Artificial intelligence-powered weapons detection systems used in US schools are less effective than claimed, industry watchers say
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Some Laptops For Vulnerable Children Contain Malware – Report
A small number of laptops handed out by the Department for Education to vulnerable children, reportedly contain malware linked to Russian servers
Academic Sector Warned Of Cyber Threat By NCSC
Universities and schools are being warned by UK's cyber guardian of threats posed to their institutions after a spate of online attacks
AI To Be Taught To Schoolkids Thanks To Deep Learning Kit
UK teenagers are to be taught about artificial intelligence with the launch of a new deep learning teaching kit
Trade Union Worried About AI-Driven School Inspections
National Association of Head Teachers cautions against machine learning scheme for school inspections
Schools Are ‘Vulnerable’ To Heating Hacks
Building management system controllers connected to the Internet are a new source of vulnerability
Royal Society: Government Must Increase Computer Science GCSE Funding
Lack of skilled teachers blamed for over half England's secondary schools not offering GCSE computer science
iPads In Schools Can Improve Children’s Literacy & Numeracy Skills
Tablets found to offer many benefits in skill development among young children
Microsoft Trial Helps Dyslexic Kids With OneNote App
Feel good Friday. Trial conducted in a UK school by Dyslexia charity reveals benefits from using Microsoft's OneNote
Bett 2017: UK Government Pledges Support For EdTech Sector
Innovation praised at edtech expo Bett 2017 as UK government promises to support the growing education technology sector
Bletchley Park To Host ‘Codebreakers’ Cybersecurity School
Winston Churchill's top secret World War two installation to teach cybersecurity skills to next generation
BBC’s Micro Bit Computer Takes Aim At Worldwide Market
The BBC is taking its Micro Bit computer beyond British shores
Microsoft Offers Minecraft Education Edition To Schools And Teachers
Minecraft beta opens up so the game can help teachers and students explore ways to build and design a world
School Computer Investment ‘Isn’t Helping Pupils’
Heavy investment in schoolroom IT is not helping pupils, OECD think tank report claims
Teenager Hacks High School To Improve Grades
American student tests his cyberskills with hack of high school network to bolster exam results
Google And O2 To Back Government School Computing Drive
Government to announce support of big name tech firms supporting computing skills teaching in school
Apple Desktops, Notebooks Find Favour With The Back-to-School Set
Apple and Chrome OS lead sales drive, with Chrome OS unit sales increasing 37 percent over 2013 and Mac OS-based products up 14 percent
Code Club Pro Aims To Arm Teachers With Vital Computing Skills
Government and Google-backed organisation looks to boost computing skills of primary teachers
Government Backed Project Aims To Take Internet of Things Into Schools
Coalition pumps £800,000 into Internet of School Things initiative
Tech Success: Knowledge Is Power
Cadoxton Primary School has built a brand new zero-client ICT suite fully powered by solar panels
Microsoft Calls On Business To Pump $5bn Into IT Education
Microsoft believes $5bn over the next 10 years would help solve the IT skills crisis
More Teens Take ICT GCSE – But Grades Go Down
Uptake rises, but just like in other subjects ICT grades are worse than in 2011
Nursery School Loses Pupils’ Data… On Tape
The ICO has slammed a Wolverhampton nursery school which lost records on a tape
GSMA Slams Euro Call For Ban On Wireless In Schools
A European report that calls for a ban on mobile phones and Wi-Fi in school is "unscientific” says the GSMA