EU must approve plans to improve broadband access for primary schools

Children at hundreds of rural primary schools will only be able to access planned new technology if the EU approves government plans to improve broadband connectivity.

The aim of the Government’s new digital schools strategy is to ensure children and teachers can take advantage of the rapidly changing equipment and programmes for all subjects, with input being sought from schools, parents, industry, and academics.

While the provision of 100 megabytes-per–second broadband to all 730 second-level schools should be completed by next summer, a similar investment is not so easy at primary level.