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Catherine Birkett joins Twinkl to chair Audit & Risk Committee

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Catherine Birkett, CFO at GoCardless, joins Twinkl as Non-Executive Director and Audit & Risk Committee Chair amid the company's global growth.
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Nelson launches AI literacy tools for Canadian educators & students

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Nelson launches AI literacy tools in November to boost knowledge and responsible use among Canadian educators and students amidst low national AI awareness.
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PvX Partners backs Brainstash with $9M in UA financing to accelerate global growth of Deepstash

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PvX Partners invests USD $9 million in Brainstash to accelerate global growth of the Deepstash microlearning platform with user acquisition financing.
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Rush acquires Pixel Fusion to target GLAM, education & energy

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RUSH has acquired Pixel Fusion, boosting its managed services and expanding into education, energy and GLAM sectors with stronger recurring revenue growth.
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The Marketing Centre welcomes three new senior fractional CMOs

Tue, 23rd Sep 2025
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The Marketing Centre has expanded its UK network by appointing three senior fractional CMOs to boost growth and align marketing with sales.
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Explore Learning unveils Compass 2.0 to transform education

Tue, 16th Sep 2025
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Explore Learning launches Compass 2.0, a predictive learning platform offering personalised, real-time insights to support UK pupils, including those with SEND.
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RevisionSuccess completes intern programme, plans RevIntern 2.0

Mon, 8th Sep 2025
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RevisionSuccess concludes its inaugural RevIntern 1.0 programme with nine interns, ahead of launching the expanded RevIntern 2.0 this September in Thailand.
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Remo Gettini appointed Chief Technology Officer at Twinkl

Thu, 14th Aug 2025
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Twinkl appoints Remo Gettini as Chief Technology Officer to lead digital growth, enhancing educational tools for its 6 million global users.
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RevisionSuccess & SPU partner to advance AI in Thai education

Wed, 13th Aug 2025
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RevisionSuccess and Sripatum University partner to enhance AI-driven personalised learning for Thai students, fostering youth-led innovation in education technology.
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AWS unveils new AI tools, education data deals & USD $100m boost

Thu, 7th Aug 2025
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AWS announces new AI tools, a USD $100m boost, and education data deals, including Macquarie University's shift to AWS cloud for 40,000 students.
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Catholic Education WA boosts Microsoft 365 data resilience with cloud

Thu, 7th Aug 2025
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Catholic Education Western Australia enhances Microsoft 365 data resilience with Veeam cloud backup, securing over 1PB of data across 162 schools in under an hour.
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ChatGPT launches study mode to boost learning through guidance

Thu, 31st Jul 2025
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ChatGPT has introduced study mode, guiding learners through material with questions and feedback to boost understanding, not just provide answers.
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RevisionSuccess expands AI learning tools at House of Griffin

Wed, 30th Jul 2025
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RevisionSuccess has expanded its AI-powered learning tools across House of Griffin's tutoring programmes in Thailand, enhancing personalised education for students.
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Turnitin launches Clarity to boost academic integrity with AI

Wed, 16th Jul 2025
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Turnitin launches Clarity to enhance academic integrity and guide responsible AI use in education with a new integrated writing and feedback platform.
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Decidr & AIM partner to deploy agentic AI in education sector

Wed, 9th Jul 2025
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Decidr partners with Australian Institute of Management to deploy agentic AI tech, enhancing personalised learning in the corporate education sector nationwide.
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Empowering educators in an AI world

Tue, 8th Jul 2025
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Over 60% of UK educators use AI to personalise learning and streamline tasks, with universities supporting them to lead creatively in the AI-driven future.
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Canva unveils deep ChatGPT integration for seamless AI design

Fri, 27th Jun 2025
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Canva has integrated OpenAI's ChatGPT, enabling users to streamline design workflows with AI-powered context-aware tools directly within its platform.
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EP Starter to be free for all Australian schools until 2025 end

Wed, 18th Jun 2025
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Education Perfect offers free EP Starter to all Australian secondary schools until end-2025, boosting accessible AI-driven assessment and personalised learning.
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Cambridge Spark urges C-suite to boost AI knowledge for growth

Tue, 10th Jun 2025
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Cambridge Spark urges all C-suite executives to boost AI knowledge through training, warning that gaps could limit business growth and boardroom decisions.
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TrilbyTV expands digital signage with new resources for schools

Fri, 6th Jun 2025
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TrilbyTV has added four new content items to its digital signage platform, helping UK schools keep screen content current and curriculum-focused.