At a recent conference David Anstead (National Adviser for ICT) presented the findings of the Ofsted Report into ICT: The importance of ICT: information and communication technology in primary and secondary schools, 2005/2008
There are some real successes as well as some national concerns - how does this relate to your school (experience)?.
Successes include:
- improving trend for achievements and standards in ICT
- strength in ICT at KS1
- investment in ICT improves teaching
- upward trend in quality of leadership for ICT
Concerns include:
- narrow curriculum (overemphasis of communicating and exchanging information)
- weaknesses in assessment of ICT
- lack of challenge for higher attainers
- questions about the value of some qualifications offered (KS4 vocational)
- lack of opportunity to develop transferable skills
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