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£50k for experts to aid digital learning in Moray's schools


By Alistair Whitfield

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Moray Council is thinking of paying consultants £50,000 to help with the use of digital technology in the region's secondary and primary schools.

Elected members will be asked next week to agree the cash to try widen the curriculum and improve results.

If approved, experts will assist Moray Council officers in advancing the best ways for pupils to use devices such as laptops and tablets, as well as access online study aids and networks.

Initial inquiries have been carried out into firms able to do the work, with one supplier identified as a potential candidate.

A report has been written in advance of next Wednesday's meeting of the education, children’s and leisure services committee.

It says: "While this is a new area of work in Moray there are councils within Scotland and wider that have developed their digital approach to education delivery, including the use of digital devices by teachers and learners to support curriculum delivery and attainment.

"Therefore, initial enquiries were made which established that other councils had engaged the support of external expertise to guide and support their projects and ensure that the most up-to-date technical advice and expertise was available to them."


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