KEY
ENABLERS
EXTENDED LEARNING
NETWORKING
COMMUNICATION
COLLABORATION UNDERSTANDING
OTHERS
EXTENDED
LEARNING
It is possible to identify significant learning opportunities
taking place in school and elsewhere in the community
Learning is available to the whole community through school
based out of hours drop-in centres offering an appropriate
mix of tutor led, supported and independent study
The school operates as the hub of the local community
by sharing its resources, facilities and knowledge
Students have opportunities to video conference with experts;
Pupils are able to undertake virtual school visits as
individuals and in groups
The classroom is made less of an enclosed learning space
by the use of ICT to undertake virtual visits, good quality
research studies and video conferencing with experts
The school supports a learning community that promotes
positive social interaction and encourages learning in
all its forms, rather than as the narrow transfer of defined
knowledge
Students pursue learning in far more flexible and collaborative
ways which accepts that not all learners make progress
at the same pace
There is evidence that the school school functions as
a learning organisation
Staff and students share expertise and knowledge freely
NETWORKING
There is educationally beneficial contact with other learning
communities or schools in other districts and countries
ICT is fully used to bring information across the world
into the learning process
Transition between Years 6 and 7 is supported by video-conferencing
to enable Year 6 pupils to meet and become accustomed to
the secondary school
The school actively seeks to be part of a national and international
network of learning communities
The school is an active and positive part of the wider community,
offering resources to that community and making a positive
contribution to its economic well-being
There is an involvement of the pupils' own community in
the life of the school
COMMUNICATION
The Communication aspect of ICT is promoted to support the
development of essential communication skills of learners
using a range of media
Learning activities and pupils work are regularly recorded
on video and by digital photography to build up a showcase
of achievements that inform many audiences
The school demonstrates in many ways that it is part of
a bigger system. It judges itself not on point scores but
on how well it prepares every pupil to learn and live in
the world outside of school
The school projects an ethos which incorporates the whole
community embarking on a joint learning journey
COLLABORATION
Students learn the benefits of collaborative learning and
teamwork when using media tools
Completed or draft work is posted for display and a constructive
dialogue about the work takes place between the student
and teacher and the student and their peers
Students learn together in many different contexts and groupings,
with good access to resources, media, tools, expertise and
guidance
UNDERSTANDING
OTHERS
Pupils have been taught to be inquisitive about other peoples
and other cultures and to seek to understand about the differences
that they discover
Students are helped to develop an appropriate social presence
online to maximise the social aspects of learning
Teaching focuses on whole person - which includes understanding
and valuing learners' home context and interests
EXTENDED LEARNING 
It is possible to identify significant learning opportunities
taking place in school and elsewhere in the community