There are lots of good and bad things about the BSF programme, but one thing we must not forget is that BSF is not the solution (Consistency is key, letters.computing.co.uk).

If some IT systems in schools are bad, why not create a company that goes to schools every so often to help network managers with problems? Why not set up, manage and send experts to help IT departments in schools? Create policies about standard IT, and help schools with IT problems.

Putting public sector organisations under the umbrella of a private sector company is not solving any problems, it is going to increase them. My managers think so, teachers in my school think so, so what is going on? Why are the top guys not hearing us?

At a previous IT BSF meeting, they told us we have the opportunity to create the classrooms of the future. But suppliers taking the contracts are going to implement their systems, so it's just more of the same - but it will cost more.

I am disappointed that secondary schools are wasting all that taxpayers' money.

Jose, submitted on the web