In this section
- Foreword
- Our vision for Carmarthenshire
- What is a Digital Strategy?
- How plans are made: Local, Regional and National Alignment
- Well-being of Future Generations Act (Wales) 2015
- Carmarthenshire Well-being Objectives
- Well-being Goals for Wales
- Engagement and Involvement
- Partnerships and Collaboration
- Governance: Our Transformation Programme
- Monitoring Benefits
- Building the Digital Foundations in Carmarthenshire
- The Welsh Language
- Net Zero Carbon
- Schools
- HWB and the HWB Sustainability Scheme
- Elected Members
- Resources
- What we will deliver
HWB and the HWB Sustainability Scheme
Since 2012, the Welsh Government has been providing schools in Wales with access to a wide range of digital infrastructure, services and resources. The Welsh Government remains committed to delivering a national approach to digital services, enabling schools in Wales to consistently maximise the transformational benefits which digital and technology can have on education; providing a range of digital services which will enable and inspire our practitioners and learners to confidently embed digital practices, while developing a digital culture, competencies, skills and knowledge to underpin the Curriculum for Wales.
The digital tools and resources within the HWB platform support a national approach to planning and delivery, enables sharing of skills, methods and resources between educational practitioners in Wales; supports teaching and learning in Welsh and English and provides equal access to free, classroom focused tools and resources for all teachers and learners in Wales.
To support this, we will:
- Continue to fully exploit the products and services within Welsh Government’s Hwb Learning platform and continue to work with the Welsh Government to be a key contributor and influencer to the all-Wales Hwb programme.
- Ensure that all learners have equal access to devices across every school, thus eliminating barriers to creativity and learning due to outdated or lack of technology; eliminating digital inequality between schools so that all students have an equal opportunity to succeed.
- Invest in the infrastructure and technology of our schools, including oversight and delivery of Welsh Government funded HWB In-School Infrastructure Grant and HWB Sustainability Scheme, underpinning education provision for the young people of Carmarthenshire.
- Reduce costly physical infrastructure within schools, reducing the capital expenditure required to replace this infrastructure. Reduction of the physical infrastructure within schools also equates to a reduction in the power consumption and a decreasing carbon footprint for each school campus, year-on-year.
- School data is a critical asset. We will ensure that it is stored in the most secure, resilient, efficient, cost effective and appropriate location.
- Provision a secure environment for staff and learners to teach and learn at home, ensuring our students continue to learn when it is not possible to attend school.
