ACADEMY 360’S PRIMARY PHASE
OUR PEDTECH STRATEGY Our PedTech strategy puts pedagogy first—using technology not for its own sake, but to enhance the learning process, increase access, and support outstanding teaching. Currently, all children in Years 5 and 6 have access to individual iPads. This provision expands into Year 3 and Year 4 in September 2025 and Year 2 from Spring 1, 2026 or when appropriate. Every child in Key Stage 2 will have access to their own device, used across the curriculum in meaningful ways. In EYFS and Key Stage 1 children will also have access to devices, which are planned for, meeting the needs of the children for their age and stage of development. In practice. PedTech supports:
Inclusion & SEND Support Tools such as voice notes, coloured screen options, audio assistance, and adaptive formats help every child access and present learning in a way that suits their needs. This has been especially transformative for our SEND learners, helping to narrow attainment gaps.
Independence & Digital Literacy Children are encouraged to follow areas of interest, conduct research, and build independence as learners and thinkers.
Engagement & Feedback Tools like Showbie streamline feedback, including audio comments. Platforms like Socrative and Kahot allow real-time assessment and student response. Apple TV brings immediacy to modelling, sharing work, and addressing misconceptions, without delay.
Presentation & Accessibility Technology allows for high-quality presentation without compromising learning content, enabling every child to showcase their understanding confidently and creatively in all subjects. Transcription is still of high importance to us in the primary phase, therefore technology will compleiment and not replace the traditional approaches of handwriting and presentation.
Teacher Empowerment & Workload PedTech enables more effective planning and assessment. Teachers are supported in using tools that align with their styles, freeing them to focus more on delivery, feedback, and pupil interaction—not just admin.