ICT STRATEGIC PLAN

ICT Strategic Plan

ICT Strategic Plan

Corporate Objectives

The five key objectives of the plan are:

• Educating for life and work

• Achieving excellence in teaching and learning

• Succeeding in a highly competitive environment

• Achieving quality outcomes and being accountable

• Strengthening students' knowledge, understanding, skills and capabilities.

Strategic Directions for School

The key strategic directions for school are:

• Maintaining leadership in education provision

• Strengthening the foundations for lifelong learning

• Enhancing the breadth, depth and diversity of secondary school curriculum

• Promoting teacher professionalism and workplace flexibility

• Providing a safe, secure and disciplined environment for learning

• Reporting on education and training outcomes to students, parents and the community.

Strategic Directions

The five key themes are:

• Our Business:

Educating for Life and Work

• People:

Achieving Excellence in Teaching and Learning

• Leadership:

Succeeding in a Highly Competitive Environment

• Results:

Achieving Quality Outcomes and Being Accountable

• Knowledge:

Strengthening Students' Knowledge, Understanding, Skills and Capabilities

Building on Key Themes

To each of these key themes is attached a single, accessible, corporate objective:

Our Business: Educating for Life and Work To provide quality education and training that meets the lifelong learning interests of the people of S.C.I.S. (School of Computing and Information Systems) and the needs and aspirations of the existing and future workforce.

People: Achieving Excellence in Teaching and Learning To support the development of a highly skilled and flexible workforce committed to high standards of performance and quality of service.

Leadership: Succeeding in a Highly Competitive Environment To establish the leadership role of the public education and training system through creativity in curriculum and teaching, catering flexibly for our community's common and diverse needs, and commitment to quality for all.

Results: Achieving Quality Outcomes and Being Accountable To produce the best education and training outcomes for students, industry and the wider community through innovation and continuous improvement, and to report our performance.

Knowledge: Strengthening Students' Knowledge, Understanding, Skills and Capabilities. To extend access to new forms and combinations of curriculum, teaching and learning through strengthened education and training partnerships with industry, universities and other community agencies.

ICT: Delivering on the Corporate Commitments

Information and Communications Technologies are a key mechanism in assisting the Government meet its commitments to the people of Britain. They are fundamental in enabling the public education and training system to achieve its stated corporate objectives.

ICT Key Goals

The four key goals for ICT in the School are:

• Education and Training Services: enhance the quality of learning and teaching through the provision of innovative, technology-based educational programs ...