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| | PRINT | | An Ambitious Goal |
London, January 2005 – The world of education is continually changing, so educationalists have to keep abreast of all the latest products and services available to enhance teaching and learning. In Great Britain the topic "Teaching and Learning with new media" is well represented throughout the year by a number of big events. The UK's leading educational resource events - BETT, SETT, the national Education Show, Special Needs London and Education Show London - as well as the Education Marketplace magazine give teachers the opportunity to research and experience what is on the market first hand and exhibitors the chance to meet professionals from all levels and areas of the education market.
This year’s BETT was one of the biggest exhibitions for suppliers with 550 participants and about 100 workshops. The event was free of charge for the visitors. Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Education & Skills, opened the exhibition. Traditionally the BETT exhibition addresses mainly the English school sector, and quite naturally Ms. Kelly’s inaugural address underlined the country’s goal to use the new media in schools in a standardized and methodically proved way that covers all subject areas.
"Our job is to make sure that we support every school and every child to have such opportunities - and for all schools to achieve the sort of standards that Shireland Language College has achieved. With the effective use of ICT as a key element in its school improvement strategy, the college has more than doubled the number of children getting good GCSEs, from 28% in 1998 to 57% last year.
So, how can we help all schools to use ICT effectively and achieve fairness and equality of opportunity? I want to develop a route-map which enables schools to identify where they are, and shows the practical steps they can take. I have asked Becta to work on this - 'models of maturity' in the jargon. We also need to recognise those schools that are already there.
So how can we accelerate the progress across schools and all sectors of education? I now wish to turn to what I think are the priorities for the forthcoming year: transforming teaching and learning; building an open and accessible system; and achieving efficiency and effectiveness."
Further big events covering the topic "Learning with new media" in Great Britain are:
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