Tech spend the last thing needed in school reform

The mass return to school is under way across Ireland and, once again, the question is posed by many with dogs in the great educational fight: Are the country’s schools equipping their pupils for life in the digital age?

Or in the rush to ensure that the next generation is employable, do we run the risk of allowing utilitarian approaches to exert increased dominance in the classroom?

During the recession, the Department of Education did well to ensure that the capital budget for new school buildings was ring-fenced.