Mini ICT Plan

Current ICT Status:

Intermediate Stage School Profile

School Profile:
13 classroom teachers
3 shared resource teachers
450 students
16 classrooms (3 as resource rooms)
18 computers (1 per classroom, principal and secretary)
6 printers (4 ink-jet and 2 laser)
2 digital cameras
Selection of educational software
Internet connection (broadband) with wifi available throughout the school.

ICT Adoption to Date

In June 2017, there are 450 pupils enrolled in St. Patricks SNS, a co-Educational Primary school in
Skerries, Co. Dublin. Our role number is 16332O. The school is a senior school that serves children of the
local town and its surroundings. We have been using ICT prior to 2000. In 2008 every classroom was
equipped with a deskop computer. In 2012 every classroom got wifi, teacher laptops and projectors. This
was a major step forward for the school as all teachers could then use ICT as part of their teaching and
the students learning. In 2013, Microsoft came to the school to donate refurbished laptops and to service
the desktops that were already in each classroom. Following this contribution, the school then had 10
laptops for discretionary use. These have been mostly used for the students to do typing and project work
on.

The school has participated in two fundraising events to raise money to purchase interactive whiteboards
and new projectors for each of the mainstream classrooms. St. Patricks Senior National School aims to
provide our students with a broad ICT education, preparing them to be confident, independent ICT users
when they leave us for secondary school.

With regards to training staff members, most teachers received ICT instruction whilst completing their
Bachelor of Education degrees. Teachers who had the greatest interest in ICT acted as leaders to mentor
those who requested assistance. Educational software programmes were selected to use with the
students to further their knowledge and interaction with ICT as part of everyday learning within the
school.

Plans to Reach Intermediate/Advanced Stage

ICT plan will be updated with input from all staff, with due consideration to Health and Safety
Standards
The vice principal will take charge of doing an ICT audit within the school and creating a plan to assess
what new equipment is needed etc.
 School will enlist the support of the local ICT advisor/ICT support group network
Relevant software/Internet resources in all subject and special needs areas will be identified
Principal will be pro-active in integrating ICT throughout the school
A basic Internet usage policy will be developed