Sector leaders from across the further and higher education landscape have shared their insights and experiences from meeting the challenges of the covid-19 pandemic in a new report ‘New, Next or Never Normal? Figuring Out The Changing World of Further and Higher Education - One year on, What’s new & Where next?’ published today (23rd June). 

@C_learning_net Announce Exclusive Partnership With Merlyn Mind & Getech to Bring a #DigitalAssistant to the Classrooms of the UK, Providing Teachers with the Freedom To Focus on What They Care About Most, Teaching. 

@C_learning_net - When the Covid 19 lockdowns first arrived with the pandemic, Head Teacher of Grayrigg CE Primary School (@GrayriggSchool) in Cumbria Kirsty Cooper said “During lockdown the @ASUS chromebooks became our best friends”. The need to deliver a seamless transition to untethered and agile learning experiences was critical and the Asus chromebook was the perfect device.   Kirsty said “We sent every child in KS2 and many in KS1 home with chromebooks and were able to deliver our lessons online. During the first lockdown, this was all new and we quickly learnt that the importance of using technology went way beyond posting lessons on Google classroom- the most important thing was connecting with the children, being available for drop in support at least daily via Google meets. We also started weekly quizzes, scavenger hunts, fancy dress, meeting our pets etc. The highlight had to be a police versus kids quiz for the oldest children (the children came out on top obviously). 

Leading education technology specialists C-Learning have announced that David Jones OBE, former Principal & CEO of Coleg Cambria & now Chair of Qualifications Wales will be presenting at the ‘Moving FE Forward Together’ live interactive webinar taking place on the 23rd June.

Whilst looking at the statement from the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson on the Skills and Post 16 Education Bill in the background in my kitchen the radio was playing ‘Reasons to be cheerful’ by Ian Dury and the Blockheads.