Ready for Safer Internet Day 2016? 27 January 2016 Safer Internet Day 2016 takes place on February 9 and this year’s theme is ‘Play your part for a better internet’. Laura Jennings explains more
e-Safety: tackling the key threats effectively 2 December 2015 Internet safety is a crucial safeguarding issue for schools. Experts Kat Howard and Kate Brady highlight problem areas – including social media, sexting, radicalisation and grooming – and discuss the elements of whole-school best practice 1 comment
NQT Special: Workload, behaviour, CPD and technology 25 November 2015 We ask three middle leaders and a former headteacher to share their advice across four vital areas for NQTs
Ideas for using technology to deliver teaching and learning 11 November 2015 The Third Millennium Learning Award from Naace recognises schools that provide an education and curriculum for the 21st century. Roger Broadie looks at what lessons we can learn from previous winners
ETAG: Eight months and still waiting... 30 September 2015 The government-appointed Education and Technology Action Group (ETAG) published its recommendations in January. Eight months on and there has still been no response from ministers. Bob Harrison explains
Mobile devices: research and inspiration 23 September 2015 The debate about mobile devices in the classroom has sparked up again. Karen Sullivan looks at the research and offers some ideas
Flipped classroom: A culture change 18 June 2015 Rob Eastment advocates the flipped classroom approach to homework, but says that five wholesale changes need to take place in UK education in order to make the most of the revolution
A Bring Your Own Device checklist 11 June 2015 Ballard School has embraced the Bring Your Own Device approach to teaching the mobile generation. ICT manager David Horton offers his advice on adopting BYOD
Are your pupils cyber-bullying aware? 4 June 2015 New research suggests that many young people simply do not think that cyber-bullying will happen to them. The issue was under discussion at the British Psychological Society annual conference. Psychologist Dr Nicola Davies reports
Ideas for using social media 21 May 2015 Neil Peplow looks at some potential uses of social media to engage students in their learning
Computing and ICT: What does the future hold for schools? 19 March 2015 Ahead of next week’s Naace conference, Mark Chambers discusses the ICT and computing priorities that must be in place in order to properly prepare our young people for the real world
BYOD: Staying safe 5 March 2015 With bring your own device firmly in fashion, Ed Macnair offers some tips for ensuring a safe and secure online working environment for students.
Twelve apps for education 26 February 2015 Apps are increasingly being used in the secondary classroom. Justin Smith highlights 12 curriculum-aligned apps for key stages 3 and 4.
The Vegas-styled Bett 2015 29 January 2015 Education technology expert Bob Harrison gives us his view of this year’s Bett Show.
Can you spot a stranger on the net? 22 January 2015 Young people struggle to correctly identify exactly who they are talking to online, research has found. Professor Corinne May-Chahal looks at why this is.
Ideas for Safer Internet Day 2015 15 January 2015 Hundreds of schools and thousands of students are expected to take part in activities around Safer Internet Day 2015. Laura Jennings previews the event.
Are you heading to Bett 2015? 4 December 2014 SecEd's annual Bett Show Guide is out, offering 32 pages of preview information to help you prepare for the world's largest educational technology event.
Managing ICT: wireless challenges 13 November 2014 Wireless networks are now essential to the day-to-day operation of schools. Gill Tica looks at the challenges schools face in setting up a robust wireless network and offers some advice on getting your network right.
Some thoughts on technology integration 13 November 2014 Technology for technology’s sake is never a good idea. Headteacher Anne Pontifex considers the integration of technology in schools and details some of the ways her staff and students use it.
Future technology trends 6 November 2014 We asked industry expert Martin McKay to give us six worldwide trends that we can expect to see more of in the UK education sector.
Overcoming BYOD risks 16 October 2014 Schools that embrace BYOD must also mitigate the risks of this approach. Industry experts Peter Martini and Allan Bower offer five quick tips.
Ideas to engage pupils with coding 9 October 2014 With coding a part of the new computing curriculum, we asked some young coders from the Young Rewired State initiative for their advice on how to engage students with code. First, Ruth Nicholls focuses on the challenges ahead.
Wikipedia in the classroom 9 October 2014 Like it or not, Wikipedia is here to stay. Dr Nicola Davies explores current Wikipedia trends and advises how teachers can make Wikipedia work for them without the risk of students becoming reliant on it.
Ideas for 3D printing across the curriculum 2 October 2014 With 3D printing taking off in the school environment, Peter Jones offers some ideas for its use across a range of subjects.
A busy year ahead for computing 18 September 2014 For most ICT teachers, the year ahead will perhaps contain even greater challenges than the year just gone. Bob Harrison explains.
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