FUNDING of nearly £890,000 for ICT resources will be rolled out to schools across the county.

The money is to be used to boost schools’ broadband speed, promising a 100MB connection for primary schools and 1GB for secondary schools.

Schools will receive an upgrade of Wi-Fi equipment and servers to ensure all schools have equal standards of ICT provision.

Monmouthshire County Council (MCC) met last Thursday (30th July) to approve the recommendation from Cabinet.

The scheme will be funded through a reduction in the county farms capital maintenance budget, a release of authority funding from the 21st Century Schools programme, a contribution from the ICT transformation reserve and the remaining £505,775 funded through council borrowing.

Councillor Liz Hacket Pain said: “Headteachers and governing bodies have told me for a good few years about the issues of ICT. We want to bring all schools in the county up to the same level.

“This is a good step forward. This is investment in the future and in the young people in the county.