Digital learning providers must shift from compliance to strategy, say experts at a webinar discussing the implications of the European Accessibility Act which becomes legally enforceable later this week.
UK’s £187m TechFirst scheme will deliver AI and digital skills to 1m pupils and 7.5m adults, backed by industry and regional training partnerships.
Expert panel to discuss upcoming changes to the European Accessibility Act and its implications in the education industry.
Research from Netflix and the National Youth Theatre has uncovered a significant “class chasm” within the UK’s creative sector; Nine out ten working-class do not want their children in creative jobs.
Aims to help educators save time and prioritise student learning.
Omniplex Learning’s Leena Randhawa joins Learning News to discuss a new qualification for instructional designers.
Jon Lang and Gary Duffield from Lumify join Learning News to discuss IT training: the market, skills and business challenges.
A new coding school, 42 London, opens; tuition-free, project-based learning and peer collaboration.
Technology consultancy, Thoughtworks, has joined the Data Analytics Career Accelerator, a new programme developed by The London School of Economics and Political Science and online education company FourthRev.
Workscan is a new type of placement platform utilising the power of automation and AI to match students with trusted, respected and suitable employers.
Graduates consider more education and credentials; optimism exists while re-evaluating career trajectories; men more confident about career prospects than women.
Inspera has received growth capital investment to the meet surge in demand for e-assessments.
Two leaders in the edtech market, Blackboard and Anthology, are to merge to create a global provider of education software and solutions.
FourthRev and The London School of Economics and Political Science launch first ‘Career Accelerator’ in data analytics.
Kortext, the UK’s market leading, university focussed, digital teaching and learning platform, announces that it has finalised additional investment funding from dmg ventures and Paul Zwillenberg, CEO of DMGT will join the Kortext Board.
An open-access online learning platform that empowers young people to learn in new ways launches today; aims to address sustainability, equitable access to education and the need for curricular reform, through innovative projects rooted in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Interview with Christine Davies from London Borough of Sutton.
100,000 graduates to get the opportunity to join a senior leadership programme to improve personal branding and progress their careers in a partnership between business and universities; Programme organiser James Saward-Anderson joins Learning News to discuss the challenge to equip graduates, and society more broadly, with social media skills.
South African edtech startup, MasterStart, is taking its management education solutions global under the leadership of newly appointed UK-based Chief Executive Officer Ben Pike. This comes as online learning takes off globally due to lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Learning News has contributed to a special report in The Times this week about elearning scams.
NetSupport has launched a classroom management and teaching platform to help educators blend school and home learning experiences enabling teachers and learners to move between in-class and remote schooling.
Online edition MLW 2020: Registration and call for proposals & innovations are open.
Education review site EDUopinions has found that Universities in Germany have the highest proportion of 5 star reviews in Europe.