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Machine Learning: How is AI being used in UK schools?
Artificial intelligence is a topic that's dominating most industries and continues to generate questions and curiosity for people both professionally...
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Addressing the teacher recruitment crisis using EdTech
Modern teachers are expected to deliver more varied and complex curriculums, provide students with additional care and support, and manage their work...
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Steve's Scribblings - How did we get here… and where do we go now?
The vast majority of schools that I’ve worked in had elements of their buildings built in the RAAC-era. It’s no surprise that buildings whose...
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Why staff training is vital for combatting cyber security attacks on schools
So we find ourselves near the beginning of another academic year; the summer holiday went quicker than the last and the school uniform aisle at Tesco...
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ICT strategy for schools: 5 essential tips you may have forgotten
For UK schools and MATs, technology has become an integral part of life, allowing them to track attendance, monitor performance, communicate between...
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What is the DfE Connect The Classroom programme and how can you benefit?
Access to reliable and high-speed internet has become crucial for educational institutions that want to fully embrace the benefits of technology for...
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Steve's Scribblings - Chocks Away!
It’s 1993, school lunchtime and four future Headteachers were engaged with in-depth consideration of a major IT problem we were all facing… how to...
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Maximising Efficiency and Reducing Costs: Optimising Software in your MAT or School
‘There’s an app for that’ was an advertising campaign which supported the roll-out of the iPhone 3 in 2009. More importantly, a classic Sesame Street...
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MIS Procurement - navigating the process
Management Information Systems (MIS) are a hot topic right now. Last year, we had ESS SIMS changing their contracts from annual to three years and...
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Don't run an 'ICT change' project in the dark
New Year, New Resolution...“I’m going to make sure thatthisyear’s ICT Change project goes well”, but how? You might have made that resolution before...