ICT Support

For the last couple of months I have been involved with some colleagues in Highland putting together information for a new ICT contract. This contract will provide hardware and support to our schools and learning centres for probably the next seven years.The Highland Council serves an area that is geographically and economically diverse. It stretches [...]

Half of pupils have their own computer

The BBC are reporting the finding of a survey commissioned by RM
The School Gate Survey, commissioned by educational technology firm RM, shows the extent to which computers have become embedded in the home lives of secondary-school pupils. This access to pupils having computer use at home is one that most local authorities are now having [...]

Bridging the Digital Divide

There is an interesting article in today’s Guardian about plans to bridge the digital divide. These plans are for school pupils in England. It will be interesting to see if the Scottish Government follows suit. This is one issue we have been discussing in Highland so that all our pupils have equality of access to [...]