Let’s get blogging. Three ways to create individual pupil blogs

Blogging has long been a popular way for giving pupils and students a reason to write, with a real audience from which, if enabled, they can receive...

Bridging the digital divide - how to help disadvantaged students stay connected

Support disadvantaged students to access an appropriate device and Wi-Fi connectivity during lockdown.

How to run a weekly assembly via live video – step by step guide

Chris Carter looks at you can use YouTube to stream a live webcam feed, which can be accessed by your pupils/students and their parents/carers.

Good morning class! Easy ways to use video and sound to greet your students

Chris Carter looks at options for recording videos that can be shared with pupils to give a personal touch.

Covid19; how are schools planning to communicate with students and staff during school closures?

We asked schools in Hertfordshire to share with us how they plan to keep in touch with both their staff and students after the school closures today.

Teaching and learning with technology – synchronous vs asynchronous 

One of the choices a teacher should make when considering remote teaching and learning is whether to make it synchronous, asynchronous or a hybrid of...

How the National Centre for Computing Education can help your school

The National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) is a DfE funded organisation that aims to support the teaching of computing in primary and...

Augmented Reality for the rest of us

If you’re new to Augmented Reality and wondering what it is all about and how it can be used in the classroom, this post aims to introduce you to its...

researchED 2017 workshop 2: primary grammar - what really matters in transition

Martin Galway outlines his presentation at this year’s researchEd conference on primary grammar and the transition to key stage 3.

Getting inside google classroom

I wrote a little about Google Classroom in a previous blog post where I gave an overview of the complete G-Suite for Education offering, which many of...