EdTech Expert Group launched with £4.6 million investment
One of Britain’s most successful Paralympians led a discussion on the use of technology in the classroom, and its potential to boost accessibility and inclusion, at the first meeting of a new group of experts set up to look at how to help schools use it effectively. The first meeting of the EdTech Leadership Group […]
Colleges awarded final round of £2.5m SCIF funding
The third and final round of the Strategic College Improvement Fund (SCIF) has awarded a further 17 colleges a total of £2.5 million. Northampton College and Cheshire College South & West both successful in their bid for funding, now partnering with a high performing college to share their knowledge and help tackle issues such as […]
Dot Com digital safety resource goes on trial at schools
The Dot Com Children’s Foundation and Essex Police have launched a trial of an online safety resource at a primary school in Thurrock, Essex. The resource will be used in six schools, for review and fine tuning by children and teachers, before being rolled out across England and Wales later in the year. Created for […]
Education Forum – Can you join 60 fellow professionals this November?
There’s a free VIP place reserved for you at the Education Forum – Make sure you claim it today! 18 & 19 November 2019 – Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire This unique event is entirely FREE for you to attend – simply reserve your place here for the opportunity to:- Source new innovative and budget-saving suppliers Attend inspirational seminar sessions from […]
6 reasons to attend the Total Security Summit
Register today for the Total Security Summit – It’s FREE for you to attend and could help you reduce expenditure. As a VIP guest, you’ll be joining just 60 other senior professionals who are attending the event to network, learn and forge new business relationships. If that’s not incentive enough for you to register, here […]
Schools to share expertise to improve resource management
High performing schools in England are set to provide a new way to help struggling counterparts make the most of their resources, boost professional development opportunities for teachers, and recruit and retain staff. The Department for Education has set out plans to launch a £2m pilot to simplify how the Government supports underperforming schools. This […]
6 reasons to attend the Education Forum
Register today for the Education Forum – It’s FREE for you to attend and could help reduce your expenditure by matching you up with innovative suppliers. As one of our VIP guests, you’ll be joining just 60 other senior education procurement professionals who are attending the event to network, learn and forge new business relationships. […]
Suffolk primary school recognised for ‘cloud transformation’
Exning Primary School in Newmarket is celebrating winning a 2019 LGfL Digital Excellence Award in the ‘Cloud Transformation’ category for their use of cloud-based technology to reduce teacher workload and increase pupil collaboration in lessons. Run by edtech charity LGfL, the Digital Excellence Awards celebrate the innovative ways schools use LGfL’s services and digital learning resources to improve teaching and learning. […]
Do you provide Security services for 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 June we’re focusing on Security 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 Security services […]
Q&A: Growing University ICT provision is not about making it ‘good enough’, it’s about making it the best it can be
Antony Mellor, Head of HE at Stone Group and Mark Newton, Managing Director at CoSector – University of London, discuss how future-proofing your organisation as far as is economically viable, is the key to growing your ICT provision and improving the learner journey… Which new trends can university IT departments expect to see within the […]