Learning Platforms
Journeys
Presenter name (school)

Aims and objectives
The presentation will
• Explain why we need a learning platform
• Represent our own school practice
• Give you examples of leading practice
• Share some criteria for success
• Give you an opportunity to reflect and plan a
way forward for your school
• Set up a people network for sharing future
developments

Why we are doing it (1)
• Transforms the learning experience for all
children beyond the traditional boundaries

Why we are doing it 2
• Addresses personalised learning
• Assessment for Learning
• Assessment for Pupil Progress
• Leads to raising standards
• On line reporting
• Workforce reform

Why we are doing it (3)
Statutory requirements
• 2010 for secondary
• 2012 for primary
• Harnessing Technology and Next
Generation Learning makes funding
available

It is more than……
• a one off web site trapped in time!
• an electronic set of resources which have
no interactivity
• the job of one person!
• A classroom tool
• just a management information system
• just an on-line prospectus!

Reflection 2 – where colleagues
are from the same school
• Read Becta Self Review Framework
(section x )
• Plot where you think you are now
• Discuss with your colleagues where you
think you are now

Looking ahead - Individual school
practice
• Where you were

Individual school practice
• What went well

Individual school practice
• Challenges

Individual school practice
• Review – where we are now!

Looking even further ahead
We are all on a journey
Stick in some prize winners! Video/visual
learning materials/links to live websites or
VLEs. Give choices as to how they
access them either with presenter or as
individuals.

Feedback activity
• Share one thing that you will take back to
your school

Some common lessons
• The next activity is planning but before you
do ….. some thoughts….
• Full support of governors heads and SLT
• An ICT strategic leadership group needs
to be set up
• Regular and dedicated CPD for all staff
• Timescales and planning provide structure
and leadership
• You are going to make mistakes!

Next steps
• Planning framework
Share purpose of framework
Ask colleagues to spend some time
• Planning
• FAQs on post its
• Any future training needs

FAQ/Networks
• Feedback on key next steps as shown in
plan
• Facilitator feedback on those questions we
can answer
• Finish with setting up of network to
address any future training needs.