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We believe that in order to help students thrive both academically and personally, educators must adopt a holistic approach to learning. Today, we realise that there is so much more to success than exams and grades and that in order to help our students excel, we must consider their specific needs, requirements and wellbeing. The […]
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A new study by global cybersecurity firm ESET has revealed that while a majority of parents are worried about the security of their child’s online activity, less than 4 in 10 parents have actually installed any virus or security protection on their child’s mobile device. According to research from Internet Matters, the average age that British […]
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Tel Aviv-based startup Jolt, a company that offers alternative digital courses in business and marketing disciplines, has raised US$14.1m in a Series A funding round driven by Balderton Capital, with Hillsven Capital and Octopus Ventures also taking part. The investment brings Jolt’s total funding to US$23.3m in just three years. The company plans to use […]
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The first ever Additive Live event will take place this year on Tuesday 28 January at Manchester Metropolitan University. The event will bring together industry experts who will discuss 3D printing in further education. The event promises to captivate attendees from start to finish, with a concise schedule that starts at 9:30am and finishes up […]
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Student reading app Sora enjoyed a record-breaking year in 2019. Developed by OneDrive Education, the tool for K12 students achieved highs in both school adoptions and student reading levels last year. The app is now available in 23,000 globally – a 28% increase on 2018. On top of this, schools using Sora saw student reading time […]
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Class Central, one of the world’s largest search engines for digital course offerings, recently released its end-of-year industry analysis to track the impact of global MOOCs. The report found that global MOOC enrolments grew to 110 million learners in 2019, excluding numbers from China. On top of this, Class Central’s research found that education institutes launched […]
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The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) wants to understand whether there might be a role for AI in marking, the body announced in a blog last week. To unravel the capabilities of this technology in grading A-levels and GCSEs, the regulator will launch an ‘AI competition’. Here, Ofqual will receive several thousand student […]
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Q. What should schools, colleges and universities be focusing on for 2020? I would like to see a far greater focus on ethics in education. No one comes into education with the will to do a bad job. Despite this, the gap between where we are in education and where we need to be (in order […]
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It’s difficult for many schools to access up-to-date financial records, making it hard to plan ahead with any financial confidence. There’s arguably less meat on school budgets as there was in previous years, and it’s crucial that every penny is accounted for in advance. These budget pressures are causing schools to prioritise expenditure and neglect […]
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On any given day, a cursory glance at the news will reveal yet more industries being ‘taken over’ by robots. As I write this, the top Google News results feature robots saving the coral reef, robots solving Amazon’s labour conditions woes and even Iran starting to produce a robotic surgeon. There’s no escaping from the fact […]
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