BECTA bids have their advantages...

We have just had our statutory training day where as teachers we have to master the intricacies of the new national curriculum. From ICT it has not changed much but it interesting to note how it has evolved.

The new national curriculum allows for much more cross curricular work- especially in ICT- we have been using a SOW that uses an environmentak ethos for some time. What this new curriculum allows is a great deal more flexibility as prescriptive programmes of study have been dispensed with allowing teachers to tailor courses to the needs of their learners.

We have just completed a bid to BECTA where we have asked for a sum of money to produce a condensed key stage three SOW taht we can then share with other schools- we are hoping to have the schemes available by September- if you would like to be involved contact me at school!