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Maxell launches their first ever Lecture Station MA-XL1


Schools swarm to join to industry beehive project


Schools swarmto join to industry


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Viessmann and SouthWales-based installer Plumbwise have teamed up with environmental enterprise BEE1 to offer all 54 primary sch Port Talbot area a free beehive and educational package


based around bees. ools in the Neath


Whenever Plumbwise installs a Viessmann boiler locally, the customer has the opportunity to select a Neath Port Talbot school to receive a beehive package worth £1,500. As well as a dedicated beehive and beekeeper, the package includes a host of educational resources such as lesson plans, videos, experiments, books, interactive talks and beehive demonstrations.


Most schools in the county borough have signed up to the scheme and 11 beehives have been installed since the project launched in June. The aim is to install all 54 hives by the end of this year, before expand ing to other parts of the country from 2020.


The latest schools to benefit from the scheme are Tonnau Primary School, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Cimla and Ysgol Hendrefelin, a co- educational residential special school for pupils with a wide range of disabilities and learning difficulties. Ryan Duford, deputy head of Ysgol Hedrefelin, said, "We've been working with the children to develop their understanding of the importance of bees in today's environment and ecosystem.We're very grateful for the opportunity that this will give the children for their outdoor learning and first hand experie nces of nature."


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Anti-Bullllying Week – “Change startswth us” Over three-quarters of schools in the UK are


Anti-Bu ying


eek – “Change starts wiith us” those determined to light up the internet, a


expected to celebrate Anti-BullyingWeek 2019, taking place from 11 to 15 November, sending the message loud and clear ‘Change StartsWith Us’.


Whether it is verbal, physical, online or in- person, bullying has a significant impact on a child’s life well in t o adulthood. This year’s theme, ‘Change StartsWith Us’, underlines how by making small, simple changes, we can break this cycle and create a safe environment for everyone. In partnership with O2, the Anti-Bullying Alliance has produced a raft of free cross- curricular resources for primary and secondary schools to help them bring about change. And for


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special suite of content for social media will be available soon.


During Anti-BullyingWeek the winners of the School Staff Award will be announced, recognising those inspiring members of the school workforce who go the extra mile to s upport pupils and prevent bullying .


Another simple way to show your support is Odd Socks Day, supported by SafeToNet, being held on the Tuesday 12 November. CBeebies star and Anti-Bullying Alliance patron Andy Day and his band Andy and the Odd Socks will encourage pupils to wear odd socks to school to celebrate what makes us all unique and raise money for a


www.education-today.co.uk.co.uk Maxell launche s thei r


first ever Lecture Capture StationMA-XL


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Building on decades of education market expertise,Maxell have launched their very first Lecture Capture Station, theMA-XL1, which has been engineered purposefully to meet the needs of the classroom of the future.


Perfectly designed for universities and educational institutions alike, theMA-XL1 offers students the ability to develop a greater depth of knowledge across all disciplines, whilst allowing universities and schools to expand their reach to a wider audience of students. With the feature-richMA-XL1, lecturers can switch content, record- stream-upload, replay video while recording, and even create an interactive remote classroom. One of the ke y features of theMA-XL 1 is that it gives students and lecturers the abil never before; invited guests can remotely joi with a richer, more meaningful debate.


n lectures, providing users ity to connect people like


TheMA-XL1 is user friendly and connects all your E-learning tools into a single control point, which enables you to switch instantly between a wide variety of resources.With theMA-XL1, users can record and upload interactive content, while collaborating with classrooms across multiple remote locations, maintaining full interactivity with all students. Full control is easily managed from a simple menu displayed on the lecture screen (or a smart device) whilst technical staff can seamlessly connect to a wide range of hardware and software, including the leading LearningManagement Systems (LMS) and VideoManagement Systems (V MS).


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good cause. A foot-tapping tune by the band entitled ‘Change’ as well as a campaign pack for workplaces will hit the


airwaves in Octobe r schools and one for


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Download free resources, videos and other content, including special packs for schools at:www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk


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