About Becta

Event details

This event focused on supporting ICT leaders and innovators in schools with the decisions they make about using technology for teaching and learning.

With real world examples from UK schools and from Scandinavia, the emphasis was on how you can make the most of existing ICT investments while also looking ahead to what you could be doing in the not too distant future.

Objectives

This one-day conference featured four key strands:

• The potential for ICT in schools - Innovative examples of imaginative and groundbreaking technology use in education from visionaries and school leaders.
• Handheld technologies - ICT innovators in schools share their experiences of deploying handheld devices to large groups of pupils.
• The state we're in - The perspective from Becta and the Government on how well schools are integrating technology into teaching and learning and where improvements are needed.
• The view from the floor - Delegates had a chance to respond to the speakers, sharing their experiences and challenges, as well as questioning them on what they think should be the priorities for the near future.

Audience

This conference was aimed at primary and secondary:

• ICT co-ordinators
• headteachers, and
• subject heads

Becta's involvement

Jim Knight, Minister for Schools and Learners, spoke via video to launch the Harnessing Technology: Next Generation Learning strategy. Stephen Crowne, Becta's Chief Executive, then gave a presentation on the strategy.

We also provided a speaker for the strand 'The state we're in' – Mike Briscoe, Director, Institutions.

Further information

For more information please visit the ICT for Education website.

Printer friendly Published: 16 June 2008

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