/ Providing Inspection Services for
Department of Education
Department for Employment and Learning
Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
Education and Training Inspectorate
Report of a District Inspection
of
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Knockevin Special School
Downpatrick
March 2002
DISTRICT INSPECTION: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
The points below deal mainly with the important issues emerging from a district inspection of ICT.
The strengths of the work include:
- the skill and confidence of the teachers in using ICT to support their work;
- the good quality of the displays using ICT in classrooms and corridors which enhance the visual appeal of the learning environment and record a wide range of uses made of ICT;
- the excellent use made of the digital camera to record the pupils’ experiences of a variety of activities;
- the high quality of the resources produced by the teachers to personalise the children’s learning experiences, eg Talking Books;
- the enthusiasm and skill of the children in using ICT appropriately to enhance and support their learning;
- the exceptional quality of the leadership and co-ordination of ICT throughout the school.
- the high quality of the staff development programme and, in particular, the staff computer club which has contributed significantly to the teachers’ confidence in using ICT;
- the use of ICT to enhance lesson preparation and implementation.
There were no areas for improvement identified during this inspection visit.
CROWN COPYRIGHT 2002
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