On Outdoor Classroom Day (Thursday 23 May 2024) the National Education Nature Park programme is calling on teachers and pupils to discover habitats in their school, nursery or college grounds. You’ll follow prompts to find what homes for wildlife you have on your learning site, and upload your findings to …
Read More »Royal College of Art embraces true hybrid teaching with flexible learning spaces
Like thousands of others, adapting to online and hybrid teaching during the pandemic required a rapid and effective response from renowned London based postgraduate art and design University, the Royal College of Art (RCA). Fortunately, the RCA’s reactive approach and experience with the Zoom platform enabled its 2300+ students to …
Read More »Helping to improve life outcomes in Nairobi
Maisha Mema (www.maishamema.org) is a charitable children’s institution in Kenya. In Tigoni, the charity runs a Children’s Home, and there is a community outreach program known as ‘Clubhouse’, where children in Soweto slums are supported in Nairobi, Kenya. Forty-five children live together with the Maisha Mema staff as a big …
Read More »Hybrid learning: an opportunity for improved engagement
Although forced to find solutions to enable learning from home during the pandemic, some education providers have found that the right communications platform can create a hybrid learning environment that is actually more engaging for students than traditional teaching methods. One such example is Professor Feltus at Clemson University, USA, …
Read More »Whizz Education nominated for three Education Resource Awards
Education partner, Whizz Education, has been nominated for three Education Resource Awards, including Supplier of the year, Special Education Resource and Collaboration with a School. The Education Resources Awards, organised by Brilliant Marketing Solutions and the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), highlight the quality and diversity of educational products and resources, excellent educational establishments …
Read More »Hampshire primary school taps into NSPCC’s Speak Out Stay Safe programme to support PHSE curriculum
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 …
Read More »Q&A: Avaya
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 …
Read More »John Wallis Academy gains communications flexibility and simplicity with Avaya OneCloud UCaaS
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 …
Read More »How Rafbonee STEM Child Care Academy is providing children with a solid foundation in maths
Rafbonee STEM Child Care Academy is an award-winning school in Abuja, Nigeria, committed to providing world-class educational standards at an affordable rate. By ensuring children have solid foundations in science, technology, engineering and maths students are prepared to succeed in the future. Since the school opened in 2014, it has …
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