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Home Access ProgrammeSupporting disadvantaged and vulnerable learners Terry WallerInclusion Manager, Becta
Home Access - overview
• The journey so far – why and how
• Home Access Programme – pilots informing national
• Targeted groups approach:
– who will benefit
– guidance ‘highlights’
– sharing practice
• Contacts
Becta Vision
A world where technology and innovation enable learners to achieve their potential
Next Generation Learning
What we want parents to know:
Inspired learning resulting in better achievement
Background
In June 2006, the Department for Education and Skills
(DfES) asked industry for proposals on how to achieve
home access for all school age learners.
In January 2007 Jim Knight announced Home Access
Taskforce to advise on ways in which home access to
technology could be delivered
Taskforce commissioned
- Research, modelling and impact analysis
- Public consultation
- HA proof of concept trials in 37 schools with 3
suppliers
Final report was issued and pilots are taking place in
two local authorities (Oldham and Suffolk) before
National Rollout
“To ensure that all pupils aged 5 to 19 in state maintained education in England have the opportunity to have access to computers and internet connectivity for education...at home”
Jim Knight Minister of State for Schools and Learners
Home Access - the vision
• System wide and education led• Learner and parent focused • Minimising the burden to schools and LAs• Sustainable and long term • More joined up across departments and initiatives• Funding targeting the disadvantaged
Home Access Taskforce principles
The evidence
The challenge - narrowing the gap
• Three quarters of a million households with children lack an ICT device and even more homes lack high quality connectivity
• Lower income households are most likely to lack home access reducing opportunities to support parental engagement and compounds social exclusion
• Schools find it to difficult to build on existing ownership and access
• Evidence demonstrates that penetration is slowing
• The digital divide is not reducing fast enough.
Audiences and benefits
Disadvantaged
Part/whole funding or more
relevant offer
Specific support for
particular needs
Removal of barriers to access
Without access
Economic benefits
Flexible access to
online services
Improved links and
communication
Benefits for all
Improved educational services e.g. real time
reporting, ‘anytime, anywhere’ learning
Increased educational attainment
Improved parental engagement
Access to guidance and support
Confidence in suitable and safe home access
equipment
Better signposting to services
Can afford HA but yet to be convinced
Have home access
Cannot afford Home Access
Five key strands in the programme
• The Next Generation Learning campaign to:– encourage parents/carers to engage with their children’s learning– stimulate interest from all families to obtain home access to technology if
they do not yet have it – illustrate how all can derive real benefits from home access for learning
more effectively, accessing public services & making savings
• An approved supplier scheme with functional specification• Services to ensure eligible low income families can apply and receive
support effectively and efficiently• Support for learners and their parents• Support for schools and local authorities
All aligned to other activities – joining up government
www.nextgenerationlearning.org.uk
Pilot approach
Oldham and Suffolk – pilot approach
Note: the slides in this section apply to the process in the pilot LAs only and will inform the National Rollout of Home Access.
Timeline
12 January: approved suppliers for the pilot announced
2 February: ‘soft launch’ of the pilot in Oldham and Suffolk –
application processing began
27 February: full pilot GO-LIVE and approved suppliers begin to
operate
2 March: independent evaluation of the pilot commences
Late autumn 2009: National Rollout of Home Access across
England
The offer
All supported by Home Access working in partnership with Local
Authorities, schools and colleges, key stakeholders and the third sector to
deliver the educational benefits
Home Access Grants for low income families to cover
the cost of:
- a computer
- service and support
- 1 years internet accessApproved suppliers who provide these
Next Generation Learning @ Home packages which
are designed to support learning
Packages for all
All the Next Generation Learning @ Home packages have:
- a computer that’s been pre-set up so its quicker and easier for families
to get started
- 3 years technical service and support
- enhanced warranty and re-instatement service
- installed office productivity suite
- pre-set parental controls
- firewall and an Anti Virus package with a 3 year licence
- the award-winning e-safety guide, Know IT All, preloaded onto every
machine
Customer Journey
Targeted Groups – building on existing expertise
• Support the home access needs of groups who might otherwise be at risk of being overlooked in a ‘parent’ focused programme.
• Learners for whom local authorities have direct or additional responsibility
• All LAs had the opportunity to receive Standards Funds through an expressions of interest process
• Opportunity to develop/refine guidance and support materials for parents/carers, learners, schools and LAs and gain insight to inform national programme.
Targeted Groups
• Maximum flexibility to reflect local priorities
• Input to Home Access national rollout
• Additional opportunity for National Challenge Schools
• Procurement support available if required*
–Mini-competition to secure value for money
–Capitalise connectivity costs
• Potential further funding in subsequent years
* Note the procurement approach builds on that used for Computers for
Pupils and not the accreditation/approved supplier route
Targeted Groups (2008-9)
Scale and scope of the Targeted Groups
110 local authorities responded with expressions of interest£17.8 million allocated20,850 learners targeted
Looked After Children 11400
Alternative Provision 4000
National Challenge 1850
Young carers 900
GRT and very mobile 850
Young Offenders 650
Minority Ethnic/EAL 550
Disabled 350
Special projects 300
Some examples of the targeted groups that will be supported
•Looked after children - virtual schools
•Young carers – support centre
•Children of abused women – access at ‘home’
•Complex needs – meaningful access
Supporting targeted learners and also informing the national programme
• Procurement
• Monitoring
• Networking and support
–Online community
–Guidance and case study development
• Research
QUESTIONS?
Further details
DCSF press notices - Sept/Octhttp://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2008_0208
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2008_0234
Taskforce reporthttp://about.becta.org.uk/content_files/corporate/resources/news/2008/september/Becta_Home_Access_Report.pdf
Becta home access site http://www.becta.org.uk/homeaccess
Next Generation Learning http://www.nextgenerationlearning.co.uk/
Contacts: (Policy) Terry Waller, Phil Boyle, (Mini-competition, Monitoring) Doug Woods(Procurement/Suppliers) Samm Parker, Regional Delivery Team local contact
(engage@becta.org.uk)
Terry Waller [terry.waller@becta.org.uk, Becta switchboard: 02476 416994]
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