The document summarizes an ICT open day presentation at Berkhamsted School. It describes that the school has over 1500 students spread across 3 sites, and discusses the challenges this poses for ICT. It provides details on the school's annual ICT budget of £420,000 and outlines their ICT strategy which is set by a committee and aims to enhance teaching, learning, administration and community engagement through strategic ICT projects like improving network infrastructure, introducing iPads and online learning platforms.

1. Berkhamsted School ICT Open Day
Welcome and Strategic Overview
Mark S. Steed, MA (Cantab.), MA (Nottingham)
Principal
Tuesday 28th February 2012

2. The ICT Challenge that is Berkhamsted

3. The ICT Challenge that is
Berkhamsted School
1. Size
Sixth 330
Boys 435
Girls 315
Prep 435

4. The ICT Challenge that is
Berkhamsted School
1. Size
Sixth 330
Boys 435
Girls 315
Prep 435
TOTAL 1515 pupils

5. The ICT Challenge that is
Berkhamsted School
1. Size
– 1515 pupils
– 150 Senior
– 46 Prep
– 244 support staff
– 1955 USERS
– 3 school sites (half a mile apart)
– 2 boarding houses
– I admin area

6. The ICT Challenge that is
Berkhamsted School
1. Size
– 1955 Users
2. Distance
– 3 school sites (half a mile apart)
– 2 boarding houses
– I admin area

7. The ICT Challenge that is
Berkhamsted School
3. ICT Spend
Description Budgeted Spend 2012
Network Development £58,000
Network Running £83,000
Support Development £189,000
Support Running £60,000
Services Development £10,000
Services Running £20,000
TOTAL £420,000

8. Overview of our ICT Strategy

9. ICT Strategy
Who sets the ICT strategy?
• ICT strategy cannot be seen in isolation – it
has to be part of a whole school strategy.

10. ICT Strategy
Who sets the ICT strategy?
• ICT strategy cannot be seen in isolation – it
has to be part of a whole school strategy.
• ICT strategy is too important to be left to the
Network Manager.

11. ICT Strategy
Who sets the ICT strategy?
• ICT strategy cannot be seen in isolation – it
has to be part of a whole school strategy.
• ICT strategy is too important to be left to the
Network Manager.
• Someone in the School Leadership Team
needs to take strategic responsibility for ICT

12. ICT Strategy
Who sets the ICT strategy?
Educational priorities must inform
ICT priorities

13. Learning from Past Mistakes
Supply Driven ICT procurement

14. Learning from Past Mistakes
Supply Driven ICT procurement
• Interactive
Whiteboards

15. Learning from Past Mistakes
Supply Driven ICT procurement
• Virtual Learning
Environments

16. ICT Strategy – An Example
Educational priorities inform ICT
Strategy
Teachers want to
• Stream YouTube or ClickView clips
• Make videos in lessons

17. ICT Strategy – An Example
Educational priorities inform ICT
Strategy
Teachers want to
• Stream YouTube or ClickView clips
 Need excellent internet connection
• Make videos in lessons
 Need a media server

18. ICT Strategy – An Example
Educational priorities inform ICT
Strategy
Pupils want to
• Access the Internet on their Phones
• Access work from home

19. ICT Strategy – An Example
Educational priorities inform ICT
Strategy
Pupils want to
• Access the Internet on their Phones
 Need Separate WiFi structure/system
• Access work from home
 Need server structure that will provide
remote access from home

20. ICT Strategy
Educational priorities inform ICT
Strategy
ICT User Group
• Deputy Head with Strategic Responsibility for ICT
• Director of e-Learning - Teacher
• Senior ICT Classroom Support Technician
• 12 Senior school teachers
• 2 Prep School teachers

21. ICT Strategy
Educational priorities inform ICT
Strategy
ICT Strategy Group
• Deputy Head with Strategic Responsibility for ICT
• Director of e-Learning – Teacher
• ICT Network Manager
• ICT Support Team Leader
• Director of External Relations
• Vice-Principal – Business Operations
• Vice-Principal – Academic

