A Cumbrian school is celebrating after receiving international recognition from Apple for its future-focused approach to education which uses technology in the classroom.
Inglewood Junior School is part of an elite group now, being only one of two in the region with the tag of 'Apple Distinguished School'.
It has been seven years in the making for the school, which is also an Apple Regional Training Centre.
Matthew Squires, teacher at Inglewood and manager of the Carlisle Regional Training Centre, said: “We’re incredibly proud of the award, everyone has contributed to this achievement.
“All the staff are Apple teachers and have taken responsibility for their own growth with the device to give the children the best opportunities they can.
“This is recognition for all the hard work that has gone in over the last eight years or so.”
The Apple Distinguished School award was presented by Dan Gilchrist, Education Consultant for the North-East and Cumbria for Sync, an Apple Authorised Education Specialist.
"They are very much leading the way to make impact and inclusivity for children to get the best outcomes moving on into their future life," he said.
Every staff member has their own iPad, and all pupils use the devices which enhances their opportunities and helps with their learning in a variety of different ways.
It encourages cross-curriculum learning, independence, working together, and wellbeing too.
Teachers can use the Apple technology to engage the students in learning outdoors by setting up points across the premises that can be scanned, asking them a question, which then directs them to another point.
Amelia Taylor, 11 years old, said: “I think it’s a lot more useful, you get a lot more features that you wouldn’t have with just paper.
“Teachers will upload resources onto the app we use called Showbie and we can use them while we’re learning.
“If we need a certain thing, so if we’re looking for a certain vocabulary for a certain subject, we can go on our iPads and the teacher might have certain things that we can use.
“Instead of writing on paper all the time, you can use apps like Keynote to create presentations and we can use our own style and imagination instead of just writing it on paper and not really having that ability.”
Being an Apple school is “preparing children for the future and the modern world, an Apple device gives them access to all the world at the touch of a button,” said Matthew.
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