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RSS parents in newsFlexible working still a stigma, say techies
News Currently, only parents with children who are under six or disabled are entitled to request flexible working. However, earlier this year, the government announced plans to extend flexible working rights to all parents with children under the age of... [25 Jun 2008]
Mothercare web sales boom
News During the same period, the retailer launched Gurgle.com, a social networking and information site for parents. Online sales at Mothercare rose by more than 78 per cent over the last financial year, hitting £85.5m. [22 May 2008]
Google Android - winning apps are location-based
News LifeAware helps parents track children. Expect there to be at least one application incorporating location-based services in the upcoming Google Android phone. In accordance with the recent interest around location-based services, a wave of such... [20 May 2008]
IT education organisation takes Microsoft grumbles to EC
News Such barriers can also damage the interests of education and training organisations, learners, teachers and parents. Becta, the organisation that advises the UK government on educational IT, has escalated its complaint over the interoperability of... [14 May 2008]
Call to increase online data protection for teens
News It states teens between the ages of 13 and 18 should ask their parents before using the social network, and that it does not knowingly collect data on children under the age of 13. The group - which includes the American Academy of Pediatrics... [10 Apr 2008]
Social networks to stamp out sex offenders
News The UK Social Networking Guidance published today offers advice to the internet industry and parents to help keep kids safe online. Registered child sex offenders could soon be legally obliged to supply local police with their email address to be... [04 Apr 2008]
Laptops are the new mobile phone, says Carphone Warehouse
News They love mobile phones because they get privacy from their parents through them. "The laptop is the new mobile phone. These are the words of Carphone Warehouse founder and CEO Charles Dunstone. The retailer was addressing the Retail Week... [12 Mar 2008]
'Fundamental' flaws in Child Support Agency IT
News Delays in processing claims meant in 2006 there was still £3.5bn of outstanding maintenance payments to be collected, with only one in three parents receiving any payment. It has emerged the Child Support Agency's (CSA) troubled £1.1bn computer... [04 Mar 2008]
Child Support Agency IT system 10 years late
News Delays in processing claims meant that in 2006 there was still £3.5bn of outstanding maintenance payments to be collected, with only one in three parents receiving any payment.silicon.com Public Sector [22 Feb 2008]
Schools failing to harness tech potential
News Four out of five schools are failing to exploit the full potential of technology to improve learning and better inform parents, according to research. But of the parents surveyed by the government's education technology agency Becta, 95 per cent... [16 Jan 2008]
Police seek full costs of HMRC CD search
News They also include the bank account details of more than seven million parents, guardians and carers. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets [14 Jan 2008]
£30m funding for "universal" broadband
News The pilot - which will also inform parents of the benefits of home computing - will cover 50 schools in Birmingham, Brent (London), Stockton and Worcestershire with involvement from Dell, Intel, PC World and RM. [09 Jan 2008]
Plan to give all school kids broadband access
News The initiative, which is being led by schools minister Jim Knight, also includes parents having access to online updates of their children's performance and behaviour. All of England and Wales' six million school children could have home broadband... [04 Jan 2008]
HMRC data blunder to sink ID cards?
News The CDs contain the names, addresses, dates of birth and National Insurance numbers of the entire HMRC child benefit database, which also includes the bank account details of more than seven million parents, guardians and carers. [22 Nov 2007]
NHS hearing testers to get improved data transfer
News Waddell pointed out to silicon.com if data is compromised, babies have to be recalled for another test, which creates unnecessary anxiety for parents and child. The NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme is to implement a data integration project... [21 Nov 2007]
