What is a 'Digital Leader'?

A Digital Leader is a pupil who is part of a Digital Leaders Team within a school, whose role it is to support the use and to further the development of ICT in school.

At Ethelbert Road we work in collaboration with 5 other schools to train our Digital Leaders to support their peers. On this training day pupils are then given training and support to develop specific areas of ICT expertise. Once a pupil gains an area of expertise, staff may then request the use of the Digital Leader for a variety of different roles.

Typically, things that may be performed by a Digital Leader could be:

• Test and review new ICT resources, which could be websites, software or hardware.

• Share their skills and expertise with other pupils, classes and teachers.

• Set up ICT equipment in classrooms for teachers.

• Attend and lead Computing Clubs.

• Support teachers in using ICT in the classroom.

• Create how-to video, posters and/or help guides.