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DES grants for IT INSET
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DES Circular 4/84 provided grants for In-service IT training of teachers
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Development of the Information Society
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Development of the Information Society - an international analysis published, which was commissioned by the Dept of Trade and Industry. This report was based on a pilot exercise to determine how to measure and analyse the UK's progress towards the Information Society
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Devolved Capital Budget for technology
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Charles Clarke, Secretary of State for Education and Skills in his speech to BETT 04 on 7th January, changed the rules relating to devolved capital budget to schools to allow them to spend this budget on Technology
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DfEE - Remodelling Primary Schools
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Remodelling Primary Schools, published by DfEE outlined how government would build on national agreement (Raising Standards and Tackling Workload) to raise standards in primary schools by encouraging and support them to be innovative and at the same time try to reduce administrative burdens on schools
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DfES - Excellence and Enjoyment - A strategy for Primary Schools
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Excellence and Enjoyment - A strategy for Primary Schools published ISBN 1 84185 993 1 (dfes-0377) Focussed on how to combine excellence in teaching with enjoyment of learning. The intention was to integrate ICT into the Primary Strategy by extending the sort of support provided by the Consultants to include ICT usage across the curriculum and to use performance data to make sure that the achievements of all children were recognised. Mention (page 5) on how teachers will be helped to use ICT to support good learning and teaching
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DfES - Excellence in Cities
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Excellence in Cities published outlining plans to raise standards in inner city schools - budget £350m. Programme included establishing City Learning Centres (CLCs), a range of programmes for Gifted and Talented, and Learning Support Units (LSUs) established in inner city Secondary schools
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DfES - Fulfilling the Potential - Transforming teaching and learning through ICT
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Fulfilling the Potential - Transforming teaching and learning through ICT in Schools published May 03 by DfES (0265 200MIG1038). This document outlined the vision for the future direction of ICT in schools, and included an overview of how past investment and had helped to drive up standards
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DfES - Harnessing Technology: Transforming Learning and Children's services
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DfES publishes (March 2005) E-Learning Strategy Harnessing Technology: Transforming Learning and Children's services. It identified four key objectives for the use of technology within the education system
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DfES - Learning, Teaching and Managing with ICT
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Learning, Teaching and Managing with ICT - Funding guidance for schools and local authorities 2006-2007 published by Dept for Education and Skills (DfES). Funding in 3 parts:Grant 101, School Development Grant for ICT resources (usually hardware) and CPD, Grant 121 Connectivity and Learning Systems - broadband/regional grids and Grant 122 Electronic Learning Credits (eLCs) to purchase software available through Curriculum Online
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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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