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

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

We dealt with the Ace Centre in Oxford almost all of the time. When 
Becta became involved in an application it turned into a dogs 
breakfast!

----Original Message----
From: Trish at inclusive.co.uk
Date: 15/01/2007 15:56
To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
Subj: RE: [senit] Who is providing you with support in the field of 
ICT	andInclusion?

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
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>
>
>
> Mandy Griffin
> Senior ICT Technician
> Southview School
> T: 01376 503505
> F: 01376 503460
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