Peterborough Keys Academies Trust (PKAT) has invested £750,000 in new technology for its schools.

This money has been used to supply 1,600 Apple iPads to students and staff across the trust's five schools.

The devices have been handed out to Year 6 and Year 10 to Year 13 students, as well as 250 staff members.

This initiative aims to support one-to-one learning and boost teaching efficiency.

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Dr Ian Young, CEO of PKAT, said: “In continuing our significant investment in 1:1 devices for students, our aim is to enhance their learning experience and assist them in being organised in their independent study.

"We are also conscious of the amount of 'screen time' that our children and young people have in their lives.

"Equally, we do not want the technology used when it is not needed or appropriate."

The iPads are fully compliant with the Department for Education Digital Standards and Keep Children Safe in Education guidelines.

They are also set up for independent home learning.

The project has been a collaborative effort, with PKAT IT Services working closely with Apple to provide the best possible staff training.

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Jordan Smithson, PKAT Trust IT Services Manager, said: "With the relaunch of iLearn we aim to further empower teaching and learning by blending technology further into our curriculum to boost pupil engagement and outcomes.

“We have had a huge group of staff work on the project from planning to delivery and if it wasn’t for the huge efforts of staff across the PKAT schools the project wouldn’t have been able to continue at its current scale.”

The trust hopes that this investment will help reduce paper usage across the schools, increasing sustainability and reducing costs, which can then be used to fund other trust projects.