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Don't put Vista in schools, says education agency
News Brian Hardie, Becta's director of marketing and communications, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk: "For those institutions upgrading ICT systems, we do not recommend implementing... [10 Jan 2008]
Schools get lessons on biometric tech
News The advice from the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) is aimed at those involved in introducing biometric tech into schools - such as head... [25 Jul 2007]
Microsoft Office 'not the only way for schools'
News Corel WordPerfect Office, EasyOfficek, Lotus SmartSuite, Open Office, Star Office and Sun's One SE all offer the functionality that schoolchildren and teachers need, said Becta, the... [16 Jan 2007]
Microsoft schools software 'lock-ins' under fire
News Microsoft's software licensing scheme for schools and colleges has several "shortfalls", according to a new report by the British Educational Communications and... [10 Jan 2007]
Education IT chief quits
News The change comes ahead of a new three-year strategy to put IT at the core of learning and teaching that will see the DfES work more closely with schools and colleges and partners such as... [17 Aug 2006]
Taking gadgets to school increases bullying risk
News Ruth Hammond, e-safety project manager at Becta, said in a statement: "Information and communications technologies have a fundamental role to play in achieving the changes which will be... [03 Feb 2006]
Microsoft licences 'not value for money', say schools
News The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) is currently reviewing whether Microsoft licensing agreements represent value for money for schools.... [16 Jan 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... [10 Jan 2006]
'Inefficient' £180m school IT spend faces overhaul
News The government's educational communications and technology agency Becta has recommended an overhaul of the current procurement system in an attempt to make better use of... [19 Aug 2005]
Leader: Open source news not as good as it sounds
Leader It all started with word that a forthcoming report from the British Educational Communications and Technology Association (BECTA) will claim primary schools can halve IT... [11 May 2005]
Opinion: Local government don't get open source
Comment This week our re-shuffled government will have to ponder news from the British Educational Communications and Technology Association (BECTA) that UK primary schools... [11 May 2005]
Gates heads back to school in open source spat
News The UK government's ICT agency, the British Educational Communications and Technology Association (BECTA), is poised to publish a study that found primary schools could... [10 May 2005]
Open source could slash school IT bills, says government
News The research, carried out by the British Educational Communications and Technology Association (BECTA), concluded that primary schools could cut computer costs by nearly... [09 May 2005]
Government to dish up open source in schools
News The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) is expected to encourage the use of open source software in schools in a report to be published next... [28 Apr 2005]
E-learning gets new champion
News Overton will work to create a plan designed to drive adoption and awareness of e-learning in the country, to be designed in partnership with public sector bodies the Department for Education and Skills,... [16 Dec 2004]
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