I have copied my "straw man" discussion paper for use this Friday.
Would love to hear any views on OSS in relation to other peoples experiences,ROI, TCO or anything else :)
Thanks,
Tim
Introduction
Tim Bateson ICT Strategy Manager for Houghton Kepier Sports College - a Trust School A collection of personal thoughts and questions on using OSS.
Why Use Open source in Schools
To add value to the curriculum in relation to the depth and breadth of software that can be made available to staff and learners.
To save tax payers money. Our school once saved £32,000 in a single year, so I thought I would extrapolate a possible average saving per school. According to the DCSF Stastical First Release (SRF) there were 25,018 schools in 2007. I have "guesstimated" an average saving for each school designation. Interested to hear other peoples views on what a school could save or maybe even use this to show how much value could be added?
| Date | Primary Schools | Secondary Schools | Nursery Schools | Special Schools/PRU | Pupil Referral Units | Independent Schools | Total |
| 2007 | 17361 | 3343 | 448 | 1078 | 448 | 2340 | 25018 |
| Avg Saving | £2,500.00 | £5,000.00 | £1,000.00 | £2,500.00 | £2,500.00 | £2,500.00 | |
| 1 Year | £43,402,500.00 | £16,715,000.00 | £448,000.00 | £2,695,000.00 | £1,120,000.00 | £5,850,000.00 | £70,230,500.00 |
| 5 Years | £217,012,500.00 | £83,575,000.00 | £2,240,000.00 | £13,475,000.00 | £5,600,000.00 | £29,250,000.00 | £351,152,500.00 |
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