When used well, a VLE provides so much more than a digital record of school activity. It is a resource bank that can be used to push information out as well as in. Enabling improved communication, reducing teacher workload and performing the work of several systems.

A new academic year is full of opportunity and promise, a chance to try new things and overcome challenges. Get off to a great start with our top tips for making EdTech work harder for you in 19/20.

Shooting Stars recognises bright and inspirational local endeavours, something which Huddersfield Town and Lucas Lee found in Frog.

The premise of 50 Things is to provide free access to life-changing, fun, low-or no cost experiences for families. The outcome of which would help develop young children's skills and confidence, so that they enter primary school much better equipped for learning.

Muntham House is a non-maintained, boarding and day special school for young boys, from Key Stages 2-5. This October they host a free SENCO event open to those with an interest in this specialist area.

We were delighted to welcome Ofsted's Sean Harford as keynote speaker at the Frog19 Conference. Here's his messaging around the new Education Inspection Framework coming into effect this September.

Westminster C of E Primary Academy in West Yorkshire took part in the FrogPlay World Championships for the first time in March this year when two of their pupils emerged 1st and 2nd place against 1 million competitors worldwide.

The Frog19 Conference was held on 27 June. The day opened with a curriculum focus, led by keynote Sean Harford, National Director, Education - Ofsted.

The Frog Conference open to Frog and non-Frog schools. Learn about the Ofsted Inspection Framework from Sean Harford - National Director, Education - (Ofsted).

Edtech, short for education technology, is a term that has been used in schools and on the education scene for a number of years. Schools are using edtech to find solutions to everything from easing administrative tasks (timetabling, scheduling, class management) and streamlining the home learning process (with online homework management software) to revolutionising how children engage with home learning by using gamification as a reward for completing tasks