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8 Tried and Tested Tips for Teaching Remotely

We want to help schools ensure that their high standard of safeguarding and pupil wellbeing can continue during school closures. After nearly 4-weeks of school closures in the UK, we list some tips for successful remote teaching and learning.

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We won! Tech Nation Rising Stars 2.0

Over the past few months, we have competed against hundreds of the UK’s fastest-growing tech companies in regional and national rounds. These culminated in the grand final last night where 22 companies competed to be one of ten of the grand final winners. We’re so excited to announce that we have won the Tech Nation Rising Stars 2.0 competition!

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Young Carers Awareness Day

There are currently 800,000 11-18-year-olds in England who give up their time to care for someone they live with (BBC, 2018). And the average age of a young carer in the UK is 12 years. We provide some tips and links to support schools and young carers.

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Thank You for Another Incredible Year! ⭐️

Tootoot celebrates another successful year of helping pupils in schools around the world to speak up with their concerns. We look at some of the statistics that demonstrate the impact tootoot is having, and how important it is to provide a tool for young people to speak up.

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Giving Girls a Voice in Education Globally | International Women’s Day 2019

Today, the 8th March, marks International Women’s Day. Millions around the world are highlighting the progress that has been made, and the work left to do, to achieve a gender-balanced world. At tootoot we want every child to reach their full potential by being able to access their education in a happy and worry-free environment.

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Gateshead-based contractor funds new student wellbeing app for local college

Gateshead-based contractor, BAM Construction, has paid for a year-long subscription to a cutting-edge safeguarding app, for students at the Durham Federation. The contractor, who recently built the Durham Federation’s new Creative Faculty, has bought the college the tootoot app which aims to encourage conversations around mental health, bullying and wellbeing.

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You’ve supported 10,000 Cases on tootoot!

Tootoot are pleased to announce that schools have resolved 10,000 concerns raised by pupils. These include cases of bullying, mental health concerns such as suicide and self-harm, domestic violence and abuse.

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Your new updates…

We recently announced a load of new features, including our updated iOS app. Since then we’ve been getting feedback from as many schools as possible, and building this feedback into updates that make your life easier.

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