§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of teachers in Stroud have received computer training. [162744]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeStatistics on teacher training in ICT are not compiled on a constituency basis, but all teachers are expected to be able to use ICT effectively in the classroom. In-service training was largely addressed by the UK-wide National Lottery-funded New Opportunities Fund (NOF) ICT training, which ran between 1999 and 2003, and to which some 96 per cent. of teachers in England signed up.
Training in the effective use of ICT in teaching is also a mandatory part of Teacher Training Institute courses.
Further training opportunities to address teachers' continuing professional development needs (CPD) in embedding ICT in classroom teaching are now being developed across a range of subjects, and teachers are able to buy into this training using Standards Fund monies.