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Superfast multi-gigabit digital network to supercharge teaching and learning across the capital

  John Jackson, CEO, LGfL-The National Grid for Learning   Free internet connection for disadvantaged families Multi-gigabit network across the nation to follow Schools, communities and homes across the capital are set to reap the benefits of a safe, highly resilient1, superfast2, multi-gigabit, digital network to be installed over the next five years by edtech […]

New free resource supports schools to meet the needs of SEND pupils facing bereavement

  Just launched, the informative, free online resource Bereavement and pupils with SEND, from leading charities, LGfL – the National Grid for Learning and Child Bereavement UK, provides insights and strategies for both mainstream, and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision, for supporting SEND pupils facing bereavement. Commenting on the launch, Bob Usher, Content […]

School safeguarding provider shortlisted in national Digital Leaders Impact Award for its pioneering education tech

A pioneering tech provider dedicated to safeguarding in schools through its revolutionary platform has been announced as a finalist for the prestigious Digital Leaders Impact Awards.   Safeguarding specialist, imabi, which provides first of its kind technology, has been shortlisted in the Education Tech category in the UK-wide Impact Awards.   Now in their 8th […]

How technology can help protect young people’s mental wellbeing in schools

By Mark Balaam, CEO and Founder of imabi   Safeguarding mental wellbeing in schools continues to be a pressing concern, and never before has it been more important for education providers to integrate technology as a support tool. During Children’s Mental Health Week, we consider the complexities of school life for children — and with […]

Discovery Education Announces New Partnership with Leading Korean Education Company Gongteo

    Global edtech leader Discovery Education today announced a new partnership with leading Korean education company, Gongteo. Through this new collaboration Gongteo will provide  Korean learning centers access to Discovery Education’s suite of award-winning digital products, which prepare all students for success in today’s global economy. The partnership is Discovery Education’s first in the […]

Teachers’ five financial focuses for 2024

Oonagh Morrison, Regional Manager at Wesleyan Financial Services, the specialist financial mutual for teachers 2023 was a financially challenging year for many teachers, but looking forward we can now see some cause for optimism. Inflation is on the way down[1], while interest rates appear to have peaked and have been forecast to start falling in […]

ONLINE BOOKSTORE WITH SOCIAL PURPOSE DONATES £50,000 OF FREE BOOKS TO CASH-STRAPPED SCHOOLS

The LoveReading family exists because reading matters, and books change lives. The leading book recommendation websites which feature an online bookstore with social purpose have so far donated £50,000 to schools. MD Deborah Maclaren, commented: “The LoveReading brand naturally evolved into an online bookstore, but we were keen to make a difference. As well as […]

Pop legends S Club learn CPR with pupils at London school

  Pop group S Club visited Clapton Girls’ Academy in Hackney as part of the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) Heart Month launch, to take part in a lifesaving session of CPR training with pupils.     The band paid tribute to the school’s roll out of Classroom RevivR, the BHF’s free tool to help students learn […]

Physical Assault of Adults the Number 1 Reason for Exclusion in Primary Schools, New Data Shows

  Latest suspension and exclusion statistics show physical abuse of adults a top reason for exclusions in England schools, ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week 2024.   In light of Children’s Mental Health Week (5th-11th February), Education Solicitors, IBB Law, explored government data to obtain a clearer picture of the state of child behaviour, looking […]