Technology

Bosworth Academy has over 10 dedicated ICT suites, along with additional access around the college in various faculty areas. Each classroom has an interactive whiteboard and visualiser to provide interesting possibilities for teaching and learning. Technology can be used to create fun and engaging lessons as well as ensuring our students are equipped for the modern world. Each year 7 student will be provided with an iPad to use both at school and at home.

Benefits of 1:1 iPad technology
The iPad will:

Enable lessons to be interactive
The specialised apps we will use will be chosen by the teacher to expand the learning experience both inside and outside the classroom. Our students will be able to record and report out of class learning – bringing the classroom into the real world
Have all the textbooks a student will need uploaded so that homework can be completed without the need to carry a number of books
Be stored in the student’s locker where it can be charged
Ensure that we teach our students how to be safe using technology

Measures that the school has put in place include:

Student safe web browsers and safety filters (e-safey), with strict safegaurding rules, whether the iPad is in school or at home, preventing access to any inappropriate content online.
Safegaurding monitoring tools that alert the school if a student is using the device inappropriately, including making unsafe online searches.
Classroom rules to ensure iPads are an effective learning tool rather than a distraction.
Robust cases to minise the risk of damage under normal use.

Seamless integration of technology and traditional teaching

iPads have been proven to be a powerful educational device in a number of schools and will be one of the tools we use to aid learning. This use of technology will encourage creativity and enquiry-based learning as well as empower pupils to engage in their learning experiences. We want our students to be leaders who can analyse a variety of sources, and use technology responsibly. The ipads will not, of course, be used every lesson or replace more traditional styles of learning. We have developed exciting schemes of learning that include specialised apps to enrich and enhance learning.

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