Pupils & wildlife connect over full fibre

Wessex Internet have worked with the head teacher, Simon Elledge, of Stalbridge Primary School to install a remote camera to capture shots of the local wildlife that visits the school grounds. The camera has been connected directly to the school so real time footage can be broadcast straight back to the pupils.

Stalbridge Primary School were connected to ultrafast full fibre broadband after Dorset Council secured funding from Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and their Getting Building Fund, which helps to connect community buildings to next generation, full fibre broadband.

Operatives from the Wessex Internet Civils team connected the wildlife camera back to the school, so the children could see a live feed of the footage being captured. Now live, the camera has become a great focal point to teach the children about the different types of wildlife found in the British countryside, providing the inspiration for a variety of different writing challenges for the children.

Headteacher, Simon Elledge said: “I’m absolutely delighted that we’ve been able to install the new wildlife camera. We are already reaping the benefits our connection is bringing to the pupils, with this project offering the school a wonderful opportunity to connect the pupils with the local wildlife. It is a splendid example of the benefits a digital connection can offer in helping the pupils to learn, whilst offering the teachers a level of flexibility that only a broadband connection can offer.”

Hector Gibson Fleming, Wessex Internets CEO, adds: “Projects such as this clearly demonstrate that a full fibre broadband connection not only offers ultrafast connection to the internet but can be used to support other initiatives as well. We are proud to have supported Stalbridge Primary school and install the wildlife camera for them. We hope it continues to offer inspiration to the pupils today and into the future.”