What level of ICT is expected to be delivered by BSF?
The whole process began with BMBC and the schools drawing up a vision for improving secondary education. This vision was informed by an understanding of the ways in which new technologies can improve educational provision. In turn, the wider vision informed the development of an ICT strategy which sets out the steps to be taken to help realise the local authority’s and schools’ aspirations. This in turn was used to develop an Output (ie outcome based) Specification that the BSF bidders addressed in their proposals. The chosen bidder will offer a large range of ICT equipment that each school will choose from. This will be underpinned by a wired and wireless network that will allow access to every teaching area of all the schools. This will have sufficient capacity to allow every child in every lesson to access ICT if required.
