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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] article on GNU/Linux in schools and universities
- From: Ian Lynch <ian.lynch@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:37:40 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <1144932140.3939.111.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Thu, 2006-04-13 at 11:53 +0100, Darren Jones wrote:
> > Who really cares about KS3 levels anyway? (ok, apart from for school
> > stats, VA tables and all that silly gubbins...)
> >
> Government do.
Yes, OFSTED and those that decide whether your specialist school grants
get renewed for a start. KS3 tests are for controlling teachers not
kids.
> This is to be mandatory in schools by 2008. It
> effectively mean that *all* schools must be running windows by this date.
Not necessarily, my last meeting with BECTA indicated that current
situation was temporary for the pilots and that RM and QCA would have to
get their cross-platform act together before it went compulsory. Its up
to those that care to make sure the pressure is maintained.
--
Ian Lynch
www.theINGOTs.org
www.opendocumentfellowship.org
www.schoolforge.org.uk
> > Who really cares about KS3 levels anyway? (ok, apart from for school
> > stats, VA tables and all that silly gubbins...)
> >
> Government do.
Yes, OFSTED and those that decide whether your specialist school grants
get renewed for a start. KS3 tests are for controlling teachers not
kids.
> This is to be mandatory in schools by 2008. It
> effectively mean that *all* schools must be running windows by this date.
Not necessarily, my last meeting with BECTA indicated that current
situation was temporary for the pilots and that RM and QCA would have to
get their cross-platform act together before it went compulsory. Its up
to those that care to make sure the pressure is maintained.
--
Ian Lynch
www.theINGOTs.org
www.opendocumentfellowship.org
www.schoolforge.org.uk
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