Jo Howes

Webinar: Enhance your digital learner journey: Harness our solutions for exceptional results. 26th September 2024 at 10.00am Danny Taylor, Jordan Adams and Matthew Clark take a look at how OneAdvanced solutions support the Education Inspection Framework with a deep dive into the Three I’s. This 60 minute webinar will take a detailed look at how Training Providers are harnessing the OneAdvanced Education suite of solutions to provide a seamless digital learning experience and ensuring Ofsted compliance. Key areas of focus include: Intent – Application, Enrolment and Initial Assessment Implementation – Teaching, Learning & Assessment, learning progression and distance travelled. Impact – Gateway readiness, EPA and leaner offboarding This webinar includes some guidance around the Accountability Framework and a new dashboard to ensure you understand your data. Click here to book your place - https://lnkd.in/eESd-ZxY 

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Is it time to start thinking differently about dyslexia? Check out the link in the comments. Many dyslexic learners struggle with self confidence and offering the right support is vital to help learners achieve their potential, feel more confident and understand the positives of thinking differently. Discover top tips for supporting dyslexic learners with resources from the British Dyslexia Association: https://okt.to/h9njNs #DAW24 #DyslexiaSigns #DyslexiaSupport #SEND

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In the latest case study by Enabley, we explore how digitizing helped MHFA England® navigate the difficult pandemic period and prosper thereafter. See why they chose Enabley to help bring them online, and why we continue to make training easy for their members.

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With more universities now offering apprenticeships, the regulations for HE apprenticeships are changing. Make sure that you join us and industry expert Karl Bentley as we explore these regulations and how you can prepare yourself for success!

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What skills and capabilities do Higher Education organisations need to make the most of the promise of emerging technology? Our latest thought piece explores the latest tech tools that can be invaluable to any HE organisation’s tool kit. Click here to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eFVnC3Jy

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💡Education in the AI Era💡 Absolutely agree with Dr Omar Al-Janabi aua arma here what a discussion! Thanks to Lucy Batley and Alison Shaw for hosting and to everyone participating in discussion on AI in Education. Bigger brains than mine will be taking this forward but for me a few things sprung to mind 💡 Just like #Ageing we start #Learning from the day we are born (perhaps before) to the day we die. 💡 Just like our #ageingintelligence we should be capturing our all intelligence and gather, learn and share our knowledge from people learning, teaching and those in industry. We have found through our journey at the UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing and #VoiceGlobal that at the heart of gathering any kind of intelligence needs to be the people, in this case the learners (at ALL ages and from ALL backgrounds including ALL aspirations). Thanks in part to AI the world is changing and the way we are learning is also changing 'What role will Education play in the AI Era?' time will tell but reassuring that there are some great people talking about it. Alison, Lucy I'm looking forward to what comes next but with the window of opportunity open is it time to be brave and be bold and to encourage the North East to do something groundbreakingly different with Education?

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Looking to create Learning that Works? GCloud14 is a great way to streamline your procurement journey with Aurion Learning

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Speaking up scaring you? As you look at your diary this Monday morning are you facing any speaking angst knowing in the days ahead you are going to be… Hosting a Webinar Delivering a Zoom Meeting Presentation Giving a Network Minute Hosting a Meeting Delivering your Sales Pitch Talking on stage Having a Podcast Interview Being in a TV Interview Recording an a course on camera Going Live on Facebook Introducing yourself to Influential people? If so, remember - you have until midnight BST TONIGHT to secure your Confident Speaking SOS Call with me for my introductory price of just £99. (Call dates booking in until 13th June) This is for you if you… * Want to get rid of the shakes, stop feeling like a fraud, worrying you won't talk any sense * Want someone to help you get over your hangups about your voice and how you sound * Know you’ve done everything you can to help it to go well In my time as a Confident Speaker Coach I have seen many, many clients who have a certain event/interview/meeting/webinar/talk/pitch who suddenly NEED it to go well and to feel better about it doing so!!  These clients come to me with urgency and in a short matter of time I help them to regain a sense of calm and confidence.  To turn it around. That's why I'm offering you a powerful and impactful 1 hr Confident Speaking SOS Call with me so that you can… * Go over what you are going to say and how you say it * Regain confidence and trust in your own voice * Stop panicking and have a plan of how to handle the event! * Have FUN (yes I did say that!) & feel SO much better about the whole thing Because you want to… * know you'll say the right thing! * remove the worry you are going to get it wrong! * know you will come across like you know what you are talking about! * know you can get outside your comfort zone and live * have confidence in how you sound and speak I can’t wait to help you!  Remember cart closes and this introductory price closes at midnight tonight!  See you soon😉

