CONTENTS
In this issue... 4-12 NEWS
H 1 VIEWS
ighlights from the UK education sector 3
With authors Paul A. Kirschner and Carl Hendrick; and Alexander Shea, BESA policy analyst
Dear Re de Reader,r,
Welcome to the latest issue of Education Today. I’m loth to mention it, given the blanket news coverage, but the coronavirus epidemic is showing no signs of abating, indeed it looks as though the worst is yet to
government moves to the next stage of its come for us here in the UK. If the
planning for tackling the outbreak, then
access to school commonplace and perhaps impact, with closures and restrictions on schools all across the land will feel the
looming, this is a concern for students, even mandatory.With exam season
planning and I can only wish all of you well. schools are now deep into contingency teachers and pupils alike – I know that
there which can help you mitigate the more do close, there is a plethora of solutions out ages – if the worst happens and our schools distance learning software for schools of all One possible silver lining is the ubiquity of
extreme effects.We’ll be looking at this in
Moving on to this month’s magazine, we our next issue, so keep an eye out!
specialist Syscomm Ltd, who offers ideas on company of Chris Tyler, CEO of IT services look at classroom technology in the
Ingram, CEO of Pamoja Education, who in a getting your infrastructure right; and John
timely piece looks at distance learning.We
Teacher Booker, who looks at ways you can also hear from Vamsi Vadde, CEO of
recoup recruitment costs to spend on
and views, as well as our SEND spotlight and Elsewhere, we have all the usual news resources.
including Kirsty Bertenshaw and Felicia contributions from our regular writers
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We hear from BESA members Lexonik and Jolly Back
16-17 VIEWFROMTHE CLASSROOM With Lindsay Cooper-Smith, SEN Lead at The
Edison Centre 18 COLUMNISTS
Insight and advice from Louise AnneMasterson, Early Years Lecturer at Edge Hill University; and STEMtastic founder Kirsty Bertenshaw
19 SPOTLIGHT ON SEND
With Asha Patel and Kate Sarginson 20-24 VIEWS & OPINION
Featuring comment and opinion from the UK education sector
25 VIEWPOINT
With Arran Smith and Juniper Education’s Graham Cooper
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FEATURE FOCUS: CLA TECHNOLOGY
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FEATURE FOCUS: CLA TECHNOLOGY
Education LASSROOM
With Chris Tyler, CEO of IT services specialist Syscomm Ltd
LASSROOM
We hear from John Ingram, CEO of Pamoja 32-34
FEATURE: RECRUITMENT
With Vamsi Vadde, CEO of Teacher Booker 36-37 BUILDINGS,MAINTENANCE &
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38-41 COMPUTING & I.T. RESOURCES Including products and services from Cantium
Solutions 42-45 ROUND UP
Including information from Gopak 46-47 RECRUITMENT
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