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The benefits of esports education Educators know that taking part in extracurricular activities boosts student success. The impact is huge, and stays that way regardless of the activity in question. Countless studies have already shown that students who are involved in extracurricular activities are more successful socially, professionally and academically. Students who are heavily involved […]
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The benefits of esports education Educators know that taking part in extracurricular activities boosts student success. The impact is huge, and stays that way regardless of the activity in question. Countless studies have already shown that students who are involved in extracurricular activities are more successful socially, professionally and academically. Students who are heavily involved […]
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A two-day conference and expo is gearing up to showcase the talent and opportunity within the Leamington Games Hub. Running from 31 Jan – 1 Feb, Interactive Futures 2020 will illustrate the prominence of the Midlands in the UK’s video game industry, highlighting its creativity, its community of independent and major studios that is thus far […]
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Pearson, the British-owned education publishing and assessment service, has launched a new computer science GCSE that will assess programming skills on-screen. In a first-of-its-kind for the UK education sector, the Key Stage 4 (KS4) curriculum has been designed to reflect the real-world challenges of the industry, striving to develop digital skills in young people to […]
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Q. What should schools, colleges and universities be focusing on for 2020? Alexander Shea: Edtech training for teachers. Since Margaret Thatcher introduced the first micro-computers into British schools in 1981, UK governments have spent £3bn on providing schools with computers, laptops and other forms of hardware. By contrast, in the same period only £220m has been […]
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A local authority-training provider has invested in online technology in a bid to improve quality assurance. Gateshead Council’s LearningSkills service, which helps more than 11,000 people a year to develop new job skills and undertake nationally recognised qualifications, is utilising Mesma’s insightQ subscription-based software. Benefits, it says, include improving self-assessment planning and evaluating progress across […]
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A global cybersecurity firm is warning that children’s phones may not be purchased from wholly secure sources. ESET’s claim follows research indicating that 50% of UK parents bought a new phone for their offspring at Christmas, with more expected to follow in the January sales. After surveying 1,000 UK mothers and fathers with children aged […]
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Bett has launched a new initiative with an aim to “lead global education innovation transformation while shaping the world’s education ecosystem”. The Global Education Council (GEC), an 11-strong body comprising a wealth of knowledge and experience in the education field, met virtually for the first time last year. Later this month they will gather in […]
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Students at Kingston University have taken part in a hackathon to help the NHS improve patient record systems. Two hundred of the university’s nursing, computer science, digital media and mathematics students joined health professionals and technology specialists in a nine-hour event to design new AI tools for patient records. The teams tested robotic process automation […]
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As learning continues its evolution from blackboards and books to screens and devices, so too the environment in which the student sits continues its metamorphosis. Across the UK and beyond, increased use of technology requires a variety of spaces wherein educators can teach their students most effectively or students can learn by themselves in private, […]
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