We are passionate about using education technology to enhance teaching and learning and empower its users.
Our Education Technology Consultant, Richard Skidmore, has 17 years experience as a primary teacher and has vast experience in using technology innovatively in his own classroom as well as developing its use by other teachers.
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Richard is available to enable you to:
With his wealth of experience, Richard will be delivering bespoke training for schools on request, twilight training sessions and half-day workshops, including a Google Classroom: Back to Basics event in the autumn.
Strategic planning CPD
Richard can also work with your SLT and Computing Lead to map out a computing strategy for the year. This will ensure you have a robust plan in place, which will be reviewed termly, adjusted accordingly and the impact assessed.
We’d like to hear from you
If you and your team have specific training needs, please do let us know. If we see a particular theme coming through in your requests, we can then plan appropriate training events for our customers or talk to you about bespoke training at your school.
To tell us about your training requirements or to have an informal chat with Richard about your needs, please email: training@vitalyork.com.
Only 5 weeks until Vital’s ed tech conference with a fantastic set of speakers lined up, including the inspiring @alicekeeler talking about how to incorporate tech into 21st century teaching and learning! Can’t wait!🙌
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Great resources are now becoming available to support the use of micro:bits within school.