Conference organisers have been hit hard by coronavirus lockdowns, but one answer is to hold events online or even better in virtual reality. VR Education specialises in this type of technology and for the AIM-listed business, this period of enforced homeworking might prove to be a company maker. A month ago, for example, it ran … Read more
Schools will stay firmly shuttered ‘until June at the earliest’, according to education chiefs, as millions of children head online for virtual classes after their two-week Easter break. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has refused to set a date for when children could be allowed back into the classroom. But now education chiefs have revealed schools … Read more
Gavin Williamson tonight dismissed calls to spell out an ‘exit strategy’ from coronavirus lockdown – despite claims ministers want schools to reopen after May 11. The Education Secretary defied a growing clamour for clarity, insisting he could not ‘give a date’ for pupils to get back to the classroom. The comments came amid the first … Read more
Initiative aimed at improving financial education among young children extended online in response to coronavirus school closures By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:54 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 18 April 2020 An initiative aimed at improving financial education among young children will be extended online this week in response … Read more
Online training course launches to teach medics how to operate vital life saving ventilators in just 30 minutes so they can join the coronavirus frontline The tool includes a series of videos and interactive guides for using a ventilator It will allow retired doctors and nurses to regain lost skills to work with patients Doctors … Read more
The New York City Department of Education is banning students and teachers from using Zoom, as the platform has been plagued by privacy and security issues. Schools are now advised to switch to Microsoft Teams ‘as soon as possible’ and teachers are currently training to use the new system. The move comes after internet trolls … Read more
Best books on home tutoring: Author Patricia Nicol suggests the best books for education Millions of parents across the country are home-schooling while isolating She said her sons are aged eight and 11 and are in year 4 and year 6 at school Patricia Nicol said that thankfully the Easter holidays will soon be upon … Read more
D-Day for a total school shutdown: Pressure grows on Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to shut down classrooms for a month to combat spread of coronavirus Ministers have resisted calls to follow other countries which have shut schools Gavin Williamson will today meet school leaders to discuss the next move He was warned that one tactic, … Read more
Struggling education publisher Pearson offloads Penguin stake as boss John Fallon bows out Pearson has struck a £530million deal to sell its stake in Penguin Random House The deal values book publisher Penguin Random House at around £2.8billion. John Fallon will step down as boss in 2020 once a successor has been named By This Is … Read more
Going to university could help you to live longer as scientists discover every extra step of education adds 1.37 years to your life expectancy Researchers combed through data of more than 5,000 American people Race and income were not as strong life predictors as education level Each qualification added around one year and four months … Read more