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After speaking with a number of schools about what hardware is best for the introduction of Computer Science alongside ICT elements. I believe the school simply needs to identify what software/programs they will require. ICT - MOS and ECDL requires MS Office and other elements, Computer Science requires a text editor i.e. Notepad++ and/or TextEdit(ios), Sublime Text also Python and really should consider MIT’s Scratch to introduce first-year students visually to coding element such as trigger events, Loops-Repeat/Forever, conditional Statements etc.

So the ICT coordinator needs to ask can I do all of these things plus whatever other teachers may require on a Chromebook or should I purchase Desktop/Laptop, windows based machines? Chromebooks are cheaper but with a windows based machines, you know all teachers and students will have their requirements serviced. I not saying what to purchase but please do think before you spend.