How do you engage pupils? Invest in 67 new iPads


Assistant headmaster of Salisbury Cathedral School, Duncan Hodson, announces a new era in ICT at the school with the roll out of iPads – 67 of them – to all pupils in Years 7 and 8.


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a history archive or even a drum kit


‘ The iPad seemed to offer the ideal solution


and the possibilities they offer are boundless. We see them as a personal learning studio. They can be a science lab, literacy tool,


’


HERE IS no doubt that the pace of change brought about by new technologies has had a significant effect on the way people live, work


and play worldwide. New and emerging technologies are challenging the traditional processes of teaching and learning, and the way education is managed. At Salisbury Cathedral School, we are committed to embracing the opportunities this brings. As part of our ICT strategy, we had been


seeking a more seamless integration of ICT across our entire curriculum. Traditionally, ICT has been taught through the use of a suite of computers, which always leads to the mantra from pupils, “We’re doing computers now”. What we needed was some way of using ICT across the whole school and in any lesson, in an instant.


The iPad can be


research library, history archive, language lab, art canvas, music studio and video editing suite – all rolled into one neat device. Over the last year, the school has trialled an iPad in the science department where pupils


have used it to film and edit documentaries as a way to summarise a topic. The iPad has also been used for quick internet research, as a sound wave analyser, a camera and as a mini drum kit for our Rock Band Club. Pupils find this technology highly engaging


and use it in creative ways. There are so many amazing apps out there that can really enhance teaching and learning, not to mention the increasing number of textbooks that are beginning to appear in iBooks. In our recent inspection, the inspectors


were extremely impressed with how engaged the pupils were using this technology, mentioning it several times in their feedback. From September, with our investment in


67 new iPads, all students in our two oldest year groups will be able to benefit and the devices will also be used by staff. As the school has gone wireless throughout the site, they will be able to use the iPads wherever they are, benefiting from this revolutionary technology in all their lessons.


• For more information visit the website at www.salisburycathedralschool.com.


Above and left: ICT lessons prepare pupils for an IT influenced world


4 WILTSHIRE LIFE Schools Supplement October 2012


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