iPad in Secondary
At Sync, we understand that the needs of secondary schools differ significantly from primary education. Secondary schools have unique demands compared to primary settings. With a heightened focus on independent learning, critical thinking, and preparation for the future, iPad offers secondary students and teachers an unparalleled tool to enhance the classroom experience and is perfectly positioned to meet these needs.
With students preparing for eventual exams, higher education, or the workplace, iPad provides tools that empower independent learning and foster essential skills such as research, collaboration, and problem-solving. For secondary students, iPad bridges the gap between the classroom, higher education and the real world, supporting advanced projects, subject-specific tasks, and critical thinking in a way that adapts to their growing capabilities.From fostering deeper engagement to streamlining workloads, iPad transforms how students learn and how educators teach, delivering modern solutions for 21st century education.
Why Choose iPad for Secondary Schools?
iPad develops creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving through hands-on learning while enhancing active learning, collaboration, accessibility, and personalised experiences. With a structured code of conduct and responsible use policy, it can be integrated in versatile and impactful ways. By adopting iPad, secondary schools equip teachers with tools to innovate their teaching style and develop in ways previously unimaginable.
Empowering Educators
Over 90% of teachers felt that using iPad helped their teaching and lesson planning substantially.¹
Enhancing Student Success
85% of students said their work had improved with 1:1 devices.²
Keeping Students Engaged
77% of schools say that students are more engaged.³
Engage Students Like Never Before
iPad’s portability, intuitive design, and powerful features empower students to explore, create, and collaborate in new ways that feel both natural and exciting. These immersive learning experiences keep students engaged in their learning, making lessons more enjoyable and memorable. According to an independent study, we found that 77% of schools say that students are more engaged.
With tools like Apple Pencil and apps for note-taking, drawing, and multimedia creation, students can express themselves with ease while staying organised and productive. With built-in accessibility features, it ensures that all students, regardless of their special educational needs, can participate and contribute.
Enhancing Teaching Efficiency
For teachers, iPad streamlines everyday teaching tasks, reducing administrative workload and aiding them with more time to focus on students. From simplifying lesson planning and providing instant feedback, iPad helps educators manage their classrooms more efficiently as a tool that supports organisation and communication; teachers can now deliver lessons with both ease and flexibility.
By replacing paper-based tasks with digital workflows, iPad minimises time spent on marking, planning, resource management and menial tasks. It enables a more dynamic and responsive approach to teaching, allowing educators to adapt to student-specific needs if necessary while also maintaining a structured learning environment.
A Versatile Classroom Resource
High Schools can use iPads to enable students in years 7 to 11 to bring technology into every lesson, seamlessly blending traditional teaching methods with the latest innovative digital tools making learning experiences more memorable.
For example, in lessons such as Science or Geography, teachers can leverage interactive software and virtual labs to bring subjects and 3D models to life. Students can be tested on their understanding, encouraged to participate and provided instant feedback that informs their learning so far.In other lessons, iPad can serve as a research tool, giving students immediate access to (approved) online textbooks and resources that deepen their understanding of topics – iPad adapts to any subject. Schools can integrate it into their existing curriculum or use it to innovate entirely new approaches to learning.
Sustainable, Environmental & Cost-Effective
By reducing reliance on paper and printing, iPad helps schools save money and supports environmental goals. Moving to a digital-first approach with iPad significantly reduces the need for printed materials, cutting down on paper waste and printing expenses.
Cloud-based storage and digital note-taking tools can replace traditional paper-based methods, streamlining organisation while being environmentally responsible. Eliminating menial tasks (like photocopying and cutting out) and implementing a range of digital workflows that minimise paperwork allows teachers to save valuable time that can be reinvested into impactful teaching and personalised support.
Key Components of a 1:1 iPad Program
Vision
Define your school’s goals and establish how iPad will support them. Sync can help create a strategy that resonates with your staff, students, and community.
Finance
Choose a funding model that works for your school’s needs – whether it’s capital purchase, leasing, or parental contribution. Sync ensures financial sustainability with tailored advice.
Training & CPD
Equip teachers with the skills to confidently integrate iPad into their lessons. Sync provide ongoing professional development that aligns with your pedagogy and curriculum.
Infrastructure
Build a robust infrastructure that supports a 1:1 program at scale. From device management to connectivity, Sync will ensure your school’s tech environment is future-ready.
The Vision of 1:1
A successful 1:1 iPad deployment equips every student and teacher with their own device, creating an environment where technology seamlessly supports teaching and learning and doesn’t become a barrier. By integrating iPad into everyday learning, secondary schools modernise classrooms and prepare students with the digital skills and independence needed for the future, whilst also positioning their institution as a leader in innovative education.
With Sync’s guidance, schools can establish a vision for their project, ensuring it aligns with necessary educational goals.
