Quality Assurance

CLICK HERE to download the quality assurance guidelines (Word)

"Despite expectations, the use of Virtual Learning Environments across schools and colleges has been slow to take off.

Enthusiasm and peer support from teachers and learners should help the initiative develop more widely, says Ofsted.

These are the main findings in the report, Virtual learning environments: an evaluation of their development in a sample of educational settings, published today by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted)."

CLICK HERE to visit the OFSTED website and read the full report.

Although the evidence base upon which the report is small, there are some useful pointers in relation to the ways that schools might develop their use of platforms.

Amongst other things, the report highlighted the lack of 'quality assurance procedures' in relation to online content on platforms.

The download link above is a first attempt at tackling this issue in school.

It lays out guidance and the steps that staff should follow in designing content.

It puts in place a procedure for uploading content.

Within the timetable it creates an opportunity for senior staff responsible for the platform to review content on a regular basis.