Education & Lifelong Learning Committee (November 2000 - April 2003)

Policy Review

ICT in Education in Wales

Revised remit

Stage 1To investigate the development of the National Grid for Learning in Wales with a view to:

1. Reviewing progress towards the target of linking all schools to the Grid by 2002.
2. Considering the scope for greater co-operation between LEAs as they develop their own learning networks with a particular focus on joint procurement;
3. To consider the need for further specialist guidance to LEAs on the most effective networking solutions for schools.

Stage 2To take forward the findings of stage 1 by:

1. An examination of the merits of developing a National Framework Agreement to support procurement so as to achieve economies of scale;
2. An investigation as to why the BECTA kite marked managed service do not meet the needs of Welsh LEAs and explore with ADEW ways in which this could be improved;
3. an exploration with ADEW, ACCAC and other interested parties as to whether the establishment of a National ICT network based in the public sector is feasible for Wales, and the implications in time and resources of establishing such as network;
4. an examination of ways to establish greater co-operation across Wales in the development of bilingual educational software that supports the national curriculum;
5. a review of the delivery of training in ICT for teachers in Wales and the support available to them on the use of ICT in delivering the national curriculum;
6. examining the merits of creating a National Grid for Learning, Wales team to develop and maintain the NGfL web site in Wales that meets the needs of teachers in Wales.

Key Documents

The following are the key documents to access a document click on the paper's reference number:

NAfW-Committees-First Assembly-ELLL-ICT in Education

Document	Reference
Conference Report (pdf, 698kb)	29 September 2000
Expert Adviser's Final Report (November 2000)	ELL 01-00(p.3)