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News, views and opinion from RM Education (a bit about this blog)

Whether you're looking for the latest news and views on ICT, seeking money saving advice or looking for ideas on how technology can help your school achieve its strategic objectives, this blog's for you. We'll bring you real world stories from schools making great progress with technology in these areas, and we're looking forward to your comments and opinions too.

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A world of learning @ BETT 2011

BETT is round the corner and, as ever, we're working like crazy to ensure we bring some joy to January. Our new year's resolution is to inspire engaging learning, and across the globe we're planning some fantastic events for you at BETT:

Our solutions showcase

A showcase of the very latest RM products and solutions to help you deliver engaging learning and futureproof your classrooms for the challenges yet to come.

RM Learning Emporium
Immerse yourself in our repurposed conference space away from the hustle and bustle of the main BETT Show. The space will be transformed by practical and affordable building blocks to create an inspiring and thought provoking learning environment; brought to life by teachers and learners.

Find out more

Wantage C of E Primary School secure FIRST LEGO League Champions Award

We want to say a massive congratulations to Wantage C of E Primary School who secured the regional title of the 2010 Oxfordshire FIRST LEGO League champions by demonstrating exceptional innovation in the field of Biomedical Engineering. The team of ten 9-16 year olds designed, built and programmed a LEGO robot to complete specific tasks relating to the Body Forward challenge theme. The team also presented detailed research and provided a solution to a medical problem affecting people across the world.

Wantage C of E Primary School now move on to represent Oxfordshire at the FLL UK and Ireland National Final at Loughborough University on Saturday 22nd January where they compete for the exciting opportunity to represent the UK at the World Festival in St Louis, America at the end of April 2011.

The tournament was held at Didcot Football Club on Monday 7th December and was covered by BBC Oxford News - http://bbc.in/gchGpW

Photograph - Terry Sweeney, CEO of RM, presenting Wantage C of E Primary School with their trophy.

Education is the key to life in Tanzania - how we helped build a school for the future

If you've had enough of sub-zero temperatures and school closures in the UK, read on to find out about an experience of a lifetime in Tanzania last month...

In November 2010, 13 RM staff (past and present) arrived at Uwa Primary School, Tanzania, to change the school for ever. The school’s motto, “Education is the key to life”, is true not just in Tanzania, but everywhere (in Tanzania, a child born on the plantations will have very little opportunity to go on to anything else). The work completed at Uwa School was the first step in breaking that cycle of poverty and giving the kids the best possible chance in life.

It was a world away from life in the office, but the group achieved something amazing for many generations to come. Watch the short video (4 mins).

Design Your Own Avatar!

Students from around the country are being asked to let their imagination run wild and design their own ideal Avatar for the RM Learning Platform/Merlin. The winning student will win an iPod Touch and have their own v-Me design turned into a real option that anyone can use!
The winner and the 5 runners up will be announced at BETT in January 2011.
Find out more.

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Raise funds for your school by joining the RM Affiliate Programme

The Basement is our student store, where we can provide heavily discounted software and hardware (through great deals from Microsoft and the like).

The RM Affiliate Programme allows you to use your school or college website to make money. All you have to do is put a text link or banner advert on your web site to the Basement and, for subsequent sales from students at your establishment, we will pay your school 5% commission. Some schools have generated £250 without even trying! Find out more.