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#NEWS: Trends and opportunities defining school education in 2025

19 February 2025

Looking at promising prospects of the education sector, here are the trends and opportunities that will be shaping 2025.

#NEWS: Schools lack expertise in AI, leaders warn

19 February 2025

Most school leaders feel their is a lack of knowledge about AI in their schools or trusts, according to research that highlights concerns about the…

#NEWS: 'Degrees expire in up to 3 years': UAE educators stress need to

19 February 2025

UAE educators at the AGF Summit 2025 stress the need to reassess traditional degrees amid rapid AI and tech advancements. Lifelong learning and…

#NEWS: New learning series explores teacher wellbeing

18 February 2025

Hills Grammar’s 2025 series explores the powerful link between wellbeing and learning for teachers and students

#NEWS: Nurturing Tomorrow's Leaders: How UAE Schools Are Pioneering

17 February 2025

Discover how the UAE is shaping tomorrow's leaders with a focus on sustainability, from climate conferences to innovative educational initiatives.…

Saudi teacher wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize at World Governments

13 February 2025

Outside of official hours, Mansour leads a programme for prison inmates, helping them to read and write, giving them a second chance at life. As a…

#NEWS: How I Navigate the Classroom as a Neurodivergent Teacher

05 February 2025

EdSurge Voices of Change fellow Fatema Elbakoury has battled with mental health issues all her life, and her conditions have followed her into the ...

#NEWS: 5 of the biggest education trends for 2025

01 February 2025

As we welcome a new year, educators and industry leaders are excited to discover the biggest education trends for 2025. The past few years have been…

#NEWS: UAE schools step up wellness support for students, parents ahead of

01 February 2025

As board exams approach, schools across the UAE are ramping up wellness initiatives — not only for students but also for

#NEWS: Yoga, standing desks: How Abu Dhabi schools are boosting physical

31 January 2025

Schools in Abu Dhabi are including more physical activity sessions in keeping with the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge’s (ADEK) new…

#NEWS: Spark Education Platform makes second acquisition in Saudi Arabia

30 January 2025

Spark Education Platform (SEP), a fast-growing K-12 operator in Saudi Arabia, owned by the Saudi Education Fund (SEF), which is managed by EFG Hermes,…

#NEWS: How Higher Ed Leaders Can Adapt to Generational Shifts

29 January 2025

Changing demographics in both students and staff, combined with rapid tech advances, offer an opportunity to invest in digital transformation.

#NEWS: Is Classroom Discussion a Dying Art?

25 January 2025

There's this fear, and I'm not even sure that it's conscious, that if they say something that other people don't agree with, it will undermine their

#NEWS: UAE teacher who built e-learning tool during Covid shortlisted for

22 January 2025

From more than 5,000 nominations and applications across 89 countries, a teacher from Fujairah, UAE, has earned a spot in the top 50 shortlist for the…

NEWS: FETC 2025: Work to Intentionally Create Flexible Learning

21 January 2025

One attendee at FETC 2025’s Friday session on “Cognitive Yoga: How Flexible Space Design Fuels Student Success” said that in most modern or flexible…

#NEWS: Solutions: Five steps to a sustainable leadership career

21 January 2025

Drawing on his experience as a leadership coach, Patrick Cozier sets out some effective ways to do the job sustainably for the long term