Get to know ‘Malc’ Malcolm Dawes is TA’s Head of Events and Student Engagement, dealing with schools and organisations to arrange training and events around educational technology. Even before joining the team, Malc was well-versed in all things TA. His former job at a local leisure centre was located in the same building as TA, and it was there that … Read More
Employee Spotlight – Graham Bowman
Get to know ‘Google Graham’ Graham Bowman is Head of Google for Education, VR and the Professional Learning Platform at Tablet Academy. After a chance meeting at BETT (British Educational Training and Technology Show) in 2016, Graham was booked by Tablet Academy to deliver several workshops to students, whilst still working as a freelance trainer. Three years later, Graham became a full-time … Read More
TA (UK) Announces Milestone of Teachers Trained to Support Remote Learning
40,000 Teachers upskilled to teach using Microsoft Teams or Google Classroom during the Pandemic. Tablet Academy (TA) today announced that the company had reached a milestone in its training of teachers to use Microsoft Teams or Google Classroom to teach and support students learning remotely. Over the past 12 months, education consultancy and teacher training company TA have trained over 40,000 teachers in the use of technology to support their … Read More
Tablet Academy (International) wins contract with Guyana’s Ministry of Education
Tablet Academy International SL, a consulting and educational training company based in Fuerteventura (Canary Islands), has won a contract to support the Ministry of Education in Guyana. The contract consists of supporting the Ministry in the transformation of school education throughout the country through the provision of consulting and teacher training services. Tablet Academy International is the administrative headquarters of … Read More
What lies in store for Tablet Academy in 2021
A message from our Chairman, Professor Steve Molyneux. Like many training organisations, Tablet Academy (TA) has had a hectic past ten months training over 30,000 teachers in England to use platforms such as Teams to support remote learning, and over 1000 schools to begin their ‘Journey to the Cloud’. So, what does 2021 hold in store for us? I want … Read More
Employee Spotlight – Matt Williams
Get to know the finance guy! Matt Williams is Head of Finance & Operations for both TA (UK) and our head office on the Canary Islands, TA (International). With a background in 3D design, Matt decided to make a significant change in his career path to work at Tablet Academy. Starting as a freelancer in 2014, Matt was offered the opportunity by our then MD, Mark Yorke, and … Read More
The COVID-19 Revolution – Part 2 -Where Next?
In the first part of this article, I focussed on the significant impact the coronavirus pandemic had on Tablet Academy as an education support provider. In this part, I would like to cover what I believe could be the long-term impact of the pandemic on education and education systems in general. It is clear to me, and no doubt to … Read More
The COVID-19 Revolution – Part 1.
Introduction I must begin by defining how I am using the term revolution. The dictionary defines a revolution as (1) “a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system”, and I am not advocating this by any means, or (2) “a dramatic and wide-reaching change in conditions, attitudes, or operation”. I think we would … Read More
Employee Spotlight – Philemon Burney
Get to know Mr Aussie365! Philemon Burney is Head of Consultancy & Training at Tablet Academy and leads his team of educational consultants and trainers. Hailing from Australia Phil started his career teaching ICT to primary & secondary students for over 8 years before relocating for a short time to the UK to work as an IT trainer for a medical research charity. On returning … Read More