Articles & perspectives

Eleven questions for school and trust leaders to ask before buying an AI tool, covering costs, evidence, data, contracts and oversight.

Anyone who believes they can transform education through digital technology alone is, frankly, deluded. We have seen it too many times before: exciting new tools arrive with great promise, only to…

I am not a teacher but I can relate to their professional lives especially the fact that there is never enough time.  One of the promises that AI proclaims to deliver is “time”. Much has been said…

In light of the recent cyber attacks affecting major retailers like M&S, Harrods and the Co-op, it's clear that no organisation is immune. Schools, trusts and other educational institutions may…

It quickly became clear that affordability is not the real issue. In most cases, schools already have the funding routes needed to support one-to-one devices, alongside the digital infrastructure…

Multi-School Academy Trusts play a key role in improving education through collaboration and shared leadership. As trusts grow, managing multiple schools becomes more complex, particularly where…

I'm always looking for resources that can truly make a difference in our schools and MATs. Cyber security is more critical than ever for protecting our learning environments, and I recently…

As I am currently in the throws of preparing for the introduction of Microsoft Copilot for 365, I thought it would be helpful to share my experiences and maybe some insight that might be helpful…

The Microsoft 365 suite of applications is generally recognised as being a wonderful suite of applications, created purely for the purpose of improving productivity.

When considering implementing a change of MIS across an organisation, it can at first appear to be a process which requires an extend period to complete. In fact, the average duration of a project…

It is becoming increasingly commonplace for multi-academy trusts to align their schools onto a common platform like Microsoft 365. Doing so is often done in pursuit of the organisation's goals to…

The DfE’s 2030 Digital Standards mark an important step forward, but anyone who has worked on the ground in education IT for more than five minutes knows that standards alone don’t change…

When I first launched EdTechStuff, I went the straightforward route. GoDaddy. Domain, hosting, email — the whole package under one roof. And honestly? It worked fine. The setup was easy,…