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three years, and nearly two thirds of schools predicting revenue spending to increase by 20% overall, the importance of investment and procurement planning for schools cannot be overstated. With this level of spend commitment, it is likely that more schools will need to join the 70% that currently have a dedicated ICT strategy group. However, of those schools already
managing an ICT planning group, only half include the Head within this group. Few schools, meanwhile, have taken the step of publishing their strategic plan for ICT. The survey results indicate that schools could clearly benefit from senior ‘buy-in’ to strategic planning and further development of traditional ICT staff roles to ensure that staff can spend more time delivering training and supporting the dissemination of best practice to maximise ICT investment. The survey also demonstrated that
although there are many software suppliers supporting independent schools, fewer providers of Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) work with the independent school sector. “In both administrative and VLE environments, the survey results show us that schools could benefit from ‘banding together’ in their contract negotiations with large vendors, thereby increasing their access to the best services,” Mike explains. “Schools could also reduce the cost of administering their ICT solutions by adopting shared service delivery models. These, in turn, would support the dissemination of best practice, benefiting the sector as a whole”. All schools that completed the ISBA’s
ICT survey are benefiting from an individual and online bespoke report on ICT usage in their school. This enables schools to measure their own performance against other schools of a similar size and type, informing their own procurement and planning. ISBA member schools can access the report via the ISBA website: non-members should contact the association to discuss the options for access to the report. The ISBA also offers suppliers to
the independent school market the opportunity to purchase a copy of the survey, thereby gaining valuable insights into the providers currently working within the market and likely trends in schools’ future purchasing. Interested parties should email the ISBA at the address below. IE
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“THE IMPORTANCE OF ICT INVESTMENT AND PROCUREMENT PLANNING FOR SCHOOLS CANNOT BE OVERSTATED”
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