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Digital Safety Conference 2009: 19 June, London
Members may be interested in attending the Digital Safety Conference 2009 to join fellow thought leaders, practitioners and policy makers from a cross-sector cohort of delegates in an independent debate about the health, reputation and environment of the digital world.
Public registration for the conference will be made available on [...]ICT in the Primary Curriculum-calling practitioners
Naace continues to play an active part in the review of the Review. Our professional officer attended an important QCA event last week to launch the consultation, and two members of the board will participate in a Council for Subject Associations conference to respond to Sir Jim’s proposals.
QCA, who are managing the official consultation on [...]Next Generation Learning Charter Support Group
We are pleased to bring you further details of the Next Generation Learning Support Courses:
15 June 2009, Leeds
17 June 2009, Birmingham
26 June 2009, LondonThe conference is essential for those concerned with giving schools strategic guidance and support in their progress through the NGLC.
It is of particular importance to LA strategic managers and consultants, and indeed [...]E-Safety Information and Update
On 12 March, Lord Laming published his report The Protection of Children in England: A Progress Report. The Government accepted all of his recommendations and has now published an action plan, setting out its detailed response.
http://publications.teachernet.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/DCSF-Laming.pdf
The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families has written to schools to highlight the importance of this action [...]News from NAACE: The Rose Report
The Rose Review
Many thanks to Paul Springford for the following update of the Rose Review:
Would Queen Victoria be ousted by Twitter? This was not the question most Naace members were asking on the eve of publication last week, having already consigned the alarmist headlines from the previous month to their recycle bins. Even so, with [...]Revised Data Security Guidance published by Becta
Becta’s revised data security guidance is now live at www.becta.org.uk/schools/datasecurity.
Produced by Becta on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families, these revised good practice guides have been reviewed and updated with feedback from a number of cross-sector organisations including DCSF, DIUS, JISC Legal, The Information Authority and JANET(UK), as well as from [...]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
* [...]