Home Access Supplier Workshop

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Home Access Supplier Workshop
Date 23rd March 2009
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Agenda

• The Vision
• Home Access Pilot
• Building on Pilot
• Supplier Selection Process
• The Home Access Package
• Assistive Technologies

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The Vision
Nick Shacklock, Director, Home Access Programme
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The Vision
To ensure that all pupils...in state maintained
education in England have the opportunity to have
access to computers and internet connectivity for
education...at home
Jim Knight, Minister of State for Schools and
Learners
yet
over 1 million children still dont have a
computer at home and 35 of families lack
internet access
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Home Access programme

• The Home Access programme is

Citizen focused and demand led Based on the
principle of choice Sustainable and long
term Minimises the burden on schools
The programme aims to benefit approximately
270,000 learners this CSR
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The Pilot
Initial findings from Oldham Suffolk
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Home Access The offer in the pilot phase
All supported by Home Access working in
partnership with Local Authorities, schools and
colleges, local community groups and other
educationalists to ensure that the educational
benefits and support are delivered.
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The model
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Eligibility Criteria
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Home Access Grants
All information correct as of COP 17th March 2009
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What have we learnt?

• Early findings are
• Purchasing logistics and operational model works
• There is a strong demand from parents
• School involvement is key to engagement
• Responses to the programme are favourable
• Parents recognise and value the educational
  benefits of home access

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Building on the Pilot
Alan York Head of Accreditation
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Overview of Current Approach

• Funding 128mil
• Eligible Numbers 270,000
• HAGAS OJEU procurement for service
• Approved Supplier Register
• Development of Statement of Requirements

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Supplier Selection Process Statement of
Requirements
Alan York Head of Accreditation
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Pilot Accreditation Requirements

• Initial Concept Viability 20th June 2008
• Findings focused on 4 key areas
• Financial
• Support
• Suppliers
• E-safety

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Approved Supplier Register

• Two stage process that aims to assess both
  viability and capability to deliver.
• Stage 1 - Viability
• Ensure a supplier is financially viable, bonafide
  and demonstrates at a high level an ability to
  undertake business effectively
• Stage 2 - Compliance Capability
• Assessment of commercial capability
• Demonstration of technical capability
• Successful supplier mobilisation
• Suppliers begin the process of mobilising their
  Home Access offering
• Effective tests to ascertain compliance with Home
  Access Payment Service (HAPS)

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Next Generation Learning _at_ Home packages

• In pilot every package has
• a computer thats been pre-set up so its quicker
  and easier to begin with
• 3 years service and support
• enhanced warranty and re-instatement service in
  the event of theft
• installed office productivity suite
• pre-set parental controls to block inappropriate
  content
• firewall and an Anti Virus package with 3 year
  licence
• Know IT All, the e-safety guide, pre-loaded onto
  it.

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Provision of Assistive Technologies for National
Rollout
Alan York Head of Accreditation
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Assistive Technology

• Eligibility for AT funding
• Question in main HA Application form. Does the
  child
• Have a Statement of Special Educational Needs?
• on School Action Plus?
• Alternatively
• School signs to confirm the AT may be required
• Providing the family or individual student is
  eligible for a main Home Access Grant and meet
  one of the 3 criteria above they can access
  additional funding for AT
• Most applications in pilot assessed through HAPB
  SEN assessor

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Assistive Technology Provision in Pilot

• Suppliers can apply for a Lot2 status
• Provide the core Home Access offering
• Supply Assistive Technology
• Lot2 suppliers are able to provide products to
  meet a diverse set of assistive technology needs
  through the provision of a catalogue.
• Lot2 predominantly covers class 1 (under 500)
  needs, but available for class 2 (501 - 10,000)
  dependent upon LA regulations

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Home Access Options for National Rollout

• Simple needs are 60 addressed through simple low
  cost interventions (predominantly Software)
• - Literacy support
• English as a Second Language
• Visual impairment
• Complex needs addressed through specialised
  channels

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Software packages

• Literacy support tools
• context sensitive word prediction with speech
  support
• text to speech
• speaking phonetic spellchecker
• audible dictionary.
• Study skills
• mind mapping tools
• Accessibility tools
• screen magnifier
• Anything else?

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Hardware Options

• Currently we are looking to develop process for
  possible inclusion in package contents
• What types of hardware could be included to
• Address the maximum number of recipients and
• have minimum impacts on the Statement of
  Requirements?
• What would wider industry support?

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Complex and severe needs

• Establishing the principles
• LA handling of complex cases
• LA responsibility limits
• Suitability of Targeted Groups-like approach.

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Breakout Session 1 Ineligibles
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Breakout Session Objective
To elicit from Industry bright, creative or
innovative ideas about how to provide an
attractive Home Access solution for ineligible
families

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Eligible's and ineligibles
Could Dont
Can Purchase but do not lever
Cant Dont
Can and Do
Eligible's Those that CANT get IT and dont,
and so require support
Ineligibles Those that COULD get IT but dont,
because they dont see the point
Ineligibles Those that CAN get IT and do, but
may not fully realise the benefits
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Ineligibles market size opportunity
236,736
486,563
723,299
429,638
1,239,515
1,669,153
192,902
752,952
945,853
74.3
25.7
348,471
3,546,217
3,894,688
778,109
4,785,732
5,563,840

• Calculations are based on the following
  assumptions
• Pupils receiving Free School Meals are in
  socio-economic group DE
• That 50 of the pupils owning a computer through
  CfP with the internet connection for a year will
  still have the connection and 50 will not (as
  the scheme ran over a two year period from
  2006-2008). 50 of CfP is 50,860 ( Own a
  computer, no internet 142,042 50,860 192,902
  and own a computer and internet 297,611 50,860
  348,471)
• There may be a small number of children that
  have access to the internet via other means, such
  as a mobile phone or games console
• Note the total of 778,109 differs from the
  777,350 quoted for the total number of FSM
  eligible Key Stage 2-4 children (Aged 7 to 15)
  due to the inclusion of 759 children in KS 2-4
  that are looked after in residential schools
  (and therefore may not be included in the total
  FSM number)

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Effective Access to device, children aged 8-15
Ownership falls sharply for the lowest income and
socio-economic groups
Most Addressable Proxy Populations
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Socio Economic Group DE, Aged 8-15
Total England Aged 8-15
Aged 8-11
Aged 12-15
Socio Economic Group C2, Aged 8-15
Income lt 11,500, Aged 8-15
Household has 1 PC Child makes use of it
Child has their own device
Source Ofcom Media Literacy Audit Children
Parents (Ofcom) 29th to 10th December 2007
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Themes suggested by Industry Engagement
Incentive based schemes Finance/Credit
Orientated schemes Marketing and
Communications based
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Breakout Session 2a Package Contents
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Breakout Session Objective
To identify the key elements of a Home Access
package that is both attractive and affordable
for all families

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Areas for Consideration
Device capabilities, Service wrapper
Others!!
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Breakout Session 2b Assistive Technology
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Breakout Session Objective
To examine the potential benefit and issues of
mainstreaming Assistive technologies as part of a
Home Access package that address SEN and wider
community needs

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Areas for Consideration
Functionality to be supported, Impacts on
service wrapper Others!!