Welsh Government to invest almost £40m in school broadband
THE Welsh Government is investing almost £40 million on speeding up school broadband connections.
The new Learning in Digital Wales Grant will ensure that learners are able to access faster, high-quality broadband services which are both robust and reliable.
The investment will initially comprise of £27 million for local authorities to upgrade internet connections in their schools.
Where needed, councils will also be able to provide primary and special schools with £10,000 and their secondary schools with £20,000 to improve ICT infrastructure and buy hardware to support teaching and learning. Carwyn Jones said: "We want Wales to be a world leader in digital learning, therefore we need to be able to offer our schools fast, consistent and reliable broadband services.
Business Cards From Only £10.95 Delivered www.myprint-247.co.uk
View detailsOur heavyweight cards have FREE UV silk coating, FREE next day delivery & VAT included. Choose from 1000's of pre-designed templates or upload your own artwork. Orders dispatched within 24hrs.
Terms: Visit our site for more products: Business Cards, Compliment Slips, Letterheads, Leaflets, Postcards, Posters & much more. All items are free next day delivery. www.myprint-247.co.uk
Contact: 01858 468192
Valid until: Friday, May 31 2013
"This investment will ensure that, by 2014, primary and secondary schools in Wales will have access to safe and secure world-class broadband services needed to deliver a world-class digital education.
"The grant funding represents a major step forward in changing the way schools use digital technologies, widening access and driving up standards of performance across the board."
Comments
by Jiffy
Tuesday, January 15 2013, 7:37AM
“With practically every school on Failbook and ****ter, it comes as no surprise they are struggling to find enough bandwidth for real teaching.
Meanwhile, I read that many children struggle to use pens, dictionaries and use anything that comes on paper.”