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GrumbleDook

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Would an 'IT Mark' style audit of your network / computers be beneficial to ensuring that   

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  1. 1. Would an 'IT Mark' style audit of your network / computers be beneficial to ensuring that

    • Yes, it would be nice to prove our setup ticks al the boxes
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    • Yes, an audit is something we need to have for accurate performance managment
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    • Perhaps, but this might just be another hoop to jump through
      4
    • perhaps, but schools vary to much to be able to meet a 'standard' fit that is part of this sort of assessment
      6
    • No, we are already checked on by Senior Management
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    • No, we know what the school needs, not someone coming from outside
      1
    • Other (please coment)
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pallen

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I think it would be a good idea if it was done properly. Unfortunately I cant see this happening. There are departments here that are constantly saying if we get inspected we will fail as we are not delivering XYZ that we are supposed to. This was picked up on the last inspection but nothing has changed. As people have pointed out on other theads, at times of inspection, teachers run round trying to make sure they have everything up to date for the brief time that the inspectors are in checking the resources being used etc.

 

I think to get an external body in to evaluate the running of the network would end up in a similar way. If it could be used to strengthen the NMs position when it comes to decisions about where the money is spent within the school then great. Unfortunately I think you would end up with a document that would not be understood (and therefor largely ignored) by SMT.

 

I still think that there are too many schools running in an amateur way. The fact is that many schools still run networks with inadequate resources and with hundreds of clients and users but only one person supporting it. Any push towards providing a more professional approach in schools would be a welcome additional providing it had the clout to make the changes where necessary.

GrumbleDook

GrumbleDook

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OFSTED reports could end up being unintelligable if the senior inspector is not careful.

 

The self-assessment bit could work ... if you had senior staff capable of doing it (look at all the training you can get to do OFSTED style lesson observations!)

 

SLICT / TeamSLICT deals with somethings ... but fell short in a number of areas. Becta surveys are agnostic to the point of not even mentioning company names at times.

 

Would schools be happy to have someone from a local, well-respected school come in and assess the facilities?

 

Damn ... we are back to Grommitt's uber-NM again! I hate it when he turns out to be right!

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