The maximum distance from the school to any island is one mile (1.60934 km). From the school clock tower all the islands can be seen in the winter months.
The “Isles of Scilly” are a small group of islands off the south-eastern coast of England, the main island being St Mary’s which has a population of about 100,000 with St Agness, Tresco and St Martin’s being considerably smaller, with a combined population of approximately 10,000…Hence the solution they are looking at is installing a hardwired network in the school main building on St Mary’s and using wireless communication to the other islands. The concept is that the teacher can give group lessons and all the social interactions that take place, no matter where the pupils are located. Pupils’ schoolwork can be assessed and feedback given in both written and verbal formats. Additionally resources are available in terms of the Internet and other educational establishments should be accessible, with real-time interaction if possib
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