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What are eLCs?
eLC money (eLearning Credits) is cash given to schools to spend specifically on multimedia resources to support teaching and learning. The deadline to spend this year's money is August 31.
How much money?
In April 2006, schools will received £330million in eLC money. For the financial year 2004-05, for instance, every school received £1000, plus around £9.73 per pupil. This was distributed by the end of June 2004.
This money is allocated to individual schools by their LEA. It is available to all Government-funded primary and secondary, and most nursery, education in England, up to and including Key Stage 4.
How are eLCs distributed?
eLC money is distributed via LEAs to Government-funded schools, which decide locally which resources to purchase with it. (Except where schools decide to pool their allotted eLC money to make larger purchases for shared use. Schools may also decide to ask their LEA or Regional Broadband Consortium (RBC) to spend eLC money on their behalf - for example, to obtain a greater diversity of products or to make bulk purchases.)
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?
The current year's funding needs to be spent by August 31 - so schools will want to make the most of their eLC money before the spending deadline expires. Whether it's planning teaching for exams, SATS or next year's curriculum, multimedia resources can be used to provide new approaches to support teaching or to fill short-term planning gaps.