G-Cloud 11 Framework
Learning Possibilities announce their inclusion on the G-Cloud 11 framework, for 4th consecutive year
Learning Possibilities (LP) have been selected to deliver cloud services as part of the GCloud 11 Framework
ELSTREE, England – October. 2019 – Learning Possibilities, a Microsoft Global Alliance Partner have been successfully listed as a G-Cloud 11 supplier on the Digital Marketplace in large-scale identity management, and Software and Support for the 4th consecutive year.
The G-Cloud Framework
The G-Cloud Framework is an agreement between government and suppliers to deliver digital services. The services are broken down into three services, Cloud Hosting, Cloud Software and Cloud Support.
LP are proud to offer services under G-Cloud, including large scale identity management using Azure Active Directory, and the LP+365 application for Microsoft Office 365. These services are offered to both schools, local authorities and governments in both the U.K. and internationally.
About the LP+365 app
LP+365 is the latest learning and collaboration platform by Microsoft Global Partner, Learning Possibilities. Integrated with the latest Microsoft technology on one simple but engaging dashboard the App brings LP+ technology to Office365, providing schools with all the tools they need to share resources, communicate, collaborate and manage assignments. The app encompasses technology-enhanced learning complementing flexible pedagogies where teachers and students can explore flipped learning.
About Learning Possibilities
Learning Possibilities was founded in 2007 and develops learning and collaboration platforms on Microsoft Office 365 technologies, used by most corporates. Independent research shows that the LP+ learning platform drives both education outcomes and teacher productivity. The company currently operates in 11 countries worldwide through a network of local partners. Learning Possibilities has also published the LP+ Adopt e-maturity framework for schools, selected by the UK Government as the National Learning Platform Adoption Model. Learn more at
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Sales and Marketing Executive
Permanent, Full time
Location: Watford, Hertfordshire
Role: Sales & Marketing Executive
We have an excellent opportunity for a Sales and Marketing Executive to join a global EdTech business. Working with the senior team, the successful candidate will be involved in organising marketing material, exhibitions and social media campaigns and working on major account management.
We are looking for an enterprising individual with an interest in understanding different cultures.
Some travel may be required.
About the Company
Learning Possibilities is an award-winning social enterprise in the education technology field working with governments globally. The Company is based in Watford, Hertfordshire.
Main Responsibilities
• Support account management of major clients
• Development of marketing material and collateral for use in client presentations
• Organising exhibitions, both in the UK and overseas
• Social media marketing to promote business activities
• Ability to demonstrate our technology
Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Essential Skills and Experience:
• Degree level education
• Relevant experience an advantage
• Strong communication skills
• Team player
• Self-starter, with strong innovation and problem solving skills
Remuneration package
Excellent salary package, £25,000 – £30,000 per annum basic, depending on experience.
This job description is a guide to the key elements of the current role. It is not intended as a completely permanent schedule and is not part of the employee’s contract. Please note that other duties may be required by management from time to time.
To apply or find out more about the role please email your CV and covering letter to careers@lpplus.com.
No Agencies please.
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Learning Possibilities announces the launch of the LP+365 & Microsoft Teams Integration
ELSTREE, England – September. 18, 2019 – Learning Possibilities the leading global education platform provider, is delighted to announce the launch of their flagship product, LP+365 integration with Microsoft Teams.
“We are excited that Teams will be a core part of LP+365 allowing easy connection and conversation to help teachers build relationships and professional development communities that make work visible, integrated and accessible across the team” Commented LP CEO, Dr Mehool Sanghrajka.
Teams integrated into the LP+365 Top Menu Bar
LP+365 & Teams Partnership
LP+365 features a new ‘staff room’ icon across the top menu bar providing staff with access to Teams. Staff can store policies, develop professional learning communities, organise conversations, files and notes. This new integration allows staff to utilise the many features that Teams provides. With LP+365, Teams is auto-provisioned to provide all staff with access to this area to contribute to discussions and contribute to the success of the staff community.
Why LP+365 with Teams?
Teams allows schools to engage the voice of every staff member using text, video and voice. It provides staff with the confidence to build a safer, more productive environment, allowing them to delete posts and pause conversations.
