Highland Council has launched a digital learning tool for schoolchildren in primary schools having to stay home during the pandemic.
Named Highland’s Online Primary School (HOPS), it has been developed to support P4-P7 pupils through providing a weekly timetable of lessons targeted at Levels 1 and 2 Curriculum for Excellence.
It can also support full classes that have moved to online learning, help when a teacher is unavailable, and is available on the Highland Schools Digital Hub.
Cllr John Finlayson, the council’s education chair, said: “The extensive digital learning estate available across Highland for staff, pupils, parents and carers is an effective way to empower and develop digital opportunities across Highland schools.
“Our school estate is unique in Highland as we have 203 schools of different sizes across both rural and urban areas. Therefore, our digital learning estate must be flexible and resilient to meet the needs of each school’s local circumstances across the region.
“This is also important as Covid-19 continues to be present in our schools. As cases rise, the need for a dynamic and resilient digital learning estate is essential to support pupils and staff whether they are learning at home or in school.”
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