OFSTED: Education providers ‘resilient’ as COVID challenges continue
Ofsted has published the third set of briefings in a series looking at the pandemic’s continued impact on education providers. The three reports, which follow on from those published in April, find that most education providers are adapting to life with COVID-19 and focusing on the effectiveness of their recovery strategies. But the legacy of […]
UNESCO: ‘Global mobilisation’ required to reverse post-pandemic falls in learning and funding
In the presence of more than 150 ministers, UNESCO has warned of the double-edged crisis currently affecting education: a learning crisis and a budgetary crisis. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the Organization, called for a “global mobilization to place education at the top of the agenda and meet the sustainable development goals”. In 2019, UNESCO had […]
More financial support confirmed for schools post-Plan B
New multi-million-pound funding from NHS England will enable all schools to fully support the in-school vaccination programme, and air cleaning units will be provided in all classrooms and teaching spaces that need them, the government has confirmed. The Department for Education is to distribute a total of £8 million in funding from NHS England to […]
Action needed on COVID-safe ventilation in schools
Education unions, together with Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP, have written to Gavin Williamson urging the government to take firm action to improve ventilation in schools to reduce further Covid disruption. The unions – NEU, Unison, NASUWT, ASCL, NAHT, GMB and Unite – say proper measures to increase airflow in time for the […]
NAHT: School leaders suffering for test & trace burden
School leaders are calling to be released from the burden of running the test and trace system in schools, as new poll data shows that they have spent on average 44 additional hours on it since the start of the school year – the equivalent of 7 extra school days. The call comes as school […]
Underlining HE’s value through student personal and professional development
As we continue along our post-pandemic roadmap to recovery, and universities look at new ways of attracting and retaining students, Dr John Miles (pictured), CEO of Inkpath, believes that higher education can bolster its offering through quality personal professional development, supported by technology… After a year of living with COVID-19, universities will be reflecting on […]
How Academy Transformation Trust kept their sites safe and open during a pandemic
Amid a global crisis, schools must remotely manage many aspects of their organisation with accessible and reliable software. Yet, the majority of schools across the country do not have a system in place, facing losing or damaging files, not having an audit trail and risk causing disruption to their clients. Remotely manage and report on […]
Global study reveals impacts of COVID-19 online learning boom
Over a third of women believe that in the future, education will empower people to solve the world’s biggest issues such as the climate crisis, environmental and corporate sustainability, human rights and access to justice (38%). That’s according to FutureLearn’s Future of Learning report, which features commentary from 15 culture, technology, education and learning experts and […]
FREE WEBINAR: How leading educators are taking back control of their planning following the devastating impact of coronavirus on our institutions
On 17th March 2021 join a free webinar with Plandisc on ‘How leading educators are taking back control of their planning following the devastating impact of coronavirus on our institutions’. Torben Stigaard, partner at Plandisc, will share his intel on how leading educators are preparing for the year ahead, establishing new ways of working and harnessing Plandisc […]
Assistive technology & dyslexia: The role of intuitive tech solutions to support students with learning difficulties in the long term
By Tsachi Moshinsky (pictured), UK Director at OrCam Technologies COVID-19 has impacted nearly every facet of daily living – including extensive effects on education. For many months, educators, parents and students throughout the UK have faced extraordinary challenges as schools resorted to near-total closures to slow the pandemic’s spread. Teachers scrambled to adapt to long-term […]