EMELC booklet

You want the best learning opportunities for your students.

You want the best training for your staff.

You are planning for the future.

EMELC – can help EMELC – Tomorrow’s learning today

Why do we do what we do?

• We believe passionately that the effective use of technology can impact on student results, the quality of teaching and overall school effectiveness.

• Engagement with learning, teaching and professional development is essential for happy, successful schools.

• Schools that use technology effectively tend to be better schools.

EMELC is committed to the achievement of these aims with schools and local authorities.

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How do we work together with our partners?

• From our successful work with schools and other organisations, we know that sustainable results come from partnership working. We do not believe ‘one-size-fits-all’.

• Our team of consultants have complementary specialist skills to match your development requirements.

• We are hands-on from planning through to delivery. We work in classrooms and staffrooms.

EMELC is committed to partnership working and the delivery of a transformational service.

Impact on the quality of teaching We have worked with teachers resulting in improved confidence, enjoyment and effectiveness: “The support of the staff has been tremendous in helping my own professional development..... we have been able to develop the use of handheld computers within the classroom to support a range of curriculum areas” M.Evans, Class Teacher - Milford Primary “Janet Simner has inspired me and taught me so many new ICT skills that in turn I have shared with my colleagues. We created the ‘Milford messenger’ and ....won first prize in the ‘advert section’ and won an interactive whiteboard!” Jackie Rowe - ICT Teaching Assistant

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How do we work together with our partners?

Impact on Learning and Attainment We have worked with teachers and students, resulting in improved results and enhanced teacher skills: “Our GCSE Media cohort achieved 87% A*-C grades, over 30% up on last year. Our moving image coursework was commented on as ‘excellent’. So a huge thank you to the e-learning centre!” Kat Carrick Head of Media Studies, Emmanuel School “The work undertaken with the Galleries of Justice was an enormous undertaking but all pupils involved were able to take part....... It was clear from their reactions to the opening of the exhibition that they were very proud of their achievements. E-learning staff became another element in our strategy to improve standards”. - Fran Shaw Achievement Manager, Fairham Community School “I really value the projects, services and support which the centres offer the pupils I work with. The projects offered by the e-Learning Centres have also had a significant impact in providing challenge and stretch to pupils identified as Gifted and Talented” Jane Caro - Aspire Project Manager

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How do we work together with our partners?

Whole school development work Our consultants worked with Nethergate special school in Nottingham to support the staff in establishing a new culture of e-confidence. Consultants were involved in a wide range of activities to help the school move forward: “The e-learning centre has had a big impact in this school. They have provided training, resources and strategic direction. An e-learning consultant worked with staff to develop our ICT vision in school. They were very responsive when we identified training needs and provided sessions for interactive whiteboards and also the rich use of ICT in the classroom. We could not have achieved all this without the e-learning centre” Tracey Ydlibi Head Teacher “They really, really influenced how people were feeling about using IT - actually helping people identify the skills they already had and then developing them..... really helped us feel more confident. Since then there has been a massive change in the way IT is used with the children.” Chris Thomas - Class teacher “The teachers were learning alongside the pupils which was very, very useful.

They were really enthused.... particularly good for engaging boys. It was a very important project” Shelly Wood - Deputy Head “The children were all able to work together with really skilled advice... the expertise that we accessed by working with the e-learning consultants was invaluable in getting our plans to look really professional.” Jayne Balsom Assistant Head, talking about their ‘willow garden’ project

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I like the sound of this, but who are you?

EMELC have developed from the Nottingham City e-Learning Centres, within Nottingham City Children and Families. Since 2001 our team of experienced and dedicated teachers and technicians have been: • working directly with schools to improve standards with new technologies. • contributing strategically to developments in the local authority, providing consultancy services to Building Schools for the Future (BSF). • contributing as providers and trainers to regional and national programmes and events.

There is now a massive body of knowledge, both technical and pedagogical, available to schools and local authorities.

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Meet the team Martin MacGillivray

Head of Centre Strategic planning, learning platforms, e-safety

Janet Simner

eLearning Consultant Maths, science, textiles, control technology

Marie-Line Antoine

eLearning Consultant Media, modern foreign languages, video, photography

Jan Gray

eLearning Consultant Primary education, literacy, video, ICT Mark, e-safety

David Ellis

eLearning Consultant Music technology, media, animation, 3D modelling

Jamie Tinney

eLearning Consultant Design and technolgy, art, enterprise, web technologies

Technical support team

Our strong links with technician expertise assist in everything from PC maintenance to server installation.

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Pricing of our services We offer two distinct costed models.

1. Fully bespoke consultancy, training and support packages.

2. A comprehensive training event subscription and one-off packages.

Full details of the packages and the programme of events are available through our website www.emelc.net.

Consultancy packages EMELC services are offered on a cost recovery basis, and are not for profit.

Our consultants have a unique range of experiences and skills which you are unlikely to find in commercial organisations.

By offering a range of day-costed models we are able to provide programmes which are totally flexible.

Cost Model One Planning meeting with senior consultant, 3 days* of consultancy support with e-mail and telephone support - ÂŁ1,050

Cost Model Two

As above, but including 6 days* of consultancy support - ÂŁ1,995

Additional Days Additional days can be added at a discounted rate. *Days can be used flexibly as 1/2 days or twilights.

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Cost Model One - ÂŁ1,050 Example 1 A school is seeking to develop its e-safety policies and procedures.

An initial planning meeting identifies that staff and student input is important to the school, and a strategy is agreed.

