The document discusses the ICT challenges at Berkhamsted School. It notes that the school has 1515 pupils across three sites half a mile apart, as well as 244 staff. The total ICT budget for 2012 was £420,000. The school aims to develop its ICT strategy around educational priorities, with a focus on improving internet access, video streaming, remote learning, and mobile device access. Major ICT projects in recent years included upgrading the network infrastructure, improving performance, transitioning from PCs to Macs, and enhancing teaching and learning through digital tools.

1. Apple Leadership Event
Welcome
Mark S. Steed, MA (Cantab.), MA (Nottingham)
Principal
Tuesday, 20 March 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. ICT Strategy – An Example
Educational priorities inform ICT
Strategy
Teachers want to
• Stream YouTube or ClickView clips
• Make videos in lessons

14. 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

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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. Our Journey since Sept 2008

20. 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

21. Key Strategic ICT Projects
New Network Infrastructure
Before After

22. 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

23. Key Strategic ICT Projects
From PC to Mac
In 2008
• Berkhamsted was PC for
Admin and Teaching &
Learning
• Only Media Studies and
Photography were on
Mac

24. Key Strategic ICT Projects
From PC to Mac
In 2012
• Moved GCSE and A-level
Graphics to Mac
• Introduction of iPads to
Modern Foreign
Languages
• New WIFI infrastructure

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

26. Key Strategic ICT Projects
From PC to Mac
In 2013
• Going mobile: pupils can
bring in their own devices
from Year 10 and above
• Introduction of iPads for
School Admin
– iSAMS App

27. Email: principal@berkhamstedschool.org
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