Contacts
If you have any immediate issues, concerns or questions about Grant 121a, please contact: Patsy Woodward ICT Projects Manager Tel: 01438 844813 Email: patsy.woodward @hertscc.gov.uk Carole Bennett Tel: 01438 843353 Email: carole.bennett @hertscc.gov.uk) or Chris Seviour Tel: 01438 844809 Email: chris.seviour @hertscc.gov.uk
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Additional Funding for ICT - Standards Grant 121a

During the Autumn Term 2006, Hertfordshire LA were informed of an additional in-year Standards Fund Grant for ICT. This Grant is intended to develop and improve strategic technologies and move institutions to a position where ICT is treated as a utility through strategic, aggregated purchase.

Update 7 January 2007

The closing date for the return of your option form for Grant 121a has now passed.  Details on how to place your order are given below. Your allowance will automatically be deducted from your order.

Interactive Whiteboard (IWB’s) and Data Projectors
Enterprise MPC has been awarded the contract to supply IWB’s and data projectors.  A letter and order pack has been sent to all schools that have chosen this option.

Enterprise Letter

• Word 2003, 369kb/1 page, 13/02/2007, herts_school_letter.doc

Order forms

• Word 2003, 389kb/1 page, 13/02/2007, Promethean_IWB_offer_grant121A.doc
• Word 2003, 389kb/1 page, 13/02/2007, RM_IWB_offer_grant_121A.doc
• Word 2003, 389kb/1 page, 13/02/2007, Smart_IWB_offer_grant_121A.doc

If you have any queries please contact Sohail Razaq on Tel: 0208 236 1018 or by email: sohail.razaq@enterprise-mpc.com

Virtual Learning Environments (VLE)

In January a letter was sent to schools who indicated they wished to use their allowance towards the purchase of a VLE.

VLE letter

• Word 2003, 39kb/1 page, 13/02/2007, vle_letter.doc

We have arranged two sessions, at Hertfordshire Development Centre, to provide schools with further detailed information.  All three suppliers (RM (Kaleidos); Digitalbrain; Netmedia) will be present.

Dates:     6th February 2007          9 March 2007
Times:     4pm – 6pm                    2pm – 4pm
Room:     B141                            B141

If you are unable to attend either of these sessions, please contact Patsy Woodward:
Tel: 01438 844813 or by email: patsy.woodward@hertscc.gov.uk

We are happy to send you an information pack or put directly in contact with the suppliers.

Laptops

The laptop suppliers under Grant 121a are Dell and RM.  A letter was sent to all schools who indicated this option on their reply form.

Laptop letter

• Word 2003, 369kb/1 page, 13/02/2007, laptop_letter.doc

Details of the models available, how to place your order and the special order form itself are available at:

• Laptops for Teachers

Hertfordshire Business Services (HBS) are aggregating the orders for all schools and the closing date for placing the order will be Wednesday 28th February 2007. 

It will not be possible to accept orders after this date.

Update 7 December 2006

Last month we informed schools of the new additional in-year Standards Fund Grant for ICT, 121a.  This Grant is intended to develop and improve strategic technologies and move institutions to a position where ICT is treated as a utility through strategic, aggregated purchase. 

Whilst this additional funding has been welcomed by schools, we have become aware that for a number of schools, the initial two identified areas of spending may not meet their current needs.  Whilst we are required to make centralised purchases which comply with the guidance for this grant, we do wish to support schools in maximising the potential of this funding for the strategic development of ICT.  Following consultation with the ICT in Schools Partnership Working Group, it has been agreed that the eligible areas for this funding will be expanded to include laptops and data projectors, as these form part of a whole class teaching solution.  This means that the areas of focus for this grant are now:

• Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) and data projectors
• Laptops ( a choice of two providers)
• Virtual Learning Environments (VLE)

If your school has already selected an area of development in accordance with the previous options and you are happy with that choice, you need do nothing.  However, if you wish to change your choice we ask that you complete a new selection form which will be mailed to schools this week and is also available below. In the light of the above amendments to the previous arrangements, which we hope are positive for schools, the deadline for the return of selection forms has now been extended to 3rd January 2007.

Grant 121a – Strategic ICT Technologies - Revised Choices

• Word 2003, 32kb/1 pages, 7/12/2006, revised letter about grant121.doc
• Word 2003, 30kb/1 pages, 7/12/2006, reply slip revised.doc

First Communication

Grant 121a – Strategic ICT Technologies

• Word 2003, 44kb/2 pages, 13/11/2006, initial letter to schools.doc
• Word 2003, 30kb/1 pages, 13/11/2006, reply slip1.doc

For more information see Bulletin:

• Bulletin No 307 13 Nov 06

If you have any immediate issues, concerns or questions about Grant 121a, please contact Carole Bennett on 01438 843353
(email carole.bennett@hertscc.gov.uk) or Chris Seviour on 01438 844809 (email chris.seviour@hertscc.gov.uk)