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Digital Workspace becomes top IT priority for education sector, Softcat report reveals

November 11, 2021 in /by

80% of education organisations are prioritising Digital Workspace solutions in the year ahead –   22% now say sustainability is key to their IT decision making –     A new report from Softcat offers an exclusive snapshot of the education IT landscape and what technologies organisations are prioritising in the year ahead.     The findings are based on the views of nearly 1,250 organisations in the UK and Ireland, across 23 industries including education.    Looking at a […]

New guidance launched to help schools improve children’s money skills

November 11, 2021 in /by

New financial education guidance for primary and secondary schools in England has been launched today, with the support of the Department for Education (DfE). The guidance, which has been developed by the(MaPS) in its role as coordinator of the 10-year UK Strategy for Financial Wellbeing, is aimed at encouraging conversations about money in the classroom […]

RESEARCH FINDS 97% OF TEACHERS STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL EDUCATION

November 10, 2021 in /by

As Talk Money Week commences (8-12 Nov) a teacher-driven research study from EVERFI, a leading education company committed to closing the education gaps that lead to long-term inequality, in partnership with popular app Teacher Tapp, has discovered that a resounding 97% of teachers feel that it’s important to teach financial education to students in the […]

ZEISS Digital Classroom Sevenoaks School, UK

November 10, 2021 in /by

Sevenoaks School is a prestigious independent school set in a beautiful, 100-acre campus in  the Kent countryside. The school’s new state-of-the-art Science and Technology Centre, with  its sunlit atrium, was described by the Royal Institute of British Architects as “a great cathedral of a space, full of life and light”. It is here that the […]

450 UK Primary Schools Begin ‘I Can’t To I Can’ Mental Wellbeing Challenge Ahead Of Anti-Bullying Week

November 4, 2021 in /by

450 UK schools start I Can’t to I Can mental wellbeing challenge on 8th November to build self-confidence, resilience and self-esteem mental ahead of Anti-Bullying Week The 5-day Challenge was created as a response to anxiety pandemic amongst young people during these uncertain times Half of all mental health conditions present themselves by the time […]

OKdo partners with LEGO® Education to retail enhanced STEAM education products

November 4, 2021 in /by

OKdo, trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), a global omni-channel provider of product and service solutions, has announced partnered with LEGO® Education as an authorised reseller of LEGO® Education products in the UK. The partnership will see OKdo offer six LEGO® Education sets initially, all of which promote STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts […]

Just 1% of teachers in England feel prepared to teach politics while 72% of parents agree it’s important for children to be politically literate

November 4, 2021 in /by

An award-winning political literacy platform has revealed that only 1% of teachers feel prepared to teach politics, despite 72% of parents agreeing it’s important for children to be politically literate, in the largest study of its kind since 2010. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Political Literacy surveyed more than 3,000 secondary school teachers and […]

Department of Education announce that care leavers and disadvantaged pupils are to benefit from a £126 million investment in new laptops and tablets

November 4, 2021 in /by

++ Birmingham head teacher welcomes funding for an expansion of the Get Help with Technology programme ++ Mr Alex Hughes, Principal at Ninestiles, An Academy The Department of Education have announced that up to half a million more disadvantaged young people in England will receive new devices to support their education and help keep them […]