The effective use of Educational Technology is at the heart of what NAACE supports our membership with. We advocate for schools to take up the EdTech Review Framework (ERF) - a maturity model which helps schools to:
We also offer two forms of recognition for schools once they have worked through the ERF:
We also have a team of highly skilled Assessors who can also support you and your school on your EdTech Journey, to find out more infomration abotu them and get in contact click here to view our Assessors
We've worked with countless schools since the ERF was first launched, check out these Case Studies to see how different institutions have adopted the Framework and used it to further develop their strategy and offering.
Case Study from St Bede's Junior Catholic School
Case Study from Arab American University
Case Study from Forest View Primary School
Case Study from Holy Trinity Primary School
The NAACE EdTech Review Framework (ERF) is a maturity model which helps schools to:
The framework has been in existence for over twenty years and is regularly updated to reflect the changing scene of technology in schools. The most recent update was in 2021. The information is available in two formats linked below.
There is a small annual cost associated with the online ERF tool, as it offers the following additional benefits:
To date, over 16,000 schools have taken advantage of the ERF online system.
For more information on the ERF, or general enquiries, please contact our team at erfsupport@naace.org.uk.
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
| NAACE ERF Essential Guide - L&M | 312Kb |
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.
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
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The ERF is divided into six mutually supportive elements:
Download the ERF Framework for each of the six elements above.
We have also preparted a document to help guide EYFS settings through their use of the ERF - please see here to download.
There are 3 simple steps you'll need to complete in order to access the new ERF:
Link to Assessors