The new guidelines from Ofsted are now upon us, with an increased emphasis on e-safety. Ofsted will now be looking out for signs that schools have policies and procedures in place that aim to protect and educate staff and pupils in the safe use of technology. Here at Education Reach we are encouraging schools to [...]
With changes in legislation governing school communication coming in to force in September, many schools are refreshing or rebuilding their websites over the summer holidays. But what should you consider when creating a website for a school? What are your audience looking for when they visit your website? Our top tips for a successful school [...]
I have just completed the most interesting and varied year of my career to date and now that it’s summer, I can finally get off the rollercoaster and enjoy a few weeks of calm. I have been employed for two days a week as acting head of ICT in a secondary school. Not to go [...]
The DFE recently announced new legislation concerning school websites which comes into effect for the 1st of September 2012. In summary, the new legislation is removing the requirement for schools to provide a paper prospectus and is instead requiring schools to have all of the information available online. Is your website ready? Do you have a description [...]
The credit-card sized computer designed to help teach children to program code has gone on sale today. Raspberry Pi is a low-cost, simple computer created by a small group of people from the education world and the UK tech industry. It is sold uncased without a keyboard or monitor, the Pi has gained much interest [...]
