Edtech: Looking back, planning forwards

Charley Rogers speaks to Sophie Bailey, creator and host of The Edtech Podcast, about her most striking discoveries of 2018, and what’s in store for the next year across the sector

‘Do-it-yourself’ robotics

Enabling cyber careers for neurodivergent individuals in the UK

Immersive Labs' NDCA initiative has helped an early cohort of participants find employment with IASME

One in four education professionals say a robot would be better at decision-making than their boss, finds new survey

The Advanced Trends Report 2018 finds that, while staff are keen to utilise new technology, a lack of clear leadership is holding back its adoption

Cyberbullying: A cautionary tale

Charley Rogers investigates the growing issue of cyberbullying, and how the education sector can teach young people about digital culpability and online respect

54% of educational institutions have not wiped old ICT equipment of data

Failing to wipe data from redundant IT equipment before disposal could lead to a risk of penalties under GDPR

Northern Ireland school takes runner-up spot in international maths competition

Stewartstown Primary was competing in 3P Learning's Numeracy Challenge 2018

Webinar: Data-driven change

Join the Capita AGILIT-e panel as they discuss the HE sector’s changing relationship with data

New Digital Transformation in FE report released

A lack of formal guidance makes buying the right tech and ensuring it is used appropriately a challenge for many FE colleges, finds Canvas

Joint Study Agreement signed by University of Liverpool and IBM

The research and innovation agreement will foster closer links between research and industry, as well as teaching support

Students of KAUST in Saudi Arabia to receive Blockcerts Open Standard

KAUST will be the first university in the Middle East to issue the blockchain credentials, which will be available to students graduating in December 2018

University of Oxford researcher appointed to Information Commissioner’s Office post

Dr Binns is a researcher in computer science at Oxford, and has been appointed by the ICO to research and investigate the impact of Artificial Intelligence on data privacy

Charity works to improve computer science education

The David and Jane Richards Family Foundation has appointed a new technical advisor to help approach changes to the teaching of computer science in the UK

Competition for children to have a star named after them

The Win a Star challenge is open to primary school pupils across the UK

City Montessori School selects Capita for partnership

SPONSORED: Capita expands software presence globally through partnership with world's largest school

Edtech survey launched across England

Educational charity The Learning Foundation has launched the survey to allow schools to have their voices heard by the DfE

National coding gold award presented to Hillingdon School

Pupils at St Swithun Wells’ Catholic Primary School in West London have designed thousands of apps over the last year