[senco-forum] Notifications and Announcements

Dear All,

This week's notice includes: 

1. ICT Excellence Awards 2007
2. Conference - Dealing with Dyslexia: practical solutions for schools

Full details below. 

If you have any announcements, information about courses, details of conferences, job vacancies that you would like included in future notices please email details to: senco-forum-owner at lists.becta.org.uk

Regards, 

Jason
Becta

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1. ICT Excellence Awards 2007

Becta's ICT Excellence Awards are now open for entries!

Entering its second year, the ICT Excellence Awards aims to identify and reward whole school excellence in ICT.  They look for schools across the whole of the UK approaching ICT in outstanding and innovative ways.

Winning schools will receive prize money of up to £6000, as well as opportunities to share their excellent practice with others.

The categories, open to both primary and secondary sectors, are Assessment, Curriculum, Extending Learning Opportunities, Inclusion, Leadership and Management, Learning and Teaching and Best Whole School.  In addition to the schools categories and new to this year is the Support for Schools category for organisations supporting school improvement with ICT.  All categories are closely aligned with elements of Becta's Self-Review Framework and the ICT Mark.

Special schools did very well last year with winners/runners up in the Inclusion category and Curriculum (secondary) and we saw good inclusive practice in the shortlisted schools, (see links to details of 2006 winners - http://www.becta.org.uk/corporate/display.cfm?section=21&id=5079).

Please nominate your school or encourage schools that you know should be recognised for their practice to enter.

To find out more about the ICT Excellence Awards and to enter online, go to http://www.becta.org.uk/excellenceawards/ .

Don't miss the deadline of 23 March 2007!

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2. Conference - Dealing with Dyslexia: practical solutions for schools

Dealing with Dyslexia: practical solutions for schools

The British Dyslexia Association (BDA) is holding a one day training session on Saturday 17 March, for teachers and education practitioners on how to deal with dyslexia in the classroom.

The Rt. Hon. Alan Johnson Secretary of State for Education and Skills has been invited to open the event and Ruth Kelly MP has been invited to deliver a key note speech.

Other guest speakers include professionals from the field of dyslexia.
Members from PATOSS, the Helen Arkell Centre and an educational psychologist will be speaking and available to answer questions.

10.00am until 4.30pm
Westminster Cathedral Hall, London
£110 (BDA members) or £125 non members.

See BDA home page with link to details and booking form.
http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk