Inclusive Technology is now an authorised Content Provider and Registered Retailer for Curriculum Online

What is Curriculum Online?

Launched by the DfES in January 2003, Curriculum Online (www.curriculumonline.gov.uk) is a highly searchable, online catalogue of thousands of multimedia resources, all linked to the curriculum of subjects taught in schools in England.

Resources cover Foundation/Early Years to Key Stage 4, and SEN. It is the definitive list of all resources which can be bought with a school's eLC money (eLearning Credits). Many are free. eLCs are available to all Government-funded nursery, primary and secondary schools in England, up to and including Key Stage 4, as well as Foundation and SEN.

What are eLCs?

eLC money (eLearning Credits) is cash given to schools to spend specifically on multimedia resources to support teaching and learning. You can use your new allocation of eLCs up to the end of August 2005.

Further information can be seen athttp://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/AboutELCs/WhatareeLCs.htm

How much money?

For the academic year 2003-04, for instance, schools in England received £100million to spend on multimedia resources. Every eligible school received £1000, plus almost another £10 per pupil. This money is allocated to individual schools by their LEA. It is available to all Government-funded nursery, primary and secondary schools in England, up to and including Key Stage 4, as well as Foundation and SEN.

Teaching professionals buy resources through their school's eLC budget holder, who may be a governor, the head, or the ICT co-ordinator. But of course, every decision-maker and teaching professional in every school can have a say in which resources their school buys with its eLCs.

What's the current deadline?

Your current allocation must be used by the end of the academic year (31st August, 2005).

How to order using eLCs

When using this online catalogue to place our order you will be given the opportunity to tell us that you want to use you eLCs for each order you place. During the process of submitting your order, just tick the checkbox that is presented under the heading “Ordering Using eLearning Credits”.

If you are ordering in writing or via a fax, please clearly indicate on the order that this is an eLC order. Likewise, if ordering by telephone please be sure to mention that it is an eLC order

Browse the Inclusive online catalogue. Products that you can purchase using eLearning Credits will show the Curriculum Online logo on the product page.

To check the Curriculum Online website go to www.curriculumonline.gov.uk
For information direct from the DfES log on to www.dfes.gov.uk/curriculumonline
To contact the COL team direct email curriculum.online@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
For information about your eLC funding contact your own LEA.