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Ian - all:
A couple of points arising from your question - yes of course the
Accessibility angle should be raised as part of the procurement work.
You might want to check if this is being done via Besas SEN interest
group - and if not why not. Is anyone on this list on that group and
can comment?
Laura Cryer from SEMERC is I think vice chair.
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re The Becta work which Ruth referred to:
We are currently engaging in a public consultation on reasonable
adjustments in software and accessibility and would urge aneryone on
this group to participate and to share the invitation to do so as widely
as possible. Details below but in short we are mandited by the
secretary of state to offer guidance in this arena which is a chance we
(collectively) can not afford to miss.
=20
Becta has launched a consultation process which seeks your views of
guidelines on the 'reasonable adjustment' to be expected in future
educational software and electronic materials for pupils with special
educational needs and/or disabilities as an important milestone in the
progress toward an inclusive and accessible curriculum.
We invite your comments and contributions regarding the criteria for
'reasonable adjustment'
Our proposed guidelines on what is required for 'reasonable adjustment'
are available from the Becta community pages:
http://communities.becta.org.uk/digitalresources/reasonableadjustment
<http://communities.becta.org.uk/digitalresources/reasonableadjustment>=20
The consultation period will be open from 22 November to 12 December.
Following this consultation the guidelines will be revised and made
available on the Becta community pages in February=20
Adrian Higginbotham
Project manager, Standards
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994.
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@...
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ=20
=20
________________________________
From: IT-include@yahoogroups.com [mailto:IT-include@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Ian Litterick
Sent: 10 November 2006 19:04
To: it-include@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [IT-include] FW: The changing UK marketplace for educational
resources - your part in what BESA is doing
Ruth et al
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BESA is looking at educational procurement with/for its members. It
occurs to me that the accessibility agenda should be represented. I
wondered if any other members of the list were BESA members or had
relevant ideas or papers.
=20
Ian Litterick
Executive Chairman
www.iansyst.co.uk <http://www.iansyst.co.uk/>=20
www.dyslexic.com <http://www.dyslexic.com/>=20
=20
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________________________________
From: Andrew Everest [mailto:andrew@...]=20
Sent: 10 November 2006 16:35
To: Ian Litterick
Subject: The changing UK marketplace for educational resources - your
part in what BESA is doing=20
Dear Ian
At the AGM on Wednesday I went into detail about some of the issues we
see affecting our marketplace in the next few years, which is the focus
of BESA's new business plan.
At one level it is the advent of e-procurement - and trying to ensure
that this is an opportunity to drive down the cost of sales rather than
a recipe for losing the direct links between members and customers.
At another level it is the Government's desire for value for public
money - and trying to ensure that this is in positive partnership with
the membership, recognising what a great asset our industry is to UK
education, rather than a 'squeeze industry' agenda.
It is equally about challenging Government on issues such as state aid -
most notably so far in relation to BBC Jam, but now rearing its head
afresh with the proposal for Government to publish its own materials for
phonics.
There is also the framework contract concept, beloved by Becta in
particular.
In discussion with members it is clear that there is an even wider range
of concerns and opportunities. The Executive Council, with the clear
support of the AGM, wants BESA to develop consensus approaches on the
full variety of these procurement issues and then to lobby fiercely to
ensure a fair and positive deal for members in all areas.
We have therefore defined a process which this email starts and I have a
series of requests and information points:
1. For the foreseeable future we will have one of more email groups
and/or chat rooms for members about the full range of procurement
issues. So that we are talking to the right person or persons within
your company, **please reply to this email with the name(s) and email
address(es) of those who you would like to have input and be kept
informed**. Although we will still cover these issues in Insight, the
list formed from replies will be those who we will consult and inform on
a regular basis.
2. I have raised issues above in a general sense. There will be others
and for individual companies there will be a variety of specific
concerns and ideas. We need to capture all of these so that we can
understand the full range of what needs to be addressed. **Please will
you or your nominated contacts email back by next Friday, 17 November**
with thoughts, comments, papers, proposals or whatever you have that
will best explain your interests and concerns.
3. We will hold a **general meeting on Thursday 23 November**; currently
we are planning to run from 11am to 3pm. If the numbers wishing to
attend are below 26 it will be at the BESA offices. Otherwise it will be
at another London venue. If you are interested in your company being
represented please reply with the name of the person you wish to send.
**We will guarantee a place for any name emailed to us by next Wednesday
15th November** (when we will make our venue decision). We will send
out final details for attendance no later than Tuesday 21 November.
Please look out for them.
4. At or shortly after the meeting we will set up a task force which
will meet as necessary to steer a work plan which will be developed from
your responses to bullet 2 above and the meeting.
You will appreciate that this is a major initiative and is critical to
how the market will function in the future. Your early response would be
greatly appreciated.
Dominic
Dominic J S Savage OBE
Director General
Email: dominic@...
