Becta is pleased to announce the third year of the ICT in Practice Awards, which are sponsored by Pearson and supported by the TES. The ICT in Practice Awards aim to identify models of excellent practice and use these to develop and promote effective practice in the use of ICT in teaching, learning and leadership.

The categories are; Advice and Support, Inclusion (Primary, Secondary and Post-16), Innovation and Change, Leadership (Primary, Secondary and Post-16) and Teaching (Primary, Secondary and Post-16) Each winner will receive £2,500, with a further £2,500 going to their school or organisation. Runners up will receive £500, with a further £500 going to their school or organisation.

Nominations are now open until 26th July 2002. Further details, including information about the categories, criteria, previous winners and nomination forms, are available on the web site. A CD-ROM is also available containing all you need to know about entering the 2003 ICT in Practice Awards. It also contains information and examples relating to effective practice using ICT. It includes video clips, case studies and articles featuring effective practitioners plus publications and links to further resources. The CD-ROM is obtainable by sending an e-mail to [email protected] Web site: http://www.becta.org.uk/practiceawards/ E-mail: