Correction to release on Contract
THE FOLLOWING REPLACES THE RM CONTRACT ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TODAY AT 14.01
The online programme materials are called INDIGO not INGIGO as previously stated.
No other details have been changed, the full amended text appears below.
9th January 2003
DfES continue to invest in teacher development programmes - RM plc awarded £4.7 million DfES contracts
RM plc, the UK's leading supplier of ICT and services to education establishments, has been awarded two DfES contracts
worth over £4.7 million in total. Following the success of a pilot programme, RM's subsidiary, 3T Productions Ltd,
will be developing a range of online programme materials - INDIGO - to help teachers to incorporate ICT in teaching six
subjects.
The Government's ongoing commitment to supporting the professional development of teachers continues today, with the
announcement that funds have been dedicated to provide further online Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
materials for teachers in an increasing range of subjects. INDIGO Visions for Teaching and Learning was developed by
3T Productions and successfully piloted in response to the DfES initiative to produce online professional development
for the use of ICT in subject teaching.
During the pilot phase, INDIGO, was the most extensive programme on offer. Aimed at Primary Literacy & Numeracy (Key
Stages 1 and 2) and Science Key Stage 3 teachers, INDIGO was described by a pilot school teacher as: 'The best training
we've had in over 20 years.' The programme included 30 curriculum-focused modules, each with a sample lesson and all
the relevant resources required to deliver it.
3T worked with recognised experts in both subject teaching and ICT to create the structure and design of INDIGO,
offering a practical approach to professional development built around learning objectives mapped to each subject
framework. The success of the INDIGO pilot has led to the DfES awarding 3T two additional contracts - one to extend and
develop the programme materials for the subject areas listed above, and another to create new INDIGO materials for the
following four subjects at Key Stage 3: English; Design and Technology; Modern Foreign Languages; and ICT.
Tim Pearson, CEO of RM said: 'We are delighted to have been awarded these contracts and believe it confirms RM's
position as one of the leading providers of multi-media within education.'
INDIGO Visions for Teaching and Learning will be available for all the above subject areas by the beginning of the
summer term 2003, with the exception of the D&T modules which will be released in September.
-ENDS-
For further information, please contact:
Mike Greig/Phil Hemmings, RM plc 08709 200200
Andrew Fenwick/Fiona Fong, Brunswick 020 7404 5959
Notes to editors:
1. A subsidiary of RM, 3T Productions specialises in interactive
media design and development, with over 20 years' experience in
creating educational software. An extensive internal skills base
means that 3T can provide content management and development, as
well as intuitive visual designs which motivate and engage the
target audience.
2. INDIGO Visions for Teaching and Learning is a patented Continuing
Professional Development programme aimed at helping teachers make
the most of the use of ICT in their subject teaching The pilot
phase took place in the Summer Term of 2002, with 38 schools
taking part. The pilot was independently evaluated by BECTA,
before the DfES went on to award roll-out contracts.
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