Harnessing Technology Review 2009

Presentation to Becta Board, 17 December 09

Dr Vanessa PittardDirector, Strategy & CommunicationsBecta

Real Change, but sector differences

Progress in use of technology to support learning teaching and management

Progress in secondary

Little change in primary

More colleges Pioneering

Little change in WBL

Growth in use of learning platforms

Long-term progress in FE

Strong development in schools

Still used in a minority of primary schools

Schools reporting online to parents

Online reporting to parents

38% primary, 49% secondary have some kind of electronic communication

21% primary, 43% secondary say this is a priority

Access to management information

Using management information in learning and teaching63% FE colleges report good links between MIS and learner systemsIncreased from 47%

Learning and teaching

More rapid uptake by secondary teachers, from a lower base

Narrowed gap between ICT user skills and use with learners in FE

Problem of transition: lower use of technology in core subjects in secondary

Impact and efficiency

Teachers increasingly positive about impact of technology

70% FE colleges confident technology has positive impact on learning

59% WBL providers feel technology has improved the quality of learning

More teachers report time savings from technology use

40% ACL practitioners save at least an hour a week in lesson preparation

35% WBL practitioners save at least an hour a week through using online resources