The 21st Century Schools Project

The St Mary's Church in Wales Primary School's
website has been developed
 as a direct result of working with CDEL.

The 21^st Century Schools Project is a collaborative project between The Welsh Assembly Government, Blaenau Gwent County Council and The CELT's Digitally Enhanced Learning Team (CDEL) at The University of Wales, Newport. 

The Rose report has placed technology centre stage in the primary curriculum where Information and communication technology (ICT) will sit alongside literacy, numeracy and personal development as a keystone of the curriculum for future generations.  

The aim of this innovative project is to encourage twelve Primary Schools in the South Wales area to embrace technology, they are:

• Glanhowy Primary School
• Thomas Richards Center 
• Rhos Y Fedwen Primary School
• Peny Cwm Special School
• St Mary's RC Primary School
• Coed Y Garn Primary School
• YSGOL Bro Helyg  
• Georgetown Primary School
• Abertillery Primary School
• Soffrydd Primary School
• Ebbw Fawr Community School

By working in partnership with these schools our goal is to close the gap between those schools embracing technology and those who are not.  

The CDEL team has undertaken a Scenario Based Design process with each of the 12 schools, resulting in a bespoke training plan for each, the goal of which is to provide their staff with the skills and confidence to integrate technology into their teaching practices in a pedagogically sound way.

The schools are receiving a wide range of support in many different areas including the development of new websites and web based learning platforms as well as continual professional development (CPD) sessions which focus on collaborating and communicating online with peers, colleagues, parents and pupils.