Free EdTech support for schools from the Edtech Demonstrator Programme

Maddie Kilminster - 29 September, 2021

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Free EdTech support for schools from the Edtech Demonstrator Programme

What is the EdTech Demonstrator Programme? If you’ve not heard of it, the EdTech Demonstrator Programme provides publicly-funded schools and colleges in England with access to free, tailored, peer-led advice and guidance to help develop their use of technology in support of effective teaching and learning. This follows on from 4,000 schools and colleges benefitting

What is the EdTech Demonstrator Programme?

If you’ve not heard of it, the EdTech Demonstrator Programme provides publicly-funded schools and colleges in England with access to free, tailored, peer-led advice and guidance to help develop their use of technology in support of effective teaching and learning.

This follows on from 4,000 schools and colleges benefitting from the programme in 2020-21, which launched shortly before the Covid-19 pandemic enforced an extended period of remote teaching and learning.

What does the programme do?

The programme provides peer-led support via a network of over 40 EdTech Demonstrators across England. The EdTech Demonstrators have shown they use technology effectively and have the capacity to help other schools and colleges do the same. The peer-led approach delivers the sharing of learning, upskilling of staff and encourages continuous development for all involved.

The programme offers help on a range of topics, including:

  • School/college recovery
  • Building an accessible and inclusive curriculum (including pupils with SEND and excluded learners)
  • Improving teacher workload
  • Impacting on your educational improvement plans; better resource management
  • Creating a digital strategy

The EdTech Demonstrator Programme webinar series

Sign-up to any of the below sessions to get a feel for for the programme and how it can help your school

October 5th, 5pm: What should school and college leaders be thinking about when they think about technology?

Strategic Leadership and Creating Change

When developing your digital strategy, teaching and learning should be at the centre of your thinking. In this webinar Edtech Demonstrators will discuss the activities a senior leadership team can do to identify the teaching and learning foci for the implementation of technology.

Sign-up here

October 7th, 4pm: Digital wellbeing for pupils: consuming without being consumed

Effective Use of Technology to Support the Processes of Teaching and Learning

Technology plays a key role in our leisure, work and education, whether we are adults or still in school or college. This webinar will showcase the work being done by some of the EdTech Demonstrators to support their communities – staff, students, pupils and parents – to develop strategies to improve their digital wellbeing.

Sign-up here

October 12th, 5pm: Where can digital technology have the greatest impact for schools or colleges?

Strategic Leadership and Creating Change

Making teaching as impactful as possible when using technology requires 3 key ingredients – appropriate classroom technology, pupil access beyond school, and very clever tools. The EdTech Demonstrators will discuss how they have brought these 3 elements together to gain the most benefit for their staff and pupils/students.

Sign-up here

October 14th, 4pm: EdTech Experts’ Choice: decide which are the most impactful pieces of software for use at KS2

Technology Solutions; Platform Functionality

Five Edtech demonstrators will pitch their choice of the most effective KS2 learning applications to those on the webinar. The audience will then have an opportunity to vote, allowing the winner to further demonstrate how the tool supports effective teaching and learning in the classroom.

Sign-up here

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If you’d like to find out more or would like to access support from the programme you can register your interest here.

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