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📈 Our SEND School Improvement programme focuses on 7 key areas—from Intent to Provision Mapping—helping leaders create and embed actionable plans to enhance SEND provision and outcomes. Learn more today ⬇️

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Navigating the digital marketing landscape can be overwhelming, with constant changes making it a daunting space. With this in mind, we introduce the Digital Landscape, your bi-monthly guide crafted by Core Optimisation’s digital experts. This report covers actionable insights on current trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the education sector. Key topics include detailed analysis and trends around Digital Strategy, PPC, Paid Social and SEO. Access the full report 👉 https://lnkd.in/evuRPpf9 Retail Excellence Ireland Digital Business Ireland eComm Live™ & eComm Awards | eCommerce Events Ecommerce Europe EdTech Ireland HEAnet

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How do you drive change in schools? Our new report explores how to maximise the impact of innovation in education - with insights for teachers, school leaders, academics, policymakers, and charities on ways to increase your influence. It’s based on the lessons learned from our evaluation of the Templeton World Charity Foundation ‘Big Questions in Classrooms’ initiative to promote inter-disciplinary teaching. Some of the key findings include:  ☑️ Involve teachers in research. ☑️ Focus on culture.  ☑️ Target school leaders & multi-academy trusts. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/eaqZHzGp 

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The future of UK higher education lies in collaboration. Our report with Jisc which examines how universities can leverage shared digital solutions for long-term sustainability and resilience is out now and available for download: https://lnkd.in/drm6mbmj

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Digital tools promise cost-effective, timely data for informed decision-making, offering time-saving benefits over paper-based methods. We assessed 50 tools, diving deep into four, to provide insights into their uses and challenges. Our report examines data collection and visualisation tools in education across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and highlights the key insights and gaps in the market and what support should be provided to fill these gaps. Read the report for more -https://ow.ly/FqJ850Rz9O0

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Three key insights on AI’s role in shaping the future of education

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Want to improve your digital skills? 💻 RETAS are starting up a new term of our digital literacy courses, which will expand your knowledge and improve your digital confidence⌨️ For more info, get in touch📩

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I'm in awe of Times Higher Education's brilliant data team - and thrilled that their extraordinary effort and positive impact has been recognised through the prestigious DataIQ Awards. It is particularly gratifying that they have been recognised for their work to drive positive societal impact all over the world, across sustainable development, ethical data initiatives and equality - truly data for good. They are shortlisted in three categories. * Data Literacy - Best Ethical Data Initiative – with their entry “The Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings: Supporting the growth of higher education in Africa.” THE’s ground-breaking Sub-Saharan Africa Rankings have been developed in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to provide a unique set of performance metrics and an evaluation framework specifically designed to meet the needs of African universities south of the Sahara and the goals of Africa’s Vision 2063. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4a0vq1b and register to participate here: https://bit.ly/4aeImjO * Data and #AI for Good – Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Data Award with our entry “The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings: Driving Global Universities Towards Sustainability and Climate Action.” This year the Impact Rankings – the only international rankings system for higher education tied directly to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - evaluated 2,152 universities from 125 countries/regions. If you missed the Impact Rankings 2024 view them here: https://bit.ly/3P6eTR9 and register to participate here: https://bit.ly/3KVcNB5 * Culture and Skills - Best Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiative – with our entry “Times Higher Education - Double DEI: How our diverse team helps improve DEI in universities around the world.” At THE we have a very strong and symbiotic focus on DEI both internally and externally. Our data team is incredibly diverse, comprising people from all over the world, primarily women, and fluent speakers of over a dozen languages and their work includes evaluating universities against #SDGs. This includes SDG 5 (Gender Equality) and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities). This supports hundreds of universities around the world in measurement of their DEI commitments, and supports the implementation of relevant policies and schemes. Read more about the DataIQ 2024 Awards here: https://bit.ly/4bg4Tg9 Congratulations to Duncan Ross, David Watkins, Billy Wong, Emma Deraze, Danae Banette, Hannah Peacock, Mark Caddow, Emma Wilkin, Loubaba El Wazir, Victor Melatti, Oscar Mumford, Binta-Bliss Hussaini, Rohan G.., Rakshan Hasan, Sol Ramos, Kai Kang, Harumi Leitch, Abdullah Arslan and the whole data team (not all are on LinkedIn). #DataIQAwards #dataforgood #THEGlobalImpact #THEUniRankings #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #SDGs #DEI

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Check out this recent guide from Yorkshire Universities that explores embedding sustainability into university curricula via service learning. Service learning is all about integrating academic activities with community needs, enhancing student engagement and practical application of their knowledge. Key findings include the importance of collaboration with external partners, amplifying student voices, and providing real-life challenge opportunities. The guide highlights examples of successful projects, like planting initiatives and sustainability challenges, which have positively impacted both students and communities. Small investments in such programs can yield significant outcomes. Learn how the CapSource Experiential Learning Management System can help you streamline, manage, and track these types of industry-integrated learning programs! https://lnkd.in/gBTqVGbS

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🚀 Navigating the Future of UK Higher Education 🚀 In today’s fast-evolving landscape, UK universities face unique challenges—from digital transformation to shifting student expectations. Ian Bayley, Head of Education, shares five powerful strategies to help institutions stay competitive and sustainable 🌍📈. Learn how your institution can enhance student experience, embrace innovation, and build resilience with insights that matter. 👉 Read the full article and take the next step in your digital transformation journey! https://lnkd.in/dvf7YBKi #HigherEducation #DigitalTransformation #Edu365 #SISGlobal #UniversityStrategy

