Switched-on schoolkids at Kilbarchan Primary have been learning all about the digital revolution.

Members of the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband team paid a visit to the school as part of the ‘Up Your Street’ campaign.

And pupils will be able to learn more about how faster internet access is transforming lives in all sorts of ways, including education, when the Fibre Broadband Showcase bus visits the school next month.

Fiona MacKenzie, headteacher at Kilbarchan Primary, said: “Our pupils are delighted to be part of the Digital Scotland programme of events.

“We are looking forward to seeing around the Fibre Broadband Showcase bus when it visits the school in June so that we can learn more about what is happening with the new fibre network.

“Our pupils make great use of digital technologies on a daily basis, sharing their learning with their parents and carers through Glow, learning how to code, creating presentations and researching interesting facts.

“Having faster, more reliable internet access can only serve to improve these experiences for our young people and we look forward to finding out more.”

More than 22,000 homes and businesses across Renfrewshire can now upgrade to faster fibre broadband through the £428million Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband rollout.

However, local people need to sign up for the faster services with an internet service provider, as upgrades are not automatic.

Renfrewshire Council leader Iain Nicolson said: “I am delighted areas across Renfrewshire can access fibre broadband thanks to the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme, meaning more people are now able to get a superfast speed.

“Fast, reliable broadband is now all important for most people’s everyday lives and we as a council are complementing the work of Digital Scotland with our own work to install free public wifi in our town centres.”

Robert Thorburn, fibre broadband director for digital network business Openreach, added: “As the rollout nears its end stages, we’re really digging in to some harder-to-reach communities and places where the engineering challenges are more significant.

“Many of these latest lines have been converted from a format once thought incompatible with high-speed fibre broadband and we’re increasingly using ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premises to deliver the network directly into some individual dwellings.

“It’s a privilege for all of us at Openreach to be able to play such an important part in the life of communities. We know there’s always more to do and we are up for the challenge.”