Day one

is spent working with student representatives to develop ideas for an acceptable use policy followed by a staff meeting to raise awareness of e-safety issues and share opinions.

Day two

The consultant presents a series of assemblies with the students and meets with departmental groups. The consultant prepares policies and procedures off-site based on staff and student input.

Day three

There is a second staff meeting and a hand-over meeting with SLT to sign off and signpost to extra support and resources.

Outcome: School establishes effective e-safety policies and procedures which has active buy-in from staff and students.

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Cost Model One - ÂŁ1,050 Example 2 A school has prioritised an area of the curriculum that would benefit from the creative use of digital media.

An initial planning meeting identifies the focus for development, equipment to be used, training requirements and the teachers/classes who will be involved. The consultant prepares sessions and any necessary resources off site.

Day one

is spent working alongside the class teacher(s). The consultant leads the sessions and models successful use of chosen media within the agreed framework.

Day two

The consultant develops the work done on day one and works with additional teachers and their classes. The consultant analyses the student work off site.

Day three

The consultant meets the teachers and leads a meeting looking at existing curriculum documentation and how it can be changed to reflect the technologies. Schemes of work are redrafted to reflect this.

Outcome: School develops an imaginative curriculum that incorporates ICT creatively with staff who are trained to deliver it.

NOTE: This model can be successfully implemented in Primary and Secondary Schools. The curriculum focus and technologies to be used can be chosen from a wide variety of specialisms.

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Training events packages Training events are available on subscription or ‘pay-as-you-go’.

The range and depth covered is comparable with the best across the country. If a course or event doesn’t seem to be for your phase or subject contact us to discuss it – we can often find a solution.

A pay as you go model £50 per delegate for twilights, £75 for ½ day events and £125 per full day. This offers excellent value for money compared to commercial training organisations.

A subscription model, based on event bundles Bundle 1 - £450 for a 10 events*, equivalent to £45 per delegate Bundle 2 - £995 for a 25 events*, equivalent to £40 per delegate Bundle 3 - £1750 for a 50 events*, equivalent to £35 per delegate (*twilights and half days count as 1 event, full days as 2)

Example A school identifies a diverse range of training needs for individual staff that, if achieved, will impact positively on the quality of teaching.

The school subscribe to the training event access package from EMELC. Staff are asked to identify events and courses relevant to their professional development objectives. To minimise disruption to the school day the majority of events booked are ‘twilight’.

Outcome: Classroom confidence in the use of technology is enhanced so that teaching quality and opportunities for learning are improved.

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Cost Model Two - £1,995 Example A school has invested heavily in interactive whiteboards, visualisers and voting systems and wants to maximise the impact of its investment.

The initial planning meeting identifies that previous efforts at ‘whole staff training’ have been unsuccessful, so a faculty-based model is agreed.

Days one and two Consultants meet with individual faculty heads to audit staff requirements. Consultants then attend faculty meetings to discuss routes to progress.

Days three to five Faculty based training sessions are delivered, with existing staff skills shared and recognised. Video help guides are uploaded for staff use onto the learning platform. Telephone and e-mail support arrangements are publicised to staff.

Day six

Progress is evaluated and support arrangements adjusted as required. Surgeries for individual staff. Handover document with recommendations.

Outcome: Evaluation shows increasingly confident use of new technology in the classroom and improved student engagement.

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Feedback.........

“The e-learning consultants have provided both strategic and practical support for schools using technology.... from learning platform consultancy to the use of iPads - schools have had tremendous support” Rob Woon - ICT lead for the Local Education Partnership, Nottingham.

“Students seem to have gained in confidence - now they are able to speak, explain and show their films.... they seem to have grown in stature, and this is a hallmark around the schools of how technology is adding to self-confidence.” Anna Bourke - Global Voices Project Coordinator for MUNDI, explaining the effect of our training on their project.

“I feel that the e-Learning Centre has not only improved the children’s confidence and skills with ICT, but also my own.” Natalie West Milford Primary Class Teacher

“Expert training was given to us on the voting pads which allowed us to get the most out of them. This richly improved our delivery of lessons, allowing us instant feedback from pupils, a detailed mark book and a good way of carrying out assessment procedures.” Adam Peasley - Farnborough School Maths Department

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Feedback.......

“Without the excellent service the e-Learning Centre provides, we would struggle to give our children the same quality of education in ICT that they so badly need to sucees in becoming the workforce of tomorrow” Nadeem Shah - Milford Primary ICT Coordinator

“With an enormous amount of support from the e-learning team we’ve brought our school up into the 21st Century” Pat Fielding - Joint Head Teacher, Haydn Primary Nottingham

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“One of the things that the e-learning centres are fantastic for is in allowing children to extend projects and do things that open up ideas, pathways and careers that they never even thought possible” Dave Jones - Fernwood Comprehensive Technology Teacher

“It’s the high quality of end products as well as the courses becoming much more imaginative. We’ve integrated so many different varieties of skills - the students are achieving new things that other schools probably wouldn’t have thought about doing.” Rachel - Ellis Guilford Design Teacher

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For further information For further information, to order services or for an initial consultation at no cost, please either: FAX back this form to 0115 9159510 or telephone Martin MacGillivray on 0115 9159511 or email martin.macgillivray@nottinghamcity.gov.uk Please contact me:

To discuss further

I am interested in consultancy support model one @ ÂŁ1,050.00

I am interested in consultancy support model two @ ÂŁ1,995.00

I am interested in your training event subscription

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