Education Partners
Showbie is the hybrid learning platform empowering educators to quickly and easily deliver personalised feedback and assessment to students of all learning abilities on any device. Create an interactive classroom so learning can happen in any environment.
TrilbyTV is the #1 digital signage platform for education. The platform is an easy, cost-effective way for you to grow your digital signage estate. TrilbyTV makes it simple to add and manage content so even the busiest school can have up-to-date screens.
Jamf School is a purpose-built mobile device management solution (MDM) for education. With its intuitive web-based interface — deploying, conducting inventory and securing Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple TV has never been simpler.
Goodnotes makes note-taking and organisation effortless with digital notebooks that are easy to use and always accessible. Students can handwrite, type, or annotate PDFs, keeping all their notes structured and searchable.
Adobe Suite empowers students with industry-leading tools for design, video editing, and multimedia projects. From Photoshop to Premiere Pro, it fosters creativity and digital skills across all subjects.
Financing as unique as your school
Sync work directly with Apple Financial Services to create a financing solution that works for your institution,
whether it’s capital purchase, leasing, or parental contribution.
iPad Pro
Upgrade to the ultimate iPad experience. Built for Apple Intelligence.⁵ Featuring astonishing M4 chip performance, a breakthrough 13-inch or 11-inch Ultra Retina XDR display,⁵ and superfast 5G for astonishing performance, anywhere.⁶
iPad Air
There’s never been a better time to upgrade to iPad Air. Built for Apple Intelligence. With the amazing M3 chip and an immersive 13‑inch or 11‑inch Liquid Retina display,⁷ advanced cameras, blazing-fast 5G⁸ and support for Apple Pencil Pro, it’s a creative powerhouse.
iPad
iPad has a stunning Liquid Retina display featuring True Tone. With the superfast A16 chip and iPadOS, iPad is an incredible way to create, collaborate and do all the things you love. Open up even more possibilities with accessories designed just for iPad.
How can Sync support your school?
Whether you’re looking to deploy a new iPad for the first time, bringing in a class set, renewing your devices, or moving to a one-device-per-student model, we’ve got you covered. We work with schools across the UK to support with the adoption and ongoing management of Apple devices, including the financial, curriculum, and technical elements.
Assessment with iPad
As an Apple Authorised Education Specialist, Showbie Platinum Partner, ScholarPack Partner, and Google Education Partner, Sync are perfectly placed to consult with your school, and provide hands-on support with the digitisation of your assessment workflows.
Discover more about Assessment with iPad today.
Accessibility with Apple
Our dedicated education team work with schools nationally, in order to create customised and accessible technology solutions, allowing all students have full access to the curriculum.
Learn more about the full range of accessibility options on Apple devices.
Sync Inspire
Sync Inspire is a fantastic opportunity for schools looking to enhance the use of technology in lessons. Up skill your staff while reducing workload and allowing students to explore learning in ways that suit them.
Learn how Sync Inspire can benefit your institution.
Apple Learning Institute
Apple Learning Institute consists of two full-day sessions exploring how to effectively utilise Apple technology in the classroom and across your institution.
We have courses available all throughout the year. Book now.
iPad in Trusts
As an Apple Authorised Education Specialist, Sync are perfectly placed to support your Trust through its migration to a 1:1 model.
Whether you are looking to support or enhance teaching and learning, provide new learning opportunities for students, or provide equitable access to learning, our Trust iPad Programme is for you.
Apple in Education
Apple creates products designed to inspire the minds of teachers and students.
With Apple hardware and software in the hands of students, the work they need to do becomes the work they love to do.
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- 92% of teachers felt that using iPad helped their teaching and lesson planning substantially. Source: Jamf: Evaluating the Impact of 1:1 iPad Programs in Education
- 85% of students said their work had improved with 1:1 devices. Source: Jamf: Evaluating the Impact of 1:1 iPad Programs in Education
- 77% of surveyed schools said students are more engaged since using iPad in the classroom. Source: TechValidate
- Apple Intelligence is available in beta on iPad mini (A17 Pro) and iPad models with M1 and later, with Siri and device language set to English (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK or US), as an iPadOS 18 update. Additional features and languages will be available in 2025.
- Wi‑Fi 6E available in countries and regions where supported.
- Data plan required. 5G is available in selected markets and through selected network providers. Speeds vary based on site conditions and network. For details on 5G support, contact your provider and see apple.com/uk/ipad/cellular.
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The display has rounded corners. When measured diagonally as a rectangle, the 13-inch iPad Air is 12.9 inches and the 11-inch iPad Air is 10.86 inches. Actual viewable area is less.
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Data plan required. 5G is available in selected markets and through selected network providers. Speeds vary based on site conditions and network. For details on 5G support, contact your provider and see apple.com/uk/ipad/cellular.