Greg Hughes discusses his vision for using iPads to improve student learning outcomes at The de Ferrers Academy. His goals are to equip all students and staff with digital learning tools, ensure a sustainable 1:1 program, and leverage mobile technologies to enable 24/7 access to learning. Key aspects of the implementation include continuous professional development for teachers, inclusion, collaboration, assessment for learning, and developing student creativity. Data shows the program is positively impacting student results, engagement, and closing achievement gaps, while reducing costs.

1. Personal
Productivity with
iPad
Greg Hughes
Vice-Principal: Learning
Technologies & Curriculum
The de Ferrers Academy

2. Apple Distinguished Educator
greg@deferrers.com
@deepexperience1

3. Mobile World

4. Navigating the new education landscape

5. Vision

6. • To improve student learning outcomes
• Equip all our students and staff with
“21st century” digital learning tools
• Ensure 1:1 programme is both 100%
inclusive and sustainable
• To leverage potential of mobile learning
technologies to support 24/7 access to
learning
1:1 Vision

7. Involving all students
in staff & peer
discussions to
support learning, via
sharing best practice,
feedback and peer
mentoring
Collaboration
Underpinning Pedagogy
Resources
Providing all teaching
staff and students
with engaging and
relevant resources
that are consistently
good quality.
Assessment
for learning
Integrating apps
through workflow
systems to collate
data, assess student
understanding and
support
differentiation
Modelling
Using various apps,
web tools and
display technologies
to share work
and model student
ideas and skills in
real-time.

8. Teachers
Students
Collaboration Resources
Assessment
for learning
Modelling
iTunes U
Twitter
FaceTime
Verso Socrative
Showbie
Edmodo
iMovie
Keynote
AirPlayExplain
Everything
iBooks
Google
Drive

9. Areas of focus
Continuous Professional Development
Inclusion
Collaboration/Communication
24/7Accesstoresources
Leadership & Vision
1:1 iPad Strategy
AssessmentForLearning
Creativity
DigitalWorkflow
Leadership & Vision
Continuous Professional Development
1:1 iPad Strategy

10. Learning Technologies Team
Vice Principal
Learning Technology
Innovators (3)
Faculty iPad Pioneers (12) ICT Technicians (4.6)
Digital
Developer
Student Digital Leaders (6)

11. Student Learning

12. What do our students want
learning to look like?

13. • Flexible learning spaces
• 24/7 access to learning
resources
• Focus on assessing,
understanding - not just
content retention
• Greater independence
• Personalised delivery

14. SAMR model
Substitution
Tech acts as a direct tool substitute, with no
Augmentation
Tech acts as a direct tool substitute, with
Modification
Tech allows for significant task redesign
Redefinition
Tech allows for the creation of new tasks,
Enhancement
Transformation

15. SAMR & systemic change
Although we focus on using the SAMR model in the
classroom for Teaching & Learning, think about how
we might also apply it to:
• CPD & training
• Revision
• Shared Leadership
• Communication
• Curriculum

16. Does it have an impact?
After 4 years of 1:1 iPad:
• Record results at GCSE (age 16) and A level (age 18)
• Gap closed for PP students
• Big increase in top grades (A/A*)
• Classes that engaged the most with iPad & iTunes U
seeing the biggest gains/progress (Science, Maths, PE)
• No decrease in behaviour/results slippage!
• More impact with 35% less budget, 3x amount of ICT
hardware devices and a smaller team!

17. Community

18. Outreach work

19. Critical partners
3 year STEM project (£),
involvement in digital
books and impact
research.
Opportunities for PR,
international partnership
work, research support
and HE endorsement of
1:1 iPad program.
Shared HR, Finance, T&L
support. Economies of
scale - digital strategy for
ICT training & support,
infrastructure, digital
content.
Leverage potential of
iPads and free cloud
services.
Support for ITT and use of
mobile learning
technologies (E-Bacc).
Helps Academy with
recruitment, sustainable
digital books project,
develops CPD/skill of our
staff presenting/planning
workshops.
MAT primary schools

20. Financial
Sustainability

21. Incidentals3
All in one device
Workflow
Prestige
Communications
24/7 access to anything
Can aid recruitment
Ready made ecosystem
1:1 Benefits
1 Savings Learning2
Effective AFL & differentiation
Instant feedback
Modelling
Higher order thinking skills
Collaboration
Engagement
Research tool
Money (cost neutral)
Technician time
Lesson /CPD time
Online platforms
Printing: ink & paper
Textbooks & revision
guides

22. Incidentals3
Real 1:1 Benefits
1 Savings Learning2
£ 100%

23. Cost model
• We buy iPads for all Y10 students +
case + insurance (360 students)
• iPad has a 4 year minimum life-span
• Students pay £1/week to use (we pay
for PP students), they can buy it at fair
market value after 2/4 years
• Returns about 65% of initial investment

24. Other areas of savings
There are numerous savings observed
including:
• Reduction in spending on traditional PC
infrastructure (£55k+ per year)
• Reduction in spending on some online
services, such as VLEs, online gaming
software (£12k)
• Reduction in spending on printing, paper,
copying and student planners (£30k+) 8:30am Monday8:30am Tuesday8:30am Wednesday8:30am Thursday

25. iPad, Apps &
Productivity

26. Personal Productivity

27. Personal Productivity
Camera
Split Screen
Mail
iCloud
Dictation
Accessibility
iBooks
iTunes U
QR Scanner
Notability
Post-it Plus
Google Drive

28. “It’s not a cost, it’s
an investment in
the future…”
Steve Allen,
Principal

29. Q & A
Thank you
Greg Hughes
Vice-Principal: Learning
Technologies & Curriculum
greg@deferrers.com
@deepexperience1