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Many thanks to all who have responded, it's been really helpful and has given me lots to think about! I am keen to have a telephone conversation with a primary school that has had a positive experience after losing their ICT suite and moving to a mobile only solution. Can anyone point me in the direction of one?

I am the governor at a primary school which is about to start a new build process, and as part of this is considering doing away with its ICT suite entirely in favour of laptop trolleys. However before we commit to this approach we want to talk to other schools that have already gone down this route so we can find out about their experience. Does anyone know of any primary schools that have no dedicated ICT suite?

As Broc correctly points out, it's all about money - the idea to go wireless is being driven by the building contractor who clearly sees this as a way of reducing his costs. I'm wondering if there are any new schools that have gone wireless only? A while back I heard of one BSF example that did this a couple of years ago and then had to retro fit cabling at substantial cost, but can't remember which school that was.

My school is going to transfer to Academy status in September and a new building will be available in 2010. I have been asked to prepare a short paper on the pros and cons of going wireless throughout the new building and reducing cabled infrastructure to a bare minimum (ICT suites & specialist spaces only?). My main concerns are: 1. Suitability of a wireless solution for video streaming, media rich activities, etc. 2. Future-proofing - will wireless be able to handle everything that comes along? 3. Health & safety - high density of wireless devices/access points in such close proximity Would appreciate any comments.