Educators can use Teams to share best practices in professional learning communities (PLC) with features like built-in PLC Notebooks. Staff can collaborate on school-wide initiatives in Staff Notebooks and communicate with their peers easily.
The LP+365 platform with an inbuilt assignment tool, language features, collaborative, communicative tools and analytics features and the addition of the Teams ‘staff room’ space provides a full solution to schools.
The team at Learning Possibilities looks forward to seeing the Teams site as teachers start to adopt the LP+365 learning platform.
Teams Staff sites and PLCs
About the LP+365 app
LP+365 is the latest learning and collaboration platform by Microsoft Global Partner, Learning Possibilities. Integrated with the latest Microsoft technology on one simple but engaging dashboard the App brings LP+ technology to Office365, providing schools with all the tools they need to share resources, communicate, collaborate and manage assignments. The app encompasses technology-enhanced learning complementing flexible pedagogies where teachers and students can explore flipped learning.
About Learning Possibilities
Learning Possibilities was founded in 2007 and develops learning and collaboration platforms on Microsoft Office 365 technologies, used by most corporates. Independent research shows that the LP+ learning platform drives both educational outcomes and teacher productivity. The company currently operates in 10 countries worldwide through a network of local partners. Learning Possibilities has also published the LP+ Adopt e-maturity framework for schools, selected by the UK Government as the National Learning Platform Adoption Model.
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Technical Support
Company: Learning Possibilities
Department: Technical Support
Location: Elstree, Hertfordshire
Reports to: Technical Support Manager
Job description Technical Support
We have an excellent opportunity for a 2nd Line Support to join one of the UK’s leading providers of school learning platforms whose aim is to engage, teach and educate through technology within schools.
About the Company
The opportunity is with an award winning, Gold Certified Microsoft Partner implementing e-learning solutions, with expertise in cloud computing for education and government customers. The platform is built on Microsoft technologies and is currently used by users across the UK. You will be a valued member of the team based in Elstree / Watford, Hertfordshire.
Main Responsibilities
-Respond to requests from customers and log these in the customer service system, by following internal processes.
-Ensure Incidents are responded to within their target response time and SLA.
-Communicate effectively and professionally with internal and/or external customers, by telephone, email and face to face methods
-Produce and assist with any reports.
-Perform any reasonable task that may be requested by management.
-Speak positively and enthusiastically about the company and its products and services, to ensure that a professional company and brand image is provided at all times to customers and colleagues.
Teamwork
-Work as part of a team to achieve departmental goals.
-Communicate effectively with other departments within the company and participate in cross training to enhance knowledge of company products.
-Work together with other departments and divisions within the company to improve standards, efficiency and profitability.
-Take responsibility for managing all incidents
-Take responsibility for personal and professional development in-line with agreed annual performance objectives.
Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications
Essential Skills and Experience:
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including an ability to explain technical issues in a clear and concise manner to non-technically minded users.
-Good time management.
-IT literate, especially Microsoft technologies.
-Able to develop strong, collaborative and honest relationships with other members of the organisation.
Ability to work within a pressured environment and deal with any potentially difficult customers.
Knowledge and experience of the following:
-Microsoft SharePoint 2013/2016,
-Active Directory,
-Office 365
-Azure
-Windows Servers (Domains, DNS, ADFS, Group Policy, User Provisioning, PowerShell scripts)
-Exchange
Desirable Skills, Experience & Qualifications
-Microsoft Certifications e.g. MCSE,MCSA
-Educated to degree level.
-Microsoft Dynamic CRM
-Hyper-V (Creating and managing Virtual machines)
-System Center (SCOM, SCCM, SCDPM)
-HTML5 , CSS3, and JavaScript
-WordPress
Competencies Required:
-Highly analytical, with good attention to detail.
-Strong desire to provide exceptional customer service.
-Able to provide high quality technical support
-A good working knowledge of how to operate MS office products
-Must be flexible in order to meet the needs of the business.
-Ability to work under pressure, demonstrate drive and a positive ‘can-do’ attitude to work.
Salary, Hours & Benefits
Excellent salary package, £32,000 per annum basic, depending on experience.
