Developing the strategic plan
In Activities 2 to 6 of this course you collected notes and materials on the VLE in your school. One of these resources was the plan for implementation. In this part of the course, you will reflect on what you have learned during this course and how you think that your school’s plan might be developed in the light of that.
This will involve planning for further discussions with, and negotiating within, the school leadership team and others to influence their thinking in order to enhance the roll out of your school’s VLE.
The forum will be available for one month after the course has completed so that you can continue to discuss the activities in this part of the course with other course members and provide each other with mutual support and advice.
Activity 10 Developing the plan
The objective of this course activity is to develop the strategic plan for the implementation of the VLE.
Your task is to revise the plan in the light of previous activities and in discussion with the headteacher and other key members of staff
Tip
It might help to use PowerPoint to develop a briefing document for the people you are meeting with. Print out the briefing document and give it to the people you are meeting with prior to the meeting – so that they are aware of the content of the meeting in advance.
10.1 Take the SWOT analysis from Activity 6. Identify how the VLE implementation plan addresses the elements of the analysis. Does it allow for building on strengths? Does it provide for opportunities? Does it address weaknesses and threats?
In particular you might consider ways in which the plan reflects and addresses the vision (Activity 4) and staff needs (Activity 5).
10.2 Does the plan need changing in the light of Activity 10.1? If so, what changes would you recommend. Make notes of any recommendations ready for your meeting with the headteacher and/or school leadership team in Activity 10.4. Make sure you provide explanations for why you think those changes are needed.
10.3 In Activities 7 to 9 you reflected on your implementation plans and discussed them with others in the group based on a range of readings and other resources. Take the outcomes of these discussions and consider and note any further changes you would wish to make to the plan.
10.4 Arrange to meet with the headteacher and/or school leadership team to discuss your findings so that the process of updating and agreeing sign off to the revised plan may be put into place. This follows on from the discussions you had in Activity 4.
What does policy say?