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.

What do they do?

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

• To update areas of the school website or school blog site.

• Blog on behalf of the School, a class or a club.

• 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.

• Lead ICT Clubs.

• Support teachers in using ICT in the classroom.

• Blog as the School Journalist or Photographer.

• Provide first line Technical Support in school.

• Staff Trainers.