By Gavin Mackintosh-
The Department Of Education is to use artificial intelligence to enhance online learning for both disabled and dyslexic pupils in a distinguished show of technological advancement today.
Trials of pioneering technology to help disabled pupils in the classroom will take place across the Uk in the first programme of its kind in the world.
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The funding for the trials of ground-breaking assisting technology for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities is to be established in up to 100 schools and colleges at the largest education technology show in the world today, Chris Skidmore, (pictured)the Universities Science Research and Innovation Minister will announce today.sits alongside the development of a network of Demonstrator schools and colleges to support peer-to-peer learning in the use of technology, which will launch in Spring 2020.
These outstanding programme is to be supported by a consortium consisting of the London Grid for Learning, The Education Foundation and the Sheffield Institute of Education.
GROUNDBREAKING
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The groundbreaking innovations will include ‘text-to-speech’ and ‘speech recognition’ software that enable pupils with dyslexia to improve their reading and proof-reading. Other trials include the use of eye-gaze technology, which can help pupils with severe motor impairments to communicate, helping to level the playing field for children with additional needs.
The high class technological advancement is expected to enhance the ability of dyslexic children and children with special education needs and will be funded by an initial investment of £300k as part of a wider investment of £10m, raising the standards for all pupils
The Department Of Education say the pilots will run from April 2020 until the end of the 2020-21 academic year and will assess the impact of different types of assisting technology for pupils with special educational needs, informing best practice on the tools which most help pupils in the classroom.
EdTech exports are worth an estimated £170 million to the UK economy, and the strategy will deliver on the Government’s ambition for tech firms to work with the education sector and create innovative solutions to 10 key education challenges, including:
Chief Executive of Nasen Professor Adam Boddison said:
Assistive technology is increasingly being used by schools to ensure that pupils with SEND have full access to the curriculum offer.
This programme will play an important role in providing a reliable evidence base for schools so they can be as effective as possible in their use of assistive technology.
This programme sits alongside the development of a network of Demonstrator schools and colleges to support peer-to-peer learning in the use of technology, which will launch in Spring 2020. These will be supported by a consortium consisting of the London Grid for Learning, The Education Foundation and the Sheffield Institute of Education.
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