Equal Education: e-learning lockdown solution

平等教育：电子学习锁定解决方案

• 批准号: 65759
• 金额: $ 6.34万
• 依托单位: EQUAL EDUCATION LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=65759
• 关键词: Equal; Education; learning; lockdown; solution

Equal Education is a social enterprise that provides tuition for children in the care system and those with special education needs and disabilities. There are currently almost 80,000 children in the care system in England. Educational outcomes for this group are, on average, 30% lower than their peers, they are far less likely to go University, and more likely to be unemployed. Our mission is to improve outcomes for this group and close the educational attainment gap.We are extremely concerned about the disproportionate effect of the pandemic on our students and their families. At the time of schools closing these children will already be 18 months behind their peers. We are therefore acting so that the attainment gap does not widen further during this time. According to TeachFirst, only 2% of teachers working in the most disadvantaged areas believe all their pupils have adequate access to the devices they need for home learning. In moving our operations online, it was evident that many young learners do not have access to a device suitable for participating in online education. In response, Equal Education has set up a Technology Supply Service to enable schools and Local Authorities to order iPads to be delivered to those who need them.We acknowledge there are concerns over online safety; the NCA has reported activity of paedophiles looking to exploit children online during the pandemic. We believe our managed device offering provides a safer option to accessing technology and mitigates risk. Each device is installed with specialist protection software, which limits distracting and dangerous websites or apps and enables Equal Education to lock down stolen or lost devices. Each device will already have all the software pre-installed on the device, with no changes or updates needed by users.This grant will enable schools and Local Authorities to provide vital access to the technology that so many children do not have. The digital divide is bad for social mobility and equality of opportunity, but now it is denying many children a fundamental right to continue their education. Education is a fundamental human right that must be upheld during this crisis. We believe every young person should have access to the educational support they need to reach their potential. Access to technology plays a vital role in enabling young people to continue to learn.

平等教育是一个社会企业，为护理系统中的儿童以及有特殊教育需求和残疾的儿童提供学费。目前，英格兰的护理系统中有近80，000名儿童。这个群体的教育成果平均比同龄人低30%，他们上大学的可能性要小得多，更有可能失业。我们的使命是改善这一群体的成果，缩小教育水平差距。我们非常关注疫情对我们的学生及其家庭造成的不成比例的影响。在学校关闭时，这些儿童已经落后同龄人18个月。因此，我们正在采取行动，以便在这段时间内，实现差距不会进一步扩大。根据TeachFirst的数据，在最贫困地区工作的教师中，只有2%的人认为他们所有的学生都有足够的机会获得家庭学习所需的设备。在将我们的业务转移到网上时，很明显，许多年轻的学习者没有合适的设备来参与在线教育。作为回应，平等教育组织设立了一个技术供应服务处，使学校和地方当局能够订购iPad，将其提供给需要的人。我们承认人们对在线安全感到担忧;国家儿童保护局报告说，在大流行期间，恋童癖者在网上剥削儿童。我们相信，我们的托管设备产品为访问技术提供了更安全的选择，并降低了风险。每个设备都安装了专业的保护软件，可以限制分散注意力和危险的网站或应用程序，并使Equal Education能够锁定被盗或丢失的设备。每台设备都已经预先安装了所有软件，用户无需进行任何更改或更新。这笔赠款将使学校和地方当局能够提供许多儿童无法获得的重要技术。数字鸿沟不利于社会流动和机会平等，但现在它剥夺了许多儿童继续接受教育的基本权利。教育是一项基本人权，在这场危机中必须得到维护。我们相信每个年轻人都应该获得他们发挥潜力所需的教育支持。获得技术在使青年人能够继续学习方面发挥着至关重要的作用。