Texthelp's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: An Interview with CEO Martin McKay
9th May 2023 -Contributing to an inclusive workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and safe is at the heart of our commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion.
Continue Reading4 reasons why you should be using technology for exams access arrangements
8th May 2023 -We can all agree that exam time can be a stressful period for any student. Now imagine you’re a learner with additional needs. Perhaps you have Dyslexia and struggle with reading and writing. Without the right support, the exam room might not be accessible to you.
Technology can help Exams Officers and SENCos provide students who are eligible for access arrangements with the support they need to succeed. Here’s just 4 reasons why you should be making the switch to technology instead of readers and scribes. Don’t miss our Exams Masterclass to find out more.
Continue Reading8 Steps to Inclusive Education Success - Arkansas State’s Story
8th May 2023 -We recently held an inclusive education webinar with Johnny Key, former secretary of the Department of Education (Arkansas), who led the inclusive education movement across his state of 237 school districts and 18 charter school systems.
During the webinar, he shared valuable insights into how the state successfully implemented inclusive learning practices and highlighted the importance of transforming education to meet the needs of all learners, regardless of their abilities.
We know your time is important, so we’ve summarized the key takeaways from the webinar for you.
Continue ReadingUsing Texthelp tools for exams access arrangements
19th April 2023 -At Bett 2023 we hosted live Texthelp Academy sessions at our stand, focused on how our digital tools support inclusive education. Our team presented to educators from schools, colleges and universities about exams, STEM and accessibility. In this blog series, we’ll be sharing our key takeaways from the sessions, starting with exam access arrangements. So whether you weren’t at Bett this year or missed a session or two, we have you covered.
Continue ReadingTexthelp’s classroom accessibility toolkit
19th April 2023 -Welcome to the last part of our Texthelp Academy live at Bett series. So far we’ve explored supporting students in exams and how to make maths accessible. To wrap up the series we’ll be sharing key takeaways from our Bett sessions that focused on how our digital tools make classrooms more inclusive. We’ll be looking at Universal Design for Learning (UDL), accessibility in PDFs and Dyslexia.
Continue ReadingMake maths accessible on every device with Equatio
19th April 2023 -In part 2 of our Texthelp Academy live at Bett series, we’re taking a deep dive into our STEM sessions hosted by Sammy White. We’ll be sharing the different ways you can use Equatio in your maths and science lessons to support accessibility and maximise device usage across the curriculum.
If you haven’t read part 1 on exam access arrangements yet, then be sure to check it out. Spoiler alert, Equatio can also be used in exams.
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