AVer Europe, the leading provider of educational technology and Pro AV solutions, announces the DL10 distance learning tracking camera, a small form factor tracking camera. The DL10 sets hybrid and online educators free from the hassles of poor-quality cameras. The design, weighing only 745 grams, conveniently fits into most bags, freeing online and hybrid…
Multi award winning EdTech provider, GCSEPod, an Access company, has now launched a new FEPod channel to support learners undertaking functional skills qualifications and GCSE resits. Their Further Education package includes GCSE English and Maths (including a targeted resit courses) plus, Functional Skills English and Maths for Entry Level 3, Level 1 and Level 2. …
Avaya (NYSE: AVYA), a global leader in solutions to enhance and simplify communications and collaboration, is providing John Wallis Academy, a mixed all-through school with academy status in Ashford, Kent, with its Avaya OneCloud™ UCaaS solution to connect the entire school across multiple dispersed locations and create a cohesive digital environment. John Wallis Academy selected…
By Dr. Andrew O’Brien ICU Product Manager St Alban’s Catholic Primary School in Warrington have successfully trialled our ICU Pro biometric solution, utilising it to automate staff access. The system was implemented on a trial basis at the primary school last year in order to make entry to the school building quick, easy and safe…
Brighton Hill Community School has future-proofed its network and delivered a secure, mobile learning environment for its students and staff with a new Cisco Meraki WiFi 6 solution from Redway Networks. With student numbers doubling in the last three years and plans to reach full capacity in 2022, the school’s aging wireless network needed replacing…
This Safer Internet Day (8th Feb), UK digital safeguarding specialist, Smoothwall, reveals a significant increase in children “at serious risk” online in 2021, compared to the previous year The 2022 Safer Internet Day theme focusses on gaming and demonstrating respect and relationships online Data highlights the top three riskiest gaming platforms used by children on…
Virtual Network innovators revolutionise hybrid user access and offer cure to January’s Cyber Essentials headaches Since the UK Government’s Cyber Essentials certification scheme began in 2014, its guidance on managing cyber security threats has given a confidence boost to both businesses and customers alike. Yet many companies keen to maintain accreditation could be…
Our five favourite things about the Promethean ActivPanel Global leader for interactive display technology, Promethean, creates interactive displays and teaching software that drive breakthroughs for teachers, students and colleagues. Using more than 20 years of educational experience, Promethean’s award-winning ActivPanel has been designed by teachers for teachers to deliver innovation and ease-of-use. The…
THE GODFATHER of growth mindset, Eduardo Briceño, global education campaigner Sarah Brown, and soap actor turned eating disorders charity founder Gemma Oaten are just three of the inspirational voices taking to the stage at January’s Bett Show. After a one-year hiatus, the world’s most established Edtech event will convene again in London’s ExCeL centre…
THE learning gap created by the pandemic will take more than 18 months to close, teachers have warned. State school teachers were far more likely to offer a gloomy forecast of how long it would take pupils to catch up compared to teachers in private schools, according to a survey of 4,690 teachers…
Acer yesterday announced that it will begin carrying PCs which run on Windows 11 SE, starting with the Acer TravelMate B3 and Acer TravelMate Spin B3 laptops. The portable 11.6-inch laptops were built to survive the school-day, boasting military-grade durability certifications[[i]] and a 10-hour battery life[[ii]], and now come pre-installed with Windows 11 SE or…
Spokesperson: Sajid Shariff, Senior Vice President, Global Growth – BYJU’S. Individualised learning: During lockdown, 10% of parents reported paying for private tuition, and we expect this trend to continue as parents look towards 1:1 learning options to supplement school-based curriculum. Offering individualised learning experiences will continue to expand in the private education market. Tailoring…
Entrepreneur and web developer, Matt Mullenweg, once said technology is best when it brings people together. Technology at its best can also be a teacher’s best friend and an enabler for creating a more seamless and calm learning environment for students. Since the start of the pandemic, EdTech has provided educators with a unique opportunity…
BYJU’S, the world’s leading edtech company, has announced the acquisition of Austrian mathematics learning tool GeoGebra. The company provides a dynamic, interactive, and collaborative programme which will advance BYJU’S aim to make maths more engaging. The acquisition complements BYJU’S overall strategy by enabling the creation of new product offerings and learning formats to enrich…
National survey reveals schools’ top priorities as well as the current barriers to technology in education post-pandemic A new report, which provides guidance to educators and school leaders on the latest trends in EdTech, has revealed social and emotional learning (SEL), staff training, and collaboration are among schools’ top priorities with budgets and student engagement…
National survey reveals schools’ top priorities as well as the current barriers to technology in education post-pandemic A new report, which provides guidance to educators and school leaders on the latest trends in EdTech, has revealed social and emotional learning (SEL), staff training, and collaboration are among schools’ top priorities with budgets and student…
The new KL1000 G3 NetCode allows remote generation of temporary access codes Newbury, UK, 08 December 2021 – Codelocks announces availability of its new KitLock, the KL1000 G3 NetCode. The new locker lock combines the style and functionality of the popular KL1000 G3 KitLock with the convenience of Codelocks’ NetCode technology – enabling administrators…
The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has today launched a new competition, Falcon2, aimed at young people aged 6-19 to design and build an accessible mobile flight simulator. The Falcon2 challenge builds on the success of the previous RAeS build-a-plane challenge which was designed to enable young people to develop and demonstrate key skills…
Al Kingsley, CEO, NetSupport According to the Centre for Mental Health, the state of the nation’s mental health is at a “tipping point”. And, following a recent UK government report which found that one in six children in England suffer from poor mental health and that two-fifths of children experienced a decrease in their mental wellbeing from…
Igloo Vision, the shared immersive workspace company, and Aurora Immersive, a division of Osborne Technologies, have partnered to bring immersive classroom technology within the reach of primary schools, secondary schools and colleges across the UK. Osborne Technologies launched Aurora Immersive over a decade ago. After completing over 70 successful projects, they have become an…
A SOFTWARE platform built to help schools improve attendance and intervention management is to be rolled out across the UK following a successful trial. A Star Attendance Solutions, founded in 2018 by former local authority attendance officer Jill Robson, has developed a pioneering online platform that helps schools manage pupil attendance…
Sevenoaks School is a prestigious independent school set in a beautiful, 100-acre campus in the Kent countryside. The school’s new state-of-the-art Science and Technology Centre, with its sunlit atrium, was described by the Royal Institute of British Architects as “a great cathedral of a space, full of life and light”. It is here that the…
++ Birmingham head teacher welcomes funding for an expansion of the Get Help with Technology programme ++ Mr Alex Hughes, Principal at Ninestiles, An Academy The Department of Education have announced that up to half a million more disadvantaged young people in England will receive new devices to support their education and help keep them…
Education leaders and teachers are being urged to ‘unplug and reconnect’ in person at Bett this coming January. Organisers at the world’s biggest EdTech show are inviting the education community to emerge from behind the screen and come together face-to-face to connect, learn, share ideas and experiences and ultimately “create the future” of education….
Digital signage software company TrilbyTV has announced an exciting new partnership with Rodocodo! The new partnership will bring ‘Learn to Code’ posters from the revolutionary app that helps teach primary school children how to code. Schools can now access ‘Learn to Code’ posters via TrilbyTV, which shows 9 real-life examples that pupils will recognise. …
