For some time there has been a need to encourage and support teachers aspiring to become or recently appointed as ICT co-ordinators. Martyn Wilson and Janet Roberts of Hampshire County Council have worked with Naace and Nottingham Trent University (NTU) to develop a course aimed at new and aspiring ICT coordinators.

These articles provide information about how to apply to run the course and other details.

St Paul's CoE Primary School in Withington is Manchester's latest school to be identified by Ofsted as outstanding. I went along to find out why! Although I have been leading an ICT project in the school - as soon as you walk through the doors of the brand new building at St Pauls - there is an air of calm and happiness balanced alongside a desire from the teaching staff to do their very best for the children throughout the school.

What is very apparent across the school is that subjects such as information and communication technology and physical education are given a high priority and as a result pupils' learning experiences cover a very broad spectrum ...