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Secondary Digital Leaders - Job Description

As a Digital Leader, your role is to support all things digital in school.

You’ll be helping everyone in school use technology better by supporting its use, both technically, practically and safely. The role encompasses all aspects of digital technol-ogy from iPad, PC, Coding, Networking and Mac and you will also be supporting areas around technology such as eSafety. Writing and delivering in school training, you’ll be presenting inside and outside of school. As a Digital Leader you will have the ability to really help steer the digital life of your school and will be representing school at events both internal and external. Digital Leaders offers a huge range of roles and responsibil-ities that you will have as part of the team to build on your skills set and help you ex-pand your knowledge and achieve recognition through digital badges.

Key Duties

• Share skills and expertise with other pupils• Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges• Create and innovate new initiatives and digital strategies for school• Lead after school activities where possible - e.g. Coding club• Create and deliver training to fellow pupils• Raise awareness of technology in learning and eSafety• Represent school at internal and external events• Staff and help run the in school ‘iGenius bar’

Essential Criteria

• Excellent knowledge in a digital area - e.g. PC, iPad, Mac, Coding, Networking Esafety etc

• Excellent communicator• Ability to lead and work as part of a team

To apply, complete the application form below and return it printed to electronically to the teacher in charge of the DL programme. The next step will be an interview based on the quality of your application.

iTeach Digital Leaders of 14 DL Pack Appendices

Primary Digital Leaders - Job Description

As a Digital Leader, your role is to support all things digital in school.

You’ll be helping everyone in school use technology better by supporting its use, both technically, practically and safely on line. The role is about all aspects of digital tech-nology from iPad to PC, Coding to robotics , and everything in between! You will also be supporting very important areas such as eSafety.

Digital Leaders is an important role in your school with lots of responsibility - but you’ll get loads of help with training and resources to help build your skills and do the job re-ally well.

Your tasks will include:

• Sharing your skills and expertise with other pupils, classes and teachers. • Setting up ICT equipment in classrooms for teachers.

• Create Explain Everything, Book Creator or Apple Clips help guides. • Charge and deliver iPads to classes under a timetable. • Update and download , test and review new apps. • Provide first line Technical Support in school. • Help to train and assist staff. • Update areas of the school website, VLE or school blog site. • Lead lunchtime or After School iPad or coding clubs. • Take on responsible roles within the Leader Team and work towards digital

badges

You should be:

• Knowledgeable in at least one digital area (like PC, iPad, Mac, robotics)• Be a great teamworker• Willing to give time to the job as a Leader

iTeach Digital Leaders Application Form - Primary

Please complete the questions below to apply for a position as an iTeach Digital Leader.


You can either submit this document electronically, or alternatively you may print it out and complete it by hand.

To find out who you should return your completed application for to and for what date, check with your school office.


First Name Surname Class

Why do you want to become a digi-tal leader?

What is your favourite ICT thing from either home or school?

Give an example of something that you are responsible for either at home or school?

What skills do you have that will make you a good Digital Leader?

iTeach Digital Leaders Application Form - Secondary

Please complete the questions below to apply for a position as an iTeach Digital Leader.

You can either submit this document electronically, or alternatively you may print it out and complete it by hand.

To find out who you should return your completed application for to and for what date, check with your school office.


First Name Surname Class

Provide at least 3 skills you posses that you think would be important to have as an iTeach Digital Leader in our school.

Give one example of one area, either in school or outside school, that you have been responsible for. Please provide examples of your roles and responsibili-ties.

Outline how you have used technology to create a resource, presentation or interactive activity. Provide an explana-tion of why you used it and provide a screenshot of this resources if possible.

Using your knowledge of the Digital Leaders initiative in the school, please tell us how you think it will develop the skills of others and add to the school community.

If appointed as a Digital Leader, what technology based ideas or initiatives would you like to develop and how would they improve learning and teaching for teachers and pupils?

Interview Questions - Primary.

Thinking about the iPad both at school and at home, what are your favourite things about it and why?

What do you think being an iTeach Digital Leader means?

Tell us one thing you have done using the iPad, either at home or at school, that you think was really good.

One of the jobs you might be asked to is to update the school website. This is a very big responsibility. Can you think of an example of when you had to take responsibility for something and explain how you managed it?

Can you think of an example of when you worked in a group of people? What skills did you have and what ones did you learn?

