Digital School
Moira Primary School was awarded the ‘Digital Schools Award for Northern Ireland’ in 2022.
Vision and Rationale
At Moira Primary School our vision is to prepare pupils for the challenge of a rapidly developing and evolving technological world. We recognise ICT as a core area of the curriculum through which we can enhance and extend learning and teaching. Our pupils should have an awareness of how to use technologies effectively for a wide range of purposes which add to the toolset they will need to be effective citizens and employees over their lifetime.
Aims
At Moira Primary School, we use ICT to:
As part of our Digital School initiative, all teaching staff at Moira Primary School also secured the prestigious ‘Apple Teacher’ status following ongoing training. On account of the training embarked upon our teachers have established strong foundations for using iPads and Apple apps like Pages, Keynote, Numbers, GarageBand, and iMovie in the classroom. This capacity building will enable our teachers to continue creating innovative learning experiences for our children.