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FEATURE: HOMEWORK


Setting them up to shine: top tech tips to sustain pupil progress at home I


n our final feature this month, we’re delighted to hear from Gordon Reid,


Principal Teacher in North Lanarkshire and Co-owner at G&C Education, who shares his top tips for helping pupils sustain in-class progression when the school day ends.


If there is one thing the pandemic has taught us about education, it’s that technology is a tool that should never be overlooked. Over the past two years, it has brought children together, kept them learning during school closures and enabled teachers to set and keep track of their pupils’ work no matter where they are. But above all, it’s allowed children to benefit


from an even more diverse selection of resources. According to an article by Odgers Interim, the EdTech sector in the UK grew by 72% in 2020, and a Nesta study from October 2020 found that usage of EdTech tools grew during the first


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lockdown on average between two and seven times. This cycle of supply and demand allowed for a lot of existing platforms to keep developing their offering and also made room for new resources to see the light of day, providing pupils across the UK with a wider-than-ever range of tools, exercises and platforms to enhance their learning experiences and support their progression year on year. This is great while they’re in school, where they


can benefit from the presence of their teacher and classmates to ask questions, wrap their heads around exercises and find motivation, but what happens once they get home? How can this in- class progression be sustained when they’re on their own? I’ve got six top tips on how to use tech to


support your pupils’ progress once they’ve left school for the day, that may help you too!


April 2022


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