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How DigiSmart works in schools
DigiSmart consists of a CORE offering of activities for 10 weekly sessions of between 1 – 1.5 hours. There are an additional 8 modules in DigiSmart MORE, giving schools the opportunity to extend the sessions for up to 18 weeks across the Autumn and Spring terms.
We encourage schools to offer the full 18 week programme because we know that the targeted children will benefit even more from a sustained intervention.
In each school a teacher acts as Lead Tutor, has overall responsibility for session delivery and works collaboratively with at least one Support Tutor (ideally 2).
Each session has:
- an introduction (delivered by the Lead Tutor to the group)
- the main activity (where children work at their own computer)
- extension activities
- a plenary
A data projector and whiteboard are used for all session introductions and for presentations by children.
Children’s literacy is continually supported and they are encouraged to develop and improve specific ICT skills.
Towards the end of each session, children assess themselves against the session targets in negotiation with a DigiSmart tutor. Through this process, tutors are able to identify and implement particular strategies to improve individual children’s performance. |
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