Digital project trials in school
School pupils and staff in Bridge of Allan have been included in a new pilot project that will provide tablets and mobile Wi-fi connectivity.
Vodafone has launched a pilot of ‘Connected Education’ at Bridge of Allan Primary.
Connected Education incorporates tablet devices for teachers and children, mobile Wi-fi connectivity, advancedgrade security and specialist training to help teachers gain digital skills.
It also incorporates Microsoft Teams for Education, an online classroom environment where students can connect with teachers and classmates easily and safely.
The pilot will run until March and follows the launch of a similar programme at St Joseph’s Primary School in
Newbury in October.
Connected Education provides access to classwork, school materials and resources suited to a range of learning styles. It enables a teacher to provide an inclassroom and remote learning experience at the same time, using video and digital exercise books, ensuring children forced to miss school during the Covid-19 pandemic due to illness or quarantine can continue to join the class if they are well enough.
Lyndsay Macnair, head teacher at Bridge of Allan Primary, said: “It’s important that a digital educational platform provides an engaging and interactive teaching experience, while also being quick and easy to use.
“By working in partnership with Vodafone on the Connected Education project, we hope to showcase how the traditional classroom can be transformed into an environment where present and future generations of children can learn vital digital skills. I’m excited to see how this pilot will help transform the in-class experience for both pupils and teachers.”
Anne Sheehan, director, Vodafone Business UK, said: “The recent months have highlighted the importance of digital education platforms that children can access whenever they need to.
“We hope this pilot will showcase the effectiveness of such provision.”