How to win: Developing a Digital and Data Skills Pathway

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The DfE is keen to maximise opportunities to participate in procurement for Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs). Consideration will also be given to consortia and collaborative bids from all forms of organisations. The Every child achieving and thriving white paper set out five strategic goals to drive up standards with the power of safe and proven technology and AI. This includes ‘giving the school workforce the confidence and expertise to use digital and AI safely’. The key commitment for this goal is: ‘We will set out a clear and progressive skills pathway for digital and data skills for the education workforce to increase their confidence and expertise in using digital and AI safely and effectively. We will integrate these skills into existing professional qualifications and, working with organisations that offer support which aligns with the pathway, give school leaders more certainty that they are investing in high-quality training’. The pathway will set expectations for the sector in relation to the skills and expertise needed to use technology, digital, data and AI safely and effectively, drive an ongoing profe

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