News & Events

23/07/2010 Futurelab - Playful Learning Debate - London, 14th September Research suggests that UK learners are some of the unhappiest in Europe and performance suggests that they may be some of the least engaged too. New consumer and community learning technologies hold the potential to bring back playfulness and engagement. More...		23/07/2010 The ICT for Education Conference - Brighton, 17th September 2010 With technology such a key force behind the transformation of our educational landscape, are we at the stage where it is technology that is driving both the learning and behaviour agendas in schools? The ICT for Education Conference Programme will address the issues of how education needs to provide a structure in which ICT can provide an effective educational environment for children. We look at how successful schools use ICT within an educational framework and with clear objectives, managing technology rather than being managed by technology. More...
15/07/2010 Broadband in Schools The coalition government’s political direction towards local decision-making and more freedom for schools, together with the economic realities of reducing budgets, is causing us to re-examine the value of all services. The recent announcement of a reduction of 50% in the Harnessing Technology grant available this financial year puts ICT in schools at the forefront of this consideration.... More...		05/07/2010 What do young people think about the internet? Can you help in research into what young people really think about the internet and their view on digital technology? We (the National Education Network and Lancaster University) want to know is, "How do young people and schools use the internet?" "Have they had any bad experiences?" "Do they understand about filtering and e Safety?" "And how do their views of digital technology relate to the views of their teachers?" More...