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Once the heroes of the pandemic, the teaching profession, is once again finding itself under enormous pressure, according to one leading figure in North East education. Professor Lynne McKenna, Dean of the Faculty of Education and Society at the University of Sunderland (pictured left), has expressed serious concern about the …

A recent independent evaluation by the NSPCC confirmed an ongoing need for Speak out Stay safe (SOSS). Whilst most primary children have a good understanding of what abusive behaviour looks like and which trusted adults they can speak to, the children’s charity safeguarding programme is designed to boost schools’ relationships …

Continuing our occasional series of Q&A sessions with leading suppliers to the education market, we recently sat down with NEAL McMAHON, Regional Sales Leader UK&I at Avaya, to hear about new trends in education technology and how Avaya can help the education sector address emerging technology challenges. What’s changing when …

Ahead of last week’s launch in Paisley of UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK ( the free learning programme designed to inspire young people, aged 4 to 19, with its creative projects showcasing collaborations across science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM)), we were delighted to sit down with Dr Anne-Marie …

Comment by Claire Snow, Account Manager, Avaya One of the few positive outcomes from this pandemic experience is the opportunity to rethink the tools we use to communicate and what could be possible if all the separate siloed pieces of technology worked together in an integrated and holistic way. Ask …

Comment by Neal McMahon, Regional Sales Leader UK&I, Avaya Parents and children across the country experienced joy and excitement earlier this year when schools re-opened, putting an end to remote learning. However, the reality of the latest COVID-19 outbreak – and the potential of more to come – means that …

Eastside Educational Trust has launched a new national funded creative project designed to enhance the creative writing and oracy skills of young people. SPOKEN WORD POWER is a 3 year national spoken word poetry programme for school age young people. SPOKEN WORD POWER embeds spoken word poetry teaching, practice, writing …

Shaw Academy has experienced huge demand for their online learning, offering more than 100 courses and welcoming students from all around the world. Much has been said about the enforced shift to online education for schools and universities due to the pandemic. As we begin to emerge from the worst …

As a parent, it can a hard thing to process when you see that your child is struggling with schoolwork. That powerful instinct to help them no matter what it takes can clash with the knowledge that you don’t want to put too much pressure on them, but how can …

Comment by Charlie Smith, Consulting Solution Engineer, Data Protection at Barracuda Networks As students and teachers are forced out of the classroom due to the COVID-19 crisis, cybercriminals are exploiting the security vulnerabilities in distance learning and virtual teaching setups to launch ransomware attacks against education institutions. This increase is …