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Whizz Education invites applications for free maths-whizz pilot to identify knowledge gaps and develop maths fluency
knowledge and plan the best approach to help them move forwards. Implementation of our award-winning, virtual tutor Maths-Whizz, which can be accessed online from any device both at school and at home, then mimics the best aspects of a human tutor, providing each child with a personalised learning pathway that adapts to their ability and pace of learning. Tailored lessons are interactive, engaging and have been designed over many years to improve fluency across the maths curriculum. “Included in the pilot is access to over 1200+ lessons, supporting
resources and materials to complement classroom teaching, in addition, teacher training delivered by our team of experienced educators enabling staff to achieve a differentiated and more creative approach to mathematics which does not add to their workload. Live progress data also helps teachers focus on creative lesson planning, addressing identified needs while insight reports provide detailed analysis of progress to demonstrate tangible results.” 1.5 million children around the world have now benefited from using the
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hizz Education is inviting applications from primary schools to participate in a free whole-school implementation of its award-winning
virtual tutor Maths-Whizz plus supporting teacher training and resources for eight weeks, to help schools identify knowledge gaps and support children to catch up on lost learning. Emma Ringe, schools director, Whizz Education, confirms: “We know
that in a typical year when students switch off over the summer, they tend to lose around two-three months’ worth of maths knowledge, known as summer learning loss. Despite the heroic efforts of teachers, continued interruption to education due to the pandemic, plus the summer break, means many children are struggling with maths. “The first step to address this challenge is to identify knowledge gaps.
We are now inviting schools to apply for a free trial of our support package and resources of our virtual tutor Math-Whizz to help children get back on track. The offer includes an initial assessment so both teachers and parents can easily evaluate where individual children are concerning their maths
Maths-Whizz virtual tutor. Research conducted with over 12,000 students and verified by independent experts, demonstrates that children who learn with Maths-Whizz Tutor for 45-60 minutes a week increase their Maths Age by an average of 18 months in their first year. Ringe continues: “As a company, Whizz Education is committed to
improving learning outcomes. We believe that every child deserves a learning experience that caters to their individual needs and pace of learning and so we are now offering the chance for a limited number of schools to access our full range of services and our Maths-Whizz virtual tutor for a trial period. This will help teachers identify which skills need to be supported and to demonstrate how the solution can assist children in mixed ability settings to address lost knowledge and make accelerated learning gains.”
For further information and to apply for a whole school implementation free trial of Maths-Whizz please see:
uwww.whizz.com/schools/request-pilot/
Boomerang Ed Ltd reveal our children’s concern for climate change in their design a COP 26 poster competition
Winners show deep understanding and fear for climate crisis Winning posters displayed on 2000+ screens around the UK
school students entering this competition. The variety of designs and artistic approaches were inspiring but the message from young people is clear, blunt and simple!” The winning poster designs will be displayed on Boomerang’s 2,000+
digital screens around the UK during the COP 26 conference dates thanks to the kind permission of our landlords including Pure Gym & Nuffield Health gyms, Vue Entertainment cinemas, Places leisure centres amongst other shopping malls and leisure venues.
The winning designs displayed above are:- Beau Bennett – Goldstone Primary School, Hove (winner 8-10 age category) Aidan Hart – St Michael’s CE High School, Chorley(winner 11-14 age category) Isabella Lee – The Ladies’ College, Guernsey (winner 15-18 age category)
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chool children around the UK entered the Boomerang Education Ltd Design a Poster COP 26 Competition to create a portrait poster to
persuade and inspire people to become more aware about climate change and lead more environmentally friendly lives. The competition was promoted through Boomerang Ed which supplied 350,000 ‘Climate Action’ themed planners with content developed with YPTE (Young People’s Trust for The Environment) to over 1500 primary and secondary schools for the 2021-2022 academic year. The entries showed a great understanding and fear of what is to become
of our planet with young voices reaching out through their designs. Garfield Smith CEO Boomerang Media Group commented; “We have been overwhelmed by the passion and creativity exhibited by the hundreds of
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www.education-today.co.uk Winners will receive digital tablets. Runners will each receive StabiloGreen
pen sets kindly donated by STABILO. All entries and runners up can be seen at
www.oodlesof.info/poster A panel of judges was convened from the UK’s education sector, the
climate change sector and advertising media sector. The posters were judged by Adrian Cotterill - Editor and Proprietor DailyDOOH, Roy Shepherd - Head of Out-of-Home, Goodstuff Media & Some, Sam Whigham -VCCP Creative and Founder, Wilton London, Peter Littlewood - Director, Young Persons Trust for the Environment, Martin Smith and Alice Carpenter - Head of Art, Wellington College, Berkshire
uwww.boomerangmedia.co.uk November 2021
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