Pupils to use virtual reality devices in class

Pupils in East Renfrewshire are among the first in the UK to provide virtual reality headsets for every school.

The council has spent £250,000 on more than 900 Classvr headsets to provide a class set for all 30 of its primary and secondary schools.

The headsets give pupils access to hundreds of virtual and augmented reality activities.

The council’s education convener, Paul O’kane, said the use of the devices would be rolled out across the local authority’s schools after a successful pilot project.

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