Naace ERF Overview

What is the NAACE ERF?

The NAACE EdTech Review Framework is a powerful online tool for school improvement through the use of Education Technology. It has been recognised by Education Technology leaders over the past seven years that the benchmarking process offered through NAACE’s online EdTech Review Framework (ERF) is the most effective way of determining where their school is in terms of education technology development and, more importantly, how best to plan the next steps in that development. Many head teachers and senior management personnel in ICT Mark award schools have also found ways in which the ERF provides a valuable educational tool to enable them to oversee the process and to support their school’s Education Technology team.​

Download the Essential Guide to Element 1 of the ERF – Leadership and Management

The first edition of this Essential Guide was written in 2016 to match the EdTech Review Framework (ERF) criteria at that time. This second edition has been updated to match the new ERF criteria launched in September 2018. The term education technology has been used throughout as it encompasses IT, ICT and Computing and also matches the new ERF.

If your school wishes to contact an assessor for support please use the details here. NAACE does not suggest any priority in the order of names below, it is alphabetical. Any questions you have about arrangements for consultancy should be directed to the assessor you are considering. NAACE has no part in or responsibility for the arrangements made between a school and a consultant/assessor.

Using the EdTech review Framework - Overview Questions

The aim of these six questions is for schools to see which of the six Elements of the EdTech Review Framework (ERF), are least well developed in their school. They can then use this information to plan which elements of the ERF they start with.

Download the Overview Questions

ERF Overview Questions

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The Six Elements

The ERF is divided into six mutually supportive elements:

1. Leadership and management
2. Teaching and learning with technology
3. Assessment of digital capability
4. Digital safeguarding
5. Professional development
6. Resources and technology

​Download the ERF Framework for each of the six Elements

ERF Elements

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Ready to get started?

There are 3 simple steps you'll need to complete in order to access the new ERF:

1. Create a NAACE School Member account here – this will give you access to the membership site - you may need to check Junk/Spam folders for your verification email
2. OPTIONAL - Create individual accounts for 2 additional members of staff who need access to the SRF – this can be done here
3. Contact membership@naace.org.uk when your accounts have been created and we'll complete the setup of your account for the ERF - you'll then receive an email with 48 hours with your account details

Link to Assessors