10/25/2018 Turning edtech ideas into reality. Cool Initiatives: investing to turn ideas for education into reality. Have you heard about an idea for schools, or have an idea yourself? Something that can help schools improve? Reduce workload? Improve administration? Something often described as ‘edtech’? Then we would love to know more. We are an Investor looking for bright, innovative edtech solutions. We have a long and successful track record of providing services to our 12,000 schools through our sister company, Cool Milk. With a
Cool Initiatives: investing to turn ideas for education into reality. Have you heard about an idea for schools, or have an idea yourself? Something that can help schools improve? Reduce workload? Improve administration? Something often described as ‘edtech’? Then we would love to know more. We are an Investor looking for bright, innovative edtech solutions. We have a long and successful track record of providing services to our 12,000 schools through our sister company, Cool Milk. With a
06/11/2018 Cool Initiatives Education Challenge 2018 – RESULT! “Now that was a great start! The Cool Initiatives Education Challenge 2018 was our first business competition, but it won’t be the last – we’re delighted with the level of interest that the competition has generated” said John Sedgwick, Managing Director of Cool Initiatives. The Grand Final of the competition was held in Lincoln on 18th May 2018. The finalists presented their ideas with passion and professionalism and helped to showcase some of the great work that’s going on in the EdTech
“Now that was a great start! The Cool Initiatives Education Challenge 2018 was our first business competition, but it won’t be the last – we’re delighted with the level of interest that the competition has generated” said John Sedgwick, Managing Director of Cool Initiatives. The Grand Final of the competition was held in Lincoln on 18th May 2018. The finalists presented their ideas with passion and professionalism and helped to showcase some of the great work that’s going on in the EdTech
05/11/2018 Finalist Spotlight - Flash Academy EAL Flash Academy EAL When Veejay Lingiah and his colleagues first produced language-learning resources, they aimed to help native English speakers acquire foreign language skills. “It soon became clear that there was a bigger challenge in UK schools,” he recalls. One in five children in UK primaries and one in six in UK secondaries speaks English as an additional language (EAL). That's about 1.3m pupils who don't speak English as a first language. “Imagine you're a teacher and a significant
Flash Academy EAL When Veejay Lingiah and his colleagues first produced language-learning resources, they aimed to help native English speakers acquire foreign language skills. “It soon became clear that there was a bigger challenge in UK schools,” he recalls. One in five children in UK primaries and one in six in UK secondaries speaks English as an additional language (EAL). That's about 1.3m pupils who don't speak English as a first language. “Imagine you're a teacher and a significant
05/10/2018 Finalist Spotlight - Edval Timetables Edval Timetables All too often, “Timetabling is seen as a task rather than an opportunity,” explains Natalie Nezhati, marketing and media director of Edval Timetables. Yet, she notes, “it has potential to improve student outcomes and staff wellbeing, and save schools serious money”. Edval's creative solutions aim to make a real difference. Using powerful algorithms, timetables are tailored to each individual school, embracing flexible working and taking a collaborative approach that
Edval Timetables All too often, “Timetabling is seen as a task rather than an opportunity,” explains Natalie Nezhati, marketing and media director of Edval Timetables. Yet, she notes, “it has potential to improve student outcomes and staff wellbeing, and save schools serious money”. Edval's creative solutions aim to make a real difference. Using powerful algorithms, timetables are tailored to each individual school, embracing flexible working and taking a collaborative approach that
05/09/2018 Finalist Spotlight - TrippEd TrippEd EdTech consultant and former teacher Jodie Lopez started thinking about TrippEd, her school trip-planning tool, when she got engaged. “I kept wondering why there wasn't a school trip version of the wedding-planning apps”. Although her concept is still in development, the idea has grown, now incorporating features such as trip recommendations linked to school topics, payment and gps tracking for parents, and efficiency savings for schools. For example, “if you booked five coaches
TrippEd EdTech consultant and former teacher Jodie Lopez started thinking about TrippEd, her school trip-planning tool, when she got engaged. “I kept wondering why there wasn't a school trip version of the wedding-planning apps”. Although her concept is still in development, the idea has grown, now incorporating features such as trip recommendations linked to school topics, payment and gps tracking for parents, and efficiency savings for schools. For example, “if you booked five coaches
05/09/2018 Finalist Spotlight - Teacherly Teacherly Launched in May 2016, Teacherly is a collaborative lesson-planning platform that aims to improve departmental workflow and save teachers' time. The app reaches 18,000 teachers and 157 schools in the UK, as well as partnering with agencies to reach an additional 40,000-plus supply teachers. Why is it so successful? “The most effective EdTech comes from former teachers and educationalists,” believes founder and CEO, Atif Mahmood. “They know the problems schools face first-hand and are
Teacherly Launched in May 2016, Teacherly is a collaborative lesson-planning platform that aims to improve departmental workflow and save teachers' time. The app reaches 18,000 teachers and 157 schools in the UK, as well as partnering with agencies to reach an additional 40,000-plus supply teachers. Why is it so successful? “The most effective EdTech comes from former teachers and educationalists,” believes founder and CEO, Atif Mahmood. “They know the problems schools face first-hand and are
