School leaders group praises scheme, but warns that lessons must be learned

[steve]

A post I saw today:

News - Education Executive - Bursars, school managers and senior administrators

[Diello]

"the requirement to have centralised ICT services would be a backward step for several schools which have developed their own effective IT systems. A restrictive, centralised IT contract would reduce the flexibility to meet the needs of students and parents."

...every little bit helps...

[CyberNerd]

I also spotted this Naace article:

Naace: Issues emerging from the recent Naace think tank on the ICT dimension of Building Schools for the Future

[Geoff]

I see the lightblub is slowly coming on then.. :P

[Diello]

The NAACE article is pretty pro-BSF, though does make a good case about the lack of change-management.

"The arguments in favour of a managed service are well understood and increasingly accepted" - Umm... perhaps not by those who understand school ICT needs...