Bryan Slater Director of Education	Distribution
	Headteachers All Schools

The attached document is provided for your information:

ACTION	Title	E-Learning Credits
	Summary of contents	Guidance for Schools
	Associated documents	Capital Allocations schedule 2004/05 (form LMSCAP2005)
	Date	4 June 2004
	Summary of action required	For information. Please note the latest DfES guidance on purchasing arrangements from the sum already allocated to schools.
	To be completed by	N/A
	LEA Contact	David Orsborne	(	01603 433276 ext 211
	E-mail address	david.orsborne@norfolk.gov.uk
	Norfolk Self Review reference	8. How well does the school use its resources?
	Document reference	MI 119-04

Guidance for schools

• All eligible products for purchase using eLCs can be found on the

Curriculum Online website at www.curriculumonline.gov.uk

• Schools/institutions may only spend their eLCs on multimedia resources e.g. CD-ROMS, DVDS, software and online services - certified by registered Curriculum Online suppliers.

• All resources are aligned to the curriculum of subjects taught in schools in England, ranging from Foundation/Early Years to Key Stage 4.

• Teachers can search by subject, title, size of resource (e.g. from a single lesson to whole school) or supplier. Teachers can even search for Foundation resources only, SEN resources only, free/priced resources, or resources for use with an interactive whiteboard.

• No purchases are made on the Curriculum Online website itself; all transactions are made through the relevant suppliers' sites. Only registered suppliers are allowed to use the Curriculum Online logo on their websites and promotional material.

• Existing procurement processes should be used to purchase approved multimedia resources from registered suppliers. Purchases may be made online or offline.

• Schools/institutions may choose to purchase approved multimedia resources from registered supplier using part funding from other sources.

• Regional Broadband Consortia are able to give guidance to schools on appropriate materials and opportunities to participate in aggregated procurements. Contact details can be found on www.broadband.ngfi.gov.uk.

• Schools/institutions should notify the registered supplier that eLCs are being used for the purchase (or part purchase) of approved multimedia resources to enable the supplier to provide the Department for Education and Skills with information on eLC spend.

• If a school/institution has not received an allocation of eLC funds, it should contact its local education authority and speak to the individual or team responsible for distributing Standards Fund money received from the Department for Education and Skills.

• If the school/institution is unable to resolve this issue, they should contact the Department's Curriculum Online team by e-mail help@curriculumonline.gov.uk or by telephone on 0870 000 2288.