1) I have seen the future

In a recent speech to Labour Party conference, the Prime Minister argued that the achievement gap between rich and poor can only be closed in the modern world if every school student has access to a computer and high speed internet access. The Department of Children, Schools and Families have now detailed how that aspiration will be achieved http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2008_0208 This plan could have a significant impact on the present and future work of The Brightside Trust. One of the first groups to benefit will be those children in the care of local authorities and hence this policy initiative will be of immediate relevance to the Confident Futures program. I would encourage people to visit the BECTA report associated with this project http://news.becta.org.uk/display.cfm?resID=38386 It has a two page executive summary!