Virtual Teacher Centre
This website is an exchange of ICT based resources for all subjects and Key stages, downloadable in Word, amongst other formats.
National Curriculum in Action
This website uses pupils' work and case study material for ICT and other subjects to show what the National Curriculum looks like in practice. The examples given show the standard of pupils' work at different ages and key stages, how the programmes of study translate into real activities.
Redbridge LEA
Redbridge LEA are supporting their schools well in the use of ICT. If you would like to find out what they are doing visit this site.
BECTa Where do I Start?
How Do I Write School ICT Policies and ICT Development Plans?
BECTa Training & Support
This BECTa site aims to help schools with their planning for ICT.
World InfoZone (WIZ)
This site gives an interesting international perspective to your subject. Information is presented in an easily readable form, and a search engine is provided to allow searching within the site.
National Learning Network
Do you think we could learn anything about ICT from the FE/HE sector? They have an impressive site.
BECTa ICT Inspection Web Site
Is your school about to have an Ofsted inspection are you worried about ICT, unsure about what the inspectors are looking for? Visit this site.
ICT in Education
The ICT in Education website has been set up to help teachers and managers make the best use of ICT in management and administration, and to help schools manage the provision of ICT. The author of the site is Terry Freedman, an ICT adviser in London and a regular contributor to Managing Schools Today, InteracTive and other periodicals. Sections on the website include: · Using computers to save time · Managing ICT provision · Free tools · The free monthly newsletter, Computers in Classrooms · Effective management of ICT: Frequently Asked Questions · Articles · Current Developments in ICT · Email management The site is usually updated at least once a week.
Becta ICT in Practice Awards
Open to Headteachers, Governors and Senior Managers. The awards, covering England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, are to promote and reward exemplary ICT practice amongst teachers, lecturers, trainers and advisers. Another aim is to discover practice that can be widely emulated.
Note - if you are interested in the site mentioned above, you might like to check if your school has loaded up their free 'Powerup for Tomorrow CD-Rom' from Man Power Services. This CD has been sent to all secondary schools. It provides interactive tuition on many popular Microsoft packages, free to staff and pupils, and 'fast' because it can be loaded on to your schools server, free from advertising.
Broadband Alerting
All you ever wanted to know about broadband technology, and more.
Technology Advice and Information
This includes a full listing of information sheets offering curriculum advice, IT advice, and general subject advice. The latest information sheets to be updated cover copyright, special educational needs and intranets.
Cutting Burdens on Teachers - Hartsdown Technology College
Ideas on how to use ICT to ease the burden of bureaucracy
Reviews available on the BECTA Site
English as an Additional Language (EAL) and ICT