Mobile learning

It is quite simply amazing to see the growth in the use of personal technology in school. We allow pupils to bring phones/tablets and so on into school as we all recognise the impact these can have on learning.

I remember 5 years ago, some of our pupils were not behaving in a responsible way when using technology which was causing a number of problems. This resulted in us trying to enforce a complete ban on mobile technology - which lasted only a few days! It quite quickly became apparent that pupils would continue to use their mobile regardless of any school policy - attempting to ban them was futile. More importantly, recognising the impact on learning that could be made by integrating this technology into teaching was an important step for us as a school. in addition to this, it was recognised that the school could play a role in teaching pupils how to use these responsibly.

Now we are in the position where pupils are using their iPads, Smartphones, Galaxy tablets and so on in the canteen, on the fields, in corridors and, of course, in classes. It is wonderful to see the major impact this is having on learning now - and look forward to enhancing this further by giving pupils access to iPads provided by the school. Exciting times are ahead!