Improve your school
Use ICT in schools in line with established best practice and you can expect more effective use of valuable resources and better learning outcomes.
Our tools and advice can help schools:
- know where they are with using ICT
- decide where they want to go
- get support in getting there
- learn from each other
- get recognition for their progress.
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How to...
Plan sustainable success
Balance the economic, social and environmental aspects of technology for learning.
Achieve best value
Provide or purchase quality, fit-for-purpose technology, with the right support, at the right price.
Safeguard learners online
Protect, educate and empower everyone to keep safe and secure online.
Inspire parental engagement
Enable parents to access and use technology for a positive impact of their children’s learning.
Make learning personal
Support learners to make effective, discriminating use of technology that meets their needs.
Going through the self-review framework and achieving the ICT Mark helped us to identify all areas we use ICT. It's helped us fill in our self-evaluation for Ofsted and it confirms that we're hitting the mark.
Simon Thompson, Deputy head, Monkseaton CommunityHigh School
Your school can create better learner experiences and outcomes by putting technology at the heart of your school improvement strategy.
Get inspired
ICT Excellence Awards 2008: Winning schools and organisations
See the most innovative users of technology in action, and get inspired.
Using ICT to improve schools
See what research has shown us about using ICT to improve schools and how South Chadderton School has put it into practice.
1,000th school gets top marks for technology
Find out what the ICT Mark means to St Dunstan's Primary School and see how they make use of technology.
Use the planning tools
Start with the self-review framework
Review your school’s use of technology to inform an overall improvement strategy.
Commit to the Next Generation Learning Charter
Make a public commitment to providing better learning opportunities through the effective use of technology.
Recognise success
Apply for the ICT Mark
Be accredited for reaching a national standard by achieving the prestigious ICT Mark.
Enter the ICT Excellence Awards
Apply for an award for your school's outstanding and innovative ways of using technology and celebrate your school's excellence.
School leaders will be looking to their local authorities to support them in reviewing their technology as part of their whole school improvement plans. It is important to help schools by understanding the self-review framework and support them through the Next Generation Learning Charter journey.
Get inspired
ICT Excellence Awards 2008: Winning schools and organisations
See the most innovative users of technology in action, and get inspired.
Using ICT to improve schools
See what research has shown us about using ICT to improve schools and how South Chadderton School have put it into practice.
Get a clear picture
What is the self-review framework?
Get an introduction to a free tool to review and improve schools' use of ICT.
Understanding Next Generation Learning
Find out why Next Generation Learning is so important for learners.
Support schools
Raise school awareness
Find out how to support schools, and how we can help you to do this.
Support the Next Generation Learning Charter
Find out about the Next Generation Learning Charter and how to encourage schools on their journey.
Share good practice
Celebrating success
Find out about how we recognise good practice and share examples with schools to inspire them.
