CASE STUDY: Providing a 21st century education to schools across Kent
As a long-established ICT partner to the Stour Academy Trust, Cantium has been able to support the Trust along the road of its digital transformation journey. The Trust, comprised of eight schools across Kent, has developed a pedagogical model that is centred on student voice, choice and collaboration, combined with the deployment of technology for […]
CASE STUDY: How the London School of Economics partnered Shure for ‘hybrid-flex’ learning
Extending the London School of Economics’ 100-year-old commitment to the understanding of urban society, LSE Cities runs the Executive MSc in Cities, an 18-month modular education programme for senior urban professionals who want to better understand and deliver change in cities. The travel disruption arising from the COVID pandemic prevented that almost all international students […]
CASE STUDY: Modular eco building design for Bishops Tachbrook Primary
Bishops Tachbrook Primary in Leamington Spa approached TG Escapes for a bespoke design modular eco building having seen the building at Sacred Heart School nearby. They were impressed by the design, feel and finish. They had a rapidly growing Breakfast and After School Club which put a lot of pressure on the existing school hall. […]
CASE STUDY: Manchester Metropolitan University’s integration between institutional and personal learning environments
Manchester Metropolitan’s VLE has approximately 40,000 users and receives 50 million hits a year, so it is vital that it offers a rock-solid service and upgrades are handled with minimum disruption to students and staff. A major review of the University’s learning technology concluded that it should migrate from an in-house Blackboard WebCT system to […]
CASE STUDY: Stone work to future proof Leeds school
Allerton Grange school, based in Leeds, works with public sector IT specialists Stone to refresh its ageing equipment – Here’s how they did it… A school focused on growing and succeeding At Allerton Grange, the whole school community is committed to the principles of Aspire, Grow and Succeed. It is a good and rapidly improving […]
CASE STUDY: Bringing literacy to life in the classroom
St Anne’s Catholic Primary in Birkenhead has brought reading and writing to life for its Year 6 pupils using Harry Potter as part of Literacy Alive, a KS2 literacy course from motivational training company PET-Xi. St Anne’s was already placing an increased focus on reading in September 2017 as part of its School Improvement Plan, when […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]