Spongy Elephant

WINNERS of 'START-UP BUSINESS OF THE YEAR'​ at The Education Resources Awards 2018 FINALIST for 'INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR'​ at BETT 2018 Keep Learning. Never Forget. Great teaching is a key factor in students’ chances of success. Investing in staff professional development is therefore extremely important for any school wanting the best outcomes for the children and young people it serves. But, having staff spend time away from the class on training courses means they’re not able to fulfil their vital tasks at school. External training and supply costs are also really expensive at a time when budgets are under increasing strain. We have developed Spongy Elephant to ensure staff quickly pick up new skills and knowledge and remember them, without the need to take time away from school. Our platform is for school leaders, teachers, teaching assistants and support staff, adapting to their role and confidence levels in a seamless manner. Spongy Elephant is a micro learning and video conferencing platform bursting with bite-size videos led by expert teachers and edtech trainers demonstrating how to use IT in the classroom and more widely in schools. Although technology is not the driving force behind student learning, it amplifies the real driving force: high-quality teaching. So, getting up to speed with, and feeling confident using technology in the classroom is key to enhancing the quality of learning and teaching. Spongy Elephant is an easy and fun way of doing this and it only takes a couple of minutes to get going. We have worked very hard to ensure that using Spongy Elephant feels like having a trainer by-your-side, rather than just another collection of videos in a playlist on YouTube.