Leadership of Digital & Blended Learning

This section has a range of resources to support curriculum teams to plan and implement effective blended learning.

Curriculum Planning

Planning the curriculum from intent to implementation.  How can we ensure there is continuity for students through careful curriculum planning and effective use of technologies for learning?  Resources for leadership in developing policies, procedures and planning curriculum.

Quality of Learning

What does good blended and digital learning look like?  Here you will find training resources and recordings on how to support your colleagues in improving your school or college provision.

Video Gallery

Gill Scott presentation to senior colleagues at the national AoC conference.

Gill Scott presentation to senior colleagues at the national AoC conference.
Gill Scott presentation to senior colleagues at the national AoC conference. The presentation explores how we are supporting schools through the EdTech Demonstrator project and taking an appreciative inquiry approach to improving the quality of learning across Greater Manchester colleges through the GM Digital and Blended Learning Project.

The Derby High School - parental engagement session

The Derby High School - parental engagement session
A thirty webinar where Lynn Provoost from The Derby High School and John Sibbald discuss how the school used Facebook during lockdown to engage parents in the life of the school.

Effective synchronous tips for teaching and learning

Effective synchronous tips for teaching and learning
A short webinar giving tips and tricks on using Lynx software to add engagement to live lessons.

Downloads

Quality improvement process document
This process document is the be used in conjunction with the quality improvement training deck.
Review your remote education provision framework FE providers
Government review on remote learning January 2021 for Schools.
Review your remote education provision framework Schools
Government review on remote learning January 2021 for Schools.
Quality improvement framework
This framework is the be used in conjunction with the quality improvement training deck.
Quality assurance of remote learning training deck
This training deck can be used to assist senior leaders in the development of their school or college quality assurance of remote learning.
Promoting students’ study skills in the context of blended learning
A guide to developing independent learning skills with students when working online.
Evidence Review
An interesting paper distributed by Evidenced Based Education. It provides a simple clear message on the basics of good teaching take from review of evidence.
An interesting paper distributed by Evidenced Based Education. It provides a simple clear message on the basics of good teaching take from review of evidence.
An interesting paper distributed by Evidenced Based Education. It provides a simple clear message on the basics of good teaching take from review of evidence.
Promoting students’ study skills in the context of blended learning
A guide to developing independent learning skills with students when working online.
EdTech Vision 2025 Interim Report from the EdTech Advisory Forum
An enlightening report from the EdTech Advisory Forum on the state of EdTech and digital skills in the U.K. in the light of the Covid crisis.
Student centered learning in the context of a blended curriculum
An interactive version that uses Lynx software of the PowerPoint presentation with the same name.
Year 10 Poetry Work - Summer 2 (PowerPoint)
This resource is to be used in conjunction with the ‘Effective synchronous lesson review’ PowerPoint. It provides a context to one of the recorded lessons.
Effective synchronous lesson review (PowerPoint - Part Two)
What does good synchronous teaching look like? This session asks trainees to review three recorded lessons and consider what best practice looks like. Trainees can then apply their learning back in school either in the classroom, in a live lesson or with a recording.
Effective synchronous lesson review (PowerPoint - Part One)
What does good synchronous teaching look like? This session asks trainees to review three recorded lessons and consider what best practice looks like. Trainees can then apply their learning back in school either in the classroom, in a live lesson or with a recording.
Effective asynchronous lesson review (PowerPoint)
What does good asynchronous teaching look like? This session asks trainees to review three recorded lessons and consider what best practice looks like. Trainees can then apply their learning back in school either in the classroom, in a live lesson or with a recording.
Pedagogical Focus
This excellent resource has been produced by Louise Astbury at Oldham 6th Form College EdTech Demonstrator and is designed to help schools consider their pedagogical focus under different lockdown scenarios.
Quality Matters - Remote Learning Special
Produced by the LTE Group Quality Team this publication, aimed at practitioners, is written by teachers and middle leaders at The Manchester College and UCEN (our higher education provision). This special edition explores how teachers responded creatively to the immediate need for remote learning reflecting on the challenges they faced.
Manchester HS digital strategy Vision 2025
This document is to be used in conjunction with the digital framework document and will support leaders in drafting their emerging digital strategy.
Manchester High School digital framework
This framework is designed to support leaders and middle leaders in ascertaining where they currently are in six domains – digital governance, strategic digital leadership, the digital curriculum, the CIEAG digital offer, teacher and TA access and pupil digital entitlement. Leaders can then identify where they need to be by identifying next steps in development.
A guide to planning a blended learning curriculum 2020-21
This guide, aimed at teachers, is designed to help you think about what aspects of planning you may need to consider, alterations you may need to make, and the best ways to go about your planning in view of the latest thinking on blended learning pedagogy.