What is education technology?
A recent video explores the role of edtech and how it can be used most effectively in schools across the world In a recent video from David Lee Edtech, Lee – who runs a website [read more]
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The cyber security skills gap
Recent research from LGfL has revealed an urgent need for cyber-security training within schools – what is the impact of not having staff with cyber-security expertise? Gary Henderson, ANME member and director of IT at [read more]
Bett 2020: the highlights
We touch on some of the highlights of this year’s Bett show, and introduce Bett’s own overview of the three-day event For three days at the Excel in London (20-22 January), exhibitors and experts discussed [read more]
The edtech revolution
Edtech’s impact on education continues to grow, and it is revolutionising the sector. However, education is still late to the party, as other sectors are much more technologically advanced. So, what does the edtech revolution [read more]
Economical edtech
The British Educational Suppliers Association have reported that the biggest challenge for secondary schools when it comes to edtech is budget constraints. Here are a few ways you can make your edtech budget stretch further [read more]
Best Practice Network wins company of the year title at Bett Awards
The Bristol-based business – one of the UK’s largest providers of professional development and support for education professionals – picked up the prestigious award in London last Wednesday The Bett Awards are part of the [read more]
Preserve pupils’ work forever with ScanSnap
How can scanning make a difference in your school? Storing pupils’ written work is difficult enough, but storing art projects can be a serious challenge for schools. In all their forms – oil, water or [read more]
Boosting back-office technology
How up-to-date is your back-office IT? How could it be improved? We spoke to SBMs about recent improvements to their back-office tech, and the advantages they’ve seen It’s notoriously difficult in any busy organisation to [read more]
Three ways to improve your long-term cybersecurity
When an organisation experiences a security breach, it can be a chaotic and unsettling time. Apart from stirring up emotions that wouldn’t be out of place in a Matrix movie, it also should remind leaders [read more]
Why the need for more cyber-security training within schools is urgent
An edtech charity, LgfL, has discovered that only 35% of schools train non-IT staff in cyber-security; this could create a huge problem. LgfL’s report explores the issue Edtech charity London Grid for Learning (LgfL) is [read more]