It is now a given that the use of projectors and AV equipment has significantly enhanced the learning experience in schools and colleges. However, the benefit of using colour in printed documents to give visual emphasis and impact is often overlooked.

The government is increasingly focussing on the need to teach enterprising skills in the classroom such as accountancy, marketing and sales but the problem for teaching staff is how to incorporate these skill sets around the normal academic curriculum. Not only is time an issue for teachers but it is also finding innovative ways to practice using these skills in a real life situation that is proving difficult for schools and colleges.

Alfred McAlpine – IT Services has been chosen as the technology partner for Stockport College’s five-year new build project to create the ‘college of the future’. Alfred McAlpine – IT Services will provide design consultancy services and programme management for an IT system that will help the college to deliver a super infrastructure to support its 8,500 students. 

The education ‘industry’ is increasingly introducing technological advancement within the education environment at all levels. The Building Schools for the Future (BSF) program is not merely concerned with new buildings; it is also about finding ways to upgrade older type classrooms to be comparable with the modern, hi-tech teaching environments of new-build schools.