Digital Competence Framework

Here you can find out more information about the Digital Competency Framework in Wales and useful resources.

Blackwood's DCF Vision

'We strive we give our learners every opportunity to reach their maximum potential; to be digitally competent and to prepare learners for 21st Century skills in a constantly evolving digital world. The Blackwood cluster aim to work collaboratively to ensure a consistent approach to developing learners ICT/DCF skills in this digital age.'

Watch the video of our vision - produced by Year 7 pupils.

The DCF will be available to schools from 1st September 2016. The Welsh Government link below has resources which can be downloaded to show how the framework will look, the skills and how they progress throughout the key stages.

Link to WG information about Digital Competency Framework

The video below shows further information about the framework and how it works:

Digital Competence Animation from Welsh Government

One element of the DCF is 'Digital rights, Licensing and Ownership'. Do you always 'own' all the images, music, videos you find and use on the internet? Do you know there are ways that you can get 'copyright and loyalty free images'? Watch the website below to find out further information.