Grant Thornton Australia

COVID-19 has brought to light the schooling version of what has long been referred to as the 'digital divide' - but schools have developed innovative ways over the years to close this gap, which assisted many schools' preparedness for digital and remote learning brought on by COVID-19. With IT helpdesks for students, cyber security education, and digital tools to augment learning, students are engaging in a powerful way while the digital and learning worlds converge. Stuart McDowall, National Head of Education, discusses the ways schools are innovating around technology, fees and the way we learn, and new the points of difference that can drive enrolments in future.