Modern Problems in a digital landscape Amongst the many challenges that schools face, one which has evolved significantly since digital advancements is the way in which prospective parents and employees engage with your school. Before we were able to swing open our laptops and ‘Google’ any organisation at the press of a button, parents and …
The 4th termly Data Protection User Group meeting was held on Thursday, 20 June 2019 at The Education Space. The meeting discussed the latest ICO enforcement notices, how to submit a Subject Access Requests to Google and also celebrated the 1 year anniversary of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). The knowledge shared at the …
The Launch Event celebrated the launch of our brand, The Education Space. Guests enjoyed hearing about new, responsive and transformative services that are now available. The day was well received and we look forward to future collaborations! Jill Cameron & Paul Baglee discussed the ways that Governance Reviews can be used to help Board improvement. …
This editorial welcomes Chris James, from Alan Patient & Co, to talk us through some of the financial difficulties schools may face and how they - with a little help - can find stability during turbulent times. Chris is a Chartered Certified Accountant and has been fortunate enough to support many schools and governors over …
This Guest Editorial is led by Richard Clarke. Richard is the Manager Director of Leverstock Limited, providing specialist telecommunication and IT solutions to the education sector. We are in an ever-changing world of technology, attitudes, compliance and parents that know best thanks to Google. The task for teachers and headteachers to remain in control of …
What will our future child need (and want) to learn? When we came to the realisation that our purpose as an education body is to “prepare children for a world that doesn’t yet exist” –we were taken aback by the starkness of our own language. Still, this has been true for any generation of school …
How do we help children access that part of their brain The technological revolution is changing our world faster than anyone in our society can really understand, and within this mass shift there are a few statistics that really should be getting more attention in our education system. 20% of the jobs that exist now …
“Governors and Trustees on the most effective Boards will not only hold the school to account, but also hold each other to account.” It is easy to just keep on doing the same things in the same way with the same people, but, when carefully planned, change can be exciting and rejuvenating, as well as …
Votes for Schools gives a platform to get students learning, debating, voting and expressing opinions on issues that really matter to the community. Their latest topic “Giving Young People a Voice in the Conversation about Knife Crime “ will not only give the opportunity to learn more about the dangers of gang affiliation and knife …
The Education Space are delighted to be exhibiting at this Aprils event: The Schools and Academies Show are passionate about the education of children and young adults, and want to create a better future for the education sector. That’s why, since 2011, they have evolved their event to mirror the changes and advances that come …
