To be put off school by tablet use?

It's lazy and ignorant for a school to rely on tablets, especially for year 2 kids.

It's like crack for their little brains.

Just teach them how to read and do sums FFS.

Set them some voluntary homework that might involve online access. Parents can choose what kind of involvement they want their child to have with devices.

Tablets are designed to be "idiot proof" meaning you don't need any skill or experience to be able to use them. No sense in forcing them upon Y2 kids.

I would have thought all primary schools have tablets now. Although they didn't use them in my kids school until year 3 I think. Certainly not in reception or year 1.

Some local schools are giving one to every child in year 5&6 and they carry that on to the same trust high school. Which is also becoming more common.

The homework side of things, most don't require the use of a tablet or phone so you can use a laptop or computer to access them if that is what you have at home. I would argue that actually getting them used to using a full computer/laptop is more useful anyway as a lot of kids start high school only ever having used a tablet or smartphone and don't even seem to know how to use a mouse. And while yes using smartphones is great for a lot of things being able to use a laptop type device is still actually quite useful also.
Schools have been doing online homework for some time now, although again my kids school wasn't until they where in the older years.

They will knock that out in a half term of once a week computing lessons, rather than embedding devices in the classroom full time.

I actually have no idea if my daughter's school has tablets, she's in year 1 and hasn't mentioned them. She tells me they watch the Julia Donaldson shorts on the whiteboard though.

They don't do homework on tablets either, it's all paper.

Here’s the curriculum for Computer Science - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c576be5274a1b00423213/PRIMARY_national_curriculum_-_Computing.pdf

Not the norm in my childrens school. Mine are in reception and Y2. I wouldn’t expect regular device use in school until at least Y4/5.

Probably should have added, my children are already well aware how to use a computer/tablet/smartphone from use at home so I wouldn’t be at all concerned if their school implemented such devices or required them. They are a generation that will grow up with almost everything they do requiring technology so it’s good to have that early familiarity, My oldest child in Y2 does “computer lessons” which consists of worksheets asking basic questions like “what is the internet?” I’d expect handwriting skills, non technological and the early foundations of education to be focused on first though.

It absolutely is supposed to be and would be suggestive of a school struggling with funding if they don’t have them, which then points to a school that possibly isn’t one you want your child to go to.

Sorry; seeing other posters above - yes it is standard for kids to learn how to use laptops and ipads but I wouldn’t say them being used frequently to support lessons is standard, it will vary quite a bit so I would look around.

I think that sounds awful. Tablets were only used occasionally, not even once per week at DS's infant and junior schools.

It’s absolutely not standard in primary school and I wouldn’t be keen either. It is definitely worth looking around and keeping an open mind about other schools in the area before you make your mind up one way or another.

Computer use is introduced early in primary school and it’s part of National Curriculum for. Key Stage 1 which is lower part of primary school. Due to costs and space it’s more sensible for schools to use tablets where they are sufficient to meet the curriculum requirements so I think you’ll struggle to find a school that doesn’t use them, and even if they don’t they will use laptops instead.

YANBU. It's one of my main criteria choosing primary schools.

Yep, it’s standard. You’ll be expected to buy your child an iPad to use in secondary school as well.