Principals want tech training and faster internet

High-speed internet, training for teachers and accessible technical support will be key features of a government plan to make technology more a part of daily classroom activity.

These are also among the priorities of second-level principals who took part in a census of information and communications technology (ICT) that has informed the Digital Strategy for Schools due to be published soon by Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan.

Department of Education secretary general Seán Ó Foghlú told school managers yesterday that the potential of ICT to enhance student learning will underpin the strategy. But details of what investment will go into the plan have yet to be finalised as the department awaits government approval of its capital budget for the next five years.