National ICT Policies, strategies and initiatives

National Education

•  DfES Five Year Plan
The ‘Five Year Strategy for Children and Learners’ was published on 8 July 2004. It is a comprehensive set of proposals for the education service which forms part of the Government’s overall plans for ‘putting people at the heart of public services’.

•  Harnessing Technology: Transforming learning and children's services
On 15 March 2005, the Department for Education and Skills published the e-Strategy 'Harnessing Technology: Transforming learning and children's services'.

This strategy describes the use of digital and interactive technologies to achieve a more personalised approach within all areas of education and children's services. It is an ambitious strategy covering all sectors for the next five years and beyond.

•  Transformational Government - Enabled by Technology

•  Every Child Matters

•  Secondary National Strategy

•  Excellence & enjoyment: learning & teaching in primary years

•  Fulfilling the Potential

•  Higher Standards - Better Schools for All

•  All our futures: Creativity, Culture & Education

•  Expecting the Unexpected: Developing Creativity in primary and secondary education (OFSTED 2003 Doc Ref HMI 1612.

•  Curriculum Online

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Local Children's Services

•   CFE Children & Young Person's Plan .

•  Secondary Strategy .

•  Primary Strategy .
The Kent Primary Strategy 2006 is the result of a series of discussions on primary education in Kent, held between a representative group of headteachers and officers from the Local Authority, during the academic year 2004-05

•   ICT Strategic Plan (Draft) .

•  EIS Business Plan.

•  Strategic Technologies Programme Board (SF121a).

•  Kent Community Network - National Digital Infrastructure & Broadband.

•  Kent Learning Zone - Personalised Learning & Collaboration.

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Becta Responsibilities

Becta is the Government agency responsible for delivering the e-Strategy, "Harnessing Technology" through the following strategies.

•  E-Maturity - Self Review Framework .

•  Strategic Technologies : Data Services - MIS & Data collection; Learning Services - personalised content and learning platforms; Connectivity Services Broadband; Infrastructure Services – frameworks and specifications for school ICT infrastructure.

•  National Digital Infrastucture .

•  Supply: Procurement frameworks .

•  E-Safety Strategy .

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Current national ICT related initiatives

•  ContactPoint (previously known as Information Sharing Index - Children's database).

•  SLICT (Strategic Leadership in ICT) courses from the National College of School Leadership.

•  Computers 4 Pupils : aims to provide Internet connected home computers to disadvantaged children. Has been superceded by the Home access task force led by Jim Knight MP.

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Key Agencies

•  DfES

•  Becta

•  Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT)

•  NAACE (Originally National Assoc. of Advisors for Computers in Education).

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