About us

About this campaign

Next Generation Learning is a government campaign initiated by Becta. We aim to use technology to create a more exciting, rewarding and successful experience for learners of all ages and abilities. This enables everyone to achieve their potential and achieve much more. The facts speak for themselves:

• 85% of secondary school learners believe that technology makes it easier to do homework.
• 85% of primary school learners believe that technology makes learning more interesting.

All of this is likely to mean improved GCSE grades and more children moving into higher education. Despite this, only one in four schools is currently using technology to its full potential. Help us to change that by Getting Involved.

This site contains lots of useful information about how technology is used in the classroom, and for studying at home and how to learn safely online.

Why not start here? The video ‘What is Next Generation Learning?’ highlights one learner's experience of Next Generation Learning through the eyes of 11-year-old Harry.

Research

Today there's a world of exciting technology to help children engage with learning.

Johnny Ball, TV presenter

Research shows that children who use technology for learning are more engaged and motivated to achieve.

Studies also show the importance of parents and carers getting involved in their children’s learning. Technology is now making this easier than ever.

The Research section of the website explores the importance of parental involvement and features the 'Oh, Nothing Much' section written by respected child development expert Professor Tanya Byron.

Arm yourself with the facts - visit our Research section.

Get involved

Where parents and teachers work together in supporting young learners, they do even better and achieve much more.

By getting involved with Next Generation Learning you will be able to understand how children use technology at school, learn how to support them in their learning at home and find out how you could interact online with others, including learners, teachers and parents.

Why not visit our Get Involved section to find out why technology for learning is a good thing, who is a supporter and how you can join us to receive free campaign tips, tricks and resources.

Join us as a supporter – visit our Get Involved section!

At home

For parents and carers, technology makes it much easier to communicate and become an active partner with their school or college.

Using technology, it’s easy to keep up with children’s progress at school. If you have internet access, you can be aware of attendance, behaviour, curriculum studies and homework assignments and build on their learning and revision at home.

In our At home section, we have lots of useful and fun things for parents/carers to do with children at home, including interactive learning games, videos, practical getting started handbooks and guidance on Internet safety.

Try out some of our parent resources - visit our At home section.

At school

Schools that use technology well across the curriculum and wider school life have reduced absence rates and achieve a higher percentage of A*-C grades at GCSE level.

In addition to classroom technologies such as interactive whiteboards, mobile and digital cameras, some schools are developing online sites that are accessible from home. This allows learners to complete homework online, parents to feedback on school reports and teachers to develop and share lesson planning.

Visit our At school section of the website to see examples of how technology can be used in curriculum subjects, to find if your school is accredited for ICT, and for questions to ask your school about how they use technology.

Explore technology for learning in the classroom – visit our At school section.

Media centre

Here you can get all the latest news stories, sign up to RSS feeds, follow us on Twitter, see and sign up for newsletters, and see first hand how technology is used for learning through our video section.