I attended a meeting at the Essa Academy in Bolton yesterday to discuss how I could help the senior leadership use SIMS to record lesson attendance.

Earlier in the week, I was lucky enough to attend the Heads & School Leaders’ ICT Conference in Bolton. While my colleagues and I were exhibiting at the event, we managed to sneak into a presentation by Showkat Badat, Principal at Essa Academy and Abdul Chohan, Assistant Head Teacher.

Delegates were informed of the changes that were being introduced at the academy, including an ICT programme which will see every student and member of staff with their own iPod Touch by September 2009. These devices will be able to link to the state-of-the-art wireless network that covers the entire academy estate.

Please watch the video below to see Essa Academy’s showcase for their Manifesto for Change.

The professionals at establishments like Essa Academy are at the forefront of educational transformation. I am indeed privileged to be in a position that allows me to work closely with them.

If no video is displayed, it’s probably because YouTube is blocked by your establishment’s web filtering policy. Sorry!