[Fsfe-uk] Software in Schools

[Jocelyn Chappell]

You may be interested to follow up the occasionally mentioned theme of
free and open source software in schools.

I have set up an e-petition [http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/schoolsoftware/]
that you may consider signing to encourage the PM to promote acceess to 
free and open source software in schools. It closely follows Early Day 
Motion 179 Software in Schools 
[http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=31752&SESSION=885].

I have summarised the rationale behind the e-petition and placed salient
links to supporting organisations and other famous people on my blog
[http://specialschoolict.com/2007/02/12/pm-petition-software-in-schools/].

As it happens:-

+ the PM's e-petition system was in the news over the weekend and has 
seemed a little slow since - such is the pain of internet fame.
+ I am in the middle of upgrading my blog - but past the worst - it is
settling down.

In both cases please be patient.

Regards

JE Chappell
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Jocelyn E. Chappell
ICT Co-ordinator
Pebble Brook School, Churchill Avenue, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP21 8LZ, UK
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[promote free and open source software in schools] 
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/schoolsoftware/

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