Education technology enterprise Ellucian is collaborating with Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama, in the USA, to modernise the college’s technology operations. A new Ellucian customer and one of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Miles College joins more than … Continue reading Ellucian accelerates digital transformation at Miles College
Ozobot, a specialist in programmable robotics and STEAM-based learning solutions for K-12 education that empower the next generation of creators, offers MetaBot – the first free augmented reality (AR) robot for education. MetaBot is an interactive learning experience that enables all children … Continue reading MetaBot augments reality in education
Access to safe, clean water. (Image: Arne Hoel / World Bank, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Continue reading SSA schools continue to face critical water shortages
Young people aged 12 to 18 are unlikely to report receiving, or being asked to share, non-consensual sexual images to their school, parents or social media platforms such as Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram, according to research led by UCL. The … Continue reading Youth rates of reporting abuse remain low
Research published by the Education Endowment Foundation assesses the impact of disruptions to learning on younger pupils’ reading and maths skills. The study, by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), looks at data from reading and maths assessments taken … Continue reading EEF releases NFER study of KS1 pandemic impact
School leaders should focus on the key mechanisms of effective professional development – such as goal setting, feedback or revisiting prior learning – when selecting or designing new training for teaching staff, according to a new guidance report published by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF). The report, ‘Effective Professional Development’, aims to help schools make sure that professional development is of the highest possible quality, and in turn, that it has the biggest possible impact on teaching practice and pupil outcomes. It focuses on three overarching principles for effective professional development. These are: When designing and selecting professional development programmes, school leaders should … Continue reading EEF produces guidance on professional practice
A new digital programme is helping primary school pupils to get ready for transition to secondary school while supporting their mental health and wellbeing. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Year 6 pupils have been unable to visit their new secondary … Continue reading Discovery’s digital support for secondary school prep
The ethical practices, dilemmas and challenges of classroom research involving child language learners are the focus of a book edited by Dr Annamaria Pinter of the University of Warwick and Dr Harry Kuchah of the University of Leeds. Ethical and … Continue reading Research practices with child language learners
Children eating hot meals provided by a community kitchen (Copyright: WFP/Rein Skullerud, CC BY 2.0) Continue reading Free school meals ‘could help child brain development’
Dr Andrew Croft 