Why do you think you would make you a good Digital Leader? Think about your per-sonal skills as well as your iPad skills

How do you think teaching adults will differ from teaching other pupils?

Alternatively, you may ask interviewees prior to the interview to prepare a 5 minute presentation on 'One great thing' with the iPad. This would be an excellent way to as-sess their knowledge of the iPad and their ability to communicate with others in an ef-fective way.


Interview Questions - Secondary.

Tell us why you think you should be appointed as an iTeach Digital Leader. Remember to talk about the skills you have that you would need in the role.

Throughout your life so far you may have been involved in a number of organisations or sports teams outside of school, or you may be responsible for something important at home. Could you please outline one project you have been involved in and tell us what your role was within the project?

Tell us one thing you really like about what the iPad can do. This can be anything, in-side or outside of school.

Why do you think the school, parents and wider community have invested a lot of money in iPads for teachers and pupils?

It is important for people to be able to access information online. Could you talk about some of the dangers posed by accessing the internet and also comment on what you would do if there was a problem with inappropriate content online?

Could you talk about one really good piece of video online that you have used to help you in an area of learning in school.

If you were successful in becoming a Digital Leader, could you outline one initiative that you could develop to help parents improve their digital schools.

An interview is a great way to find out important information about the skills of a prospective iTeach Digital Leader. We have also found that instead of a formal inter-view process, it is very useful to ask pupils to prepare a short 5 minute presentation on the iPad prior to the interview on 'One great thing' with the iPad. This would be an excellent way to assess their knowledge of the iPad and their ability to communicate with others in an effective way.


Letter to Parents.

Dear Parent,

The iTeach Digital Leaders initiative is one of the most popular nationwide schemes in Primary and Secondary schools. Young people are getting the opportunity to work to-gether with teachers, parents and the wider community in leading learning and teach-ing with the iPad.

If your child is successful in becoming an iTeach Digital Leader, they will get the op-portunity to lead some fantastic initiatives in schools. Some of their important roles and responsibilities include:• Running an iGenuis Bar before school or at lunchtime. At this, pupils and teachers

could approach Digital Leaders for help in using the iPad for various tasks in the school.

• Writing and maintaining an iTeach Digital Leaders blog with hints and tips on how to use the iPad in creative and dynamic ways. This would be a great reference point for the whole school community to learn from the Digital Leaders.

• Assisting teachers in the creation of high quality teaching content on the iPad. This could be an interactive quiz using the great features of Keynote or Socrative. Or, iTeach Digital Leaders could source high quality and meaningful learning videos from YouTube to supplement the teaching of subjects across the school.

There are so many benefits for young people in becoming iTeach Digital Leaders. As well as developing important skills and abilities that that they will need in their future careers like working together, problem solving and creativity, if your child is successful in becoming an iTeach Digital Leader they will have access to the following:• iTeach Digital Leaders t-shirts, lanyards, badges and certificates - these highly

sought after freebies are an excellent way for iTeach Digital leaders to be recognis-able and accessible at school to help lead learning and teaching.

• High quality training from the wonderful iTeach staff. This is key in the preparation of iTeach Digital Leaders and builds upon the key skills necessary to be a leader in this area.

• The chance to work with iTeach Digital Leaders from across the country at one of our fantastic iTeach Digital Leaders Labs.

• Where possible, take a trip to the Apple Store to be trained as an iGenius!*

Your school is in a great position to run this initiative with help from iTeach every step of the way with excellent resources like application forms, assembly keynotes and job description so that young people are prepared for this key role in the school. Depend-ing on the location of the school, iTeach will even facilitate awards assemblies recog-nising the achievements of the iTeach Digital Leaders.

If you have any questions or queries about the development of iTeach Digital Leaders, please don't hesitate to contact the school.

More information can also be found at: www.iteach-uk.com


Digital Leaders Interview Questions

Thinking about the technology both at school and at home, what are your favourite things about it and why?

What do you think being a Digital Leader means?

Tell us one thing you have done using the iPad or other form of digital technology, ei-ther at home or at school, that you think was really good.

One of the jobs you might be asked to is to update the school website. This is a very big responsibility. Can you think of an example of when you had to take responsibility for something and explain how you managed it?

Can you think of an example of when you worked in a group of people? What skills did you have and what ones did you learn?

Why do you think you would make you a good Digital Leader? Think about your per-sonal skills as well as your technology skills

How do you think teaching adults will differ from teaching other pupils?


