Wirral Sixth Form college secures funding for after hours online access (From Wirral Globe)

Wirral Sixth Form college secures funding for after hours online access

BIRKENHEAD Sixth Form college has won funding to set up a new scheme that will get more students online outside of lessons.

Wirral Sixth Form college secures funding for online lessons

It beat off competition from more than 100 other colleges nationwide to secure the £150,000 grant, as part of a mobile learning initiative run by MoLeNet.

The project will put a 'learning cloud' over the college and surrounding areas, enabling students to work on college files while at home or out on placements.

It is hoped the scheme will give students a more flexible learning environment and improve their academic and vocational learning.

Mal Blackburne, the college's E-Learning manager, said: "This is an exciting opportunity to provide students with a pioneering method of learning. Students will greatly benefit from being able to access resources and submit assessments via a mobile device that they can simply carry around with them."