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2.2 What are the most time-consuming activities in your ICT remit?

Please rank five of following activities in their order of time commitment in your ICT workload,

i.e. 1 for the one which you feel takes up most of your time, 2 for the next, etc.

a. involvement with the school working/planning group on ICT.

b. involvement in a local authority working group/committee on ICT.

c. running/organising staff development activities on ICT.

d. liaising with the local authority on ICT developments and initiatives.

e. passing on information which comes into school about ICT resources.

f. advising on the purchase of hardware.

g. advising on the purchase of software.

h. advising teachers on how to use ICT in teaching and learning.

i. advising management how to develop ICT management systems.

j. dealing with computer crashes and other technical problems.

k. Any other ICT responsibility?

2.8 Policy

Please circle one number for each statement.

a. Does your local authority have a written policy for ICT in its schools?

b. Do you have a written policy for ICT in your school?

c. If yes, does it reflect the national initiatives for ICT such as the "Using the Superhighways: ICT and Development Planning" document? (n = 41, gave 'yes')

Please circle one number for each priority.

a. various responses to this question

b. various responses to this question

Learning and teaching in the Classroom.

a. Securing opportunities for pupils and teachers to access curriculum material directly from CD- ROMs or CDi.

b. Securing opportunities for pupils and teachers to access curriculum material directly from the WWW.

c. Setting goals for ICT experiences for all pupils at different stages.

d. Extending learning opportunities for high attaining pupils ( e.g. after school activities; or use of laptops).

e. Giving specialist assistance to pupils with learning difficulties.

f. Enhancing the quality of reports or profiles of pupils' progress and attainment.

g. Centralising the assessment and testing records of pupils.

Communicating and working with others outside school.

h. Giving the local community access to school computers or the Internet.

i. Establishing collaborative projects with pupils in other schools using electronic networks.

j. Giving pupils access to subject specialists outside the school.

Supporting staff and school development.

k. Putting teachers in contact with other teachers and professionals locally.

l. Delivering inservice courses for staff in specific professional areas.

m. Delivering inservice courses on ICT for staff.

n. Recording test and exam results as part of the processes of monitoring and review.

o. Communicating the schools' identity and role in the community and beyond ( e.g. through a WWW page..

p. Circulating curriculum materials delivered via the school's intranet.

a. Informally between colleagues.

b. Through the school's own newsletter.

c. As items regularly on the agenda at staff meetings.

d. By internal e-mail or electronic noticeboard.

e. Through external inputs e.g. in-service.

f. Through in-school staff development events.

g. On-line help desk for staff

h. Other

If other, please explain.

4.1 Looking to the future, which of these do you consider aspirations for your school, staff and pupils over the next two or three years?

Please circle one number for each statement.

a. Developing a common vision on the use of computers within our school.

b. Providing all pupils with access to e-mail.

c. Providing all teachers with their own e-mail address.

d. Having regular ICT communications with a proportion of our parents.

e. Having a number of modern computers in every classroom.

f. Having most staff trained in a range of classroom uses in ICT.

g. Seeing positive effects of ICT on pupil attainment in curricular areas.

h. Establishing a school intranet

i. Attaining a target ratio of 1 computer per 5 pupils in your school.

4.2 Most of our pupils leaving this school have:

Please circle one number for each statement.

a. regularly used word processing;

b. regularly used spreadsheets and databases;

c. regularly used the Internet to:

i. search for information;

ii. down-load information;

iii. send and receive e-mail;

d. had experience of video-conferencing;

e. had experience of multimedia;

f. frequently worked on projects which have been strongly ICT-based;

g. accessed information from specialists outside the school.

5.2 Has the school or authority set out guidelines for staff in the following?

Please circle one number for each statement.

a. The ethical and legal considerations ( e.g. licence agreements).

b. The copyright law and its implications.

c. The need to give guidance to pupils on the copyright implications.

d. The importance of security ( e.g. via passwords. to prevent unauthorised access to data or information.

e. The protection of young people from possible exploitation by others via the Internet.

f. The protection of young people from exposure to unsuitable materials ( e.g. pornography..

g. The suitable and safe use of e-mail by pupils ( e.g. protection of their identity..

h. The Data Protection Act.

6.1 Please indicate your views on these obstacles associated with the development of ICT in schools.

Please circle one number for each statement.

a. Most teaching staff don't see the development of ICT as a priority.

b. Most teaching staff find difficulty in progressing their skills in the use of ICT.

c. Not all teachers have a computer at home on which they can develop their skills.

d. Too many other priorities are competing for staff time and attention.

e. There are not yet enough examples of good use of ICT in the classroom to enthuse and interest teachers.

f. There is not yet enough relevant curricular material available to interest staff.

g. Insufficient number of modern computers in each classroom.

h. There is a lack of convenient access to machines.

i. Incompatibility of the school's ICT equipment with other systems.

j. Insufficient numbers of peripherals ( e.g. printers, scanners).

k. Outdated or lack of internal school network.

l. Weak infrastructure (telephone links, available rooms and space etc).

m. Network connection procedures are too complex/time-consuming/unreliable.

n. Not enough technical support is available to me as co-ordinator.

o. Not enough technical support is available to the teaching staff in their classrooms.

p. There are too many confusing copyright/licensing regulations.

q. Not enough school/authority co-ordination of software purchase and availability.

r. Insufficient funds to use the resources effectively.

s. There is too little time to preview software.