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Improving your ICT game: The benefit of CPD programmes
CPD
Neil Limbrick, IT manager and founder of the Education Collective, looks at how he and his IT colleagues can effect change through strong CPD programmes and ensure they remain highly motivated in schools rather than opting to seek professional opportunities elsewhere
I love my job. I don't mind that people generally only come to see me when something is wrong. I don't mind that sometimes people act as though every IT problem is my fault. I don't mind because I know how ICT can enhance the relationship between the teacher and the student and how crucial that is to creating effective learning. I know that the collection of attendance data helps make sure the student is in school in the first place. I know that assessment data helps teachers plan their lessons and I know that the use of IT resources can make some topics easier to grasp. But, as much as I love my job - and have done for most of the last 17 years - the truth is that it has a bleak future. Like many support staff roles in schools there are boundaries for salaries, with few…
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