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IT training for teachers 'will boost confidence'

Posted on 23rd July 2009

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A recently announced IT training scheme for state and independent school teachers will improve self-confidence, it has been asserted.

The Good Schools Guide remarked it will come as a boost to educators who feel "threatened" by their technology-savvy pupils.

Regional editor of the information site Sue Fieldman stated elderly classroom leaders may gain the most benefit from the initiative.

However, she suggested the £5.6 million funding may not be adequate on its own.

"[It] is a bit of a drop in the ocean - it's not going to go very far," Ms Fieldman said. "It would be nice to think that this is an ongoing annual commitment rather than a one-off payment."

The course is to be delivered by the Open University and e-Skills UK and will focus on modern aspects of the internet such as social network portals.

Educators who may already possess competency with computers – such as IT teachers – will also be involved in the upskilling sessions and will be urged to learn about how technology is used in the commercial world. ADNFCR-921-ID-19279195-ADNFCR