[senit] Who is providing you with support in the field of ICT andInclusion?

Our LA are pretty good at providing the necessary support (Essex),

I would just comment that as CAP advisors, they must have been very
involved with Becta during that project.

Who will bid for, create a structure for, and build initiatives such as
CAP now?

Trish Hornsey
Director
Inclusive Technology Ltd
www.inclusive.co.uk

-----Original Message-----
From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Lesley Rahamin
Sent: 15 January 2007 15:51
To: Mandy Griffin; senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: Re: [senit] Who is providing you with support in the field of
ICT andInclusion?

Hello everyone
Are all LEAs as supportive as Mandy's?
Lesley

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mandy Griffin" <mandy at southview.essex.sch.uk>
To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: [senit] Who is providing you with support in the field of
ICTand Inclusion?

> Our LA are pretty good at providing the necessary support (Essex), 
> even to the extent of hosting 'mini BETT' and a special needs
conference.
> Our ICT advisors are great. However, perhaps its because my school 
> have invested in the services of an ICT Techie (namely me!), plus were

> CAP advisors and have maintained a strong communications team even 
> with the demise of CAP that we were never really reliant on BECTA.
>
> Mandy
>
> ----Original Message----
> From: lesley.rahamin at btinternet.com
> Date: 15/01/2007 09:46
> To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
> Subj: [senit] Who is providing you with support in the field of ICT 
> and Inclusion?
>
> Hello everyone
>
> As many of you will know, Becta organised a meeting last Friday to 
> report on the effects of the changes made to their Inclusion Support 
> Team.
>
> I was one of the people invited and one particular thing at the 
> meeting disturbed me greatly - the disappearance of support for those 
> working in the field of ICT and SEN.  The penny has finally dropped 
> for me.  However much we protest about what is happening inside Becta,

> it will not make much difference to the basic situation.  The role of 
> Becta has changed since the DfES has decreed that Becta's role is 
> strategic. If I understand the situation correctly, that means Becta 
> will look at what is going on in the ICT and report 'upwards' to the 
> DfES, advising them on what to do.  They are no longer charged with 
> the responsibility of delivering training and support 'downwards' to 
> people working in the field.  So whatever the effects of the dispersed

> Inclusion team, they are no longer able to deliver the support that 
> they did in the past e.g. conferences, publications, meetings.  But 
> what has the government put in its place?
>
> My question to you all is this - who is providing you with support in 
> the field of ICT and Inclusion?
>
> It is important for us to get as wide a picture as possible of the 
> current situation so I would appreciate as many responses as we can 
> get.  I know that some of you might be nervous about replying to the 
> list if you have never done so but this would be a good time to start 
> because it is your own personal situation as a professional working in

> the field of ICT and Inclusion that matters.  If you would prefer to 
> answer me off the list my email address is lesley.rahamin at btinternet.
> com.
>
>
> Lesley Rahamin
> Education Consultant
> ..
>
>
>
>
> Mandy Griffin
> Senior ICT Technician
> Southview School
> T: 01376 503505
> F: 01376 503460
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