Universal considerations
Below are some further checklists of factors to consider for any site you use to extend your school's ICT:
Inclusion
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Access
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Car parking
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Toilets
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Special ICT provision (software/hardware)
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Non traditional learners
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The 'hard to reach'
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Non-threatening environments
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Taking the learning to the learner
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Refreshment facilities.
Security issues
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Of people — adults, schoolchildren, younger children
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Of your network — especially 'foreign' laptops
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Of data
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Email for all
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Internet filtering
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Of equipment
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Insurance
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Copyright, software licensing.
Staffing issues
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School teachers - voluntary, possibly paid, time off in lieu
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Other school staff
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Volunteers — training, supplementing, mentoring
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Mentors — rewarding and using key learners
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Out-centres' existing staff — training, supplementing, mentoring.
As schools' experience of these issues develops, further guidance will be added to the site.
If you have a story to tell, about ICT extending your school's community value, that other schools might benefit from submit it here.
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