They seem to have misread his letter as proposing that the DOE support/fund/promote Raspberry Pi - I think.
The department does set the curriculum; which means they legislate on what subjects should be taught, what topics within that subject should be taught etc.
John's argument is that programming should be added to the earlier curriculum - they seem to have missed that point, but it is not something that a local authority could implement even if contacted.
The department does set the curriculum; which means they legislate on what subjects should be taught, what topics within that subject should be taught etc.
John's argument is that programming should be added to the earlier curriculum - they seem to have missed that point, but it is not something that a local authority could implement even if contacted.