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FundingHarnessing Technology GrantFuture funding of digital resources The Harnessing Technology Grant is the main source of funding for ICT in schools. Funding is allocated to local authorities - details can be found on the Becta site at: Click here to see the funding The Harnessing Technology Grant is capital funding and can be spent on ICT-related products and services which are classified as capital expenditure. Digital curriculum resources can be bought using the Harnessing Technology Grant, but only where the terms and conditions under which these products are supplied mean that they can be regarded as capital purchases (for example, if the assets acquired will have a life longer than the financial year in which they were purchased). Schools wishing to use the Harnessing Technology Grant for digital curriculum content services which involve an annual subscription are advised to contact their local authority finance teams to obtain their expert view on whether this is a permitted use of capital funding or if revenue budgets should be used to pay for such services. Schools are able to use other sources of funding in addition to the Harnessing Technology Grant to pay for technology-related products and services – these include Devolved Formula Capital and the School Development Grant (for revenue expenditure). For further information about funding for ICT in schools, please visit the Becta website at: Click to see more information Finding more out about digital resources: The Becta Schools site contains information, advice and guidance on technology in education The TDA site contains information available on how to search for digital resources The Teacher Resource Exchange is a moderated database of resources and activities created by teachers Inclusion has a catalogue of resources to support individual learning needs QCA has guidance on planning, teaching and assessing the curriculum for pupils with learning difficulties The Standards site has information, guidance and links to resources for the Primary and Secondary National Strategies NAACE publishes a free newsletter focusing on ICT in education, as well as journals available on subscription NAACE Primary has articles on using ICT in the curriculum as well as product reviews |
