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ICAEW LAUNCHES NEW MATHS RESOURCES FOR GCSE PUPILS

Free maths resources based on real-life scenarios, such as planning a summer holiday or analysing business performance, have been made available for GCSE pupils by chartered accountancy body WICAE.   ICAEW has partnered with online education company Nebula Learning to launch the resources, which are designed to make GCSE maths more relevant to teenagers’ lives. […]

Warrington Primary School successfully trials ICU Pro for staff access

By Dr. Andrew O’Brien ICU Product Manager St Alban’s Catholic Primary School in Warrington have successfully trialled our ICU Pro biometric solution, utilising it to automate staff access. The system was implemented on a trial basis at the primary school last year in order to make entry to the school building quick, easy and safe […]

Brighton Hill Community School supports teaching, learning and innovation with new, high-performance WiFI from Redway Networks

Brighton Hill Community School has future-proofed its network and delivered a secure, mobile learning environment for its students and staff with a new Cisco Meraki WiFi 6 solution from Redway Networks.  With student numbers doubling in the last three years and plans to reach full capacity in 2022, the school’s aging wireless network needed replacing […]

FREE WORKSHOPS TO TRAIN TEACHERS AS FIRST LINE OF DEFENCE IN ONLINE SAFETY

Teachers are being invited to take part in free online workshops to help them keep pupils safe online being held by award-winning youth engagement agency Beatfreeks. The ‘Train the Trainer’ webinars, which which will to equip teachers with the skills to support young people aged between 11 and 16 to stay safe online, will begin […]

New data reveals a 71% increase in children “at serious risk” online while using school devices

This Safer Internet Day (8th Feb), UK digital safeguarding specialist, Smoothwall, reveals a significant increase in children “at serious risk” online in 2021, compared to the previous year The 2022 Safer Internet Day theme focusses on gaming and demonstrating respect and relationships online Data highlights the top three riskiest gaming platforms used by children on […]

Parsons Green Prep announces new head

Parsons Green Prep is delighted to announce that Dr Pamela Edmonds will be joining PGP in September 2022 as the new Head.   Dr Edmonds is an experienced Head with considerable success as a senior leader in prep schools, with wider engagement as a member of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) Educational Advisory Forum and […]

iQuila’s Virtual Extended Network Buries VPN Misery and Waves Goodbye to Costly MPLS and SD-WAN Tech

  Virtual Network innovators revolutionise hybrid user access and offer cure to January’s Cyber Essentials headaches    Since the UK Government’s Cyber Essentials certification scheme began in 2014, its guidance on managing cyber security threats has given a confidence boost to both businesses and customers alike. Yet many companies keen to maintain accreditation could be […]

What is the outlook for food in 2022?

Oliver Hall, Managing Director at food procurement specialist allmanhall, looks at the outlook for the food industry for 2022, and concludes that there are still challenges to be faced   Inflation   As the annual pace of consumer price growth in the OECD group of developed nations hit 5.8% in November, which was the highest […]