Transforming Higher Education through agile IT
Greg Crichton, Head of Information Services at Oxford Brookes University, discusses the University’s IT strategy, and how its agile Virtual Learning Environment continues to help it achieve its vision of ‘transforming university life through the use of digital technologies… At Oxford Brookes University, our IT Strategy 2020 is well underway. The key outcome of this long-term strategy […]
Don’t miss out on all this at the Education Forum
The Education Forum will match you up with innovative education suppliers across facilities and IT – saving you both time and money. As one of our VIP guests, you’ll be joining just 65 other senior education procurement professionals who are attending the event to network, learn and forge new business relationships. If that’s not incentive […]
Do you provide Catering Services to education? We want to hear from you!
Each month on Education Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the education procurement market – and in May we’re focusing on Catering services. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help education buyers find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re a supplier of Catering services […]
Housing developers to contribute more to school place funding
New guidance has been issued by the government to encourage housing developers to fund the school places their developments create. It will support local authorities to negotiate what funding and land is required from housing developers for new schools and school expansions. Developers already contribute to the cost of new infrastructure, including schools, but council […]
Bicester pupils score top marks at national STEM event
Students at The Cooper School in Bicester beat over 80,000 students at last month’s annual Big Bang Fair to win a license to a STEM technology platform called SOLIDWORKS. Students were asked to use a range of instruments to clear two water tanks from plastic debris in the quickest time. The Cooper School’s team narrowly beat […]
5 reasons why you should attend the Education Forum
Register today for the Education Forum Forum – it’s FREE for you to attend and could help you reduce expenditure by matching you up with innovative suppliers. As one of our VIP guests, you’ll be joining just 65 other senior education procurement professionals who are attending the event to network, learn and forge new business […]
Facilities Management Forum returns in July
The Facilities Management Forum will return for a second time in 2019 on 1 & 2 July at the Hilton Deansgate in Manchester. The Forum boasts a proven format, matching you with professionals who are looking for your particular products and services. No time wasted and providing a great ROI. In fact, over 70% of the […]
Top computer scientist chosen to lead National Centre for Computing Education
One of Britain’s leading computer scientists has been appointed as chair of the new National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) as a drive to increase student participation continues. Simon Peyton Jones of Microsoft Research has achieved worldwide recognition for his work on programming language among other things and will now lead the work of the […]
Government trumpets school places rise
96,000 new school places were created across England last year, taking the total number of new school places created since 2010 to 921,000 The new report, the government says, indicates it’s on track to create one million new school places this decade, despite acute concerns about funding at local levels. The new figures reverse a […]
Do high temperatures impact exam performance?
By Daikin From early spring onwards, students all over the world start to prepare for a few months of stressful exam times. Whilst weeks- worth of revision and stress can have incredibly detrimental effects on student well-being, high temperatures only serve to increase the pressure. According to a study by The Independent, students living in […]