Primary school curriculum will soon accessible on web

Primary school children will soon be studying the national curriculum on the worldwide web, it was revealed today.

The Government and private sector have joined forces in a project to post subjects online.

'Teachnet' will train 50 teachers in web-technology to develop material for schools everywhere.

Citigroup chief executive Aidan Brady said Ireland was still behind other countries in knowledge and usage of the internet: “We need to improve the culture right across our education system, and the best place to start is at the earliest stage, with children and of course teachers,” he said.