ICT Targets ... now that's an interesting subject!
I had an enquiry from a Kent secondary school asking about current targets for ICT. It set me on a bit of a quest as 'deadlines' are often quoted and mentioned. I started by looking at data the government collects through the school census, as this is the only stuff they can actually check on. The answer is that through the school census they count computers and whiteboards ... and that's it!
Anyway, ... what are (were) the targets(?)!
We asked Becta for clarification and have been told there are no 'hard targets'. Instead the emphasis is on achieving e-confidence through the Becta Self Review Framework which sets school appropriate targets for each element. A school's participation is of course reported to government through registration on the Becta self review framework online tool, and the success measure is therefore the ICT Mark! Simplez!
That being the case, they must be worried that the number of ICT Mark schools is so low!