Labour and Lib Dems go head-to-head on education
Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats have pledged a multi-billion pound cash injection into the education system to boost schools in England. Jeremy Corbyn told reporters recently that the Conservatives have been “starving schools for funding” and revealed that he would raise corporation tax to spend £4.8bn on keeping up with rising costs. Labour is […]
GUEST BLOG: 1 in 3 governing bodies need volunteers with solid legal skills to support school improvement
By Ian Armitage, Chair, SGOSS Governors for Schools Legal knowledge is the main area of expertise missing from school governing bodies with one in three searching for more skills in this area, according to the results of our latest survey. I must say that this didn’t really come as any surprise given that High Court actions […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Pure AV – Integrated Audio Visual Solutions
We’ve spent the last decade helping UK universities, museums and galleries, public sector and blue chip companies with AV and technology solution design, installation, consultancy and support. We’re a privately owned company, with 50+ staff, including some of the most experienced system designers, engineers and sales specialists in the AV field. We don’t offer ‘one […]
5 reasons not to miss the Education Forum this November
The Education Forum is taking place on November 20th & 21st 2017 at the Whittlebury Hall Hotel at a time when pressure on schools procurement budgets is higher than at any time in recent history. For example: In December the National Audit Office stated that schools in England will need to find savings of £3 […]
Carval opens Education Payroll Bureau
IT firm Carvel Computing has opened the Education Payroll Bureau, processing payrolls for over 100 academies and maintained schools. Carval has been providing education specific services since 2012, with the Education market now making up over a third of the company’s expanding payroll bureau services. Carval’s range of solutions enables schools and academies to take […]
Straw Dog Studios gets funding for educational app
Derby-based games development studio Straw Dog Studios has received £50,000 funding from the University of Derby’s Invest To Grow Fund to bring its award-winning Time Tables Adventures educational app to market. Established in 2003, Strawdog Studios offers ‘work for hire’ development services for game publishers and brand holders, delivering high quality video game content for […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: How to improve the student funding experience while improving the college administrators time and costs
Students will apply and enrol for online courses, but at most colleges the task of applying for financial support is still a complicated and cumbersome paper-based process. This is a poor experience for a vulnerable group of students who are already at high risk of withdrawing from college. It is vital to make the process […]
School subject squeeze “shocking”, says The Supply Register
Research by teaching unions, including the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), has found that schools are dropping entire subjects from the curriculum, while also cutting hours of teaching for core subjects. A recent survey of 1,200 union members found that 71% of secondary staff said there had been […]
GUEST BLOG: How BAFTA is taking video-game design to the classroom
By Melissa Phillips, Programme Producer, BAFTA Young Game Designers It’s been a busy start to the year for the BAFTA Young Game Designers (YGD) competition. We opened for entries in January at BETT Show 2017 which, through its STEAM Village, has recognised that the arts (the ‘A’ in STEAM) sit alongside Science Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM), […]
Make your facilities & IT budgets go further at the Education Forum
Rarely in modern times has been more pressure on school budgets in England – back in December the National Audit Office stated that institutions will need to find savings of £3 billion by 2019/20. That was in the face of eight per cent budget cuts and against a background of nearly two-thirds of secondary schools […]