Philip Badman - Newham College

Philip BadmanVice Principal

Newham College of Further Education

Transforming ILCT in the Transforming ILCT in the CollegeCollege

the context . . . .the context . . . .• 6th most deprived area in England & London

• 80% of Newham fell within the 20% worst areas of England for child poverty

• at 61% the largest non-white population in the UK

• 38% of population born outside the UK (from 160 countries)

• two thirds of school pupils have English as an additional language

the context . . . .the context . . . .

• unemployment at 11% double national average & much higher than London

• £29B regenerative investment

• NCFE £53m turnover, 16,000 learners

ILCT at NCFE 4 years ago . . .

• technology, but no pedagogical strategy

• mixed, aged hardware

• outdated software

• no development plan

• no teacher buy-in• so . . . . “insufficient use of ILCT in the

classroom” (Ofsted, 2005)

moving forward . . . .moving forward . . . .

• year-long gestation of 3-yr, £8.3m ILCT plan• Corporation approval• joined up:

• information• communication• learning

• 78-point development action plan• supervised bi-monthly by ILCT Committee

principles . . . .principles . . . .

• network upgrades• modernising software• staff training• on-call responsive classroom support• investment• innovation and trialling• senior management buy-in• link to classroom quality system

actions towards . . . .actions towards . . . .

• ditch the VLE !• adopt Moodle, with robust staff development• within 1 year, maturing into integrated VLE /

PLPs / e-portfolio • establish e-learning development centre• coherent network upgrades• devices for all teachers• on-call classroom technicians

actions towards . . .actions towards . . .

• audits of teachers against required ILCT competences

(cdpengage)• ILCT in QUILD classroom observation schedule• ILCT training towards CPD• surveying student home ILCT access• SIS support to student use of ILCT by study

coaches• technology investments, eg iwb’s in every room,

Activots kits, Busbi’s, • teaching and learning innovation projects

actions towards . . . .actions towards . . . .

and the . . . . .

Annual ILCT FairAnnual ILCT Fair

- required cpd day for teachers

. . introducing our ILCT champion

. . Zod !. . Zod !

actions towards . . . .actions towards . . . .

and introducing the backbone of development . . . .

. . . . the e-learning advisers. . . . the e-learning advisers

actions towards . . . .actions towards . . . .

in business support . . .

• VOIP telephony

• digital signage• numerous software implementations eg HR,

CRM, HE MIS, WebActions, ER MIS (T2G/Apps)

• edutext (35,000 texts in three days of snow disruption)

the 2009 Ofsted judgement . . .the 2009 Ofsted judgement . . .

• 16 / 18 Grade 1’s ‘outstanding’ awarded

• “investment in ICT since last inspection”

• “good use of ICT in the classroom”

• “well-resourced ICT”

Philip BadmanVice Principal

Newham College of Further Education

Transforming ILCT in the Transforming ILCT in the CollegeCollege