are the issues? What is the vision and why it is important? What we have learnt? Change management strategies Demonstrating the opportunities that use of ICT presents and getting employee engagement Challenges ahead Tim Tarrant, Head of Technology in Learning, Training and Development Agency for Schools (CONFIRMED)
13:55	Harnessing Teachers’ CPD for the 21st Century What progress has been made through initiatives like NOF and National Strategy and what lessons have been learned? How can CPD survive in a “Rarely Cover” environment? What is needed ensure teachers have the skills and confidence to effect a “step change” in the use of ICT in the classroom? Debbie Forster, Educational Strategy and Outreach, e-skills UK & Programme Coordinator for DCSF ICT CPD Programme (CONFIRMED)
14:20	Coffee Break and Networking
14:40	The e-Safety Agenda: Safeguarding Children and Young People Online Educating children, young people and teachers about the benefits and risks of using new technology Providing safeguards and awareness for users to enable them to control their online experiences Training in Internet Safety to be able to train pupils & staff at your school / college / university Planning School implementation of 'ThinkUKnow' - Results and recommendations from piloting the scheme Rebecca Avery, Operational e-Safety Officer, Digital Curriculum Team, Kent County Council (CONFIRMED)
15:05	Next Practice: ICT in Education Emerging technologies and the creation of new learning spaces Transformation, new pedagogies and practice. Co-design as pedagogy, putting learners at the centre of education Dr Tim Rudd, Senior Researcher, Futurelab (CONFIRMED)
15:30	Questions and Answers Session 3
15:55	Chair's Closing Remarks and Summary Roy Blatchford, Founding Director, National Education Trust & former Her Majesty’s Inspector of Schools, Ofsted (CONFIRMED)
16:00	Close

*programme subject to change without notice

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Audience

The audience will comprise local authorities, central government departments & bodies, schools, academia, trade unions, private, legal & voluntary sectors including head teachers and principals, ICT providers, school governors, directors of education, children and youth services, leaning and skills councils, LEA officers, education welfare managers, extended school managers, full service school coordinators, parent teacher associations, elected members for education, school improvement advisors, Connexions, education consultants.