Texthelp appoints CTO and co-founder Martin McKay as CEO
2nd July 2020 -Texthelp has appointed Martin McKay as CEO following Mark McCusker’s decision to step down as CEO after 20 years. Mark will move into a non-executive director role. Martin previously held the role of Chief Technical Officer at Texthelp, and was a founding member of the business in 1996. He will assume his new position on 1st September 2020.
Continue ReadingBack to School - contingency plans for remote learning
2nd July 2020 -NEWS: As part of the mission to get all students back into school in September, the UK Government has announced that all learning institutions must have contingency plans for remote learning in place by the end of September 2020. This is a future-proofing measure to ensure that all students will be able to resume learning from home in the case of local lockdowns and school closures.
Continue ReadingSEN webinar recap: what does the future look like for SEN?
2nd July 2020 -In the middle of remote learning in the UK, we hosted a webinar examining what the future looks like for SEN. This opened up a lot of great discussion amongst both the panel of SEN experts and the diverse audience of teachers, SEN leaders and senior managers. Raising interesting points about access to technology, engaging parents, key challenges for the future and supporting students emotional & mental wellbeing.
Read the panel’s thoughts on the most commonly asked audience questions from the day. And if you have a burning question about using technology to support your SEN students that’s not included, you can Tweet us @texthelp using #SENFutures. We’d love to keep the discussion going.
Continue ReadingDecoding LaTeX with EquatIO
2nd July 2020 -If you’re unfamiliar with the term, at its most basic, LaTeX is a language that ensures math content can look consistently great in documents, web pages and on digital platforms. If you studied math or science at undergraduate or postgraduate level, you’ll likely have used LaTeX to help create and insert beautiful and accurate math content into an assignment, dissertation or thesis. For some, you’ll have enjoyed learning it. For others, it may have been a chore. Most though will agree that without it, creating math for use in digital documents would have been slow and painful and in some cases next to impossible.
Continue ReadingA truly inclusive workplace begins with inclusive digital experiences
30th June 2020 -Inclusiveness in the workplace has come a long way. You often hear the phrase “reasonable adjustments” for people with Dyslexia, being spoken about in HR and Talent Acquisition. Companies often ask “how best do we accommodate people with Dyslexia in the workplace?”, but the problem with this is the phrasing of the question. It’s “how best do we accommodate people with Dyslexia in the workplace?”, rather than “how best do we go about getting people with Dyslexia into the workplace”. Essentially, companies are putting their cart before their horse.
Continue ReadingIs your workplace adjustments process supporting employees to adapt to change?
30th June 2020 -In a recent webinar, we heard from Rachel Billington, HR Senior Diversity and Inclusion Lead at Metropolitan Police, on how integral a good workplace adjustments process is in helping employees to successfully adapt to change in the workplace. With over 45,000 employees, diversity and inclusion forms a fundamental part of the Metropolitan Police’s business practices, policies and procedures. Recently, they’ve redesigned their workplace adjustment process, and during the session, Rachel shared some of their key learnings. Based on this, we’ve highlighted some considerations to make when it comes to assessing and improving your own workplace adjustments process.
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