First educational platform to teach kids programming via metaverse gaming
New research suggests universities do not have ‘adequate cybersecurity controls’
Understanding the student journey to DSA funding
Ensuring every student receives the “right support” in the “right place” at the “right time”
92% of HE teaching staff say edtech on the rise
How can we unlock the potential of pupils with autism?
Recent stories
Virtual Roundtables
Edtech in 2022: ‘The pandemic exposed people to what edtech can do’
The panel Martin McKay, CEO of Texthelp Ashley Harrold, Executive Headteacher at King’s InterHigh Graham Glass, CEO of Cypher Learning…
‘Artists have always been eager to push the boundaries and experiment with whatever technology was available’
The panel Sophia Woodley, head of innovation and policy research – The Audience Agency Group; senior consultant – Golant Innovation…
COVID-19
‘Much-needed change if universities are to address significant deficiencies exposed by Covid’
The rapid online migration of teaching and learning in higher education during Covid created massive…
LGfL CEO: ‘I’m not a shrinking violet in terms of risk’
It’s been a good year for edtech charity LGfL, the National Grid for Learning (formerly London Grid…
Edtech Profiles
International
Opportunity-improving UK tutoring programme launches in Australia
Balancing efficiency and performance – the University of Turin’s innovative data centre strategy
Lack of access to technology a global barrier to learning – report
Human Rights Watch raises edtech data privacy concerns
UN Women release statement for International Girls in ICT Day 2022
Investors must seek out research-led edtech, says education foundation
Teaching and learning
Minicoders, a startup co-founded by the venture builder, Nuclio, is the first educational platform that…
People, policy, politics
Currently around 10% of UK residents speak English as an additional language (EAL) and in…
Schools
At the age of four I contracted meningitis and experienced swelling on the brain. The…
Ensuring every student receives the “right support” in the “right place” at the “right time”
The Department for Education’s recently released SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and AP (Alternative…
Higher and further education
An overwhelming proportion of higher education teaching staff think that the use of edtech will…
A new virtual reality concept called the ‘mediverse’ is being developed by Goggleminds with the…
Products
First educational platform to teach kids programming via metaverse gaming
VR ‘mediverse’ in development for training medics
‘AI can play a very helpful, supporting role in teaching and learning’
Inventors hope new audio tech can help students with ADHD
Anonymous reporting app for student sexual harassment
Drama school installs most sophisticated motion capture suite in UK
Business
The Open University (OU) has agreed a takeover of the Open College of the Arts…
The European edtech market bucked the global trend by enjoying a strong first half of…
E-safety
National Cyber Security Centre certify master’s degree
Immersive ‘cyber lab’ designed to improve cybersecurity skills
Human Rights Watch raises edtech data privacy concerns
AI developed that destroys cyberattacks in 0.3 seconds
Why are we ignoring play in the digital world?
Cybersecurity education platform receives government funding
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Currently around 10% of UK residents speak English as an additional language (EAL) and in…
At the age of four I contracted meningitis and experienced swelling on the brain. The…
Improved language support in the classroom needed now more than ever
Currently around 10% of UK residents speak English as an additional language (EAL) and in major cities this number rises…
First educational platform to teach kids programming via metaverse gaming
Minicoders, a startup co-founded by the venture builder, Nuclio, is the first educational platform that aims to teach kids the…
New research suggests universities do not have ‘adequate cybersecurity controls’
Cybersecurity and compliance company Proofpoint Inc has released new research which suggests that 97% of top universities globally are lagging on basic…
Irish student named Microsoft Office world champion
A 16-year-old student from Ireland has been named Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Word World Champion. Rohan Vargas won the twentieth…
Understanding the student journey to DSA funding
At the age of four I contracted meningitis and experienced swelling on the brain. The trauma impacted my ability to…
Ensuring every student receives the “right support” in the “right place” at the “right time”
The Department for Education’s recently released SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and AP (Alternative Provision) green paper includes a…