Whilst in Oslo this week I had an opportunity to look around an award winning secondary school – Kastellet Skole, in the southern suburbs. Although a ICT rich school, they too have a finite budget to furnish a new development and I was interested to see an extensive use of thin client hardware to support some central areas. This allowed Torill Røeggen, an inspiring Assistant Headteacher to invest more in infrastructure and future-proofing the school for the demands of ICT in years to come. The school makes exemplary use of its managed learning environment, and I was impressed with the emphasis given to making the staff feel comfortable with technology. Three ICT trainers have dual responsibility for teaching and supporting colleagues in ICT delivery – an enormous investment in manpower which is paying off in an ICT confident and technologically rich school.
