What are the crucial elements of a successful student engagement analytics strategy?
In the coming years, engagement analytics will play a role in every meaningful digital transformational project across our institutions. Professor Neil Morris explains the crucial steps, before and after the tech implementation… Many organisations are tackling their data strategy as part of their digital transformation approach, and often find this to be a significant challenge, […]
Ransomware attacks in education – how to prevent and deal with them
‘Ransomware attacks within education are on the increase because cybersecurity criminals perceive schools to be an easy and potentially lucrative target,’ says Sophos in its latest report The State of Ransomware in Education. Here Gareth Jelley, Product Security Manager, edtech charity LGfL-The National Grid for Learning, shares his top tips on how to prevent, and […]
Framework or fees: How to determine the best value for your school
By Ace Advice Purchasing decisions can be difficult, especially when you’re buying a service where no two suppliers are the same, like catering or cleaning. But do government-approved frameworks really make it easier? Frameworks allow a pre-selected group of organisations to bid for a contract, enabling them to complete a compliant procurement process in a […]
Has technology changed the role of the SENCO?
By Rebecca Garside, SENCO and Curriculum Leader, Lewis Charlton Learning Centre, Director at Inclusion Infusion and Co-Director at Sunflower Education CIC Special educational need coordinators (SENCOs) have played a key role in our schools for many years now, helping special educational need and disability (SEND) students to learn, grow and develop. In my experience at […]
Self-managed vs outsourced catering: Which is right for your school?
By ACE Advice There are moments in any organisation’s life when additional resources, such as catering, are needed to successfully manage growth or performance. These resources underpin your organisational stability. But first, you must decide who’s going to deliver them: extra personnel, or a third party. The scale of your organisation, and its plans for […]
How proactive tech practitioners can boost student engagement
It’s more important than ever to be engaged when it comes to rolling out new technology in HE. But to ensure they are fully utilising their edtech tools, universities need to become much more than just tech users, says Richard Gascoigne (pictured), CEO at Solutionpath… Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve all used digital platforms […]
Utilising objective data to provide equitable student support
The ability to drive social mobility through equitable support is available to the universities that can leverage the student engagement data that they already have, explains Richard Gascoigne, CEO of Solutionpath… We’ve all heard the term levelling up, but what does it really mean for higher education? To me, it simply means getting everyone up […]
Digitally transforming the admissions process for secondary schools
By Amy Shaw, Press Officer at Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council As parents and guardians focus on securing their children’s desired school places, which can understandably be a stressful time; an influx of requests and questions follow. For Dudley Council’s Schools Admissions team, this is no different. While we want to answer every phone call and […]
What can we expect from school management this year?
By Mark Hodges, Education Sector Lead at Cantium Business Solutions For schools and academies across the country, the lasting impact of Covid-19 will be felt for many months to come. The disruption caused has highlighted a need for flexible infrastructure that can facilitate the switch to remote working and learning, often at short notice. But for […]
Will our new edtech toys grow old quickly?
There is a danger that our engagement with digital provision is driven too much by our newfound proficiency with it, says Dr John Miles, Founder and CEO of Inkpath… Universities in the UK and beyond have found themselves at the forefront of a revolution in digital teaching provision, driven by necessity and yet all but […]