Ten ways to always be ready for an ICT inspection

As reported in the December 2007 issue of Computers in Classrooms (publication date 18th December), the UK's inspection body is toying with the idea of no-notice inspections.

In my opinion, that's an excellent idea, and nothing to be afraid of. In this article I suggest ten ways in which the ICT (educational technology) subject leader can be ever-ready for a surprise inspection.

There is an opportunity to discuss these in the Practical ICT community.

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Information and Communications Technology in UK schools -– characteristics of success

This Special Edition of Practical ICT is based on the Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education) report called “The Annual Report of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills 2006-07, published on 17 October 2007.

The original report summarises the outcomes of around 36,000 routine
inspections and regulatory visits of services for children and learners.
What I have done is to distil what the report says about Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) – “educational technology” – and draw some conclusions about what it means for leaders and managers of ICT in schools, even those not working in England or Wales.

In so doing I have reduced the amount of reading required from 124 pages to 6! I have set out the report into 8 areas of interest, with a number of key messages (implications) for each one.

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