Crick Software blog
Recent JCQ updates have new guidelines for students using assistive technology (like DocsPlus) for exam access arrangements, including students with English as an Additional Language (EAL) and those sitting Functional Skills English qualifications. If your school or exam centre uses (or would like to use) DocsPlus, here's what these changes mean and what you need to know to support your students effectively.
Clicker is purpose-built to offer writing support for pupils of diverse ages and abilities, including struggling writers, SEN pupils, those with dyslexia or autism, and EAL learners. For those who are new to Clicker or are looking for ways to help their struggling writers, here are five top tips for incorporating Clicker into writing lessons effectively.
The challenges faced by students learning English as an additional language are multi-layered. They are not only learning English, but also learning curriculum subjects through English.
This term we have a packed agenda of webinars to demonstrate how everyone can benefit from using our Clicker literacy tools.
In my role as International Business Manager, I’m often asked which languages are available in Clicker. I frequently visit international schools that will follow either a UK, US or Indian curriculum, and these schools are reassured to know we localise Clicker for different parts of the world.
It is vitally important for schools across the United Arab Emirates to invest in assistive technology to support their student population.
During a recent chat with one of the schools I work with, they mentioned how much value one of their teachers was getting from our ‘Idioms’ resources on LearningGrids.
I joined Crick Software in 2005 and up until this Summer, my focus has been on working with schools in the UK. I now work with International Schools and our partners across the globe.
