ICT & Me - An exploration of how young people’s use of ICT impacts on GCSE attainment

In January 2012, the National hildren͛s ureau Northern Ireland (N NI) were successful following a bid submission to an open research call by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM). The funding was awarded for a research project to undertake the first ever piece of longitudinal research to study the link between young people͛s1 levels of access to, and usage of, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and how this subsequently impacts on GCSE attainment.