Education World Forum 2013, London Michael Gove speech at the BETT Show 2012 Accessible Media Player by Nomensa The timeline slider below uses WAI ARIA. Please use the documentation for your screen reader to find out more. Thank you very much, Dominic, for that kind introduction. And I have to start by congratulating all the companies in this Hall. British companies are world-leaders in the field of educational technology, and going from strength to strength - the members of Besa, for example, increased exports by 12% in 2010. Promethean, which makes interactive whiteboards and educational software, signed a memorandum of collaboration with the Mexican Ministry of Education last June to work in primary and secondary education throughout Mexico. These are just a few of the hugely impressive achievements of British companies - and there are many more all around us. How technology has changed the world, and the workplace All around us, the world has changed in previously unimaginable and impossible ways. Twenty years ago, medicine was not an information technology.
National College online network On 1 April, the National College merged with the Teaching Agency to become the National College for Teaching and Leadership. The new agency has two key aims: improving the quality of the workforce; and helping schools to help each other to improve. Find out more about the new agency. We can help you to develop as a leader and achieve your career goals. We also offer professional development for chairs of governors and school business managers. Professional development opportunities One of the most powerful ways of achieving improvement is through collaboration and we offer many opportunities for school and early years leaders to provide and receive support. Find out about becoming a teaching school or being designated as a national, local or specialist leader of education. Support for schools and early years Find out about our work with international organisations, such as education ministries, universities and the private sector overseas and in Scotland, Ireland and Wales.