Becta leads the national drive to improve learning through technology. We do this by working with industry to ensure we have the right technology for education in place. We also support the education sector to make the best use of technology so that every learner in the UK is able to benefit from its advantages and achieve the best they can.
Becta leads the co-ordination, development and delivery of the government’s strategy to harness the power of technology to help improve education, skills and children’s services.
There is increasingly strong evidence to show that, used effectively, technology can help to narrow the gap between the highest and lowest achievers; can help more people to continue successfully in learning; and can motivate and support those who are disaffected and disengaged.
We know that only around 20 per cent of schools and colleges are getting the full benefits of technology. The challenge for Becta, and the whole system, is to increase that number to 80 per cent by 2011.