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Sandwell College Approach To Functional Skills While at the AoC Maths and English Conference, it was great to meet up with old friends (always a pleasure to see former colleagues and it was great to have Sheila Rai support with the keynote address) and to learn of practice across the sector that support learners. There were several sessions that caught my eye throughout the day, and hopefully there will be an opportunity to share more throughout the year. One session that did look good was delivered by Jeremy Taylor from Sandwell College on Effective Delivery of Functional Skills that Positively Impacts on GCSE Resits Results. I had a chance to catch up with Jeremy after his session to discuss the contents. What Jeremy and his team have put in place at Sandwell College is incredibly impressive. As Jeremy is keen to point out, Sandwell is not an affluent area, it is ranked twelve in the list of most deprived local authorities in England. That being said, the results of their hard work is plain to see. Learners that start at the college on Functional Skills (grade 2 GCSE learners and below in reality) fair better in their eventual GCSEs than those that go straight onto the GCSE programme. And we are not talking small numbers here either. The results for GCSE English are 5 percentage points better and, even more amazingly, the results for GCSE maths are 10 percentage points better. So how does Sandwell College do this. The starting point is a robust initial and diagnostic assessment. The learners will also take a Level 1 paper to see if they could get Level 1 in two years regardless of their starting point. The learners have tutorials where the key is to understand their previous experiences and their behaviours, to get to know the learners. The whole point is to look at the learner’s journey over their entire college time, not just the year they are in. The learners are streamed in the college and not just by vocational area. That means they are taught with learners at their level. Each level has dedicated teachers, teachers that specialise in teaching that particular level of learner. The schemes of work are modified to suit the learners, some will be on a faster track than others, but each learner will receive content from the next level in every class. There is also the potential for in year progression, meaning learners can progress at their speed, often quicker than their peers at other colleges. Finally, Jeremy’s team has a dedicated attendance officer who works consistently with the learners to ensure that they are there to get the best education they can get. All of this makes Jeremy and Sandwell College advocates for Functional Skills. They know that it can support their learners to achieve the best that they can achieve. #Pearson #FEmaths #EnglishFE #FunctionalSkills

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If you heard everyone talking about the 4th R of Oracy yesterday, then read this about why we think Reasoning should be the First R. Speaking, Listening AND Thinking. h/t Peter Worley and all at The Philosophy Foundation

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Primary school leaders, don't miss out on this opportunity! Sign up for the trial of the Maths-Whizz Intelligent Tutoring Programme in partnership with Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER). This programme is specifically designed to boost the maths attainment of Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils. Follow the link in comments to express interest and find out more! #educationimpact #maths #edtech

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Empowering Early Years leaders through self-evaluation and action planning! Our programme equips leaders to build impactful, sustainable strategies for early childhood education success ⬇️

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Bravo to the International Higher Education Commission (IHEC) Oxford International Education Group Rt Hon Chris Skidmore & all those involved in this report. It is worth noting that there has been no, Non-EU #graduateoutcomes data from HESA: Higher Education Statistics Agency since 2019, & at that point knowing how critical this data would be to the sector Asia Careers Group SDN BHD stepped in immediately to fill this significant data gap. Since then ACG has collected over 70,000 UK international graduate’s #career journeys, for over 60 UK universities & has undertaken this work unfunded by government &/or sector bodies. This data is now readily available to all UK #universities committed to “investing in international #futures” & data can be collected retrospectively for institutions if needed. The annual institution subscription cost is £9,950. Alternatively a report on the entire data set 70,000+ UK Non-EU graduates, could be made available to government &/or sector bodies for £350,000, if there is in fact a appetite to invest on behalf of a UK #highereducation sector under significant financial pressure at the present time. As one can imagine this has been a significant financial undertaking & one #hesa has been unwilling to take on. Let us hope the UK sector is now truly committed to understanding Non-EU #graduateoutcomes & supporting the transition of their #overseasstudents to the workforce both in the UK & even more importantly back in their home countries. Data also exists for all 40 #Australian universities should governments & or sector bodies wish to benchmark UK graduate outcomes against another English speaking study destination. “Graduate outcomes data was also a big part of the report – or the lack of it, which has been highlighted before by other organisations. “HESA stopped calling international students to save costs; the UK government mandated a 10% efficiency saving for HESA, & telephone follow-up… was a significant expense,” the report said, adding that such a decision was a concern for institutions & student bodies. Low response rates also mean a lack of evidence of the #employability of the UK’s #internationalstudents, – a critical decision-making factor for #students who are looking to the UK as a #study destination.” A Universities UK International report found just 3% of international student’s said they’re university #careersservice helped them find a job, up from just 2% in 2019. We all have to do a far better job in making good on our promise to international students & their successful transition to the workforce. Asia Careers Group SDN BHD AGCAS AUIDF British Council BUILA Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) Jisc Office for Students National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (NAGCAS) Russell Group of Universities UCAS UKCISA Universities Australia Universities Scotland Universities UK

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New Podcast - Navigating AI in Education: A Balanced View Ruth Maloney MCILIP and I were delighted to be joined by Jason Gulya yesterday on our podcast. He is an AI consultant and professor with a unique perspective on AI's role in educational settings. Jason shares his intriguing journey with AI, from initial scepticism to a balanced viewpoint that acknowledges both the potential and pitfalls of AI in schools. #SchoolLibraries #Education Listen in here - https://lnkd.in/ebgtSQN3

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