BANBURY'S Frank Wise School has become the first special school in Oxfordshire to be awarded the ICT Mark for excellence in computer technology.

The award was granted by the British Education Communications and Technology Agency (Becta), the Government-funded body responsible for promoting the use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in the UK's schools and colleges.

Headteacher Sean O'Sullivan said: "Parents can be proud that their children are attending a school at the forefront of modern technology.

"We are delighted with this recognition of one of the school's many strengths."