News HRH The Duke of York, KG officially opens UTC Swindon
The Duke officially opened UTC Swindon on Thursday 11 December 2014.
His Royal Highness met students, directors, teachers, and business partners of UTC Swindon. He then unveiled a commemorative plaque and officially open the college. Directors of Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells and Oxford Brookes University, who sponsor UTC Swindon, were also at the event.
UTC Swindon Principal, Angela Barker-Dench, showed The Duke around the college site. He saw the stunning architecture and high quality build provided by Scott Brownrigg and BAM respectively. He visited labs and engineering workshops designed especially for the UTC Swindon curriculum.
The Duke’s visit follows his previous tour of UTC Swindon in February 2014, when the college was still under construction.
Angela Barker-Dench said: “The official opening
of the college is an historic moment for UTC Swindon - and another milestone in the town’s heritage. His Royal Highness has a passion for engineering, manufacturing and apprenticeships. He shares our beliefs about skills and preparing students for the workplace or University.” As Patron of the Baker Dearing Educational Trust, The Duke encourages parents, businesses and others to help young people develop. He supports enterprise-focused education and helps providers promote their opportunities. UTC Swindon occupies a new, £10 million state-of-the-art facility, with the Old School Building and the iconic Water Tower featuring prominently. Both structures, which are Grade II listed, have been treated sympathetically, with the Water Tower being restored and brought back into educational use.
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Hodder Education acquires Rising Stars
Hodder Education has recently announced the acquisition of Rising Stars, the highly regarded publishers of curriculum, assessment and revision resources for primary schools. Rising Stars has enjoyed significant growth in recent years through its successful and timely publishing, winning market leading positions in primary Maths, Science, Computing and Assessment.
Rising Stars will retain its imprints and branding and Andrea Carr, founder and Managing Director, and her team of 28 staff will remain with the business. Andrea will take overall responsibility for Hodder Primary publishing, including Rising Stars.
Lis Tribe, MD of Hodder Education, said: “Rising Stars strengths make an ideal complement to Hodder Education’s Primary publishing, building in particular on existing revision and assessment offers. The acquisition takes Hodder Education a significant step forward in its strategic intent to develop and grow its position in primary markets both in the UK and internationally.”
Andrea Carr of Rising Stars said: “Rising Stars is a very special company. It has come such a long way since it was founded in 2002. I'm really proud of what's been achieved, and there are some very ambitious plans for the development of Rising Stars going forward. I have huge respect for Hodder Education and their approach to educational publishing; becoming part of it will allow Rising Stars to continue to do what it does so well, but it will also provide it with the support it needs to grow into a significant primary education business around the world, not just here in the UK. The Rising Stars and Hodder teams have already worked very happily together on various projects in recent years and the coming together of the two businesses is a great outcome for all of us. I'm delighted by this development, and I look forward to working on our exciting plans for the future.”
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www.education-today.co.uk January 2015
Publisher DK this month is launching an innovative online resource called DKfindout! - a global education website for children, parents and teachers. Supporting the new National Curriculum the site is primarily aimed at children studying Key Stage 2, and brings together the very best of DK's unrivalled bank of amazing images and content across a huge breadth of subjects. The site is free to use and aims to provide children, teachers and parents with an invaluable learning and reference tool to use both in the classroom and at home.
DK has been at the forefront of inventive illustrated print publishing for over 40 years, providing best-selling and award-winning books for all ages and interests. DKfindout! will provide children and their parents with a wealth of information across core educational topics, from science and mathematics to geography and history. Interactive and immersive, this highly visual resource supports learning both in the home and at school; it also provides teachers with an engaging, educational tool to use when teaching, and a reliable source of information to help with lesson planning.
DKfindout! is a safe, age appropriate online environment for children that brings DK’s inimitable visual approach to the internet. It takes DK’s authority and expertise and expands the printed page to offer online information, enhanced with sound, video animation and quizzes - providing an even richer learning context. Every DKfindout! journey is unique. It allows children to create their own personal experience with every visit, whether that’s completing a homework assignment or playing a quiz, to simply wanting to know more about a subject that fascinates them. Overall the DKfindout! experience helps children learn core facts in a fun and engaging way.
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