HI. I head up the education strategy and engagement team for LP+ in NCC. I was brought in to work with NCC back in September - things have moved on a long way (ask them)! We are committed to working with schools to ensure the platform becomes a key way to improve school organisation, communication & collaboration, info mgt, teaching & learning and broadcasting - our ADOPT framework, included in the contract extension for NCC schools, gives school steps and support in each of these areas. To keep you up-to-date:
We have extended provision and this includes a £100k investment in kit and site rebuilds to improve performance although at the risk of annoying kmount many schools do have 'connectivity' issues which impacts service (BTW this rebuild is being prioritised right now so don't wait around if you want to be put near the front of the list)
We have solved many 'performance' issues through tweaking caching settings in schools
We are hiring 3 full-time consultants to work closely with Northamptonshire schools on using the platform successfully (see today's TES)
The CC 14-19 strategy is being delivered through LP+ and this is where all content will sit
We are working with secondaries to re-design interface of sites (much needed I know!)
Our parental engagment pilot is looking really good in terms of results
Many collaboration projects run through the platform and this WILL grow in the coming year
I am working directly with leadership teams to ensure the platform delivers against school vision and policy objectives
and so on...
If you want to know more then I am in NCC every Wed and Fri - or am available on
[email protected] for further info, Q&A OR access to the support/resources I describe above!!
