Growing businesses need to invest in the right places to continue, or accelerate their growth. “You’ve got to spend money to make money” is the old adage, but an improvement on that might be to add the word “smartly”. Identifying the areas which will do the most to stimulate and encourage growth, and assigning ample budget to improving or developing them is a key step on the ladder towards being a successful, established business. Read More
As a growing business, you want to be able to provide your team with the tools they need to be productive and effective. For a business in 2019, this means technology – devices and a supporting infrastructure that allow your employees to access vital resources on and off premises.
For a small business still in its growth stage, keeping tight on budgets and spending wisely is key. Where possible, you want to laser-focus on the things that you can almost guarantee are going to drive success and further growth. Read More
You can select the right partner, choose the best devices, and meticulously plan the roll-out of your 1:1 device programme, but if you don’t get parents engaged and involved, you’ve no real hope of it being a success.
A 1:1 parental contribution programme is driven by just that – and without parental contributions, pupils won’t get access to the technology they need to engage with your teaching and learning strategy. That’s why it’s vital to consider how you’re going to inform and engage parents about 1:1, and weave it into the fabric of your programme.
Here are 5 tips for increasing parental involvement in your 1:1 programme.
For a school looking to bring in new technology, an upfront investment obviously isn’t always possible. We’re motivated in what we do to help schools and educational institutions move teaching and learning forward using technology in alternative ways that involve as little risk and hassle as possible for them. There are number of options for doing this, and which is right for you will depend on your institution, your financial position and other factors. Read More
Many of our customers are incredibly lucky to have the support system and strategy in place to get everyone behind a 1:1 device programme and seamlessly transition from project plan to roll-out. Occasionally though, there will be a specific driver of the 1:1 agenda who can come up against some opposition internally from people who have a limited understanding of how the programmes work and can deliver value to the school or trust. Read More
This year at BETT we were lucky enough to see and support two valued Freedom Tech customers deliver fantastic talks on how they are facilitating 1:1 learning in their schools. Read More