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SURVEY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS
2000
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The Scottish Executive
Media and Communications Group
News Release
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St Andrew’s House
Regent Road
Edinburgh EH1 3DG
Telephone: 0131-244 1111
28 November 2001
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The provisional results of the latest survey of Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) in publicly funded schools are published
today by the Scottish Executive Education Department.
These results have been calculated using information from the
annual survey of ICT collected from a sample of schools in Scotland in October
2000. This news release updates the figures published in May 2000 in the Statistical
Bulletin Detailed results of the October 1999 School Survey of Information
and Communication Technology (ICT).
The main findings are:
- The percentage of computers in schools that are over 4 years old has fallen
in the pre-school, primary, and secondary sectors between October 1999 and
October 2000 (Table 1).
- The percentage of schools with access to non-terrestrial TV is fairly similar
in October 2000 compared with October 1999 (Table
4).
- The percentage of schools with access to the World Wide Web (WWW) has increased
across all sectors between October 1999 and October 2000
(Table 5).
- Across all sectors, a large percentage of schools with WWW access use the
Internet for educational purposes (Table 6).
- The percentage of primary and secondary schools who have access to the WWW
and/or Internet Email and an ethical use policy for ICT has increased between
October 1999 and October 2000 (Table 6)
- Around one in five secondary schools are connected to the WWW and/or Internet
Email via a Broadband connection. However, the percentage of schools in other
sectors who have this type of connection is substantially lower (Table
6).
- The percentage of schools with a school web page has increased across all
sectors between October 1999 and October 2000. Of those secondary schools
who have a school web page, around three quarters of them use it to provide
information to parents/others (Table 7).
- The percentage of secondary and special schools who benefited from any ICT
support from business or industry has fallen between October 1999 and October
2000 (Table 10).
- There has been an increase across all sectors in the percentage of schools
with an ICT development plan between October 1999 and October 2000. There
were also increases in the percentage of schools reporting that their plan
was linked to a Local Authority Development Plan (Table
11).
TABLES
Table 1 — Percentage of computers in schools
by characteristics, by sector, 1999 & 2000
Table 2 — Percentage of computers in schools
by make, by sector, 1999 & 2000
Table 3 — Percentage of schools with additional
ICT hardware, by type of hardware and sector, 1999 & 2000
Table 4 — Percentage of schools with access
to non-terrestrial TV, by type of access, by sector, 1999 & 2000
Table 5 — Percentage of schools using
electronic communication, by type of communication, by sector, 1999 & 2000
Table 6 — Percentage of schools with Internet
access, by use of the Internet for educational purposes, existence of an ethical
ICT policy, type of Internet connection and arrangements for Internet access,
by sector, 1999 & 2000
Table 7 — Percentage of schools with a
web page, by existence and use of the web page, by sector, 1999 & 2000
Table 8 — Percentage of schools with a
Local Area Network (LAN) for teaching purposes, by type of management of the
LAN, quality of the management and existence of local authority guidance, by
sector, 1999 & 2000
Table 9 — Percentage of schools in which
the head teacher was satisfied with ICT related problem solving, by sector,
1999 & 2000
Table 10 — Percentage of schools receiving
ICT support from business or industry, by type of support, by sector, 1999 &
2000
Table 11 — Percentage of schools with
an ICT development plan, with an ICT development plan linked to a local authority
plan, and with an ICT co-ordinator, by sector, 1999 & 2000
Table 12 — Percentage of secondary schools
using ICT for administration and management, by existence of a policy, existence
of a working group, existence of sufficient computers and type of administrative
process which is computerised, 1999 & 2000
Table 13 — Percentage of secondary schools
with Management Information Systems (MIS), by membership of a user group, existence
of an effective voice within the user group, satisfaction with quality of service
received and satisfaction with the resolution of problems, 1999 & 2000
NOTES TO NEWS EDITORS
- The ICT survey replaced the Annual Survey of Listening, Viewing and Computers
(ASLVC), which was last issued to a sample of schools in 1998. The ASLVC was
managed by the then Scottish Council for Educational Technology (SCET) on
behalf of the former Scottish Office, The Educational Broadcasting Council
for Scotland, and Channel 4 Schools. In 1999, the survey was changed significantly
from its predecessor, and the content of the survey has been streamlined to
focus questions related to information and communication technology. The changes
in the survey mean that most of the recent results are not directly comparable
with historical results.
- The sample of schools and pre-school centres chosen to take part in this
survey was selected to be representative of Scotland by region and by the
size of the pupil roll in the school, together with other factors.
- The sample size of the survey was chosen to ensure that a minimum
level of accuracy, with 95% confidence, for the results were:
+/- 5% for primary and secondary schools, and
+/- 10% for special and pre-schools.
- Of the 700 schools selected to take part in the survey, 691 schools provided
responses in the October 2000 survey. Therefore, the high response rate to
the survey means that these minimum levels of accuracy have been achieved
and that the results are representative of the factors mentioned above. The
precise level of accuracy will vary for each result.
- This is a National Statistics publication. National Statistics are
produced to high professional standards set out in the National Statistics
Code of Practice. They undergo regular quality assurance reviews to ensure
that they meet customer needs. They are produced free from any political interference.
Enquiries
- Public enquiries (non-media) about the information contained in this News
Release should be addressed to Gary Sutton, Statistician, Scottish Executive
Education Department, Area 1A-West, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ. Telephone
0131 244 0323 or email gary.sutton@scotland.gsi.gov.uk.
- Media enquiries about the information in this News Release should be addressed
to: David Hood, Tel: 0131 244 5033
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