Awards

2005-2006 Awards

The judging for the annual ICT awards took place July 11th 2006 at Hartshead Sports College.

Judges

The panal of judges consisted of:

• June Snape SEMERC Granada Learning
• Rob Kay Lexia
• Ruth Davies Pearson Education
• Tim Peers Harcourt
• Fred Coker IT Consultant Tameside
• Nick Caws Principal Psychologist Tameside

Successful Schools

The successful schools:

• Micklehurst All Saints Church of England Primary School ~ Won Primary School Award.
• Samuel Laycock School ~ Won Secondary School Award.

Feedback

Feedback from two of the judges about the schools which participated

Millbrook Primary School

Judge 1: ’Demonstrated sound knowledge of Eye Track for improving visual perception and decoding skills. Workbooks were beautiful‘.

Judge 2: ’Good knowledge of software and how it can help pupils with specific problems‘.

St George’s Church of England Primary Mossley

Judge 1: ’Students used Textease comfortably and effectively along with teacher support. It was obvious they enjoyed it and were learning from the program‘.

Judge 2: ’Nice use of Textease using a wide range of facilities‘.

West Hill Science College

Judge 1: ’It was evident that the department used numerous software packages effectively to meet a broad range of needs. IT was used well in assessment‘.

Judge 2: ’A very professional presentation‘.

Micklehurst All Saints Mossley

Judge 1: ’IT in SEN had been used wisely and effectively, developing the skills of students, TA’s and teachers. It was great to hear how activities in SEN developed to whole school usage‘.

Judge 2: ’Excellent whole school approach using a variety of software‘.

Samuel Laycock

Judge 1: ’IT in SEN had been used wisely and effectively, developing the skills of students, TA’s and teachers‘.

Judge 2: ’Excellent whole school approach using a variety of software and hardware‘.

St Peter’s Church of England Primary School Ashton

Judge 1: ’A fantastic project where valuable lessons were learned through the highly effective use of one program. A pleasure to watch‘.

Judge 2: ’Road safety project really nice. Lovely presentation by Mark showing great computer competence‘.

Holy Trinity

Judge 1: ’A good demonstration of how software was used in a particular situation. It will be interesting to see how it develops‘.

Judge 2: ’The transition book was a great idea‘.

Dane Bank Primary

Judge 1: ’An excellent demonstration where the teacher used her own initiative to improve inclusion through ICT‘.

Judge 2: ’Like the way all pupils were considered. Good use of screener‘.

St James’ Cof E Primary Ashton

Judge 1: ’A highly structured presentation which demonstrated whole school use of ICT‘.

Judge 2: ’Some really good resources being made with Boardmaker‘.

Ashton West End Primary School

Judge 1: ’An excellent presentation demonstrating how ICT can be used effectively to include students with special needs. The newsletter was of excellent quality‘.

Judge 2: ’Very good planning and evaluation‘.

Dale Grove

Judge 1: ’The EBD team demonstrated very well how ICT can be used effectively to help children manage their emotions. I like the multi choice activities in particular‘.

Judge 2: ’Very nice use of smart Notebook to encourage anger management‘.

Hartshead Sports College

Judge 1: ’I enjoyed listening to the children’s comments on how the literacy club had helped them and others. The mentoring system seems a great idea‘.

Judge 2: ’Like the way the literacy club has developed to include OCT. Also the way good practice was shared‘.

Mossley Hollins Secondary School

Judge 1: ’The Head of Faculty demonstrated a clear vision as to where she wished to develop the use of ICT to engage/develop students with special needs‘.

Judge 2: ’Liked the way that gifted and talented were included as these are often missed‘.