Play a greater role in their learning

Research shows that if your child uses technology to support learning at home, they stand a better chance of doing well at school. They also perform better when you are involved in their learning.

Explore this site to:

discover the benefits of Next Generation Learning
understand what it means for your child
find out if your school is making the most of technology.

Get on board

Is your child doing the best they can at school?

As a parent or carer, you are a key partner in your child’s learning. That means there’s lots you can do to ensure your child benefits from technology in your home or at school.

There are many ways Next Generation Learning can support you and your child. Have a look at some of the benefits below to learn more:

Benefits of Next Generation Learning

News

Johnny Ball talks up technology in schools

In an interview with Terry Freedman, Johnny Ball talked about the positive impact technology is having on school performance. He believes that about 20% …

19/11/2008

Home Access arrives in Oldham and Suffolk

Following on from Prime Minister, Gordon Brown's announcement in September around their plans for Home Access, today (Tuesday, 21 October) the Schools Minister, …

21/10/2008

Handheld Learning Conference opens the door to new technologies being used in schools

The Handheld Learning 2008 Conference was held on the 13th–15th October in London. It brought together over 1,000 of the world’s leading experts, practitioners, …

15/10/2008

Prime Minister announces £300 million for Home Access

The Prime Minister has today (Tuesday 23 September) announced top line details of the Home Access project which will see some £300 million spent on providing …

23/09/2008

Parents ask schools to send them a 'text'

A new Becta survey reveals that parents are more in touch with their mobile phone bills and bank balance than how well their children are doing at school. …

10/09/2008

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Learning technologies

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Supporters of Next Generation Learning

"I support the Next Generation Learning campaign because it would be crazy not to! I believe it is vitally important to equip young people with the skills they will need when they leave school or college and go on to university or enter the workforce or become mad scientists or whatever."

Lenny Henry

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Resources

In this section we will show you what Next Generation Learning should mean for your child - whatever their age.

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