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The latest news, analysis and advice on the use of technology in the classroom, including new trends, policy and best-practice tips and techniques

Thursday

31st Oct 2024

Call for ‘AI learning assistants’ to be piloted in Scottish schools
AI assistants could help pupils with homework and learning, new research suggests – but barriers include lack of support for teachers and outdated digital infrastructure
ADES call for ‘AI learning assistants’ to be piloted in Scottish schools

Tuesday

15th Oct 2024

Schools offered free service to protect against cyberattacks
Schools encouraged to sign up for service developed by the National Cyber Security Centre
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Monday

7th Oct 2024

Why our primary ditched tech for the first two weeks of term
A deputy head explains why they got teachers to discard laptops and tablets at the start of the academic year – and how this has already led to changes in classroom practice
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Friday

4th Oct 2024

The AI challenge for teacher training - and what it’s doing about it
With generative AI on the rise, Dan Worth asks teacher trainers how they are approaching this new technological frontier – and finds that some are already teaching their trainees how to use it
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Phillipson commits to lower Oak National Academy funding
Education secretary sets out a package of reforms in a bid to head off a legal challenge against the curriculum resources quango, ÌÇÐÄVlog can reveal
Phillipson commits to lower Oak National Academy funding
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Thursday

3rd Oct 2024

New AI project gives school librarians critical role
School librarians are ‘the guardians of information integrity’ – now they are to play a major role in a new digital literacy project focused on responsible use of generative AI
New AI project gives school librarians critical role

Wednesday

2nd Oct 2024

3 ways to champion healthy use of AI in schools
Schools have no choice but to become as AI literate as possible, but this doesn’t mean losing independent thought, says the University of Stirling’s Josh Thorpe
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Monday

30th Sep 2024

Ofqual warns schools over coursework cyberattack risk
The warning comes as a poll reveals more than four in 10 teachers say their school or college experienced a cyber incident during the last academic year
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Friday

27th Sep 2024

Revealed: where in Scotland do all pupils receive mobile devices?
After the Scottish government pulled back on a promise to give every pupil a device, ÌÇÐÄVlog Scotland can reveal the patchy landscape of one-to-one schemes left behind
Revealed: where in Scotland do all pupils receive mobile devices?

Wednesday

18th Sep 2024

DfE urged to review curriculum panel over Oak links
Bridget Phillipson has been asked to look again at the membership of a curriculum and assessment review panel
DfE urged to review curriculum panel over Oak ties

Thursday

5th Sep 2024

Oak: We’ve created safe AI that will save teachers time
Oak National Academy says it has developed its new AI lesson planning tool from trusted datasets to avoid teachers having to correct mistakes
Oak: How we’ve tried to create a safe and teacher-friendly AI tool

Thursday

29th Aug 2024

Competition investigation into SIMS provider ESS closes
The Competition and Markets Authority ends its investigation into school information management provider ESS after ruling that ‘intervention is no longer needed’
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