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Podcast: The Edtech Podcast
Episode:

#2 with Gavin Poole, CEO, Here East

Category: Education
Duration: 00:16:37
Publish Date: 2016-04-23 16:22:45
Description:

What’s featured in this episode? 

  • Which Universities, Schools and Colleges are collaboratingwithHere East
  • Here East and UCL’s Institute of Robotics
  • Here East’s ambitions locally, nationallyandinternationally 
  • International digital hubs around the world akin toHereEast 
  • Podcast scoop: How Here East are launching a newEducationCommunity Manager role to reach out into the localschoolscommunity 
  • How local firm Optimity are helping to address thedigitaldivide and improve access to broadband 
  • Here East and Gainsborough Primary School 
  • Becoming the hub for digital apprenticeship in London

Tags:

Robotics, collaboration, primary school, edtech,innovation,education community manager, broadband, diversity,Hackney, making,makers, makerspace, start-up, broadcasting,London2012

Quotes: 

On 2016: ‘This is the year we reallygetgoing.’

On opportunities for local people: ‘Webecomethe connectors into the local community, working with theLondonLegacy Development Corporation’

On schools approaching Here East: ‘Wewantschools to be confident that they can make approaches to us,tolearn about broadcasting, to learn about making, to learnaboutwhat it means to be a start up’ 

 

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