LGfL’s Pledge 2020 to ‘supercharge’ school broadband
EdTech charity LGfL is supercharging connectivity across its 3000-strong consortium of UK member schools, enabling them to use cloud computing, 4K streaming and virtual reality in the classroom. The project entitled Pledge 2020 will see all members receive on average a significant 200% increase in bandwidth at no extra cost to their subscription. The minimum […]
LGfL & NCSC call for more cyber security training in schools
Edtech charity LGfL has called for more cyber security training in schools, following the publication of its Cyber Security Schools Audit. Working in partnership with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ, 430 schools across the UK were surveyed to gain a better understanding of future technology and training needs within the education sector. The […]
LGfL combats ‘chicken shop grooming’
Edtech charity LGfL has launched a new poster campaign to raise awareness of a disturbing trend known as ‘chicken shop grooming’. Recent evidence presented by the Youth Select Committee in a parliamentary enquiry has highlighted the worrying connection between fast food shops and grooming, where gangs based in chickenshops offer young people ‘free’ food in order to coerce them […]
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. […]
LGfL launches Cybersecurity Schools Audit with NCSC
Educational not-for-profit London Grid for Learning (LGfL) is working with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to launch an audit of the state of cybersecurity in UK schools The aim is to generate a snapshot of the protections in place across the sector. Open until the 30th April, the results of the audit will be […]
London Grid for Learning rolls out anti-malware software for schools
The London Grid for Learning (LGfL) has started what it hopes will be the UK’s largest rollout of anti-malware software for schools. The not-for-profit trust, which provides high-speed uncontended broadband and associated services to schools, has signed a deal with anti-malware provider Malwarebytes which will see all schools on LGfL’s nationwide network provided with the […]
LGfL report reveals shift in online dangers for school children
Not-for-profit educational charity LGfL has called for technology companies to put the safety of children first in all developments in light of findings from its latest report. The fact that 1 in 10 children who video chat with strangers have been asked to change or undress on camera is just one of the startling statistics […]
GUEST BLOG: Are we doing enough to protect children from negative body image?
By Mark Bentley, Online Safety and Safeguarding Manager, London Grid for Learning Take a long hard look at yourself in the mirror, and what do you see? It will probably include an image of your body, but that won’t be the same as your body image, which is shaped by much more than rays of […]
GUEST BLOG: Gambling in schools – What are the odds?
By Mark Bentley, Online Safety and Safeguarding Manager, London Grid for Learning Have you heard of loot boxes or skins trading? If not, and you are thinking an article about gambling among schoolchildren is not for you – gaming, sure, but not gambling – then you might want to think again and read on… When […]
London Grid for Learning launches SmartBuy initiative for schools
The London Grid for Learning (LGfL) has launched SmartBuy, a new initiative that aims to save schools millions of pounds on their technology purchases. LGfL says it can can secure savings and breakthrough commercial agreements for its 3000-member schools, MATs and local authorities. As a not-for-profit organisation, the Trust is committed to ensuring it uses this buying […]