Hands on Support for ICT in Bedfordshire

HoS is a joint DfES, Primary and Secondary and 14-19 Project which aims to provide teachers with an opportunity to share good practice in using ICT to enhance teaching and learning across the curriculum

The project provides funding for schools to develop opportunities to share good practice through a structured, locally driven programme

It provides funding for all schools, including specials, and in the Secondary sector, aims to support teacher in all subjects

It aims to:

Provide individualised, classroom-based support for teachers using equipment with which they are familiar.
Focus on pedagogy to support the more effective use of ICT
Build on the number of schools reported by Ofsted as making effective use of ICT in teaching and learning across the curriculum

All Bedfordshire schools will have received copies of the County's HoS booklet (.pdf) which gives details of the Bedfordshire Project.

A Hands on Support Matrix has been developed to help schools to think about the resources they have and how to make best use of them. It will help them to:

identify who will make best use of HoS
Identify staff who may become HoS providers
Identify staff who may benefit for ICT skills training

http:/www.hosmatrix.ncsl.org.uk
Hooper Reiber 5 Stages for Embedding ICT (Word doc. attached) is also a useful tool for helping schools and individuals to audit their own practice.

Useful Websites:

Key Stage 3 Strategy	www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/keystage3
ICT in Schools	www.dfes.gov.uk/ictinschools/
QCA	www.qca.org.uk
Becta	www.becta.org.uk
See also Becta’s ICT advice website:	www.ictadvice.org.uk
Ofsted	www.ofsted.gov.uk
National Curriculum in Action	www.ncaction.org.uk/subjects/ict/inother.htm
Teachernet	www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/ resourcematerials/
Virtual Teacher Centre	http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/docserver.php
National Grid for Learning	www.ngfl.gov.uk
Curriculum Online	www.curriculumonline.gov.uk
National College for School Leadership	www.ncsl.org.uk/index.cfm
E2BN	http://web.e2bn.net
National Association for Special Educational Needs	www.nasen.org.uk
National Association for Language Development in the Curriculunm	www.naldic.org.uk
Bedfordshire Interactive Whiteboard	http://www.schools.bedfordshire.gov.uk/IWB/index.html

Becta

Subject specific advice, support and resources related to the use of ICT is often offered by national subject association.

Bedfordshire’s HoS Team

Barbara Conridge	Education Consultant, HoS Coordinator barbara.conridge@rhouse.co.uk
Jeanette Mills	Interactive White Board Consultant jeanette.mills@rhouse.co.uk
Neil Turner	Curriculum ICT Project Development and Access Consultant, KS3 ICT Consultant neil.turner@rhouse.co.uk

If you would like advice, information, or support you can contact us by email or at:

Russell House Service, Bedfordshire Education Services, 14 Dunstable Street, Ampthill, Bedfordshire MK45 2JY

Phone: 01525 405220 Fax: 01525 405128