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SURVEY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS 2001/02

E-Mail Addresses for Teachers and Pupils
Table 7

Percentage of teachers and pupils:

Primary

Secondary

Special

2000/1

2001/2

2000/1

2001/2

2000/1

2001/2

Percentage of Teachers with an e-mail address

21

38

50

80

19

25

Percentage of Pupils with an e-mail address

6

16

43

68

6

8

Results from September School Census are for percentage of all Teachers / Pupils

Pupil:Computer Ratios
Table 8

Primary

Secondary

Special

2000/1

2001/2

2000/1

2001/2

2000/1

2001/2

Pupil : Computer ratio (1)

18

11

7

5

5

4

(1) Includes only modern computers - i.e. those less than 4 years old
Results from September School Census are for computers used for educational purposes

Local Area Networks for Teaching Purposes
Table 9

Percentage of schools:

Primary

Secondary

Special

2000/1

2001/2

2000/1

2001/2

2000/1

2001/2

With a LAN(s) for Teaching Purposes

24

47

87

94

31

39

For schools which have a LAN(s) for teaching purposes:

The percentage of schools where the LAN is managed by:

Teaching Staff

29

11

36

18

Staff employed for the purpose

24

25

12

23

External contractor / supplier

9

26

8

15

Combination of the above

33

37

43

43

Unknown

5

1

1

1

The percentage of schools where the Local Authority provides guidance for management of the LAN

72

88

73

82

nb percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding

ICT co-ordination
Table 10

Primary

Secondary

Special

2000/1

2001/2

2000/1

2001/2

2000/1

2001/2

Percentage of schools with a member of staff who acts as an ICT co-ordinator

85

90

96

95

74

84

Use of ICT for Administration and Management
Table 11

Percentage of Secondary Schools:

2000/01

2001/02

With an ICT working group which promotes effective use of ICT for administration and management:

Yes

59

71

No

2

26

No response

39

4

Which have sufficient networked computers giving staff Secure and convenient access to administrative software:

Yes

36

44

No

50

54

No response

14

2

Which have the following administrative processes computerised across the school:

General printouts of pupil groupings

82

82

Registration of pupils

79

69

Information relating to staffing

59

60

Exception reporting

59

57

Construction of school timetable

45

44

Messaging all staff by e-mail

34

63

Reporting to parents

20

34

Recording of pupils' continuous assessments

17

32

Accessing a core set of reference material

11

28

Forward plans for individual pupils

6

18

Other pupil related information

41

52

nb percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding

Management Information Systems (MIS) - User Groups, Maintenance and Support
Table 12

Percentage of Secondary Schools

2001/02

The percentage of schools which are a member of an MIS User Group:

Yes

39

No

55

No User Group

4

No response

2

For schools which are members, the percentage where the school considers itself to have an effective voice

Yes

77

No

23

No response

0

Was the school satisfied with the quality of services for the first line maintenance and support for their management and administrative computer systems

Yes

72

No

7

No response

22

Was the school satisfied with the resolution of more complex hardware and software problems

Yes

59

No

12

No response

29

nb percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding

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