There were two possible directions that the Government could send ICT. They could have tried to beef it up to make it a useful and worthwhile subject or leave it as a mixed bag with schools deciding how best to deploy their resources.
The first option would require strong subject expertise in all schools. Feedback from schools, Ofsted and the Universities confirms that ICT remains a Cinderella subject with islands of excellence in a sea of mediocrity.
Several of the new free schools have taken an over my dead body approach to extending ICT beyond basic skills and Government advisers are clear that most schools can only offer the bare minimum.
http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/forums/slides/MarcCavey_March12.pdf
By reducing ICT to a Foundation subject, the Government have at last realised that improvements are unlikely to happen any time soon.
The same treatment for D&T seem rather more shortsighted. Practical skills are valuable, even for someone with a more academic interest.
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