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'Open source will save schools millions' - new report
Learning platforms and Microsoft 'Office' targeted for schools ICT savingsA local authority with 20 secondary and 120 primary schools could save up to £1.4 million a year by implementing a policy of...
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Government picking up Becta functions for schools
Bob Harrison and Merlin John scan Becta staff transfers for signs of an ICT policy for schoolsCoalition Government ICT policy watchers are reading the runes this week as the Department for Education...
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Becta MIS report a test for Coalition ICT savvy
Becta puts £550m price tag on 'uncompetitive' schools MIS, and Gerald Haigh asks whether the Coalition 'gets' ICT yet In 1896, when Edward, Prince of Wales was ill, Poet Laureate Alfred Austin wrote a...
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Education ministers wobbly on ICT - 'don't get it'?
Schools may have new freedoms, but national leadership on ICT is weak, warns research by John Galloway The Coalition Government brought a big shift in ICT policy for education. From a position of...
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Learning for all in Portugal's digital revolution
Frances Rafferty meets an architect of Portugal's digital learning revolution, Mario FrancoPortugal may not have much to cheer about at the moment as it struggles with its economic woes, but it did...
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Schools ICT silence 'not sinister' - Baroness Walmsley
John Galloway talks to a passionate advocate for ICT and learning, Joan Walmsley"I don't think you should always assume that just because something isn't mentioned that it means that there's some kind...
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BSF 'abuse of power' ruling a chance to right a wrong
A High Court judge ruled that Michael Gove abused his powers when he axed BSF projects for six local authorities. Sal McKeown gives her personal perspective on BSF and special schools in Kent....
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Outcomes a key driver for ICT - even at Harrow
John Galloway crosses a social divide to discover that ICT is driven by results there tooThe coalition government is proposing to give schools more curriculum freedom and greater responsibility for...
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Neutralise the network nerds - with info and CPD
How do you handle unwanted ICT gatekeepers? Gerald Haigh reportsDo you think that some school network teams are dysfunctional and behind the times? Of course you do. The only arguments with that...
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Schools leaders get new ICT strategic view with EXite
Mind the gap. School leadership organisations welcome new support programme for ICTThe dramatic staff cutbacks that started the moment the Coalition Government came to power have already stimulated new...
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M’luds and Luddites – politicians waking up to ICT?
Has ICT for learning hit the Coalition buffers? Bob Harrison and Merlin John discover contradictionsThe Coalition Government has welcomed the findings of the James Review – that learning should have...
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Schmidt ICT bombshell echoes Bletchley Park Summit
Where will the next generation of programmers come from? Tony Parkin attends the Educating Programmers Summit for some brainstorming and optimism“Your IT curriculum focuses on teaching how to use...
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Policy Exchange agrees Government 'mistaken' on ICT
Opposition politicians are expected to be critical of the Coalition Government’s failure to exploit technology for learning and teaching or for making savings, and shadow schools minister Kevin Brennan...
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Willetts wakes to tech gap with East End school visit
Is the Coalition Government aware of the skills gap? Tony Parkin hears reassurance from David Willetts MP“How are we going to get more girls like us involved in IT?” ”What are you going to do to get...
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Government ICT policy on way – what should it say?
With a government ICT policy in the offing, John Galloway gets his wish list in first"Technology is at the core of virtually every aspect of our daily lives and work, and we must leverage it to provide...
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Kids use ICT for music everywhere. Why not schools?
Bob Harrison tunes in to the debate about music education and the advances offered by technology"Put your hands up if you think music education is just about playing an instrument," said David Price,...
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Teacher ICT support boosted by fresh Vital funding
Vital, the continuing professional development service created by the Open University in 2009 to support teachers with ICT has had its funding renewed until 2013. That partial funding from the...
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Milestone or millstone? BBC and computer literacy
Can the BBC restage its milestone 'Computer Programme', or should it 'think different'? asks Tony ParkinIn an exciting reminder of its ‘golden era of educational computing’, the BBC has revealed that...
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Microsoft shows routes to cloud in 'School in a Box'
West London Free School and Harris Federation buy into Microsoft's 'School in a Box' conceptMicrosoft's UK education team has signalled the move to cloud computing for its school customers with the...
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Lords' ICT rearguard action gets Coalition response
Debate on ICT for learning is more effective in the House of Lords than Commons, reveals Tony Parkin Are the messages about the need for clear government policy and effective action on ICT in schools...
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