Ceredigion DCF Support - Create a Digital Vision

What is vision?

Your vision is the backbone that underpins the school's strategy. The vision will combine the objectives with the values that the school will try to achieve over the long term. Your vision will create clear direction and a sense of purpose as you begin to build momentum.

Creu gweledigaeth digidol English -pdf for the website.pdf

Simon Sinek's explanation of the Golden Circle

Forming a vision - Considerations

Below you will find further considerations and examples of those key enablers that are going to allow the aspect in question to operate.

These will be useful as you hold discussions with your stakeholders. They have divided it into four areas to match the structure of the DPLJ.

Leadership

Questions to consider:

How will your structure for digital leadership drive digital learning standards?
Is there an understanding of roles and responsibilities?
Is there / will there be a baseline of expectation and are all staff aware of this?
How will all stakeholders participate in the development of the digital learning agenda?
How will the review and evaluation cycle feed plans for improvement?
How will the school's senior leaders support developments?
Are there any unconditional aspects that you want all members of staff to incorporate into teaching?
How will digital learning developments be planned and reviewed?
How will we ensure that everyone understands their role in implementing our vision?
Who is responsible for formulating and monitoring the school's digital learning strategy?
What are the key objectives of the digital learning strategy?

Key enablers

Leadership Structure - A clear understanding of roles and responsibilities and securing full support from the Senior Leadership Team

Accountability - Clear expectations for the learning experiences being provided

Strategic Planning - Review of current Standards and Provision (360 DIGI Cymru) and a clear strategic plan to improve all areas of medium to long term

Education Technology

Questions to consider:

How do we communicate effectively with our IT support partners?
How can we make our IT support partners aware of our vision for digital learning so that they can help us achieve our objectives?
What can we do to strengthen our understanding of data protection and digital security?
How can we ensure that all our decisions about the development of education technology are informed by our vision?
Who will be to strategically plan infrastructure developments?
How can we ensure that a plan is in place to renovate older equipment?
What learning platforms will we use?
Who will oversee the licensing and ensure safety?

Key enablers

Data Safety and Protection - Ensure that all staff have a current understanding of security and management of data and properly manage the risks

IT Support Partner - Develop a strong relationship and understanding of each other's role in incorporating the vision

Learning Platforms - Consider a 'Hub First' approach to ensure equal learning opportunities for all learners and ensure the correct licensing and safety compliance of any service outside Hwb.

Professional learning, collaboration and innovation

Questions to consider:

How can we support the professional learning needs of all staff?
Can we work with other schools to make the most of professional learning possibilities?
How can we support internal cooperation?
How can we identify and share effective practices?
How do we plan professional learning to ensure that the level of staff competence allows us to fully embed our vision for digital learning?
Who is responsible for organizing and managing professional learning?
To what extent do we celebrate innovation?
How can we empower staff to manage their own development?
How can we develop a culture of innovation where staff are looking for new opportunities to develop digital teaching and learning?
How can we ensure that new practices are effectively evaluated and disseminated?

Key enablers

Identifying DP needs - Develop an understanding of the professional learning needs of all staff

PL Strategy - Ensure professional learning is a key part of the school's digital strategy and is based on staff needs

Working together - Creating opportunities to allow staff to cooperate at school and beyond

Curriculum, provision and pedagogy

Questions to consider:

To what extent is digital competence currently incorporated across the curriculum?
How can we ensure that digital competence is fully incorporated across the curriculum?
How can we ensure that digital competence is purposefully developed throughout the school?
Are the experiences we offer purposeful and are they underpinned by the four purposes of the curriculum for Wales?
Is the application and development of digital competence a natural part of curriculum planning?
What is important to us as a school in terms of provision?
Are there any local factors that could drive / inform our provision and experiences?

Key enablers

Planning - Digital competence is a natural part of curriculum planning and is underpinned by four curriculum purposes for Wales and is not considered an ‘attachment' or 'tick box' practice

Real Life Context - Digital learning experiences are presented in a range of exciting and appropriate contexts where the learning can be transferred between learning areas and the various stages along the learning journey

Pedagogy - High quality teaching and learning is underpinned by pedagogical principles and opportunities to develop digital competence are used effectively and are independently led by learners

Forming a digital vision as a cluster of schools

How to form and express your digital vision

Shown below are two examples of a school's Digital Vision

Gweledigaeth digidol Ysgol2.pdf

Gwelwdigaeth digidol Ysgol1.pdf