With all the attention now being paid to digital solutions for schools and students working from home, it’s time to understand more about the options on the web being offered to you as quick fixes. These basic, static, asynchronous applications have their place and can be useful, but what if you there were a more…
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Online school offers help so “teachers can keep on teaching”
With hundreds of thousands of secondary school students stuck at home from today (Friday), one online school is offering a solution to the potential education gap that may stretch until September. Apricot Online provides online classrooms to schools that allow students to continue their education normally during the shutdown. The established online education specialist has…
School isn’t for everyone, but education can be
There are plenty of students that thoroughly enjoy their school experience; they fit in, excel in their subjects and are ambitious. But what about everyone else? What happens when you don’t fit in, do not excel in your subjects and have no idea what you want to do with your life? I used to teach…
How anonymity can be a blessing for vulnerable students
Everyone wants to be famous it seems. Social media has given every young hopeful this opportunity and everyday Instagrammers, vloggers, Youtubers, and X Factor wannabes, are filling news headlines with tales of fame and fortune. From Kim Kardashian to PewDiePie, the new wave of social media and reality TX stars provide dubious role models for…
Safeguarding in online learning
A guide to choosing a safe online provider for teachers and education/safeguarding professionals Protecting students from harm is paramount, and in the case of AP online learning it is the first thing any education professional must check before engaging or recommending a provider. Most professionals are aware of basic safeguarding procedures, but special attention must…