Planning and Consultation
Planning & Consultation for School Leaders
For over 15 years, Wriggle has helped schools across Ireland successfully plan, implement and sustain digital learning programmes. As Ireland’s leading education technology partner, our team consists of qualified teachers specialised in technology with real-world experience, an experienced in-house tech team who specialise in edtech setup, safety and support and an extensive industry leading customer service team to support your school every step of the way.
We provide a complete end-to-end service, supporting schools from initial planning and device deployment through to ongoing management, training and support. Our goal is simple: help schools maximise the impact of technology while allowing staff to focus on teaching and learning.
Meet Our 1:1 School Team
Wriggle’s dedicated 1:1 school team has helped hundreds of schools successfully introduce, scale and sustain their digital learning programmes. Combining over 70 years’ expertise in education, technology, implementation and change management, they work closely with school leaders to provide practical guidance every step of the way.
Seán Glynn
Chief Learning Officer, Wriggle
Qualified teacher with 20 years’ experience teaching, training and leading digital strategy planning and successful technology program deployment for Irish schools.
Jamie Johnston
Head of Educator Development, Wriggle
Qualified teacher with 15 years’ experience teaching, training and leading digital strategy planning and successful technology program deployment for Irish schools.
Beryl Furlong
Director, Wriggle
Founder of Wriggle with 24 years’ experience successfully supporting and managing Irish schools’ and colleges’ technology programs.
Simon Close
Chief Revenue Officer, Wriggle
Co-founder of Wriggle with 15 years experience successfully managing and supporting Irish school’s technology programs.
What does a Wriggle Planning Consultation Include?
Our consultation process is designed to help school leaders create a sustainable and successful digital learning programme. Every consultation is tailored to the individual needs of your school, but typically includes support from our expert team across the following areas:
Technology and Infrastructure Planning
- Expert guidance on selecting the right Apple, Microsoft or Google Devices for your school, ensuring they are supported by your IT infrastructure.
- Technical Audit & Planning for your IT needs as a school
- Full device setup and support of school requested apps and eBooks with ongoing updates and management
- Secure enrolment and management of school devices in your device management portal, ensuring devices are locked down for educational use only
Digital Learning Strategy
- Exploration of proven approaches to planning and implementing a student device programme.
- Building a clear Digital Strategy Plan aligned to your schools visions and goals.
- Demonstration of digital Classroom Management Tools to ensure learning stays on track.
- Development of a Professional Learning Plan to build staff confidence and competence with digital tools for learning
- Guidance on setting up a Digital Learning Team within your staff to support technology integration and upskilling
Stakeholder Engagement & Communications
- Guidance and readymade resources to lead conversations with stakeholders (teachers, parents, board of management..)through every step of your school’s digital journey.
- Communication Planning resources to support your digital strategy plan and promote understanding, buy-in and the long-term success of your program.
- Practical Presentations, Templates and Survey tools to help gather feedback and inform your move to a student device model.
Planning for Success
- Development of realistic implementation timelines and milestone plans to ensure a smooth and manageable student device program rollout.
- Exploration and communication resources on Wriggle’s purpose-built interest free flexible payment plans for parents to help spread the cost of paying for student devices and manage budgets.
- Introduction to your school’s dedicated account manager who will support your school staff, parents and students throughout the academic year with their devices for learning.
Schedule a Call
Whether you’re exploring 1:1 devices, preparing for Senior Cycle reforms, strengthening your digital strategy or reviewing your current technology provision, Wriggle’s experienced team can help you develop a clear, sustainable plan for success.
Speak with our education specialists and discover how Wriggle can help your school confidently navigate every stage of its digital learning journey.