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RSS bectaShadow Surfing - Preventing Proxy Abuse in Schools
White Paper SmoothWall filtering solutions are also Becta-accredited, which proves that they meet the UK Government's rigorous standards for filtering products used in education. Proxy abuse is an increasingly pervasive problem in... [13 Nov 2009]
Microsoft wants to be teacher's pet with new software deal
News A spokeswoman for government education tech body Becta told silicon.com that SESP will mean a more equitable deal for schools. Becta chief executive, Stephen Crowne, welcomed the pilot saying it will... [08 Jul 2009]
Free PCs and broadband for 20,000 kids
News The initiative is being run by the government education tech agency Becta as part of the Next Generation Learning initiative. Becta chief executive, Stephen Crowne, added "effective use of technology"... [22 Oct 2008]
Schools get new route to cheaper software shopping
News OGCbuying.solutions, the government's procurement arm, and Becta, its technology strategy agency, have agreed a new deal for schools and other educational institutions' software shopping. The... [13 Oct 2008]
Becta backs open source in schools
News The open-source service provider, Sirius, said on Monday it had gained accreditation after successfully tendering to be included in Becta's 'Software Licensing Framework'. Sirius's accreditation to the... [25 Sep 2008]
Microsoft interoperability makes "substantial progress" in schools
News Becta, the government body in charge of IT in education, has welcomed a pilot Microsoft licensing programme for schools and has said it is "pleased" about the company's progress on making its products more interoperable. [17 Sep 2008]
Home broadband gives kids better GCSE results
News Becta, the organisation that advises the government on educational IT, says six years of its research have established a strong link between educational attainment and access to technology - especially when it comes to... [28 Aug 2008]
Microsoft: Why we chose ODF support over OOXML
News He pointed to Becta, the UK government's advisor on IT in education, this year advising schools not to implement Vista due to interoperability issues. Becta officially recommended that UK education... [23 May 2008]
IT education organisation takes Microsoft grumbles to EC
News Becta, the organisation that advises the UK government on educational IT, has escalated its complaint over the interoperability of Microsoft's products to the European Commission. The announcement has already drawn... [14 May 2008]
Microsoft pours $235.5m into school tech
News The programme works through organisations such as the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) and government education tech agency Becta. Microsoft will invest $235.5m over the next five years in a programme... [23 Jan 2008]
Schools failing to harness tech potential
News But of the parents surveyed by the government's education technology agency Becta, 95 per cent said they feel technology is key to the education of their children. Becta CEO Stephen Crowne said the... [16 Jan 2008]
Don't put Vista in schools, says education agency
News The government remains committed to technological agnosticism, despite concerns from the educational agency Becta over Microsoft technology. Becta, the organisation that implements government educational... [10 Jan 2008]
£30m funding for "universal" broadband
News In addition, Knight announced a £600,000 pilot - to be run by the government education tech agency Becta and a number of industry players - to lower the cost of IT hardware and connectivity for deprived groups. [09 Jan 2008]
Becta hauls Microsoft off to OFT
News Becta, the UK government's adviser on IT in schools, has taken Microsoft to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over anti-competitive practices - but open source campaigners say Becta is still effectively... [22 Oct 2007]
UK 'a closed shop for open source'
News He has led a parliamentary campaign to try to force Becta, the government's schools IT agency, to recommend open source. The UK's failure to make use of open source is a "scandal", according to open source experts... [13 Sep 2007]
