The NGfL portal was launched in November 1998 as part of the DfES National Grid for Learning strategy.
This programme aimed to enhance the use of information and communications technology (ICT) by learners and educators in the United Kingdom.
It was among several new programmes introduced by the Labour government, which assumed office in May 1997, and had a dedicated budget allocated for schools' internet connections and ICT.
[1] On 13 April 2006, Becta closed the National Grid for Learning portal,[2] stating that it was "improving its offer to teachers by rationalising the number of different services it provides for schools and teaching staff".
The Guardian: A gigantic online swapshop describes a North West Learning Grid project called the National Digital Resource Bank.