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Thinking about assessment

Thinking about assessment

Sharing work between students and the teachers is of course fundamental to teaching and learning, and there are a few ways of achieving this digitally on iPad, from a simple use of AirDrop (bluetooth sharing of files between devices) to more comprehensive and flexible services like Sparkjar.

  • David Kirtlan David Kirtlan
5 min read
Why one-to-one devices?

Why one-to-one devices?

At Sparkjar we advocate a standardised one-to-one device provision as the optimum device strategy for schools. In this post I will lay out why.

  • Laurence Davies Laurence Davies
7 min read
Getting all staff engaged with teaching with iPad

Getting all staff engaged with teaching with iPad

Staff engagement relies first on having a clear vision and rationale for how iPads will be used in the school. Will they be peripheral and only used occasionally for specific types of tasks, or the central foundation of teaching and learning?

  • David Kirtlan David Kirtlan
4 min read
It's about the teacher not the app

It's about the teacher not the app

Once you’ve started down the route of bringing iPads into your school, thoughts quickly turn to apps. Really the best app for the iPad is the teacher. It’s more about how we teach with the iPad than it is about directly focusing on apps.

  • David Kirtlan David Kirtlan
4 min read
Introducing David Kirtlan

Introducing David Kirtlan

We’re delighted to be hosting a series of blogs where David will outline some of the crucial considerations for school Senior Leadership Teams in relation to EdTech with a specific focus on Apple and iPads.

  • Kirsty Cumming Kirsty Cumming
3 min read
How new generation edtech for iPads is transforming schools

How new generation edtech for iPads is transforming schools

Stripping back the issues and using a 'tech stack approach' to solving them, James Carroll runs through how schools can adapt and put in place the foundations for a powerful, user-friendly 1:1 iPad set-up for teaching and learning.

  • James Carroll James Carroll
3 min read
‘Covid & Beyond’ white paper summary session branded a success by school leaders

‘Covid & Beyond’ white paper summary session branded a success by school leaders

Watch Catherine Jessey's excellent 30-minute session, summarising insights from the white paper 'Covid & Beyond: A bright future for schools through edtech'. During the session, Catherine highlighted investment strategies for technology to support

  • Kirsty Cumming Kirsty Cumming
1 min read
Covid & Beyond - free summary session

Covid & Beyond - free summary session

Grab a coffee and join Catherine Jessey, our Teacher Champion, for a 30 minute summary of the recent white paper aimed at guiding Head Teachers through the process of forming a robust, teacher friendly edtech strategy proven to deliver quality blended learning.

  • Kirsty Cumming Kirsty Cumming
1 min read
Teacher wellbeing and the important role of technology

Teacher wellbeing and the important role of technology

Supporting teachers to deliver a full timetable of high quality lessons, in a disruptive environment, will be a theme that runs throughout the next school year. But is free blended learning technology up to the job?

  • Kirsty Cumming Kirsty Cumming
6 min read
White Paper - Covid & Beyond: A bright future for schools through edtech

White Paper - Covid & Beyond: A bright future for schools through edtech

A must-read for school leaders as they prepare for September, this new white paper builds on the experiences of schools and includes insights from senior school leaders who've adapted the use of classroom edtech to successfully support a new blended teaching environment.

  • James Carroll James Carroll
1 min read
Introducing SchoolSafe™ Live Video

Introducing SchoolSafe™ Live Video

At last - a built for education, safeguarding friendly, easy-to-use, integrated video for the online classroom.

  • Kirsty Cumming Kirsty Cumming
3 min read
Sparkjar secures £50k government funding for video integration

Sparkjar secures £50k government funding for video integration

Sparkjar has been awarded a £50k investment from Innovate UK, to integrate secure video into the Sparkjar teaching platform.

  • Kirsty Cumming Kirsty Cumming
1 min read
Protecting the school brand as we embrace ‘the new normal’

Protecting the school brand as we embrace ‘the new normal’

A school’s reputation, or brand, is something built through years of hard work, determination, vision and, most importantly, strong leadership. The school brand represents how a school operates, the standards it expects

  • Kirsty Cumming Kirsty Cumming
2 min read
Business update: Sparkjar targets £500,000 investment to fast forward growth

Business update: Sparkjar targets £500,000 investment to fast forward growth

Leading the way in new generation edtech, Sparkjar brings forward expansion plans targeting £500,000 in investment to support the next phase of rollout. If you’d like to be a partner in our journey to support the future of education, join one of our investor seminars.

  • Kirsty Cumming Kirsty Cumming
1 min read
Learning walks in a world of remote teaching

Learning walks in a world of remote teaching

Remote learning is an entirely new territory for the vast majority of schools. One example of this is how to go about sharing access to online classes with middle and senior leaders, so that they can view and support learning effectively.

  • Catherine Jessey Catherine Jessey
2 min read
Recreating the power of the classroom & embedding a whole-school approach to remote teaching

Recreating the power of the classroom & embedding a whole-school approach to remote teaching

Edtech has been pushed into the spotlight over the last fortnight as teachers have used incredible initiative and creativity to re-purpose online apps and provide students with material and resources to continue their

  • Kirsty Cumming Kirsty Cumming
2 min read
Justifying fees in the current environment: time to be bold

Justifying fees in the current environment: time to be bold

Schools across the independent sector have done a fantastic job at getting remote learning policies and processes in place over the last two weeks and most were prepared for closure. Students have been

  • Kirsty Cumming Kirsty Cumming
3 min read
Topic of the day: topics!

Topic of the day: topics!

We’ve come up with a beautifully simple way to keep your digital resources organised and easy to access, called Topics. Designed for teachers and learners, adaptable to all classrooms.

  • Catherine Jessey Catherine Jessey
3 min read
Ready, Set… Deploy iPad!

Ready, Set… Deploy iPad!

José Picardo has sound advice to help any schools about to embark on introducing devices 1:1.

  • José Picardo José Picardo
6 min read

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