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Computers enter the chemistry lab
Pupils could be working at their own pace on computers, using lesson plans downloaded from the internet, under government plans for a "digital curriculum" in England.
Curriculum Online will provide teachers with the best resources available and will free them up to do what they do best - teaching
Education Secretary, Estelle Morris Ministers think these model lessons and other content developed by the BBC and independent providers will allow pupils to work better at their own pace. From next September, £50m is being made available to fund what the government calls "Curriculum Online". The Department for Education said: "This ground-breaking service will bring exciting new learning materials to teachers and pupils' fingertips, enabling learning to become more flexible than ever."
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It is not yet able to say how the £50m will be divided among England's 23,000 schools. | |
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