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Learnosity using AI to create positive disruption within the assessment and learning space
Learnosity, the world’s most widely used assessment technology, is leveraging AI to dramatically change test creation—making it faster, more efficient, and dynamic. Learnosity, which was founded in 2007, has established itself as the...
Show-me boards launches new eco-friendly Stay Clean whiteboard
Show-me boards, supplier of classroom mini whiteboards and accessories for over 20 years, is evolving its offering to meet the demands of a more eco-conscious consumer with the launch of its Stay Clean Technology. The majority of mini whiteboards...
Falling Behind: SEND students in North East need more tutoring support, experts warn
Recent data reveals special education needs (SEND) children in the North East have the lowest participation rate in the National Tutoring Programme, accounting for less than 6% of special needs students. Government data on the National tutoring...
Red Helix tackles cyber skills shortage with new coding club for primary school children
8th June, 2023 – Red Helix, a leading UK cyber security managed service provider, has launched an innovative coding club for primary school children that will provide them with additional exposure to the real world applications of science...
Record number of teachers in England’s schools
Nearly 48,000 full time equivalent teachers joined English schools in the 2022/2023 academic year, with 2,800 more teachers now in classrooms than last year This follows a range of recruitment and retention initiatives, including our bursaries...
Major funding boost to support rollout of quality skills training
Students to benefit from £48 million investment to expand high-quality alternatives to traditional degrees Colleges and schools to receive share of £140 million to transform their facilities Part of a significant ongoing Government investment...
NEW RESEARCH FROM BOOKTRUST FINDS ALMOST A QUARTER OF CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS ARE MISSING OUT ON THE BENEFITS OF READING IN THEIR FIRST YEAR
20% of parents and carers say they don’t read with their child due to lack of time; and 28% say they don’t find reading with their child easy; but 95% see reading as important for their child. New findings underpin the importance of investment...
DATA REVEALS SURGE IN TEACHERS WHO CAN’T AFFORD TO PAY INTO THEIR PENSION
The number of teachers opting out of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) because they cannot afford to continue contributing has risen by more than two-thirds over the last year, new data has shown*. Figures from the Department for...
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: DISCOVERY EDUCATION PROVIDES RESOURCES TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS
On the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day, Discovery Education – the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place – is providing primary schools with dynamic digital...
Schools & Academies Show London 2023
In light of every-growing challenges and opportunities within the education sector, ongoing strikes and an impending General Election in 2024, we were delighted to see thousands of education leaders descend on the ExCeL in London to attend the...
School run safeguarding a ‘key concern’ for parents but only two fifths of schools have a policy in place
Kura announces free safeguarding software to schools in response to research With 22% of schools not having a policy in place, Kura has also developed a set of transport safeguarding guidelines that all schools can implement to instantly...
Flying the flag for British higher education
By Iain Sloan, senior solutions consultant at Ellucian In education, as the well-known saying goes, change is the only constant. I’ve been working in the higher education sector for two decades and this has never been more apparent than in the last...