Promethean Grant awards technology to UK schools

Global education technology provider Promethean, based in Blackburn, has awarded over £90,000 worth of education technology to 30 UK schools.

The gesture comes following the announcement of the winners of a nationwide competition, the Promethean Grant.

Schools were asked to submit creative entries as to why they deserved to receive a Promethean ActivPanel, the very latest in front-of-classroom interactive technology.

The Promethean Grant competition ran from April to May 2017, and in total had over 250 entries. The 30 winners were notified in June and each will receive a fully installed ActivPanel package valued at approximately £3,000.

Simon Hunt, teacher at Tottington Primary School, said: “The ActivPanel has already had a positive impact on the children’s learning, they can now all see the screen, which was a huge problem with our previous kit. The touchscreen element means that the children can become more involved in their learning in a much more interactive and fun way.”

Alistair Hayward, Promethean’s head of UKI and ANZ markets, said: “As a company we stand by the belief that finances should not be a barrier to accessing technology, which can enhance the teaching and learning experience. It’s because of this that we chose to launch the Promethean Grant.”

The 30 schools have started receiving their ActivPanels and will also get the relevant training and technical support. As a front of class display, the ActivPanel acts as a collaborative learning centre, and can connect with other devices in the classroom such as laptops and tablets; enabling students to complete tasks from the screen on a handheld device, or even take turns at the front of the classroom using the touchscreen functionality.