"Secondary schools will embrace modern technology to unprecedented levels and become commercially focused with own-branded restaurants and cafes, " says Pat Fellows, a consultant to the caterers' association.

BBC: Canteen

And there will also be 200 more specialist modern languages schools for secondary pupils, to be created in the next three years.

BBC: Straw regrets lack of languages

In October 1999 there was one modern computer for every 23 pupils in primary and one for every eight pupils in secondary schools.

BBC: High-tech future for Scottish schools