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Home Access Task Force Report, 2008
The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, recently (Tuesday 23 September 2008) announced top line details of the Home Access project which will see some £300 million spent on providing computers and broadband internet access to families so that children can enhance their learning at home.
Becta has played a key role researching for and advising on the project and will be instrumental in implementing the initiative over the coming months.
This initiative is intended to bridge the digital divide where currently more than one million children still do not have a computer at home and 35 per cent of families have no access to the internet. This should create a level playing field for learners where every child has equal access to the internet at home to assist with their learning.
Initially the programme will be piloted in two local authority areas in early 2009. This will allow time to trial the purchasing logistics and eligibility criteria, after which the wider roll-out of the programme is planned for autumn 2009 with the aim to have universal home access by 2011.
Download the report here:
Home Access Task Force report [PDF]
Add comment September 30, 2008
ICT and home school links – does it work?, 2008
Presentation by Vanessa Pittard and Moritz Bilagher at BETT 2008
Drawing on Becta’s evaluations of the Wolverhampton and Bristol PDA projects and the Computers for Pupils programme, this presentation considers how well universal and personal access to ICT has positive benefits for learning.
Becta [PowerPoint]
http://events.becta.org.uk/download.cfm?resID=35098&download_url=/content_files/corporate/resources/events/2008/january/bett08_home_school_links.ppt
Add comment March 7, 2008
