ICT funding for schools

St Hildas Collegiate School year 7 pupils (from left) Whitney Keenan, Brianna Hanlin, Claudia...
St Hildas Collegiate School year 7 pupils (from left) Whitney Keenan, Brianna Hanlin, Claudia Sole and Sophie Coutts (all 12), who will benefit from government funding aimed at training teachers so they can maximise the benefits of digital technology in the classroom. Photo by Gregor Richardson.
Two Dunedin secondary-school information and communication technology (ICT) clusters will get a slice of $10.8 million from the Government to support teachers in the use of digital technology.

Clusters at Logan Park High School and St Hildas Collegiate School have won ICT professional development contracts from the Ministry of Education to provide teachers with the necessary skills, knowledge and confidence.

Education Minister Anne Tolley said the contract funding was aimed at boosting pupil achievement.

"This investment supports the Government's $150 million commitment to make schools broadband-ready, to ensure our young people are at the centre of a digital world.

"As the pace of change in the digital world accelerates, schools are putting ICT tools into the hands of students.

Learning to use these tools responsibly and appropriately will help New Zealand students take full advantage of the opportunities presented in today's rapidly changing digital world," Mrs Tolley said.

Schools will work together on 43 local projects which will support the Government's educational priorities in literacy and numeracy, and delivering success for Maori and Pacific Island pupils.

St Hildas principal Melissa Bell was excited to win one of the 43 contracts.

"All three schools in our cluster have done a lot of work towards e-learning and ICT on their own. This gives us a chance to work together and further the development."

john.lewis@odt.co.nz

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