FW: [Advisory] Re-evaluating Becta in a time of budgetary restraint

[Jeff Hughes]

If we didn't have BECTa we would have to invent it to represent and
champion the issues they and we raise every day.


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___________________________________________
From: 		Mike Bostock
Sent: 		17/12/2009
To: 		<advisory@talk.naace.org>
Subject: 	FW: [Advisory] Re-evaluating Becta in a time of budgetary
restraint



> Jim Birney asked me to forward this response to the Naacelist as
his 
> council filter prevents a response to a large mailing list

> Mike Bostock
> From:  Jim Birney [mailto:Jim.Birney@fife.gov.uk]
> Sent:  16 December 2009 15:32
> To:  Mike Bostock
> Subject:  Re: [Advisory] Re-evaluating Becta in a time of budgetary 
> restraint


> Mike,
>  
> I agree with your summary and the need to support the continuation
of 
> Becta and I thank you for taking the time to raise the issue.
>  
> Questions:
>  
> 1 The ICT research papers are invaluable at any time but
particularly 
> now when many councils are seeking to build and equip new schools. 
> Examples being Vision 2020 and Harnessing Technologies.
>  
> 2  Retain Becta voice in the field of ICT and retain where specific 
> work is undertaken to support the use of ICT in learning and
teaching.
>  
>     Continue to produce case studies of best practice to help
readers 
> widen their horizons.
>  
> Although based in Scotland I can assure you that Becta is
considered 
> to be a UK-wide agency and invaluable to all working in the field
of 
> educational ICT.
>  
> Indeed, the websites I write to support education in Fife would 
> suffer if Becta was scaled down or closed - at a time of increasing 
> ICT usage in all aspects of education and the wider community how
has 
> this situation developed?
>  
> http://www.fife-education.org.uk/Dig_Lit
>  
> Regards,
>  
> Jim Birney
> Education Adviser ICT
> Fife Education

> Auchterderran Centre
> Woodend Road
> Cardenden
> Fife KY5 0NE


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