Kingswood Community College Recognised As An Apple Distinguished School

KCC has been recognised as an Apple Distinguished School 2021 – 2024, for their innovative and creative use of iPads in Teaching and Learning.

Since the foundation of Kingswood Community College the staff have always embraced Digital Technology and the iPad. They took their time to master their craft, developing their skills through CPD. They strive to ensure that the iPad is not just a glorified book or tool for learning, it is a gateway to develop the skills that are not only necessary to succeed in school but also in later life.

As the school developed students became the leaders in the implementation of the iPad. They became the Digital Leaders and developed a student-led initiative to offer peer-to-peer support to the younger year groups. Their student team has been and continues to be integral in the successful implementation of the iPad in KCC.

In 2018, KCC began the journey with UDL or Universal Design for Learning. UDL’s aim is to provide a fully inclusive environment that aims to make learning accessible to all. The use of the iPad became a perfect fit to allow teachers to enact the principals of UDL. The application for ‘Apple Distinguished School’ was an exemplar of just how seamlessly digital technology allows for the successful implementation of UDL.

Kingswood CC are lucky to have an innovative, driven & hard-working team of staff and students who continue to strive for excellence in our Trad-Digital school.

Robert Dunne is the Apple Distinguished School Coordinator at Kingswood Community College.

I have always been a strong advocate for the enhancement of teaching and learning through appropriate uses of technology. We can’t keep doing the same thing repeatedly and expect to keep up with the needs of our students. The creativity possible on iPad has put a powerful resource in our students hand. A resource that provides an independence and autonomy in their learning and fosters a problem solving culture amongst students. With our UDL focus, personalised learning has reached a new high. This formed the golden thread through our successful application to become an Apple Distinguished School.

Huge congratulations to the entire Kingswood CC community.

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