Outwood Grange Academy Named As 鈥極ne To Watch鈥� In EdTech 50 Schools Report
Outwood Grange Academy has been praised in a report that looks into the use of technology in education.
The secondary school, based on Potovens Lane, Wakefield, was named in the 鈥榦nes to watch鈥� section of the report, produced by The Education Foundation and EdtechUK.
Those in this section were praised for 鈥榙eveloping imaginative uses of digital to support teaching and learning.鈥�
Regarding Outwood Grange Academy specifically, the judges noted that the academy 鈥榰ses G Suite and has created an interesting quizzing platform; currently being developed for new subjects, beyond its initial adoption for Computer Science, Business and History.鈥�
Nick Houlton, 2nd in Department - Computing & ICT, said: 鈥淲e are delighted that Outwood Grange Academy has been selected as 鈥榦ne to watch鈥� by the Edtech judges. It it encouraging that our work in this area has been noted externally.
鈥淎t Outwood Grange, and the wider 黑料吃瓜网, we believe in putting students first, raising standards and transforming lives. To do this, we know we need to keep on improving our approach to teaching.
鈥淲e are constantly reviewing and evaluating our use of technology within the Trust, to find ways to further better the resources available to our staff to keep improving the education our students receive.鈥�
The Edtech 50 Schools describes itself as 鈥榓 celebration of the work going on in schools across the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, that use education technology to support great teaching and enhance learning.鈥�
The annual report is supported by Intel, Jisc, NetSupport, and in partnership with the Chartered College of Teaching, Independent Schools Council, and TES. It highlights 鈥榙igital flagship schools who demonstrate a focused sense of what is useful to them in terms of technology.鈥�
To read the report, simply click here: .