DfES
RSS DfESTech to suffer in Brown's new look Whitehall?
News Brian Iddon, MP for Bolton South East and a member of the House of Commons science and technology select committee, said proper oversight of scientific and technological issues could be threatened by the abolition of both the Department... [13 Jul 2007]
Education IT chief quits
News The IT chief of the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) has quit after less than a year in the job. Michael Stevenson, director of technology at the DfES, will leave his post at the end of this... [17 Aug 2006]
Software costs for school kids screened
News Becta (the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency), part of the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), is to see whether money could be saved in licensing so more children could use computers to... [10 Jan 2006]
Government database to ID every child
News Children's minister Beverley Hughes is pushing the project for the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). The government is to spend £224m on a database to record the details of every child in the UK. [09 Dec 2005]
Schools get £125m for classroom software
News The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) money is in addition to the £75m announced as part of schools' overall capital expenditure last November and can be spent over the next two years. The credits can be used to... [03 Nov 2005]
Computers helping girls to beat boys at school
News Using computers at home helps kids do better at school, according to a new report from the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) - although it's the fairer sex that is making the best use of computers for education. [30 Aug 2005]
'Inefficient' £180m school IT spend faces overhaul
News These recommendations have been accepted by ministers, and Becta will now work with the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) on a plan of action. School MIS systems have a critical role to play in realising the... [19 Aug 2005]
Meet the politicians in charge of government IT
Comment Prior to that, her first ministerial appointment was in June 2001 as parliamentary under secretary of state for school standards at the DfES. From July 2002, she was parliamentary under secretary of state for Sure Start,... [13 May 2005]
CIO Jury: IBM's PC exit is a good thing
News Colin Moore, head of information services, Department for Education and Skills (DfES) UK businesses claim IBM's exit from the PC market with the sale of its PC division to Lenovo this week will not have any impact on... [09 Dec 2004]
Education reform aims to boost UK's ICT skills
News Businesses are to be consulted on the proposals by a working group of the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) for educational reform for those aged between 14 and 19. Core ICT training is at the heart of... [19 Mar 2004]
IT firms asked for schools e-learning aid
News The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) believes the support of the industry is vital in making the government's e-learning crusade a success. A statement from the DfES said: "Getting ICT... [08 Jul 2003]
Telewest in £2.5m Bradford schools deal
News The 200 schools had been using 64K, 128K or 2Mbps Frame Relay circuits but these were deemed too slow to meet the Department of Education and Skills (DfES) requirements. Schools in the Bradford area are to get high-speed... [12 May 2003]
Parents - do your online duty
News The site is now in its third year, and is part of a Department for Education and Skills (DfES) programme to help parents and their children make the most of the educational benefits of the internet. It features a range... [30 Sep 2002]
IT teachers: Under-funded and under-skilled?
News The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) revealed yesterday that the average secondary school spent £76,000 on IT in the past year, and boasts a pupil to computer ratio of 6:1. Despite DfES figures... [30 Aug 2002]
