The council’s education officer, Jackie Reid, said keeping children safe online was paramount, but a solution needed to be found that also reflected the learning potential of electronic devices.

“Filtering and blocking inappropriate content is always a priority, but this must be balanced against the need to enable teaching and learning and children’s right to access information,” he said. -she declared.

“This can be a difficult balance to achieve, no technical solution can ever guarantee complete security and as such we must also educate our learners on the appropriate behaviors required to enable safe use of the internet.”

Ms Reid said they were aware of particular content accessible on the Empowered Learning iPads.

He continued: “We have taken immediate action to ensure this content is not accessible and will investigate this matter further.

“An urgent review of the solution will take place to ensure this issue is resolved. We are constantly monitoring the situation to ensure the safety of our children and young people online.”