The CCFE reviews “Building for the Future”.
January 13, 2010 by Joe Fogarty · Leave a Comment
We thought we’d seen the last of Independent Newspapers’ “Building for the Future”. Surely no company would persevere with a promotion that barred children who failed to reach their token quota? But after a 3 year hiatus this contemptible scheme is back – supported by Independent Newspapers and Bank of Ireland. The Campaign for Commercial-Free Education reviewed this marketing scheme and gave it’s verdict.
ICT in schools being outsourced to private firms?
September 15, 2008 by niallsmyth · Leave a Comment
Information and Communications Technology, a key area integrated across many of the primary curriculum subjects, is being outsourced to a private commercial company “Futurekids” at significant cost to parents in some schools around Ireland.
It has come to the attention of the Campaign for Commercial Free Education that children are being charged in the region of €50 per term in some schools to avail of the computers and technology programmes offered by Futurekids.
