Back to school bill: pencil case, pens, rubber … and a £785 iPad
by Donna Ferguson from Technology | The Guardian on (#1PXT7)
Textbooks are being dropped in favour of technology, with parents saying they are being lumbered with much of the cost
State schools are putting pressure on parents to buy their children iPads to use in lessons, as a result of a lack of proper government funding for technology equipment, headteachers have warned.
The National Association of Head Teachers says inadequate government funding is forcing schools to call for parents to pay for their children's equipment. An investigation by Education Guardian found at least 15 state schools were asking some parents to purchase an iPad for their child, while offering help to disadvantaged families. Charities estimate hundreds of schools are doing the same.
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