Admin & SLT

On this page, there are examples and links to documents which will allow schools to identify where they have implemented the DCF and LNFs across their school's pedagogy. 

There is an example of a whole school approach to tracking the progression of learners through their time in your school. 

There are also examples of digital activities which can be completed which give quantifiable data about the abilities of learners during the task.

ESTYN has released guidance for schools on how they will inspect ICT in schools.

This page breaks down that guidance and offers some examples of practices that could be implemented to support evidencing what your school does to support your learners in ICT and the DCF.

Artificial Intelligence is going to have a profound impact on the world, and the role of education should be to prepare learners to understand how they can make use of AI to support what they are doing.

On this page, there is support on how to make use of Prompts within AI applications. 

Here you can find a copy of a digital form which allows staff to score themselves against the Professional Standards for teachers. Using this form will allow senior leaders to understand where their teaching staff see their strengths and weaknesses. 

This can then inform Professional Development meetings and inform the support needed from the school to support staff development.

Each school should have a Digital Vision, that informs the school of why digital skills are important in the education of your learners. 

Here is an example of a Digital Vision which explains the rationale behind its writing. It also includes how this process was completed, taking into account the views and opinions of all stakeholders.

Several digital applications can be used to support a school's understanding of its learner's assessment of their own well-being.

Microsoft Teams 'Reflect' is one such way that allows learners to provide feedback to their teacher on how they are feeling. This can be done in a way that no other learner is aware of what another has said.

The regional consortiums across Wales are working to ensure the sharing of good practice. On this page, there are links to meetings that have taken place since Sept '22. 

They provide viewers with an understanding of how schools have interpreted the Curriculum for Wales and applied it to their schools

This page explains the need for schools to provide digital equity to their learners. 

It explains the need to provide the tools to access digital applications and the need for a variety of applications to be used to support their learners in the future. 

It also explains the ratios of devices to pupils suggested by Flintshire and outlines where schools can plan for sustaining their digital provision. 

This page has some examples of issues that may arise in school relating to your digital set-up, several examples of what you could do if...

Someone opens up a link from a phishing email

The internet is down etc.

This page has support for your school, in identifying the cost of replacing your school's devices. The spreadsheet on this page can be altered as costs increase/decrease, there is a video to explain how this can be done.

This page has links to the support available to schools using the Hwb platform and an outline of the additional security benefits of using Hwb.