Labour outlines 10-point charter
The Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner has outlined plans for the education service under a 10-point charter, calling for a democratic oversight of schools and emotional support for staff. Speaking to the party at its annual Brighton conference, Rayner said that under Labour education would be “lifelong” and “will support the emotional, social and physical […]
Meet, learn & connect at the Education Forum
Time is running out for you to register for your FREE place at this autumn’s Education Forum. This two-day event taking place 20 & 21 November 2017 at the Whittlebury Hall Hotel, Northamptonshire will give you the opportunity to: MEET new suppliers who will help with your upcoming projects and trim your budgets LEARN from […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: AIT Access Control Solutions
AIT are passionate about helping their customers find solutions that bring real value to their school college or university, whether that is improving building security with state of the art access control solutions, providing the perfect ID management system or helping them take control of their print and copying so they reduce waste and cut […]
CASE STUDY: Keeping staff and students safe – how to alert effectively in times of crisis
Sydney’s Macquarie University brings together 40,000 students and 3000 staff. With thousands of people on campus at any one time, security is one of the top priorities for this leading institution. In addition to a neighbouring business park and train station, the university borders a major shopping precinct and motorway, heightening the challenge. John Durbridge […]
BESA announces updated member Code of Practice
The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) has unveiled its updated Code of Practice, which offers assurance to schools that if they procure from its members, they are buying quality products and services they can trust. The new Code of Practice is the result of a year-long consultation with industry and schools to understand what assurances schools […]
Discover the art of being brilliant at the Education Forum
Register today for your free place at the Education Forum and, in addition to meeting with innovative suppliers and your peers, you’ll have the opportunity to attend inspiring and educational seminar sessions. It all takes place on November 20th & 21st at the Whittlebury Hall Hotel in Northamptonshire. Among the seminar sessions already confirmed are: The Art of […]
CASE STUDY: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programme saves University 5-7 hours a week
With 10,750 students, North Hennepin Community College (NHCC) is one of the largest colleges in Minnesota. “Our faculty and administrators work in different classrooms, meeting rooms, and campuses” says Joe Swenson, NHCC’s Information Technology Specialist. The college IT team has a responsibility to protect sensitive information on personally owned devices such as student grades, strategic […]
Schools face ‘real challenges’ in retaining teachers
A National Audit Office (NAO) report has revealed that more teachers are leaving their jobs before retirement than in the past five years, suggesting that Government efforts to retain teachers are not effective. Nearly 35,000 teachers left their jobs in 2016 for a variety of reasons other than taking retirement. The figure equates to nearly […]
UK education sector faces major DNS threats
New research has revealed DNS-based attacks cost global organisations an average of over £1.7 million in 2016 alone, with education establishments amongst those affected. One example is the UK education network, which suffered a DDoS attack in April 2016, resulting in students and teachers in the UK being unable to connect to the apps offered by […]
UK graduates find university a ‘waste of time’
A study of 2,000 UK graduates has revealed that one in four now regret going to university, citing reasons such as it being a waste of time, paying too much for their degree and making bad subject choices. The study also revealed that nearly half of those polled work in a job where they could […]