{"id":16605,"date":"2022-12-19T15:39:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?page_id=16605"},"modified":"2025-12-02T16:13:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T16:13:46","slug":"leadership-and-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/new-home\/leadership-and-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing a digital strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This section provides guidance on developing a strategy to increase and improve the use of digital in educational settings. All guidance links to the Digital Schools Award (Scotland) (DSAS) and aims to support school improvement principles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Be clear on the purpose<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“A detailed plan for achieving success” is the Cambridge Dictionary<\/a> definition of strategy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When writing a strategy, it may be useful to consider using Plain English. The Plain English Campaign<\/a> offer free Plain English guides: use this link to visit the Plain English Campaign guides page<\/a>. One of their top suggestions is to limit sentences to 20 words.<\/p>\n

The first action in developing your strategy should be to clearly state the aim of the strategy – what should it achieve?<\/strong> Try writing a sentence of twenty words or less that states a successful outcome for your setting.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Making connections to existing and relevant work<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Consider why your setting needs a digital strategy. What will improving the use of digital help you to achieve?<\/p>\n

It might be worth considering national priorities, such as:<\/p>\n