[senit] Becta reorganisation

and who gets invited!

Hello Sally and all,

I contacted Christine Vincent about forums and the seminar after Ann 
McDevitt had raised the same issues (July 31).  I quote from her reply:

"... we have committed to arranging a feedback session/seminar to
interested parties at BETT on how our new working practices are shaping
up. I will talk to Chris Stevens about how this will be communicated to
ensure it is in diaries."

"... to set up an Expert Reference Group to support our
thinking in terms of the personalisation agenda and inclusion. We want
to get this group together early in September."

"...to work with existing stakeholder groups to help formulate
our thinking on a cross sector framework for assistive technologies.
This is still at an early stage of our thinking and will include health,
childrens services as well as education."

Has anyone on the forum been invited to join the Expert Reference Group in 
early September?

Lesley

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sally Paveley" <sallyp at advisory-unit.org.uk>
To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [senit] Becta reorganisation

> and who gets invited!
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> From: <CENMAC4 at aol.com>
> To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 12:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [senit] Becta reorganisation
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>>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'
>>
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>> 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
>>
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