Stratford College is currently working on refining its Digital Learning Framework plan. Previously known as a school's eLearning plan, all schools are now required to have a Digital Learning Framework plan in place.
The Digital Learning Framework plan embeds digital teaching and learning into a school's vision. As a document it is directly linked as being one of the key supports to enable schools to implement the recommendations outlined in the Digital Strategy for Schools 2015-2020 policy document.
Stratford's objective is on improving the infrastructure so that Junior Cycle students can BYOD to enable them to carry out research and work on their CBAs in the classroom, whilst Senior Cycle students have the opportunity to use BYOD for research and project work.
Ms O'Kelly
The 1st years completed a zombie lab today where they used their scientific methods and thinking to identify patient zero from the zombie suspects. Using measuring skills, pH, observation skills and much more they successfully identified the source of the outbreak!
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The TY Horticulture class were out in the Autumn sunshine planting Spring bulbs using the chaos planting method. This is when a multitude of different spring bulbs (Hyacinths, Daffodils, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissi) are mixed together and randomly planted so that we have a mixture of flowers and patterns emerging in the spring. It mimics nature and so is more enticing to pollinators and native insects that need the food in Spring.
Stratford is celebrating Maths Week 2026 (12th - 18th October) with daily activities around the school, at breaktimes and in Maths classes! The tutor-time daily quiz is proving to be extremely competitive as each form group tries to solve it and then run to find Ms Matthews in order to win the box of chocolates!
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