Our Blog
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Reading tips
Oriel Square’s Communications Manager Keira Moulding shares 5 tips to help you get started, improve and enjoy reading.
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Spotlight on… primary literacy
It’s a huge privilege being able to work on a book that might be the very first book that a child reads for themselves. Just because it’s a school book, it doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t look great or be interesting and enjoyable to read.
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Get into Primary English publishing
Many publishers start their journey with a love of reading, but few end up working on books that might be the very first book that a child reads for themselves. Editorial Manager Liz explains her love of Primary English publishing and shares what she’s learnt in ten years in the industry.
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The power of reading: Three ways that reading broadens horizons
Three ways that reading for pleasure positively impacts a child’s development.
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Hybrid collaboration in the workplace and the classroom
Whether for educational purposes, work, art, culture or social life, a period of experimentation with hybrid collaboration approaches.
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CfEY interview part 2: The future of education and technology
In part two of this interview, Oriel Square Director, Sam Derby, sat down with Alix Robertson and Loic Menzies to ask what they see in the future of EdTech.
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CfEY interview part 1: Looking back to look forward
In part one of this interview, Oriel Square Director, Sam Derby, sat down with Alix Robertson and Loic Menzies at the Centre for Education and Youth to find out what they have learnt about education and technology in the past 12 months.
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Investment in EdTech
One year into an unprecedented mass experiment on using technology to deliver teaching, investment in EdTech continues to grow strongly. Oriel Square Director, Sam Derby, looks at EdTech’s trajectory and gives his top tips for navigating the world of EdTech investment.
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EdTech Insights: February briefing
In our EdTech Insights series, we bring you articles and interviews from the frontline of funders, entrepreneurs and leaders working to improve education.
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EdTech Insights: December briefing
In our EdTech Insights series, we will bring you articles and interviews from the front-lines of funders, entrepreneurs and leaders working to improve education. We’ll be talking all things EdTech – from investment and transaction trends to what works in content, policy and innovation, through to who’s who.
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Internship diary: Going remote with Oriel Square
Thanks to Oxford University Careers and Santander UK’s internship scheme, our first intern joined Oriel Square this summer for an 8-week paid internship. Ben is a fourth-year PhD student at the University of Oxford with a keen interest in education policy.
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Series launch: EdTech Insights from Oriel Square and EdTech Publik
EdTech Publik and Oriel Square are collaborating to bring the global education technology community closer together. We know that the fast-paced world of EdTech can be difficult to navigate and we want to help.