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Putting Foundational Maths on an Equal Footing with Reading
Paul Miller, Head of Global Implementation, Whizz Education In October 2019, the World Bank and UNESCO Institute for Statistics proposed a new metric, Learning Poverty, designed to spotlight low levels of learning and track progress toward...
Revealed: England’s biggest lockdown bullying hotspots
Barking and Dagenham has seen the biggest increase in school bullying exclusions during lockdown – a 200% year-on-year rise 10 local authorities saw bullying rates more than double between 2018/19 and 2019/20 ...
Kinteract is ‘music to the ears’ for Music in Secondary Schools Trust
Edtech platform provides learning continuity to musical programme of excellence Founded in 2013, the Music in Secondary Schools Trust (MiSST) provides funding for classical instruments for secondary schools with a disadvantaged or...
Persona Education releases free version of its Persona Life Skills social-emotional e-learning platform
Innovate UK funded edtech startup makes its social-emotional life skills online learning platform available to as many secondary students, teachers, schools and colleges as possible, to help address gaps in wellbeing and employability resulting from...
Online learning provider launches sexual consent course for FE students and staff
The Skills Network is supporting schools and colleges following Ofsted’s updated FE and Skills Handbook Online learning provider, The Skills Network, has developed and launched a new Sexual Consent course this month (July) aimed at further...
“School holidays feel no different to lockdown”
Young people worried about loneliness this summer, finds mental health charity, Mind The start of the summer holiday could feel like another lockdown for many young people with mental health problems, says leading mental health charity, Mind...
University of Birmingham invests in largest ZEISS Digital Classroom in Europe
176 state-of-the-art ZEISS microscopes are partnered with the award winning Labscope teaching software The University of Birmingham cemented its position as a pioneer of cutting-edge education in 2018 with the creation of the largest digital...
Educators can now access premium video through Alamy
Alamy, PA Media Group’s stock image business has partnered with Pond5 to provide over 6 million premium videos for education and creative customers around the world. In 2016, the Universal Journal of Educational Research found that using...
Calling all young explorers!
Children get chance to visit a wind farm, dairy farm and factory without leaving the classroom Nestlé has developed an interactive virtual school trips platform for children aged 7-12. The three trips are...
Kajeet Digital Inclusion Grant 2021 Winners Announced
Kajeet UK Ltd is pleased to announce the 5 selected grant recipients of the 2021 Digital Inclusion Grant. Grant recipients 2021 “For their dedication and ongoing work to close the digital divide within education” Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg...
Keep pupils active this summer with Public Health England and Disney’s 10 Minute Shake Ups
Research suggests that keeping active with regular exercise links to positive effects on pupils’ wellbeing Evidence suggests that regular physical activity can have a positive impact on pupils’ mental wellbeing1. Increasing activity, both at home and...