INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Creating Stimulating STEM Learning Environments
STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math and whilst the issue of falling numbers in the uptake of science and technology based study has been the subject of many debates, reports and initiatives for several decades, there remains a very real concern in this regard and a real desire to reverse the […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: S+B Innovative Furniture Systems and Fume Cupboards for Educational Environments
S+B UK is one of the UK’s leading specialist in the design, manufacture and installation of innovative furniture systems for Science, Food Tech and STEM Classrooms. We have 40 years experience in creating new state of the art educational environments and in turning old fashioned, uninspiring classrooms into fabulous new learning spaces, featuring 21st century design, inspiring laboratories, food technology […]
GUEST BLOG: The importance of all girls’ education in state schools
By Headmistress Karen Raven, Chislehurst Schools for Girls, Bromley As the debate over single-sex education continues, Karen Raven, Headmistress at Chislehurst School for Girls in Bromley, South London, cites the importance she believes all girls’ education plays in preparing young women for 21st century Britain and in closing the careers gap still persisting between men […]
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. […]
Canvas Network and Zappar bring augmented reality to the classroom…
A new ‘massive open online course’ (MOOC) which officially launched September 26 is set to showcase productive methods of how augmented reality (AR) technology can help bring learning to life. Developed in partnership between Canvas Network and the AR app, Zappar, the course was created in response to huge user demand for AR in the […]