CityFibre has partnered with STEM Learning to help bring learning to life in classrooms to several schools in Norfolk, committing £150k over a three-year period into various modules, and benefitting over 80 schools.
The government is investing £45m to boost school infrastructure, including £25m to upgrade wireless networks in 2025 – helping get classrooms online and raising standards, in the latest phase of funding that has so far improved connectivity for more than 1.3 million pupils in 3,700 schools.
Glide has appointed John Standhaven as the new Head of Education, helping lead efforts to further grow the company’s presence in the primary and secondary school market, working closely with Local Authorities, School Trusts, and MSPs.
Quickline Communications is helping more than 4,000 primary schoolchildren across North Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire benefit from an internet safety project that aims to keep pupils safe online and make their switch from primary to secondary education less emotionally stressful.
Quickline has joined the Lincolnshire Institute of Technology (LIoT) to help more than 500 underrepresented students get support to learn science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills in Lincolnshire.
Quickline has teamed up with charity Run With It in a three-year partnership that will help fund its expansion south of the Humber, alongside enrichment days to boost key work skills for young people.
Openreach is upping fibre education efforts in Uplawmoor following a rollout enabled by the UK Government’s Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme.
Just under a quarter (23%) of respondents to a bOnline/TechRound survey are still operating on copper ADSL lines for their business internet activities, highlighting that a lack of education continues to hold back penetration.
Engineers recruited to Ogi are now learning through a bespoke 8-week telecoms training programme.
Lightning Fibre, Orbit Housing Association and Complete Technology Group are kicking off a resident engagement initiative to boost full fibre education, particularly for residents in housing schemes.