Leadership and Management
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Resources and Procurement
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Funding for ICT |
Hardware |
Purchasing Through
South Gloucestershire Schools ICT |
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Purchasing Laptops |
Software |
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Funding for ICT
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| Teachernet provides an overview
relating to funding for ICT. http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/ictis/funding/
The site identifies the grants that include provision for ICT.
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Guidance has been sent to all South
Gloucestershire schools on this issue including a copy of the
DfES publication Learning, Teaching and Managing with ICT:
Funding Guidance for Schools and Local Authorities 2006 - 2007
which can be downloaded.
http://publications.teachernet.gov.uk/
default.aspx?PageFunction=productdetails&PageMode
=publications&ProductId=DFES-0193-2006&
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Becta also provide information on funding. This includes
possible access to a range of funding sources.
http://schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?section
=lp&catcode=_le_fu_02&PHPSESSID=
112ab747139929169bcc122ed800acae
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Hardware
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| Becta have set up a number of
framework contracts to support schools with purchasing. The
Becta web site also provides advice and links to support
schools with procurement. This includes information on getting
best value for money and sustainability.
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| http://schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=pr
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Also click here
to visit our page on Visualisers
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Purchasing Through South Gloucestershire Schools ICT
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South Gloucestershire Education IT
also provide support with purchasing resources. Schools
involving the Schools ICT team in purchasing can expect that:
- Recommended hardware/software will represent best value
for money
- Hardware/software will conform to at least the current
minimum specification if not greater
- Purchases will integrate with all known existing ICT
systems
- Schools will be advised of any likely installation and
configuration requirements including technician time
required
- Warranty issues will be dealt with by Schools ICT
- Purchased equipment will automatically be covered for
schools subscribing to the gold and silver hardware repair
scheme once the warranty runs out
- Schools can request that new software be tested by
Schools ICT prior to installation at school to minimise
the effects of any possible malfunctions.
For further information contact Chris Stedman on 01454
863366
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Purchasing Laptops
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E-education head teacher group another deal has been negotiated for laptops with Ergo. The Curriculum
and Schools IT team have liaised over ensuring the
specification for these laptops will meet the needs of
schools. The laptops can again be ordered directly through a
web site and will be delivered directly to the school. The
school will then be invoiced. The web site for ordering can be
accessed at
http://www.ergo.co.uk/schools/south_gloucestershire/main.html.
In order to simplify the ordering process this year there is
one user name and password for all schools rather than a
separate one for each school.
User name - southglos
Password is ergolft.
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Schools wishing to order laptops to run on
their school network (rather than just connection to the
Internet) should order their laptops directly through the
Schools IT department in order that they can be correctly
configured. To do this contact Chris Stedman by telephone on
01454 863396 or by e-mailing Christopher.stedman@southglos.gov.uk.
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| School Action: Refer to your audit
and School Improvement / ICT Plan to identify the number of
laptops required. Order through the web site. SEF reference:
Improving Quality of Provision.
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Software
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| Curriculum online enables schools
to search for software to support the curriculum. http://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/Default.htm
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Schools requiring recommendations
about software are advised to look at the TEEM (Teachers
Evaluating Educational Multimedia). This site includes reviews
by teachers of software and case studies of their use to
support the curriculum.
http://www.teem.org.uk/
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Becta have a software licensing
catalogue which includes a framework agreement for
non-curriculum software such as operating systems and graphics
and publishing software.
http://procurementtools.becta.org.uk/
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| Purchasing software through the
Teaching and Learning Advisory Team can save you money. Check
with the team prior to ordering software as there may be a
money saving deal already in place or it may be possible to
negotiate one. Contact Sue Morgan on (01454) 868652.
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South West Grid for Learning have
also worked with a number of suppliers to negotiate discounts
and information is available on this.
http://www.swgfl.org.uk/services/software_discounts/
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