Archive for February, 2009
ICT in the Curriculum The Rose Report
Thanks to Paul Spingford from NAACE Advisory List
Sir Jim Rose’s review of the primary curriculum in England has resulted in an interim report with significant recommendations about the role of ICT.
The report is available at the Rose Review website:
First, ICT is one of the central “skills for learning and life which should be developed [...]
Open Sourced Software Support for Schools
There’s now a new website that can help schools decide whether open source software might offer benefits for them. The website is part of a Becta-supported project which aims to share information and raise awareness of open source software.
The Open Source Schools website has resources that enable schools to find out about the benefits that [...]Safe Internet Day 10th February
Becta news
Safer Internet Day 2009 will take place on 10 February, followed by a week of special activities designed to promote e-safety. Initiated in 2004 by European Schoolnet’s Insafe network, the objective of this annual event is to bring together public and private stakeholders in as many countries as possible to encourage safe and responsible [...]ICT Excellence Awards
Becta has launched the ICT Excellence Awards 2009, to seek out the best and brightest schools using technology to help learners achieve, and to find the best support providers working in schools!
There are four awards categories for schools, with cash prizes:
* Best whole-school - also with regional winners!
* Beyond the classroom
* Leadership, management and collaboration
* [...]Bromley Network Managers Meeting
Bromley EDC
11th February 2009 2-4pm
Agenda
Amber Road Open Sourced Storage Solution
presented by Sun Microsystem
Data Handling Policies
Delegates are asked to bring along copies of school Data Handling Policies to share with other members. Members will get the opportunity to examine the School Data Security Strategies from other borough’s
Other businessLondon Regional Forums March 19 and 20
Developing the forum agenda
We are looking forward to an exciting year of regional forums in 2009 and would like to develop the forum agenda with you. We would like to allocate a session at the upcoming Forum for LAs to share good practice with colleagues across the region. Please contact me (noel.fowler@becta.org.uk) by 20 February [...]