Unions claim nearly 18,000 schools will face budget cuts
The NEU teaching union, the NAHT headteachers’ union, Unison and GMB have updated their data, claiming that 500 more schools are now expected to miss out under the DfE’s funding plans, along with nearly 18,000 schools that will experience budget cuts because of the Government’s funding plans. Based on Department for Education figures, 17,942 schools […]
Arkivum offers GDPR assistance for higher education
Arkivum has announced the availability of its compliance module as part of its PERPETUA solution. The module is designed to help educational institutions meet the stringent data privacy rules of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), which will take full effect from May 25th, 2018. The Arkivum Compliance Module (ACM) provides flexible record management capabilities such […]
SAVE THE DATE: Education Forum 2018
The next Education Forum will take place on November 12th & 13th 2018 at Whittlebury Hall in Northamptonshire. It will once again provide delegates from education institutions with a unique opportunity to meet with trusted suppliers from the fields of facilities and technology, plus access to educational seminars and networking over two full working days. Once […]
Teacher unions push for 5% pay rise in budget
Leaders throughout teachers unions have called on the Government to fund an immediate 5% pay rise in a bid to help retain teachers across the country and avoid a potential retention crisis in schools. A letter to the Education Secretary Justine Greening from the unions warns that the situation with teacher’s pay is now “critical” […]
Duke of York praises Britain’s UTCs
HRH the Duke of York has praised Britain’s University Technical Colleges (UTCs) as an environment which provides “the most useful” knowledge of any type of school. Speaking at the annual Duke of York Awards for Technical Education ceremony in St James Palace, the Duke said: “This country needs well-educated, technically minded people. “It doesn’t always […]
DfE set to tackle failing independent schools
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced that it’s looking to toughen its stance on independent schools who repeatedly fail to hit standards. Speaking at the Westminster Education Forum event, Peter Swift, head of independent education division at the DfE, said that the Government wanted to break the “really worrying cycle” of independent schools failing, […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Creating a security culture with dormakaba
The Security Institute is a UK-based professional body that aims to protect society through excellent security delivery. They approached dormakaba to feature a case study within an ITN commissioned programme ‘Creating a Security Culture’ showing how security and access control integrates with IT, ERP and HR systems. dormakaba have been working with ITN productions to […]
CASE STUDY: Gateacre School’s content filtering is regarded as exemplary by Ofsted
Gateacre is a large secondary school, with 1017 pupils and 163 staff. After being placed under special measures by Ofsted, the school needed to review its IT systems and processes so that it could monitor internet usage and meet the evolving requirements of its pupils and staff, whilst adhering to the KCSiE statutory guidance. In […]
Last chance to grab your FREE place at the Education Forum
This is your last opportunity to register for the Education Forum taking place on November 20th & 21st at Whittlebury Hall Hotel, Northamptonshire. It’s free for you to attend, but you’ll need to act swiftly. Register your place here to: Source innovative and budget-saving suppliers Network with like-minded peers Enjoy full hospitality, including lunch, all […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: How BlackBerry can help educators with GDPR
Higher educational institutions are adopting emerging technologies to bolster their students’ learning experience and to optimise their administrative processes. While mobile technologies greatly benefit higher educators, an unintended consequence is an increased risk exposure to cyberattacks and in a recent survey by IDC, Education was seen as the sector least likely to be able to […]