Q&A: YPO
The benefits of one solution EdTech across your schools
teachers integrate new technologies and tools, widening the learning of their students. The technology helps children to adjust to their own pace of learning too. Students who need extra time can spend more time going over exercises, games, or other activities that EdTech can offer until they understand the topic, while students who need less support can continue ahead. It also frees up the teacher’s time to help those students who need more support. Teachers can upgrade and improve the learning-centeredness of their classrooms. It also helps teachers to engage with their students more, in unique and innovative ways.
Are there challenges when it comes to EdTech in schools?
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n our regular series of supplier Q&As this month we were delighted to catch up with ASH CARTWRIGHT, Head of Trading at public sector procurement organisation YPO, who tells us about the organisation’s heritage, discusses the importance of EdTech in today’s education mix, and introduces YPO Learning Box, the organisation’s brand- new subscription service designed to help schools manage their education software purchasing.
Tell us about YPO
YPO is a public sector buying organisation that supplies products and services to a range of customers including schools, local authorities, charities, emergency services, the public sector and other businesses such as nurseries and care homes.
Education is our heritage, for 50 years we’ve been providing better value to 30,000 schools. By working with a variety of leading UK suppliers to provide you with a large range of good quality products and services, from art supplies, curriculum products, furniture and EdTech products, to supporting you in setting up compliant contracts for things like electricity and cleaning. We can provide you with everything you could possibly need, making it easier for you. We continue to enhance and improve the way we do business, making sure we have a solid foundation in terms of stock availability, delivery options, and customer experience. Alongside working with partners to bring creativity into your learning environments and innovating our website so you can see your personalised content. We’re 100% publicly owned, meaning all our profits go to the public sector. We’re proud to be a trusted partner, for 50 years and counting.
Why is EdTech so important in today’s learning environments?
In the many years I’ve spent at YPO, in the last five years I’ve seen EdTech advance dramatically in education and it’s great to see. EdTech is important in the classroom because it helps
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We’ve spoken to many headteachers, school business managers and teachers in our recent research on how EdTech is used in schools, and we found that the state of the nation is quite tricky. Some teachers buy the EdTech themselves, others buy for a certain year group, or they buy the wrong EdTech software and get caught out by monthly or yearly renewals with no clear indication of how much a school is spending on EdTech as a whole.
How can YPO help with these challenges? Education is our heritage, we’ve been with you for 50 years so we’re here to simplify any challenges that come your way. By working with our partners and suppliers we’ve created a one-stop solution for your Edtech needs. YPO Learning Box helps bring innovation and creativity into your learning environments.
YPO Learning Box is a brand-new innovative subscription service that helps schools manage to buy their education software, saving our customers time and money and making sure they only pay for what they need. Think of it as Netflix for EdTech! We’re here to help simplify the use of EdTech in schools whilst giving back to the public
sector. Learning Box is a brand-new innovative platform that will transform how schools and pupils experience everyday digital learning tools through a single sign-on solution.
We understand that in your role you’ll have a million and one things to think about on a daily basis, we’re on your side to make EdTech not one of those things. By using YPO Learning Box, you’ll have everything you need, in one place, with one subscription for all of your school.
Learning Box gives access to a huge selection of educational applications to bring you: • Unbeatable value packages designed to save you money
• Single sign-on time-saving access to a world of learning
• Customised bundles across, core and extracurricular learning
• Live analysis assesses learning at year group and class level
• Simplified accounts a single yearly contract directly with YPO
• Consolidated invoicing available at MAT or school level
How can I find out more about Learning Box?
We’re working with many suppliers and partners to bring the best platform to you, we will be launching the trial of Learning Box at BETT 2024 with a wider rollout in September 2024. To discuss how Learning Box can bring a world of connectivity to your school, please contact our team at
learningbox@ypo.co.uk.
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