Teachers face handheld revolution is new at the BBC. "When Mr Hadley does registration in class 5H there's no red pen and paper.
It is 0850 and he is standing in front of his electronic white board, tapping away at his PDA (personal digital assistant) as the children respond to their names.
Within seconds of finishing he beams the list to the schools central computer in the main office, and assistant Natalie Crook can check who is in and who is not.
Highfields Primary is one of a few schools leading a pilot scheme to try and wipe out administration in the classroom - the reports, marks, timetables and assessments, that need filing in and then need to be photocopied.
The kind of paperwork that teachers say ties them up, and gives them less time to teach. "
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