A message from our Chairman, Professor Steve Molyneux. Like many training organisations, Tablet Academy (TA) has had a hectic past ten months training over 30,000 teachers in England to use platforms such as Teams to support remote learning, and over 1000 schools to begin their ‘Journey to the Cloud’. So, what does 2021 hold in store for us? I want … Read More
The COVID-19 Revolution – Part 1.
Introduction I must begin by defining how I am using the term revolution. The dictionary defines a revolution as (1) “a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system”, and I am not advocating this by any means, or (2) “a dramatic and wide-reaching change in conditions, attitudes, or operation”. I think we would … Read More
BACK TO SCHOOL WITH LENOVO
ARE YOU READY TO DELIVER REMOTE OR BLENDED LEARNING? Do your staff and students have access to the right technology and skills to participate in remote teaching and learning and demonstrate to Ofsted that you can facilitate remote or blended learning, at short notice? We have teamed up with Lenovo to offer schools device packages which can save you up to £7,000. Devices are ready to … Read More
DfE Platform Provisioning Programme
The Department for Education has partnered with Microsoft and Google accredited Partners to support schools and trusts to start using a digital education platform for Remote Learning. The following funding is available to help your school establish your cloud environment in Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams: – £1,500 for Primary Schools– £2,000 for Secondary Schools– Up to £10,000 for MAT’s … Read More
Microsoft 365 Technical Roadshow
Words by Philemon Burney – Tablet Academy’s senior consultant There are many events for educators about how to use Microsoft tools in education. But what about events for Network Managers, Senior Technicians and IT Directors in schools and colleges and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) who support education institutions? Over the last six months or so Tim, Alex and I and … Read More