Forum Insight: Customer engagement methods to maintain strong relationships…
Now more than ever, customer communication methods are becoming varied and diverse. Trade exhibitions, social media platforms, focus groups and surveys, personalised email campaigns – the list is endless. But which methods will prove to be the most effective for your business? Before investing too much time and effort into just one, think carefully about […]
Childhood bullying placing considerable strain on UK healthcare system?
Childhood bullying has a strong link to mental health service use throughout a person’s life, putting additional strain on an ‘already overstretched’ UK healthcare system, according to joint research by King’s College London and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The study, which was published in the Psychological Medicine journal and tracked […]
More government funding ‘essential’ for students at Sixth Form Colleges…
A report published by the Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) has revealed that funding pressures risk turning sixth form education into a ‘narrow and part time experience’, exposing that two thirds (66 per cent) of Sixth Form Colleges have already scrapped courses as a result of funding cuts and cost increases. The ‘SFCA funding impact […]
Undergrads to Sixth Formers: Get your priorities right when choosing a Uni…
Teaching style, the quality of teaching and technology are the significant factors current undergraduates’ are advising sixth formers’ to consider when selecting their university choices, according to new research commissioned by Canvas, the Learning Management System (LMS). Speaking to sixth formers’ about factors influencing their choice of university – as well as undergraduates’ about what […]
Guest Blog, Robert Dragan: A return to personalised learning – the disruption learners and lecturers have been waiting for…
Education began thousands of years ago with the private tutor and the rich. All the way back to the time of the Greeks and the Ancient Egyptians, if your family had money, then you would have a teacher. His job – and it almost always was a he – was to prepare you for life. […]
Industry Spotlight: Technology allows us to keep assessment relevant…
Globally, students have unlimited access to information and entertainment, via the latest apps and gadgets, throughout their education and in their free time. Technology and connectivity are having a dramatic impact on schools, and revolutionising good practice for teaching and learning. It is now unusual for schools not to provide students with access to a […]
Attending the Education Forum? Here are our top tips for industry networking!
If you’re coming to the next Education Forum (or if you’ve been to one before) you’ll know just how many opportunities there are to network with your industry peers. The networking areas are where, as industry suppliers or buyers, you can follow up on conversations you’ve had during the one-to-one meetings that form the core […]
Research Schools Network to advise on innovative learning and teaching processes…
After successful completion of a ‘competitive’ application process, five schools across England have been awarded vital funding from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and the Institute for Effective Education (IEE) to become ‘Research Schools’ – building a larger network of regional schools to support overall teaching and learning. The Hungtindon School in York; Kingsbridge Community […]
Are graduates ‘colonising’ jobs that do not require degree-level skills?
In response to a recent study conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the HR association’s chief executive, Peter Cheese, has stated that university graduates are ‘colonising’ jobs that do not require degree-level skills. It is claimed that a university education is not justified in a large number of professionals; as well […]
Every: Asset Management Made Easy…
The recent growth in school autonomy has seen many schools taking on more responsibility in areas such as risk management, facilities and budgeting. Because of this, the implementation of a pragmatic and comprehensive asset management system is more important than ever. Many schools are finding traditional audit measures, such as asset spreadsheets, to be cumbersome, […]