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Schools are failing pupils by attempting to use computers as replacements for old-fashioned teachers, a leading education adviser has warned.
Sir Geoff Hampton, who was one of the first head teachers to be knighted, said some of the worst lessons he had seen were conducted using computers. He said some teachers were 'abdicating responsibility' by expecting technology to do their job for them.
Last night, a leading supplier of computer equipment to schools admitted teachers sometimes placed too much reliance on technology. Research Machines Plc, which has provided hardware, software and training to thousands of schools across the country, saidcomputers could be used incorrectly in the classroom.
Sir Geoff, now dean of the school of education at Wolverhampton University, was knighted in 1998 after he transformed Northicote School in Wolverhampton, the first secondary in the country to fail an Ofsted inspection.
He took up the post in September 1993, shortly before Ofsted's report was released. Within a two-year period Sir Geoff transformed it into a successful school.
Sir Geoff said: 'I think new technology will continue to...