It is important that as a Digital Champion you embrace your role as a strategic leader of transformation within your organisation. This involves modelling best practice, mentoring colleagues and embedding innovation throughout the school community. Digital transformation thrives when it is not a solitary effort but a shared, supported and sustained journey, one that empowers educators to inspire others and create a culture where technology enhances learning for all. To ensure that digital transformation and the changes that come with this are effective, everyone with the organisation and its community need to be on side and supportive, for success and sustainability. Let’s take a quick look at how your role as a Digital Champion can help to support and engage others.
Digital Champions
Educators who actively model digital practice, support colleagues and advocate for innovation.
They:
- Share practical examples of digital tools in action
- Offer informal CPD or peer coaching
- Encourage experimentation and reflection
Supporting Stakeholders
Digital change involves more than just teachers. Consider how to engage the following groups:
- SLT: Align digital goals with strategic priorities
- Governors: Share impact and evidence of improvement
- Parents: Communicate how digital tools support learning
- Pupils: Involve them in co-designing digital experiences
Measure Impact
To sustain change, it’s important to evaluate:
- Engagement (staff and pupil)
- Efficiency (time saved, improved workflows)
- Learning outcomes (progress, feedback quality)
- Inclusion (accessibility, participation)
Continuous Improvement
Digital transformation is not a one-off event. The use of a cycle helps to establish success and sustainability for adoption and implementation. Good practice uses the following cycle: Plan → Do → Check → Act
- Plan: Identify a specific area for improvement (e.g. feedback, collaboration, assessment). Choose a digital tool or approach that aligns with your goal and define success criteria
- Do: Pilot the tool or strategy in a controlled setting, for example, a class, a department or a small team. Provide support and gather initial feedback
- Check: Evaluate the impact. What worked well? What challenges emerged? Use data, observations and feedback to assess effectiveness
- Act: Refine the approach based on findings. Share outcomes with colleagues, scale up where appropriate and embed the change into practice