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Newark Hill Academy

Action Plans

Vision:
We strive to equip our pupils with skills for the future with a drive to develop the use of technology for learning across all subjects to better prepare our children for the demands of the 21st century workplace, with the belief that effective use of technology in lessons enhances and extends student learning.
It is key that we ensure our children are 'life-ready' and not simply 'work ready' by delivering a personalised learning approach with strong foundations in social and emotional skills through developing a growth mindset.

 

Digital Transformation Action Plan 2022/23

 Actions

 

Time Scale

 

Personnel

 

Resources

 

Intended Outcomes

 

Monitoring Process

Evaluation of Impact

Develop the 'Hybrid approach' so pupils are using books and Class Notebook in unity 

Ongoing

KS2 Teachers

Laptops

OneNote

Pupils to have digital portfolios alongside books in English

Information will be added to our Microsoft Application by SLT

 

Teaching staff, teaching assistants and admin to be MIE Experts.

July 2023

Deputy Principal

Time given to upskill TAs

Pupils will apply and be successful at becoming an MIEE

Certificates will be given to individuals and recorded centrally.

 

Host 2 x Showcase Academy Events to promote the use of Microsoft Tools to others July 2023 Principal All teachers and SLT Be a flagship school for using Microsoft Tools Events will take place with positive feedback

 

Digital Transformation Action Plan 2021/22

 Actions

 

Time Scale

 

Personnel

 

Resources

 

Intended Outcomes

 

Monitoring Process

Evaluation of Impact

All pupils in Year 6, Year 5 and Year 4 to continue to use OneNote as their digital portfolio of learning

Ongoing

KS2 Teachers

Laptops

OneNote

Pupils to have digital portfolios instead of traditonal books

Information will be added to our Microsoft Application by SLT

This is happening in Year 3-6

Upskill Teaching Assistants so they are competent at using Sway and Flipgrid as well as Microsoft Office Tools.

Ongoing

Microsoft Trainers to hold training sessions during INSET days

TAs should complete at least one session a month on the MEC.

Pupils will be highly skilled with Microsoft products

Deputy Principal to meet termly regarding progress.

This has been achieve and all staff are competent at all of these

Teaching staff, teaching assistants and admin to be MIE Experts.

July 2022

Deputy Principal

Time given to upskill TAs

Pupils will apply and be successful at becoming an MIEE

Certificates will be given to individuals and recorded centrally.

All teachers have applied as this has been part of a lesson reflection task study whole school.  Some support staff have applied.

Hold one Microsoft Training Academy Events

Dec, Jan, April, July

Principal

Principal to be released for four days.

Shared best practise with other schools.

Events will be held

SK presented at a Showcase School Development Workshop hosted by Microsoft

To have 3 Microsoft Trainers in the academy

 

Sonia

Jen

Sami

Complete the Microsoft Trainer Training

We will have 3 verified Microsoft Trainer.

We will all train 100 people or more to become a verified Microsoft Trainer.

JJ, SK, RF, LB and SG

 

We have 5.

10 members of teaching staff to complete the Microsoft Certified Educator Exam

July

Sonia

Lou

Sami

Shama

Saffi

Carly

Alan

Alex

Cheryl

Riz

Natasha Epton will hold the exam.

We will have 10 staff who will hold the Microsoft Certified Educator Exam

Exam will be passed

19 have passed the MCE Exam

 

3 Members of staff to complete the Microsoft Office Specialist Exam

July

 

Explore the STEM specialist exam

We will have three Microsoft Specialists in STEM

Exam to be passed

To carry on until next year as 2 members have attempted but have yet to

Create peer coaching and mentoring groups to develop consistent practice across the academy

Ongoing

All teachers

After conducting a capability questionnaire, we will have a peer coaching and mentoring group for use EdTech

To have consistent excellent practise of using Microsoft Tools across the academy rather than pockets

Excellent practise

New staff have been directed to more experienced staff.

 

Coaching model rolled out in April 2021 with weekly sessions.

Increase whole staff engagement in to devising future action planning for our digital transformation

September

All staff

Staff engage in hands on collaborative STEM activities.

 

Staff engage in the writing of this document

Whole staff buy-in

All staff fully understand where we are on the journey to Showcase Schools

This document and the SCS application has been written collaboratively.

 

Forms surveys completed.

Continue to build the 5 C's into weekly staff meetings sharing good practise and identifying pockets of staff who require further training.

Ongoing

Principal

The class of 2030 and life learning: The technology imperative (article)

 

Transforming education ebook- specifically the chapters on the importance of future ready skills.

 

 

 

Staff meeting time for sharing ideas and training.

 

Staff engage in hands on collaborative STEM activities.

 

 

Increased use of tools to support personalised learning approaches.

 

Teachers consider the 5c's at planning stage to drive learning

 

Staff share excellent practice and use coaching to improve teaching.

Staff have developed knowledge of 21CLD

 

Staff development point develop to advanced skills rather than the basic use of MS tools

Golden Nugget channel on All Staff Teas channel which shares good practice.

 

Computer Lead delivered drop in workshops.

 

21 Century Learning Design has been used in 2 staff meetings as well as upskilling staff through morning briefings.

 

Documents shared in staff meetings.

 

Microsoft Forms taken to see next steps with training.

 

 

Participate in the WE Schools movement

From November

Deputy Principal and SENDCO

Staff Meeting

 

DP speak to The Beeches to gain an understanding

WE Schools movement is embedded across the academy

Hold charity events.

Deputy Principal has collaborated with another school.

 

Autumn Term, Year 5 made dream catchers and sold them with the profits going to a local charity

 

Children in Need

 

Race for Life

Organise a school science fair

July

STEM leads (Science and Computing)

 

STEM equipment

 

STEM is high profile

Event shared online through Social Media.

Took place