St. Aidan's CBS | Archive | 1997

First Day

On the 28 November 1997 An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, and the Minister for Education and Science, Michéal Martin, with Mr Alfie Kane of Telecom Éireann, launched a national policy on information technology in education in St Aidans School. This policy framework is called Schools IT 2000.

"We want every school in the country to achieve computer literacy..."

An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern,
St Aidans CBS, 28 Nov 97

"Ireland lags significantly behind its European Partners in the integration of information technologies in our schools."

"Helping teachers to develop the skills necessary to use information technologies has been shown throughout the world as being the key to successfully introducing them in the classroom."

Micheál Martin, Minister for Education,
St Aidans CBS, 28 Nov 97

Minister for Education, Michéal Martin

"We want every school in the country to achieve computer literacy..."

An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern,
St Aidans CBS, 28 Nov 97

The Minister took some IT advice from an expert in the field.

While in St Aidans the Taoiseach presented Computer Studies certificates to a group of senior students.

The Computer Studies programme is followed by students in fifth year as an optional component of the Leaving Certificate Mathematics programme.

Students who complete a programme of work, present a portfolio and meet the required standard are awarded a certificate by the Department of Education and Science.

More advice for the Minister.