Empowered Learning

The Empowered Learning Programme has given every school pupil from P6 to S6 in Edinburgh their own digital device as part of City of Edinburgh Council’s ambitious and inclusive education strategy, Edinburgh Learns for Life.  

There are a series of short videos to help you understand how iPads are being used within the Empowered Learning project. At Portobello staff are using Teams a lot, with OneNote. You can find short videos about Teams within the Workflow and your iPad section. 

https://edinburghlearns.digital/learners/skills/

Here are some FAQs collated by the Digital Education Team, designed to provide you with quick answers to common questions.  

https://digitaleducationteam.com/faq/

Here are copies of the Home School Agreement and Responsible Use Agreement 

https://digitaleducationteam.com/empowered-learning-downloads/

City of Edinburgh iPad Support 

The City of Edinburgh have created a number of useful help and support videos to make use of this beneficial resources, available via ClickView.  

https://online.clickview.co.uk/libraries/categories/48064414/digital-skills-for-learners?sort=productionyear