The first month of mentoring has been a great learning experience. Coming out of a high-pressured commercial environment into a voluntary, supporting role for a few hours a week is both refreshing and challenging. A few things are needed it seems when mentoring: Try to look through the eyes of people new to the world [...]
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I’ve signed up for something that is in equal measure frightening and exciting: I’ve volunteered to be a mentor for Bristol Young Student of the Year Awards. BYSOTYA (as it’s affectionately known) is a new competition for post-16 students in the Bristol area. Taking place over the next six months, its aims are to develop [...]
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We’re working closely with local schools to build online tools that help children learn better and succeed.
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We found this great infographic via TED ED this morning, illustrating how the internet is revolutionising education. This really sparks with a lot of our thoughts and work at the moment – focusing particularly around how schools can embrace the internet for their benefit. Students already love and engage with Facebook, Google, Twitter in their [...]
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