Sparx

Sparx | May 13, 2020

Today, Sparx – the socially focused learning technology company – is launching a national pilot for Numerise, an online, home-learning maths product for 10 to 16 year old’s covering Key Stage 3 and GCSE Maths. To support parents with the current challenges of remote schooling, Numerise is available free-of-charge over the summer period1. Numerise draws on a bank of over 38,000 handwritten questions and 9,000 video tutorials and is designed to engage, motivate and support the le...

Sparx | April 22, 2020

Sparx is excited to be working with the BBC on its new BBC Bitesize Daily Lessons feature to support home learners across the UK. The homeschooling lessons have all been created with teachers and other educational experts and feature a mix of videos, animations, practice activities, quizzes and games. BBC Bitesize is using Key Stage 3 and GCSE content from Sparx Maths as part of some of the lessons. For example:...

Study International | January 14, 2020

Digital portfolios is the latest edtech to gain growing popularity in schools. Presenting teachers with evidence of academic progress and personal growth, they help to open up new ways of learning in the classroom. By storing a collection of successful and shareable projects, students can also showcase their favourite work to parents, peers and teachers online. And with the ability to share these documents with educators, it can facilitate sessions of constructive feedback on their creations. An...

Times Higher Education | January 13, 2020

From in-class polling tools to university-wide learning management systems, software applications – apps – are ubiquitous on campuses nowadays. By collecting and crunching data from staff and students, these programs play a key role in supporting students and helping the modern university run smoothly. These data, however, can be highly sensitive – and very valuable. Add the fact that many of these apps are created by third-party companies and you have, some believe, a ticking ...