Digital Leaders - The Job Description

If your application is successful, these are some of thetypes of responsibilities that you will have as part of the Digital Leaders Team. These responsibilities will be shared out amongst all of the Digital Leaders.

• Share your skills and expertise with other pupils, classes and teachers.

• Set up ICT equipment in classrooms for teachers.

• Create Explain Everything, Book Creator or Apple Clips help guides.

• Charge and deliver iPads to classes under a timetable.

• Update and download apps.

• Test and review new apps.

• Provide first line Technical Support in school.

• Help to train and assist staff.

• Update areas of the school website, VLE or school blog site.

• Blog on behalf of the School, a class or a club.

• Comment on other peoples blog posts

• Lead lunchtime or After School iPad clubs.

• Take on responsible roles within the Leader Team

You may also be asked to work with children from other schools on specific projects, as well ashelp organise and support other out-of-school-hours activities. To make sure you can perform the roles above with confidence, we will ensure that you havetraining and support to perform the role. Are you still interested? We will need permission from your parents/carers to become a Digital


Leader. Please fill in the application form overleaf. Once completed, return it to the teacher incharge of the Digital Leader programme.

Digital Leaders Letter of Acceptance

Dear (insert name here)

Thank you for applying for the position of Digital Leader. I am delighted to be able to offer you the position of Digital Leader.

As you know there was a lot of interest in the position, and we received more applica-tions than there were posts available.

The quality of applications was very high, and we were very pleased with your applica-tion and your answers during the interview.

The first Digital Leader Team meeting will be held (insert time and place). Our first meeting will begin to look at the different specific roles that you might be able to per-form as a Digital Leader.

I am sure that you will make an invaluable contribution to the Digital Leaders Team, and to ICT at our school.

I look forward to seeing you on (insert date/day of first meeting here)

Yours sincerely


Digital Leaders Letter to Parents

Dear Parent/Carer

To further develop the ICT skills of our pupils and adults at (insert school name) we have instigated a program of Digital Leaders.

Your child has expressed an interest in becoming a Digital Leader. As part of a team, a Digital Leader can expect to perform the following roles within school:

• Blog on behalf of the School a class or club.

• Update areas of the school website, VLE or school blog site.

• Test new ICT resources, which could be websites, software or hardware.

• Share their skills and expertise with other pupils, classes and teachers.

• Lead ICT lunchtime clubs.

• Work with children from other schools on specific projects.

We will commence with a group of (insert number here) Digital Leaders from (insert Year/ClassKey Stage here).

Training, support and supervision will be given at all times.

As your child has expressed an interest in applying for the position of Digital Leader, please readthe job description enclosed. If you child then wishes to apply for a position, please help yourchild complete the application form enclosed. The closing date for applications is (in-sert date).

We expect there will be a lot of interest in this position, and anticipate that the chil-dren willenjoy being a Digital Leader, so do please ensure applications are in by the due date.

We shall interview all applicants, and expect to have chosen the first Digital Leaders by (insert


date here). I’m certain the Digital Leaders programme will be of great benefit to all at (insertschool name here). I look forward to reading your child’s application form!


Digital Leaders Code of Practice

The Role of a Digital Leader comes with much responsibility. Before you can start to work as a Digital Leader, you must read and understand the terms set out below.Your teacher will explain these to you. You must take them home and discuss them with your parents, who must also sign below. When you have read and understood them, sign your signature at the bottom of the page if you agree to the terms.

• I will keep my Login details and Passwords secret. I will only share them with a teacher if I am asked to

• I will remain polite and sensible in all my duties, both online and offline.• I will only send emails or eMessages with the permission of the teacher. • I will never give out any personal information including my home address, phone

number or email address or that of anyone else, without the permission of the teacher.

• If I see anything, open anything or read a message that I am worried about I will in-form a teacher immediately.

• I will never arrange to meet someone I have only ever met on the Internet, unless I take a parent, carer, teacher or another trusted adult with me.

• I understand that the school may monitor my computer activity, and the websites I visit.

• I understand that if I break any of these rules, my privilege of being a Digital Leader may be withdrawn.

• I will always follow these rules. If I am unsure about anything, I will ask a teacher or other responsible adult before I continue.

• I will only delete my files, and none of those belonging to anyone else. • I will only access areas to which I am allowed when working as a Digital Leader. • I will use all technology correctly and sensibly, and only when I am permitted to do

Pupil Name

Signature

Parent/Carer


Signature

Signed School


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