GM Edtech Hub launch

July 2021

Our launch event panel for the Greater Manchester Edtech Hub included:

  • Haroon Asghar, Headteacher, Olive Tree Primary, Bolton

  • John Sibbald, Consultant, Lead, GM Edtech Hub

  • Louise Astbury, Oldham 6th Form College

  • Emily Northin, Wakelet, Edtech business

  • Chaired by Ty Goddard, Chair, Edtech UK

Hosted by Edtech UK, Manchester Metropolitan University, LGFL and the GM Edtech Hub

Our panel sessions discussed next steps for Edtech and digital skills across schools and colleges.

  • What is the reality of the access challenge for young people? Digital Poverty is corrosive and limits life chances.

  • How can we ensure that young people have the right digital skills, devices, infrastructure and support in this recovery phase?

  • Did educators overcome the 'fear factor' when it came to education technology during remote teaching and learning?

  • Does it point to new forms of professional development - more bitesize and more responsive? How can the national teacher and leadership professional qualifications, Teaching School Hubs and Early Career Framework reflect these changes?

  • What are the 'covid -keepers' for schools and colleges? What new things, tried for the first time, will become crucial parts of practice and institutions going forward?