It’s quiz time – but don’t worry, there won’t be a test at the end. Read the questions and answer as honestly as you can from each person’s perspective. Score a point for every yes and a point for every no.
Then together let’s work out what to do next. Let’s begin...
| Teachers | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| In general, are you confident using ICT in the classroom? | ||
| Do you use ICT in the classroom more than once a week? | ||
| Do you receive training on new classroom technologies you have introduced? | ||
| Are you able to mark students’ work online? | ||
| Are you using flipped classroom techniques? | ||
| Students | ||
| Do teachers often make lessons more interesting using ICT? | ||
| Do you think teachers use ICT as much as they should in the classroom? | ||
| Do you think technology at school helps you learn? | ||
| Does your ICT team come in and help when ICT stops working in the classroom? | ||
| Do you think your school technology is reliable? | ||
| ICT team | ||
| Do you think teachers use ICT to its full potential in the classroom? | ||
| Do you think teachers are confident using ICT? | ||
| Are you sometimes too busy to lend a hand when ICT goes wrong at school? | ||
| Does ICT affect learners when it doesn’t work? | ||
| Do you think your school technology is reliable? | ||
| Office staff | ||
| Is it easy to use technology to communicate with staff members at school? | ||
| Are you able to easily find the school data you need? | ||
| Do you think your office IT is working as well as it could be? | ||
| Do you feel that your school data is safe and secure? | ||
| Are you able to communicate to parents easily en masse? | ||
| Chair of Governors | ||
| Do you believe your school’s ICT is working as effectively as it could be? | ||
| Do you feel your school has an ICT strategy for the future? | ||
| Do you think your ICT team is able to manage with the daily pressure of ensuring everything works? | ||
| Do you feel that your school data is safe and secure? | ||
| Do parents perceive ICT to be good or great at school? | ||
| Senior leadership team | ||
| Do you believe your school’s ICT is helping to drive attainment? | ||
| Do you feel your school has an ICT strategy for the future? | ||
| Do you think your ICT team is coping under the pressure of daily ICT tasks? | ||
| Do you feel that your teachers are confident using technology? | ||
| Can you easily communicate within and outside of school? |
Many schools contact our team for external ICT support. We are able to help them regardless of the level of support they require or the bespoke challenges they face. If your scores are telling you that you need some ICT assistance, why not check out our free online Health Check Tool and talk to us about the next steps?