Innovative, forward planning and a clear vision. Those are QMC attributes that have been recognised by multinational information technology company Hewlett Packard, resulting in the college securing £25,000 for continued ‘future-proofing’ of STEM provision....
Academia are delighted to announce that we have been successful in our application to become one of only four Adobe Education Elite Partners. Having been invited to participate in a rigorous application process, we were able to demonstrate our knowledge and desire in not only...
My parents recently told me they were “down-sizing” - a nice way to ask if there were any items from their loft that I might want before they threw them out. Aside from a few paintings (not exactly Picasso-level) that I did, I also found...
I remember being on a train with my son and we were sat opposite an elderly lady. “I thought those machines were just for games, but your little boy has been learning hasn’t he” she said, referring to an iPad my son was navigating as if...
Since the first edition the Educator in 2009, many things have changed, as you would come to expect when the primary focus is on the heady fusion of technology in education. Windows XP has been and largely gone although the price tag for upgrades still...
Vision & Plan Skills & Confidence CPD Academia offers a number of different options that educational establishments can consider when looking to deliver a mobile learning programme. With a five step approach that supports the key elements that schools should consider when implementing new technologies...
The National Literacy Trust recently announced through their research that half of teachers in the UK feel that the national curriculum is not equipping young people with the right skillsets for learning. Specifically, this refers to digital skillsets and the skills for the jobs that do not...
If any of my former teachers are reading this article, I think they would argue I had already accepted and successfully delivered on the challenge of mounting a classroom revolution! But I am talking about a very different kind of classroom revolution, one that does not...
Academia offers a number of different options that educational establishments can consider when looking to deliver a mobile learning program. With a 5-step approach that supports the key elements that schools should consider when implementing new technologies: Vision and Plan Technical Infrastructure Considerations Skills &...
It has long been a bone of contention with educationalists that professional football clubs offer no role model status to those in education, in spite of constant claims by the Professional Footballers’ Association that improvements continue. Claiming the extravagant spending and lifestyles of the rich...
