Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School future-proofs its network with a new WiFi 6 solution from Redway Networks. Sir Henry Floyd Grammar school improves wireless connectivity and future-proofs the capability of its network with a hyper-reliable, cloud managed wireless solution from Redway Networks. The school’s new ExtremeCloud IQ WiFi 6 will support digital teaching and learning…
The Avocor AVW-6555 is the first WCD to be certified for Microsoft Teams, enabling everyone to increase meeting productivity and achieve more together. Avocor, the fastest-growing global collaboration display company, today announces the first Windows collaboration display (WCD) certified for Microsoft Teams. Featuring an advanced interactive display, natural inking and innovative IoT sensor technologies, the…
Lexplore Analytics has released a secondary school version of their innovative eye-tracking assessment to offer schools an objective insight into students’ literacy as soon as they enter the Year 7 classroom. Unlike other assessments, Lexplore Analytics uses the latest in AI technology. It tracks the minute movements as a student reads a portion of text…
The Royal National Institute of Blind People’s (RNIB) educational book service, RNIB Bookshare now has almost 600,000 books on its platform in accessible formats. The free service, which supports print-disabled learners, has a vast UK education collection that provides textbooks and materials to support the UK curriculum from early years to adult education. RNIB Bookshare…
Teachers encouraged to look out for signs of poor eye health as pupils return from lockdown Leading High Street Optician, Vision Express is launching a national campaign to get children’s eyes tested as they return to school this Autumn, as research shows 3.4 million 4 – 16yr olds in the UK are diagnosed each year…
As more pupils return to school in September, teachers across the country are increasingly concerned about how they will tackle the issues many children are experiencing as a result of spending many weeks away from school due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The impact on learning has been widely reported and a recent YouGov poll revealed…
A new Wellbeing Curriculum, which has been successfully trialled in 11 schools in London and the South East, has been launched nationwide to help schools meet Government requirements for mental health, sex and relationships and give children the tools to talk about their wellbeing. Delivered through the PHSE timetable, the iSpace Wellbeing Curriculum provides a…
It might come as a shock to learn that asbestos still exists in schools today, which are meant to be safe learning environments for children. It’s important to keep children safe, so here, we’ll take a look at what asbestos actually is and procedures that should be in place for schools and how we can…
Supporting young people to improve their digital literacy skills Fake news – a danger to health, social cohesion and democracy or just a quick and entertaining way to learn about what’s happening in the world? Leading the way in world-class video learning, ClickView has announced the launch of a new six-part series, The Digital Literacy:…
NEW DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR CHILD SAFETY CHAMPIONS A new digital learning platform featuring a family of cartoon characters has been launched to improve child road safety in a post Covid-19 world. The free-to-access service has been produced by Birmingham-based DriveSafe & StaySafe, creators of The Conies, successors to the likes of Tufty the Squirrel and…
As schools across the UK prepare to welcome pupils back to the classroom, a free contact tracing reporting service has been launched to support schools and parents. Leading home to school transport management provider Kura, which provides school travel for over 7,000 pupils a day, across more than 30 schools and 300 routes, is introducing the complimentary reporting…
