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Can Assessment Reverse Decline?

When my wife first began her career in educational publishing in 1980, the most successful authors in the field weren’t from England but from Scotland. She worked on projects like the Scottish Primary Maths Group (SPMG) and with outstanding educator/authors such as Jim Jardine in physics. At that time, Scotland’s schools were regarded as the […]

1 year ago Education More
 

Why do HE and schools invest in plagiarism detection software?

The answer is fairly simple; to safeguard academic integrity, ensure fair assessments, and maintain trust in qualifications. A recent example comes from France, where GCS Sesan is procuring AI-powered similarity detection software for ComUE Université Lyon Saint-Étienne. The solution will serve 18 institutions, 19 bodies, and over 87,000 learners, covering SaaS rental, deployment, support, and […]

1 year ago Education More
 

€13m French AI maths tutoring tender

For those serious about edtech and the business of education, I’d suggest subscribing to Tenderlake (not an investor) as it not only gives you access to tenders in the UK, EU and beyond, it also provides cutting-edge tools to help you analyse, apply for and win these opportunities. It costs from £2353 (UK & Ireland) […]

2 years ago Education More
 

Edtech, Pensions and Covid

Can pensions help edtech? The sad answer is no in the UK but yes in the rest of the world.  And yes, Covid will have an impact. The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (England and Wales) (TPS) is a scheme (not a fund, as it has no assets) with a £432 billion liability to its 1.3 million members. […]

5 years ago Education More