Elm Park Primary School wants to be an ICT centre of excellence. Nothing unusual about that, you might think. All a school has to do is sign up to Becta’s Next Generation Learning Charter and follow the self-review framework. That’s certainly the plan for Vicki Knox, the headteacher. But there’s something else to consider: the school doesn’t yet exist.
The Journey is an eight-part series of video diaries following two local schools, Ayloff Primary School and its neighbour, Dunningford Primary as they merge to form Elm Park Primary School. As well as a new building, uniform, logo and staff to think about, Vicki wants technology to play a central role. She admits they’re not using technology much at the moment, but all that is about to change.
Vicki and her deputy, Lesley, want to give children, and parents, access to a full range of technology. They want children to access learning through the technologies they are used to using. They want to help parents play a bigger role in their children’s education. But how easy will this be? There’s the funding to consider. And staff and parents will need training and support.
This is your chance to be a fly-on-the-wall. Follow the ups and downs and share the celebrations as Vicki, her staff, pupils and parents start on the journey of a lifetime ...