Our Blog
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Educational UX design and why it matters: improve the impact of your digital content and services
Improve your customer experience knowledge and boost the impact of your digital content with these key takeaways from our UX design event.
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Best practice for inclusive assessment
Part one of this blog offers writers and editors best practice tips on producing clear and effective paper-based assessments.
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The MFL GCSE reforms: The future of MFL education in the UK
In this two-part series we examine the recent MFL GCSE reforms, the wider benefits of language learning, and the future of MFL education in the UK.
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The MFL GCSE reforms: How were the reforms received?
In this two-part series we examine the recent MFL GCSE reforms, the wider benefits of language learning, and the future of MFL education in the UK.
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Get ready for GESS Dubai 2022
This November sees the Oriel Square team visiting GESS Dubai in what has become an annual trip. Oriel Square director, Sam Derby, shares his pick of the talks and top tips for GESS Dubai 2022.
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“Make no mistake that the metaverse is coming”: the metaverse and what it could mean for children, teachers and schools
The metaverse is an important buzzword in 2022, but what could it mean for education? And how does it translate into the practical experience in the classroom and home for students of today and tomorrow?
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Teaching primary science in lockdown: a classroom teacher’s perspective
In Part Two of this two-part blog on teaching primary science in lockdown, we hear from Ben Keith, a KS2 classroom teacher.
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Teaching primary science in lockdown: a science specialist’s perspective
In Part One of this two-part blog on teaching primary science in lockdown, we hear from Jules Pottle, a KS2 science specialist.
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Project Insights: Creating specialised fonts to teach handwriting
On a recent project, we produced a unique font, tailored to the needs of young children learning how to write.
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SEND review: What’s the impact in schools?
Our SEND Classroom Expert Sophie Hill shares her view on the SEND review currently open for consultation.
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Celebrating a decade of one of the UK’s largest digital programmes with EdTech pioneer Greg Hughes
Our EdTech Classroom Expert Greg Hughes shares how he implemented a tech revolution at his school and trust.
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5 challenges and solutions for ELT publishers
With a wide variety of local contexts, increasing exam pressures, and a patchwork of British, American and other varieties of English being delivered, producing quality ELT resources poses plenty of challenges. Frances Amrani looks at how these challenges can be met by ELT publishers.