The Treasury's decision to close the education ICT agency Becta by November, cutting £80m from this financial year's government budget, has dismayed its 240 staff – and some teachers who found its ...

The news this week that Becta, the government's adviser on the use of IT in schools, has decided to drag Microsoft in front of the Office of Fair Trading, seems like good news for those who claim the ...

Becta, the government body in charge of IT in education, has welcomed a pilot Microsoft licensing programme for schools and has said it is "pleased" about the company's progress on making its products ...

The parents' evening at our local secondary was going well until we came to the art department. I pointed out that our 12-year-old greatly enjoys making videos — cutting together films taken with a ...

The move is part of the U.K. government's larger plan to cut 6.2 billion pounds for fiscal 2010-11. In a move that has sent shock waves throughout the education technology world, the British ...

It's the end of the road for Becta, the Coventry-based government agency that promotes technology in schools. It ceased to exist at the stroke of midnight. Not that there was really anybody left on ...

I am writing this late at night not too far in the future; Google is refusing to send my e-mails until I answer some dumb maths questions and my Sat Nav is so critical of my driving that I dare not ...

Becta, responsible for improving the use of IT in schools, will be closed down Becta, the government body in charge of ICT in schools, will see its research, procurement and interoperability work ...

The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) appears to be heading toward a reconciliation with Microsoft. The agency, with its outspoken stance on interoperability in ...

However, last month a new political administration came into power in the U.K., putting in motion the Treasury’s decision to close BECTA by November 2010. The move is part of the new government’s plan ...

It's the end of the road for Becta, the Coventry-based government agency that promotes technology in schools. It ceased to exist at the stroke of midnight. Not that there was really anybody left on ...