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Personalisation of Learning and School Buildings
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Education Secretary Ruth Kelly's response (DES Press Release) to Budget, which provide £220m in 06/07 and £365m in 07/08 to be paid direct to schools to help them to provide greater personalisation of learning. Coupled with this was funding for capital expenditure for school buildings. £5m 06/07 £5m 07/08 to ensure access to the internet for the most disadvantaged secondary school pupils.
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DfES - Learning, Teaching and Managing with ICT - 2007
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Learning, teaching and managing with ICT - Funding guidance for schools and local authorities 2007-8 published by Becta. Refers to the change in use of Devolved Formula Capital in 2004 to allow schools to use this budget for ICT. The main budgets in the document are School Development Grant 101 for CPD, managed services, and other school priorities. Grant 121 for National Digital Infrastructure; Grant 122 Electronic Learning Credits (eLCs), and Grants 125 and 210 for Computers for Pupils to provide ICT in the homes of the most disadvantaged secondary pupils in the most deprived areas. This last initiative began in 06/07 with total budget of £60m over the two years. Note addendum sect 6.4ii figure £6.58 should be £3.42 and sect. 6.5 figure £6.58 should be £3.42
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ictopus founded
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ictopus (ICT online primary user support) is a free support service for primary education. Provides free downloads of primary software (many of the titles were produced by MAPE members) a parent's magazine, and signposting to primary websites
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Harnessing Technology - Delivery Plan
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Mar 05, 2011
Becta publishes 9.1.07 Harnessing Technology - Delivery Plan. This document sets out what the e-strategy is and how its delivery will be co-ordinated.
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Laptops and PDAs for Social Care Workforce
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Children's Minister Parmjit Dhanda announces £13m to help pay for laptops and PDAs for social care workforce. Press release 2007/0054 26th March 2007 refers
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Gordon Brown speech - education key
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Gordon Brown became prime minister on 27th June 2007. Just prior to this he made 2 speeches. The first in February 07, when, as Chancellor the Exchequer, he spoke to the Government Leaders Forum Europe, at the Scottish Parliament. The second was on 20th June 2007 to the Mansion House. In both of these speeches he emphasises the UK's place in the global market place, and the role of education, both statutory and life-long learning being one of the keys to the UK's future wealth and prosperity. A thread throughout these speeches is the role of technology to liberate people and to recognise that every single person has talent that should be nurtured and valued.
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Children's Plan - Building Brighter Futures
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Children's Plan - Building Brighter Futures Dec 2007 Included mention of the Byron Review on E-Safety. Rose Review on Primary Education, and Home Access Taskforce
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Home Access to Technology Consultation
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Home Access to Technology Consultation launched
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Universal Home Access project
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Mar 05, 2011
Universal Home Access pilot project £600m and task force to report on feasibility of national rollout of Home Access project for all 7-1 year olds in full-time state-maintained education in England providing them with the opportunity of access to computers and internet connectivity for education at home http://becta.org.uk/homeaccess
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Kenneth Baker speech
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Lord Baker of Dorking CH gave keynote speech at National Curriculum - 20th years on Conference at Institute of Education London on 4th June 2008. He provided an overview of the prevailing government attitude towards education in 1988, why they felt NC was necessary and the negotiations at the time with teachers unions to avoid a national strike. Lord (Kenneth) Baker was the minister (Dept of Industry) who announced half price computer for each Secondary School back in 1981 and is also remembered for introducing whole school INSET days (still sometimes referred to as Baker days)
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