[senit] Becta reorganisation

This is essentially the same response I got and posted on July 31st -
with Jeff being elevated to being an MP!
Cheers
Judith
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Judith Stansfield
SEN ICT Consultant
BDACC (Associate member)
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-----Original Message-----
From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of CENMAC4 at aol.com
Sent: 18 September 2006 12:02
To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: Re: [senit] Becta reorganisation

I have had a reply via Harriet Harman from Stephen Crowne (Chief
Executive  
Becta).  It is too much to copy into this email but it about SEN
expertise  
within Becta to be available across the whole curriculum rather than  
concentrated in one centralised team, support inclusion, full time
inclusion  policy 
advisor and that he will be monitoring the impact of this new approach
closely 
and evaluating it carefully over the coming year.  
' Each of our six programmes of work will be developed to ensure that
all 
activities and outcomes are inclusive. We will maintain and develop our
in  
house expertise, in particular around assistive technologies, to ensure
that all  
our programmes, project and stakeholders have access to the best
evidence and  
advice'

It goes on to say that 
'senior Becta colleagues met Jeff Hughes and other MPs at a recent  
parliamentary lobby, to discuss their concerns.  We invited groups
interested in SEN 
and Inclusion to attend both our regular forms, and a special  seminar
which we 
are planning for early next year, where will report on the  outcomes of
our 
evaluation of our new approach and seek views on how we should  move
forward'.

So lets see what is going to happen.

Trish Davidson
CENMAC