Key Stats
Number of students
that will benefit:
319
Age of students:
7-11
School % eligible
for Free School Meals:
10.6%
School % on SEN
register:
28%
School % of EAL:
20% (spanning 36 languages)
our project
Alderwood School,
located in Aldershot, is less than a year old and is the result of the merger
of Belle Vue Infant School, Newport Junior School and Connaught Senior School
earlier this year making the total intake 1228 children on role.
We are proud of our
creative curriculum where children learn to question and discuss their learning
with their teachers. A wide variety of visits and visitors to the school
stimulates learning and provides a first-hand experience, allowing the children
to interact with topics in new and exciting ways and consequently fostering a
love for learning. Teachers employ different styles of activities to
accommodate the many learning styles children have.
The atmosphere
throughout the school is one of engagement and cooperation. The standard of
behaviour is high and there are many ways the children learn strategies to
develop their social skills.
What we want
We are looking to
buy some iPad mini 4s with hard cases. The
iPads are for the Junior site to help disadvantaged children and second
language speakers.
Why we want iPads
We have a large percentage of children on Free School Meals as well as
second language speakers and those children classed as disadvantaged. Against
this background we would like to purchase a set of class iPads. This would
allow us to break free from the confines of the classroom so that we can
re-design lessons that are more engaging.
The apps we want to use will help our children with a number of skills. We
particularly want to improve their speaking and listening skills and access the
curriculum more freely.
Allowing children to make their own video’s explaining their Mathematical
understanding, using capture and share software such as
Explain Everything
will highlight individual children’s misconceptions,
allowing teachers to intervene at the point of need.
Teaching our children to be safe on –line and to be good digital citizens
has proven to be essential, as more children appear to be unaware of how to
read the URL’s for authenticity; purchasing online gaming apps and trying to
access inappropriate material, as well as talking to complete strangers
online. Having more portable technology
will allows us to be more dynamic as we can use them in environments other than
the school classroom.
equipment we need
3x iPad Mini 4 @
£392.40 each = £1,017
3x iPad Mini Protective Cases @ £9.99 each = £29.97
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ULAK-Protective-Kickstand-Protector-Resistant/dp/B0140V9LBI/
Subtotal = £1,207.17
Credit card fees @ 2%: £24.14.
Grand total: £1231.31
If we can raise more, we would love to buy more of the same, even up to 15 iPads at a total of £6,157!
Help us reach our target!
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