22. Key Strategic ICT Projects

23. Key Strategic ICT Projects
1. New Network Infrastructure
2. Improved Network Performance
3. Improving Teaching and Learning
4. ICT to enhance our community
5. Improving Administration
6. Improving how we present to the outside
world
7. Saving Time and Money

24. Key Strategic ICT Projects
New Network Infrastructure
• Fibre Optic Backbone
• Creation of Main Server Room
• Creation Second Server Room – Replicated
• Recabling sites – migration to underground
• Upgrading Switches
• WIFI Network

25. Key Strategic ICT Projects
New Network Infrastructure
Before After

26. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Improved Network Performance
• Improved Internet Connection
• Software Upgrades
• Housekeeping on Active Directory
• Reduction of Single Point of Failures
• Analysis of data to reduce unnecessary traffic

27. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Improving Teaching and Learning
• Improved facilities for
Independent Learning
• Careers Library and
Internet Cafe

28. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Improving Teaching and Learning
• Improved Classroom
ICT

29. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Improving Teaching and Learning
• Introduction of iPads
to the Classroom

30. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Improving Teaching and Learning
• The Learning Platform
• Online Collaborative Learning
• The “Wisdom of the Class”

31. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Enhancing our Community
• Long-throw Projectors
• Conference Facilities

32. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Improving Administration
• iSAMS

33. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Improving Administration
• School ISI Inspection Documentation

35. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Improving How We Present Ourselves
• Integrated Communications Strategy

36. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Improving How We Present Ourselves
• Website

37. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Improving How We Present Ourselves
• Facebook

38. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Improving How We Present Ourselves
• Facebook

39. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Improving How We Present Ourselves
• Facebook

40. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Improving How We Present Ourselves
• Facebook

41. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Saving Time and Money
• Biometric Registration
– From 18 man hours to 4 man hours per day

42. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Saving Time and Money
• From Printers to Multi-functional Devices
– Saving approximately £300k over 4 years
(2 additional teachers a year!)

43. Key Strategic ICT Projects
Saving Time and Money
• Old provision was to have
standalone photocopiers
and networked printers
within departments
• 4 Cartridges per printer at
£50 each led to costs of
£23,000 with no
alternative compatibles
available.
• In one year, we spent
£75,000 on toner
cartridges and
replacement printer parts
– excessive

44. Introducing the Team

45. Introducing the Team
• Greg Anker - Deputy Head with Strategic Responsibility for ICT
• Sacha Van Straten - Director of e-Learning
• David Pacey – Director of ICT
• Matt Potter – ICT Support Manager
• Laura Knight – Head of MFL and Director of e-Learning from
Summer 2012 [Deploying iPads]
• Rosie McColl – Head of House, Second in English Department
[Google Apps]
• Rachael Guy – Head of Learning Resources [Digital] Literacy
• Dr Philippa Ireland – Assistant Librarian [Digital] Literacy
• Peter Nicholls – Vice-Principal Business Operations [MFDs]
• Alan Wallwin - Database Manager [iSAMS]

46. Further Reading
• E-Learning (co-authored with Laura Knight)
– Independent Schools Council Bulletin 30 (Forthcoming - June, 2012)
• Using Social and Digital Media in School Marketing, Communication
and PR Strategies
– Independent Schools Council Bulletin 28 (June 20, 2011)
• What Heads need to know about ICT: Understanding ICT Budgeting
– Independent Schools Council Bulletin 27 (December 15, 2010)
• What a Head needs to know about ICT – Structures and People
– Independent Schools Council Bulletin 26 (May 28, 2010)
• Educating Digital Natives – ICT and Schools
– Independent Schools Council Bulletin 24 (May 7, 2009)
(Links from my blog)

47. Email: principal@berkhamstedschool.org
Twitter: @independenthead
Blog: http://independenthead.blogspot.com