Lessons come to life with the latest technologies at Tresham College’s newly opened Digital Innovation Hub in Northamptonshire. A teacher slips on a VR headset. Suddenly, the class isn’t just learning about the human heart—they’re stepping inside it, watching it pump in real-time. Concepts turn into experiences. Launched this week, the hub is a place where teachers are empowered to bridge the gap between traditional teaching and the immersive, tech-driven experiences that will define the future of education. As Mark Tinney, the hub’s manager, points out: “Buying equipment is one thing. Getting teachers to use it effectively is another.” The hub offers a safe space for experimentation, workshops to foster confidence, and real-world strategies to transform technology into meaningful teaching moments. Developed in collaboration with Cisco, the initiative recognizes a crucial truth: Investing in tech is only the first step. What matters is ensuring that tech translates into impact. This story is exciting because it speaks to a much larger question: How do we prepare our educators to teach with all these new technologies? Share your thoughts in the comments, I’d love to hear your perspective. #UK #VR #AR

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Only one week left to pitch for our latest book, Renewal! The book will be based on thought-provoking and inspirational essays of 800-1,200 words in length. We welcome contributions from all, and are looking for fresh thinking to reimagine Britain's future role in the world. Renewal will explore management viewpoints on Britain's relationship perspective and respond to the need for fresh thinking to reimagine our collective future. We've already received pitches on arts and culture, diversity and inclusion, the importance of place and regional identity, industrial strategy, and the future of media. In my view, corporate communications and public relations practitioners play an important, often unrecognised role in helping frame policy at an organisational and societal level. We are the eyes and ears of organisations, agencies and in-house practitioners across all aspects of the economy and society. If you're interested in contributing to Renewal, please complete the form in the comments or message me. Let's work together to bring fresh perspectives and optimism for our collective future. #RenewalBook #FreshThinking #ThoughtLeadership

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Learning Technologies Exhibition & Conference ’24 | Just as you thought the #LT24UK posts were done… This year was by FAR the most successful/busiest experience I've ever had at this event. From ideation to execution, Cassie and the team were absolutely unreal! There were debuts from Jack, Sam, and Theo. You would never have guessed it was their first time on the stand. You've probably all seen enough posts about how great it was on Thrive’s stand, so I’ll save the superlatives. We had over 1000 conversations on the stand this year. Three things that stood out to me were: ✨ AI ✨ It couldn’t be missed this year. While we did launch AI functionality, my stance was to pitch it as an enhancement to our already robust LMS/LXP functionality - features that enhance user experience or save admin time. This was crucial, as almost every conversation I had about someone’s experience with AI indicated that "AI is almost being forced on us/into the conversation this year. While it’s exciting, we REALLY need to see the fundamental functionality working (or fixed in some cases…) first." Don’t get me wrong, demoing our AI capabilities is much more fun than explaining how to create and assign recurring mandatory learning, but we can't lose sight of the essentials. It's the fundamentals that keep L&D teams happy. 📊 Reporting and Analytics 📊 Speaking of fundamentals, I heard some horror stories about reporting, with it either being inaccurate or inaccessible. While reporting is probably the least 'sexy' aspect of functionality, it's a vital requirement for all customers. Not being able to rely on or access the data you need is not only frustrating but can also cause issues beyond L&D. From an analytics standpoint, I had many conversations about the lack of meaningful analytics that really help support or inform strategic decisions. 🤝🏻 Service 🤝🏻 While it's not a functionality, it is the most important aspect, in my opinion. I had conversations with people who didn’t know what a CSM was, were being ignored by theirs, or had more open support tickets than users on their current platforms. This is simply not good enough. I was asked multiple times what sets us apart. It’s easy: our approach to partnerships with our customers. You bring a functionality checklist to almost every vendor, and there’d be decent parity between us all, but selling functionality isn’t what works anymore. Our Customer Power Hour was proof of partnership, with 20 customers taking over the stand to talk about their experiences working with Thrive. Outside of the conversations with new faces, it was great to see some familiar ones and finally meet others in person! #LearningTechnologies #Innovation #ThriveAI #EdTech

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Who struggles to justify the investment in wellbeing in their organisation? The latest "Return on Wellbeing" report is being published today with a webinar on 23rd May hosted by yours truly, Karl Simons OBE, the legend himself and Carl Chapman! Sign up to the webinar where we talk through the findings here: Wellhub #wellbeing #ROI #returnonwellbeing #report #webinar

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To understand the current state of digital maturity within UK public sector organisations and how the supply can meet the change in demand, we teamed up with #Forrester to commission independent research. We surveyed over 140 technology and transformation leaders in UK public services to examine the status, challenges and aims for digital transformation. Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/eUru28qQ

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