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Story: Revamp IT teaching in primary schools, says review

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Re: revamp IT teaching...

hmm, nice idea in theory, but as always with teaching, there are some issues to be considered...
after several years teaching in secondary schools, I've seen students come with widely varying skills; whilst some are confident with computers, some don't even know how to switch one on because they've never experienced use in their primary school!
In order for this fanciful plan, schools MUST be given decent funding to set up proper ICT suites which allow students to learn properly. Given the complexity of the KS3 curriculum, decent equipment is not an option...
there also needs to be considered the impact of such proposals on secondary schools; what are we to do if students have already been taught KS3 material in primary school? And are we to be given more money to upgrade our facilities to teach them advanced skills? Because until money is spent, it doesn't matter how grand a scheme the government comes up with, they're always going to fail...

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