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Dear KateThank you for doing this.The department and fautlcy have raised this issue a number of times with SMT, especially in light of recent press articles, with no success whatsoever. Computing and Business Studies are the two least important subjects in the school.S1 – no Computing, one period of Bus. Ed.S2 no Bus. Ed, one period of Computing.So bd period per year each, with limited time for E’s and O’s. In contrast in S1-S2, maths and English have 4 periods per year.Science has 3 periods per year.RE has two periods per year.Art and Drama have one period per year. So Computing is 1/8th as important as Maths and English, bc as important as RE (in a Catholic school), 1/6th as important as Science. This is something that the pupils do pick up on.S3/S4Under CfE, pupils are still choosing at the end of S2. Computing is not compulsory. It was in two columns, but in the Technology column it was competing against 8 other subjects, and in the Elective column was against 9 subjects. Compare this with Maths, English and French (all compulsory). Sciences and Social Subjects had 3 subjects per column to choose from. All subjects get 3 periods per week.HigherAgain Maths and English were virtually compulsory, all other subjects competing equally in the last 3 columns.CPD – we need quality CPD, that is worth taking time off work for, with materials to take away, using Freeware. Also suggestions as to software route to take ie Scratch to Small Basic to Python to Greenfoot for Higher? thanks
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(VISITOR) AUTHOR'S NAME
Ramez
MESSAGE TIMESTAMP
16 december 2014, 09:02:23
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