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Student steams ahead with STEM

A Keighley College student is having her work published in an official booklet promoting women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Masie Eccles from East Morton recently visited the Hitachi Rail site as part of International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The County Durham plant welcomed females from schools across the north […]

UK schools close and more than 15,000 people across Europe offer free childcare for healthcare professionals

As schools set to close across the UK on Friday for an undetermined length of time, Yoopies, the largest European childcare platform, is launching an appeal to all students and childcare providers to volunteer their childcare services to help support healthcare workers and essential industries. We anticipate mounting pressure on hospitals in the coming weeks, […]

Tech company pledges free remote phone service to all UK schools to support their communication challenges during Coronavirus outbreak

CircleLoop, the cloud-based phone system for business, today announces that it will fund a pledge to provide free business telephony to any school, healthcare provider or charity who is facing remote working challenges, due to the unprecedented outbreak of Coronavirus across the country. The service will be offered free of charge for the next 3-months […]

Interview with Jon Chapman, Founder and President, EVERFI.

Q: Give us a brief explanation of what EVERFI is? Jon Chapman: For more than 12 years EVERFI has delivered digital, scalable, social impact education to Fortune 1000 companies, sports leagues, primary schools, and higher education institutions. EVERFI’s work has reached more than 30 million learners in the United States and Canada. We have recently been recognised by Fast […]

DISCOVERY EDUCATION ANNOUNCED AS EDUCATION RESOURCES AWARDS FINALIST

Digital learning provider is shortlisted in 3 categories for prestigious 2020 industry prize Discovery Education, the leading digital content provider for schools in the UK and globally, has been announced as a finalist at this year’s prestigious Education Resources Awards. Organised by The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) and Brilliant Marketing Solutions and now in […]

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary First in UK to be Awarded National EdTech Accreditation

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, in Ross on Wye Herefordshire, is the first school in the UK to be awarded the ‘Kinteract Innovator Award’for commitment to innovation in education technology.  The award recognises the school’s ability to use advanced digital tools to effectively record a child’s achievements, individually monitor and evaluate learning and provide feedback […]

Why Teach? New podcast series available now to inspire teacher recruits in Scotland

–          The Original Influencers take to the digital platform to share their inspiring experiences The Scottish Government has created a new podcast series introducing a selection of teachers who share their experiences about the classroom. Aimed at aspiring teachers, and to encourage more young people studying to consider if they have got what it takes to inspire the […]