WCIT CHARITY REVIEW
CHRIST CHURCH C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL
09
Improved IT for East End school enhances learning
for both students and the wider community
The children
who have
benefited the
most from
these funds are
three special
educational
needs students
Situated on Brick Lane in London’s East End,
in the heart of a truly diverse and vibrant
community, Christ Church Primary School
offers a stimulating creative curriculum that
leads to lifelong learning and capitalises on
children being able to learn using the latest
technology. It also enables staff to support
both students and the wider community to
enhance their learning and life skills.
The school deprivation indicator is in the
highest 10% in the country: many of the
children come from low income families and
have no computer access at home. For many
in the surrounding community, English is not
their first language.
Improved IT equipment within the school and
the community building will help not only to
enhance the learning of students but also to
provide the parents, carers and members of
the community with improved courses in
digital, CV and letter-writing skills, which they
would otherwise be unable to afford to learn.
With the funds from the WCIT Charity, the
school has been able to upgrade its IT
provision to support their students’
educational needs. Teachers are now able to
facilitate lessons on a wide range of subjects
for the students with new iPads, which are
The students of
Christ Church C of E
Primary School using
the technology
donated by the WCIT
Charity. Teachers are
now able to facilitate
lessons on a wider
range of subjects for
the students.
used in conjunction with other teaching aids
within the classroom.
The children who have benefited the most
from these funds are three of their special
educational needs students. These Year 5
students are now able to engage in daily
interventions that are focused on improving
their phonic knowledge, reading, speaking
and writing skills, as well as their arithmetic,
problem solving and reasoning skills. All three
children have made good progress since
these interventions have been put in place.
“The iPads have allowed the students to
build confidence in their ability. Their needs,
when it comes to visual and auditory
learning, have been supported through the
use of this technology, both in the classroom
and through intervention work. Their
independence has increased exponentially,
and their digital awareness has improved,
which sets them up for their future careers,”
explains their Year 5 teacher.