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Make the best use of your learning platform

The learning platform adoption model has been published by Becta. You can read more about it on their website or download the pdf version for offline viewing. Tweet This Post

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Safeguarding children online – poster

Last week at an ICT Mark update Ruth Hammond showed a poster that Becta have produced entitled ‘Safeguarding children online.  How e-safe are your school and learners?’ This is a really useful poster and you can order it or download … Continue reading

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Next Generation Learning campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of technology to parents and carers

Starting this week Becta will be initiating the next phase of our Next Generation Learning campaign – on regional radio, in national press and on key websites. Becta is specifically targeting those parents who are engaged in their children’s learning … Continue reading

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Emerging Technologies for Learning

Becta have launched a new Emerging Technology section to their website. The Emerging Technologies for learning area draws together news, research, analysis and views around technology developments and trends relevant to education. It aims to provide an environment for debate … Continue reading

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Next Generation Learning Charter

This is a Becta initiative, closely linked to the Becta self-review framework, aimed at ‘providing better learning opportunities through the effective use of technology.’  The Charter has four stages: 1)      The school makes a public statement that it is committed … Continue reading

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Online Reporting – half day workshop

SSAT in association with Becta are inviting Secondary Schools (the invite has also been extended to LA’s) to a free half-day workshop of Online Reporting. This is an opportunity for Schools to find out more about the governments expectation that … Continue reading

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How safe is your portable data?

Every week it seems there is a front-page headline proclaiming another government agency data stick lost, or a laptop stolen exposing personal details of thousands to persons unknown.  Clearly the amount of damage done will be limited to the nature … Continue reading

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Emerging technologies for learning – Volume 3 (2008)

Becta is pleased to announce that ‘Emerging technologies for learning- volume 3’ has just been published. This follow-up edition complements the first two ‘Emerging technologies for learning’ publications from 2006 and 2007. The ‘Emerging technologies for learning’ series aims to … Continue reading

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Information security guidance for schools

Recent high level security breaches concerning loss of personal and sensitive information have highlighted the need to update security guidance.  Please see latest advice from Becta at: schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=lv&catcode=ss_lv_saf_dp_03&rid=14734 Tweet This Post

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Know it all for Teachers

Last year Childnet undertook research with some 400 trainee teachers reviewing how the topic of E-Safety could fit into the initial Teacher Training Curriculum. This work was commissioned with funding and support from the TDA and Microsoft. The results highlighted … Continue reading

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