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The Cool Initiatives Education Challenge 2019 – launched to meet three challenges for technology identified by Damien Hinds, Secretary of State for Education
£17,500 up for grabs by students, teachers and start ups with edtech ideas that could change the way we teach and learn in schools Are you a bright spark with a brilliant educational technology idea that could change the way we teach and learn...
Waitrose & Partners launches £1m initiative to tackle UK plastic pollution
Waitrose & Partners will today launch a £1 million grant fund to give money to projects designed to reduce unnecessary plastic and tackle plastic pollution. Plan Plastic – The Million Pound Challenge will award money, over one year...
The benefits of using technology in the classroom
Tom Crump, Education Programme Manager at Apple Solution Expert for Education, GBM and Sync, looks at the benefits of embracing technology in the classroom. This year we may see national tech companies, such as Apple, Microsoft and Google, working...
Response to Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy
The Department for Education (DfE) has today published its Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy, which NASBTT has been involved in shaping. Giving her reaction to the strategy, NASBTT Executive Director Emma Hollis said: “NASBTT is pleased that...
Merseyside Schools Leading the Way with New Child and Learning-focussed Ofsted Guidelines
Parents of school-age children will be well aware of the changes to the Ofsted framework, due for 2019, which has been heavily featured in the press this week. Amongst other changes to the framework – such as short notice inspections...
3P Learning wins International Digital Education Resource at Bett for curriculum-mapped Mathletics resource
3P Learning, creators of award-winning online maths and literacy resources, designed to help children gain confidence in their reading, writing, numeracy and multiplication skills, is celebrating having scooped a 2019 Bett Award in the category...
Learning by Questions (LbQ) recognised as Innovator of the Year, at the Bett awards
Blackburn based ‘Learning by Questions’ (LbQ) founded by the original Promethean interactive whiteboard leader, Tony Cann, was presented with the Innovator of the Year award at the annual Bett Awards. Coinciding with Bett, the world’s leading event...
Assembly to become part of Groupcall
Today it was announced that Assembly, a venture working to transform the way schools use data, is becoming part of Groupcall. Assembly, a joint venture between Ark and the NEON Foundation, has been incubated by Ark since it was founded in...
DMU AND ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND LAUNCH TALENT25
DMU AND ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND LAUNCH TALENT25 • Project will follow 100 children a year born in Leicester over their lifetimes to measure impact of regular creative activities • Communities across city to develop first-of-its-kind study along with...
Voices is back for 2019!
Coram Voice announces return of creative writing competition for children in care and young care leavers Coram Voice is excited to announce the return of Voices, its annual writing competition for children in care and young care leavers across the...
Weduc Unveils Free Payment Options for Schools Stand D360, BETT, 23rd – 26th January 2019, Excel London
Accrosoft, parent company of Weduc, the smart education communications platform which features a social media-style interface and targeted Newsfeed, will showcase its new free payment options for schools as well as its new absence manager feature at...
Whizz Education scoops another Bett Award!
BETT Awards 2019: Whizz Education announced as winner of the ‘Collaboration with a School’ Award. Last night at Troxy in London, Whizz Education were announced as winners of the ‘Collaboration with a School’ award at the Bett Awards 2019, beating...
