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Teachers have a vital role in the development of the young. The section includes articles on the different ways of training teachers and the balance to be struck between theory and practical experience in schools. Schemes are being introduced to help those who wish to return to teaching after a career break. There is a lack of Black or Asian teachers in British schools, although there are no proper statistics. The new system of inspecting schools starts in autumn 1993. Some school teachers had a big influence on their pupils.

Computers play an important part in the school curriculum. The National Curriculum lays down ambitious targets for information technology. City Technology Colleges are well equipped with computers but other, less well equipped, schools are also using them creatively. Disabled pupils can use computers to communicate while school administrators can use them for keeping records. CD-Rom and laptop portables are new developments making their mark in education.