Rural schools receive broadband boost
The Government has revealed plans to connect over 100 rural schools with gigabit speed broadband within the next few months. Under the £3 million pilot programme, three schools have already been connected, and 52 have signed contracts with work expected to be completed in the coming weeks. There are also ongoing discussions with another 72 schools […]
Government provides schools with cost-savings ‘toolkit’
A new toolkit to help schools save money to ensure every pound possible is being spent in the classroom has been published by the Government. The School Resource Management Strategy provides schools with practical advice on how to reduce what it says is a £10 billion non-staffing spend spent across England last year. The Government […]
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 […]
Fire chiefs: All UK schools should be fitted with sprinklers
Fire chiefs have agreed that schools throughout the UK should be fitted with fire sprinklers as mandatory. Scotland and wales currently fit sprinkler systems in schools. However England and Northern Ireland do not, with National Fire Chiefs arguing this must change. The Department for Education (DfE) said the safety of children was their priority, while […]
Two thirds of UK schools missing out on educational workshops
Two thirds of UK schools are missing out on educational workshops, designed to provide pupils of all abilities with the skills they need to adopt a growth mindset. That’s according to The Happy Puzzle Company, which says that in the UK, 14.4% of pupils have specific learning difficulties (SLD), 25% of which also have moderate […]
GUEST BLOG: Keeping educational establishments protected during holiday periods
By 2020 Vision Students and teachers are currently enjoying some much-needed time off, following a year of studying and preparing for numerous exams. While there are many reasons for those in the educational sector to look forward to the summer break, it also means that schools will be left empty for a sustained period of time. And it’s […]
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 […]
LEGO uses free content to get teachers embracing computers
LEGO Education is encouraging teachers to get hands-on with technology in the hope that it will revolutionise science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) lessons. Using WeDo 2.0, their latest resource for Key Stage 2, LEGO Education wants to teach computing in the context of science using a visual coding platform and the classic LEGO brick. […]
Half of students think tracking habits would improve grades
Most students believe they would achieve better grades if their lecturers could track their study habits online, new research shows. The University of the Future report by digital learning platform, Kortext, also revealed 91% of students would be happy for universities to use analytics to track their weekly progress in order to help earn higher […]
Employers urged to check applicants’ school backgrounds
A report by MPs claims thousands of young people face a “lost opportunity” because they can’t access top jobs unless their social backgrounds are taken into account. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) report, called the Class Ceiling, mainly focusses on social mobility and contextual recruitment in which an employer factors in context of social backgrounds. […]