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TIBHS earns Microsoft Showcase status Tauheedul Islam Boys’ High School (TIBHS) has been selected as a Microsoft Showcase School just two years after embarking on a digital transformation programme. The school was commended by the multinational tech corporation for its innovative digital programme, which used Microsoft’s Education Transformation Framework to improve outcomes for pupils. TIBHS began its Showcase School journey in 2019, when it looked to Microsoft to discover new ways of using technology to aid pupils’ progress. Staff explored how technology could invigorate teaching and learning practices in the classroom and beyond. Teachers found that by embedding Microsoft technology into their practice, teaching and learning was no longer defined by traditional school hours or the school building. As the closure of schools to the majority of pupils was announced at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the school was able to capitalise on its digital approaches and accelerate its plans to deliver more mobile and flexible teaching practices to enable pupils to continue their learning uninterrupted at home.
Teachers at TIBHS used their new digital tools with creativity to ensure pupils remained engaged and focused, and continued to make progress. The technology also allowed teaching to take place at different rates so that pupils were able to progress at a pace tailored to their individual needs. This gave teachers greater opportunity to differentiate lessons and to create a more personalised learning experience for pupils. Teachers reported that the introduction of more efficient feedback tools, including the use of ‘digital inking’ technology that digitally represents handwriting - and a greater ability to track pupil progress in detail, has helped to reduce overall workloads. By achieving Microsoft Showcase Status, TIBHS is now part of an exclusive community of 48 schools in the UK and 325 from around the world, which have been recognised for their digital transformation.
Majid Ditta, Principal at TIBHS, said:
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE POWER OF OUR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME HAS PROVEN ITS VALUE TIME AND TIME AGAIN. BEING ABLE TO SWITCH SEAMLESSLY FROM TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM TO TEACHING PUPILS AT HOME HAS ENABLED US TO ENSURE OUR PUPILS’ EDUCATION FACED MINIMAL DISRUPTION DURING THE PANDEMIC. I KNOW THAT THE INNOVATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT ABOUT AS A RESULT OF THIS BODY OF WORK WILL HAVE AN ENORMOUS IMPACT, WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY BENEFIT OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.”
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