A centre where teachers can be taught about technology, opens at a school this week.

The computer facility has been built at the Hermitage School, in Chester-le-Street, following a successful bid to the Specialist Schools Trust to become a regional teacher training centre for Information Communication Technology (ICT).

The centre, which will be opened by North Durham MP Kevan Jones on Friday, contains 30 wireless laptops and interactive white-boards, among other technology, and was installed by computer specialists XMA.