New fund launched to help kids in classroom

Schools in Sunderland are being offered the chance to place cutting-edge technology at the heart of classroom learning.

Education charity SHINE is investing more than £150,000 into the schools in a bid to significantly boost pupil attainment and give teachers more time to teach.

The charity has teamed up with classroom technology innovator Learning by Questions (LbQ) to deliver the project who have committed another £100,000 to the initiative.

Schools will receive tablet computers for every child in the class, plus the LbQ app which comes with 66,0000 questions.

Pupils answer sets of questions on their tablet screens and the app automatically marks them as they go, giving immediate and constructive feedback to every answer.

The teacher can keep track of every child in real-time, meaning they can swiftly pinpoint any areas of weakness.

Several schools have already signed up for the project.

The SHINE project is open to primaries and secondaries with above-average intake of free school meals.

Fiona Spellman, CEO of SHINE, said: “As a former teacher myself, I can personally attest to the huge number of hours that teachers must spend on setting questions and marking books.

“Learning by Questions uses technology to reduce workload while improving outcomes in the classroom.

“It would have made a huge difference to me when I was teaching, and I hope teachers across the North East will take up the opportunity of trying it in their classrooms.”

Schools interested should visit www.lbq.org/shine