Ramesys' learners log on for a new term and new opportunities

Leading ICT in education integrated solutions provider Ramesys has signed off a record number of new school ICT projects in September 2008. Learners and teachers across the country have returned to new schools and new learning opportunities enabled by new technology provided by Ramesys.

Ramesys has over the last two years been selected to provide integrated ICT services for learners linked to school building projects valued at around £2.3 billion to 2012 and beyond. Construction partners include Carillion and Bouygues.

September openings include the Frederick Bremer secondary school in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, a Building Schools for the Future project; as is Gorton Education Village in Manchester where two schools, one a school for pupils with severe learning difficulties, have co-located on one site to create a unique shared learning environment. In total, 6 new schools have opened this September with new Ramesys ICT services.

Mark Chambers, Chief Executive, Ramesys said: 'It's hard to describe in a few words, without seeming to sensationalise, the impact technology will have on learning in future; and it is integrally linked to how IT will impact on every aspect of our life in future, much more so than now.'

'Technology already exists and is on sale that is able to control software just by thinking! New devices such as a neuro-headset which interprets the interaction of neurons in the brain are currently being used in gaming. Usage is bound to widen. The faster we adopt available technologies in life, the faster it will impact on learning and Ramesys plans to keep leading the way to ensure innovative and relevant opportunities reach our learners first.'

Director of Learning, Steve Smith, said: 'Observers of the Government's Building Schools for the Future programme should not be completely focused on new school buildings. The programme's outcome will be transformation of how young people will learn, how teachers will teach and how technology will enable both in the future. Handheld devices and web technologies are going to be integral to how young people manage their own learning. Students will be increasingly involved in personalised learning pathways using all the technology available to them - at home, in the work place and at school. The new school buildings are important, but it's the way schools will support the technology enabled anytime/anywhere learning process that students will demand that's really important.'