British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA)
20 Beaufort Court
Admirals Way
London
E14 9XL
UK
Tel: +44 (0) 207 537 4997
Fax: +44 (0) 207 537 4846
Web: www.besa.org.uk
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all:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN class=3D677584812-29=
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couple of points arising from your question - yes of course the Accessibili=
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angle should be raised as part of the procurement work. You might wan=
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check if this is being done via Besas SEN interest group - and if not why=20
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comment?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN class=3D677584812-29=
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Cryer from SEMERC is I think vice chair.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN class=3D677584812-29=
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Becta work which Ruth referred to:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN class=3D677584812-29=
112006>We are=20
currently engaging in a public consultation on reasonable adjustments in=20
software and accessibility and would urge aneryone on this group to partici=
pate=20
and to share the invitation to do so as widely as possible. Details b=
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but in short we are mandited by the secretary of state to offer guidance in=
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miss.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN class=3D677584812-29=
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<P>Becta has launched a consultation process which seeks your views of=20
guidelines on the 'reasonable adjustment' to be expected in future educatio=
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software and electronic materials for pupils with special educational needs=
=20
and/or disabilities as an important milestone in the progress toward an=20
inclusive and accessible curriculum.</P>
<P>We invite your comments and contributions regarding the criteria for=20
'reasonable adjustment'</P>
<P>Our proposed guidelines on what is required for 'reasonable adjustment'<=
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<P>are available from the Becta community pages:</P>
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<P>The consultation period will be open from 22 November to 12 December.</P=
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[mailto:IT-include@yahoogroups.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ian=20
Litterick<BR><B>Sent:</B> 10 November 2006 19:04<BR><B>To:</B>=20
it-include@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [IT-include] FW: The changing=
UK=20
marketplace for educational resources - your part in what BESA is=20
doing<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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AN=20
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members. It occurs to me that the accessibility agenda should be represente=
d. I=20
wondered if any other members of the list were BESA members or had relevant=
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ideas or papers.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ian Litterick</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Executive Chairman</FONT></DI=
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<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://www.dyslexic.com/">www.dyslexic.<WBR>com</A></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> Andrew Everest=20
[mailto:andrew@<WBR>besa.org.<WBR>uk] <BR><B>Sent:</B> 10 November 2006=20
16:35<BR><B>To:</B> Ian Litterick<BR><B>Subject:</B> The changing UK market=
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for educational resources - your part in what BESA is doing=20
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<P><FONT size=3D2>Dear Ian<BR><BR>At the AGM on Wednesday I went into detai=
l about=20
some of the issues we see affecting our marketplace in the next few years, =
which=20
is the focus of BESA’s new business plan.<BR><BR>At one level it is t=
he advent=20
of e-procurement - and trying to ensure that this is an opportunity to driv=
e=20
down the cost of sales rather than a recipe for losing the direct links bet=
ween=20
members and customers.<BR><BR>At another level it is the Government’s=
desire for=20
value for public money - and trying to ensure that this is in positive=20
partnership with the membership, recognising what a great asset our industr=
y is=20
to UK education, rather than a ‘squeeze industry’ agenda.<BR><B=
R>It is equally=20
about challenging Government on issues such as state aid - most notab=
ly so=20
far in relation to BBC Jam, but now rearing its head afresh with the propos=
al=20
for Government to publish its own materials for phonics.<BR><BR>There is al=
so=20
the framework contract concept, beloved by Becta in particular.<BR><BR>In=20
discussion with members it is clear that there is an even wider range of=20
concerns and opportunities. The Executive Council, with the clear support o=
f the=20
AGM, wants BESA to develop consensus approaches on the full variety of thes=
e=20
procurement issues and then to lobby fiercely to ensure a fair and positive=
deal=20
for members in all areas.<BR><BR>We have therefore defined a process which =
this=20
email starts and I have a series of requests and information points:<BR><BR=
>1.=20
For the foreseeable future we will have one of more email groups and/or cha=
t=20
rooms for members about the full range of procurement issues. So that we ar=
e=20
talking to the right person or persons within your company, **please reply =
to=20
this email with the name(s) and email address(es) of those who you would li=
ke to=20
have input and be kept informed**. Although we will still cover these issue=
s in=20
Insight, the list formed from replies will be those who we will consult and=
=20
inform on a regular basis.<BR><BR>2. I have raised issues above in a genera=
l=20
sense. There will be others and for individual companies there will be a va=
riety=20
of specific concerns and ideas. We need to capture all of these so that we =
can=20
understand the full range of what needs to be addressed. **Please will you =
or=20
your nominated contacts email back by next Friday, 17 November** with thoug=
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comments, papers, proposals or whatever you have that will best explain you=
r=20
interests and concerns.<BR><BR>3. We will hold a **general meeting on Thurs=
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23 November**; currently we are planning to run from 11am to 3pm. If the nu=
mbers=20
wishing to attend are below 26 it will be at the BESA offices. Otherwise it=
will=20
be at another London venue. If you are interested in your company being=20
represented please reply with the name of the person you wish to send. **We=
will=20
guarantee a place for any name emailed to us by next Wednesday 15th Novembe=
r**=20
(when we will make our venue decision). We will send out final detail=
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them.<BR><BR>4. At or shortly after the meeting we will set up a task force=
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which will meet as necessary to steer a work plan which will be developed f=
rom=20
your responses to bullet 2 above and the meeting.<BR><BR>You will appreciat=
e=20
that this is a major initiative and is critical to how the market will func=
tion=20
in the future. Your early response would be greatly=20
appreciated.<BR><BR>Dominic<BR><BR><BR>Dominic J S Savage OBE<BR><BR>Direct=
or=20
General<BR><BR>Email: dominic@besa.<WBR>org.uk<BR><BR>British Educational=20
Suppliers Association (BESA)<BR><BR>20 Beaufort Court<BR><BR>Admirals=20
Way<BR><BR>London<BR><BR>E14 9XL<BR><BR>UK<BR><BR>Tel: +44 (0) 207 537=20
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