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
05/09/2018 Finalist Spotlight - Studentnomic Studentnomic Tim Collins and his colleagues, Ben Harland and Tom Dee, are no ordinary A-level students. The young EdTech entrepreneurs have developed Studentnomic, an app that aims to simplify and rationalise school communications. “It's about bringing everything together in one place,” Collins explains. “Other EdTech companies might have a stand-alone website or app. We integrate those into a school's own app, delivering the same functionality and service but contained in one system. That
Studentnomic Tim Collins and his colleagues, Ben Harland and Tom Dee, are no ordinary A-level students. The young EdTech entrepreneurs have developed Studentnomic, an app that aims to simplify and rationalise school communications. “It's about bringing everything together in one place,” Collins explains. “Other EdTech companies might have a stand-alone website or app. We integrate those into a school's own app, delivering the same functionality and service but contained in one system. That
05/09/2018 Finalist Spotlight - MyPocketSkill MyPocketSkill MyPocketSkill offers a modern solution to an age-old problem. “Teenagers want to earn money and skills around their studies – but at the moment, there aren't sufficient opportunities to do that,” explains co-founder Matthew Harker. The response he developed with fellow entrepreneur Zara Ransley is an online community connecting local families, charities and businesses with 13- to 19-year-olds. Currently available around Brighton and throughout Hertfordshire, jobs might include
MyPocketSkill MyPocketSkill offers a modern solution to an age-old problem. “Teenagers want to earn money and skills around their studies – but at the moment, there aren't sufficient opportunities to do that,” explains co-founder Matthew Harker. The response he developed with fellow entrepreneur Zara Ransley is an online community connecting local families, charities and businesses with 13- to 19-year-olds. Currently available around Brighton and throughout Hertfordshire, jobs might include
05/09/2018 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
05/09/2018 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
