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Issue 2.10

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BESA Annual ICT in UK State Schools Study

This summary report is the tenth in a series of annual surveys by BESA ((the British Educational Suppliers Association)) which aims to identify the provision and use of ICT in UK state schools. The BESA research report covers ICT issues including PC & laptop computer provision, networking & peripheral technologies such as interactive whiteboards, communications and the internet, financing of ICT and software and embedding ICT. Folder: Leadership Briefings Issue 2.10 (22)

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The Impact Of ICT In Schools

Becta commissioned researchers from the Quality in Education Centre, University of Strathclyde, to review the literature on ICT in schools to build a 'big picture' of the impact ICT has had across the schools sector in the UK. This review looks at the evidence of the impact of ICT across all areas of school life, including teaching and learning, attainment, personalisation, home-school links, administration and management. Folder: Leadership Briefings Issue 2.10 (22)

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Children and New Technology – The Byron Review

The Byron Review is gathering evidence for an independent review, supported by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Culture Media and Sport, into the risks to children from exposure to potentially harmful or inappropriate material on the internet and in video games. A key challenge for the Review will be to make recommendations which can keep pace with the emergence of new technologies, including the increasing diversity of ‘ways in’ to the internet through mobile technology.  Folder: Leadership Briefings Issue 2.10 (22)

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Parenting & The Different Ways It Can Affect Children’s Live

The quality of parent-child relationships is significantly associated with learning skills and educational achievement. Children’s reading ability is associated with the reading environment around them and there is evidence that parental involvement with school is associated with achievement. This paper summarises findings from seven reviews of existing research on parenting, as well as those of black and minority ethnic parents and families living in poverty  with restricted access to support services. Folder: Leadership Briefings Issue 2.10 (22)

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Building on the Best – Work Related Learning

This is the final report and implementation plan of the DCSF review of 14-19 Work-related Learning. It sets out what the government will do to raise standards in the delivery of opportunities for work-related learning so that the best possible outcomes are secured for young people in preparation for working life, for active involvement with their local communities and for their future economic well-being. Folder: Leadership Briefings Issue 2.10 (22)

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