2001 specialist colleges presentation

8/7/2019 2001 Specialist Colleges Presentation

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Survey of Specialist

CollegesSteve Davies

Project Officer, Becta


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Specialist Colleges

Survey sampleColleges 27Students 1,900Full-time teaching staff 698Part-time teaching staff 279

Base = No of respondents


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ICT spend

Survey sampleHardware 378,000Software 113,000Technical support 390,000Staff development 42,000



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Baseline computer

specificationDeliveringlearning

Administration

Band 1 22% 15%Band 2 11% 22%Band 3 26% 33%Band 4 22% 7%Band 5 7% 0%Band 6 0% 0%Band 7 & above 0% 4%



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Access technology

Technology Percentage ofcolleges

Voice output devices 37%Switching devices 37%Other input devices 19%Specialised display units 22%Visual impairment equipment 11%Symbols writing 7%Environmental control systems 7%



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Programme types

Course type Deliver this Use ILT % to use ILTIndependent living 96% 56% 58%Vocational 96% 78% 81%GCSE and A levels 26% 19% 71%Basic and Key skills 85% 78% 91%Communication skills 89% 63% 71%Other Programmes 52% 37% 71%



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Uses of computers by

students

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

Physical coordination

Non-text interpersonal

communication

Increasing leisure skills

Internet access

Text-based interpersonal

communication

In common use

Is used


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Computer access for

teaching staff

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

ALL MOST SOME FEW NONE

Full-time

Part-time


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Technical support

30 full-time and 11 part-time staff

33% have no tech. support staff

Provided by parent in some cases

Covered by IT tutor in others

74% have adequate daytime support

Falls to 30% evening and 15% weekend


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Administrative and

academic record systemsSystem All recordscovered

Norecordscovered

Priority forDevelopment

Student tracking 11% 37% 74%Student achievements 30% 19% 70%Student attendance 15% 44% 30%Student personal details 44% 11% 48%Staff attendance 15% 52% 11%Staff training 11% 30% 15%Personnel 22% 26% 15%Payroll 67% 11% 4%



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Priorities for ICT

development - resources

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

e-Communications

Other hardware

Internet access

Application software

Access equipment

Learning materials

Staff expertise

Weighted Score


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Issues affecting ICT

development Up-to date hardware and software

Awareness of what is available

Resources need to be adapted

Age-appropriate materials

Access technology a lever to adopttechnology in learning


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Issues affecting ICT

development Staff commitment

Need for training

Time for training and adaptingresources

Bottlenecks to access

Accessible software and websites

Access to expertise


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Internet access

17 colleges (63%) have a web site

44% consider Internet access adequate

for students 48% consider Internet access adequate

for staff


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Priorities for ICT

development - curriculum

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Life and personalskills

Communication

Business andvocational

Basic Education

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