This job description is a guide to the key elements of the current role. It is not intended as a completely permanent schedule and is not part of the employee’s contract. Please note that other duties may be required by management from time to time.
To apply or find out more about the role please email your CV and covering letter to careers@lpplus.com.
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Business Analyst/Project Manager/Product Owner
Permanent, Full time
Last Application, 10 July, 19
Immediate Start, Competitive Package
Learning Possibilities is a social enterprise and a global leader in learning and collaboration platforms for schools. We have a Global Alliance with Microsoft delivering cloud based e-learning solutions on Azure and Office 365 .
This is a new role to work with key customer and internal stakeholders to define business requirements and manage the product and solution roadmap. The role may require international travel and close working with the companies international offices.
Key Responsibilities:
-Ensure agreement and understanding of the requirements across various stakeholder groups
-Assume responsibility to collect, document and analyse business requirements for assigned activities.
-Managing and directing business process mapping workshops that support project deliverables.
-Transcribing, reviewing and taking ownership of business process diagrams for workstreams.
-Scoping and defining high-level requirements. Subsequently developing detailed Business Requirements and Functional Specifications.
-Establishing the specifics of moving the capability into the production environment including design of any testing, training, user documentation and other support materials as required.
-Driving out solutions with IT/ development for partners
-Driving outcomes initiated by requirements
-Working within an Agile Project delivery framework.
Key Skills:
-Experience as business BA, being liaison with IT teams to provide requirements, clarify requirements, party to resolving development issues
-Manage activities for delivery using a project planning tools
-Understand and is able to follow project management activities and responsibilities
-Track record working as a business analyst within the Education sector
-Going beyond the role of Requirement Gatherer’ striving to create clarity on the solution, proactive planning, and a creative flair to solve problems.
-Ability to manage relationships across the business & IT
-Demonstrable experience of business analysis skills throughout the entire project life cycle
-Ability to rapidly grasp, interpret and clearly articulate business requirements.
-Highly experienced in analysing and documenting business requirements, process maps (customer/systems) and traceability matrices
-Comfortable conveying technical concepts to business & change stakeholders
-The confidence and ability to structure, summarise and present recommendations
-The confidence and ability to challenge something in a constructive way
-Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
-Ability to work effectively autonomously and as part of a team
-Professional and well organised with the ability and flexibility to manage shifting priorities
-Experience of working alongside 3rd party vendors/consultants and offshore
-Own resolution of business analysis issues, identifying and managing mitigating actions against design risks
To apply or find out more about the role please email your CV and covering letter to careers@lpplus.com.
No Agencies please.
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Thrilled to extend our Microsoft Gold competencies with the addition of “Windows and Devices”
We are proud to announce that we have extended our gold competencies in “Datacentre” and have added the “Windows and Devices” competency as well as retaining silver status in “Application Development” and “Collaboration and Content”. We look forward to working in partnership with Microsoft to continue to transform the way educational institutions utilise technology.
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LP+365 Tech Updates
App Feature Updates:
✔ Arabic Language now available along with the Multi-lingual design for right to left functionality
✔ Gaelic Translation is also now available
✔ You are able to toggle on/off to inherit SharePoint theme for improved performance
✔ Additional 25x subject icons added to image bank
General Updates:
✔ Migration from O365 Discovery Service (depreciated to MS Graph API)
Skype:
✔ SDK upgrade: SDK version upgraded from 1.2.15 to 1.2.36 to resolve number of bug fixes for Skype for Business
App Feature Updates:
✔ Arabic Language now available – Multi-lingual design for RTL functionality
✔ Gaelic Translation now available
✔ Toggle on/off to inherit SharePoint theme for improved performance
✔ Additional 25 x subject icons added to image bank
Accessibility:
✔ Discernible and element names for buttons and labels reviewed and updated. Accessibility reports are now estimated at 90% positive
✔ App tabbing order for navigation is improved
✔ Mobile browser views improved for all languages
✔ All tile counters and ‘Beta’ icon improved to meeting WCAG 2.1 requirement
✔ Reviewed and added additional precautions against reverse tabbing for external links
Performance:
✔ Additional preload key requests added to decrease page loading times
Bug fixes:
✔ Manage Tenancies: Fix with UI grid condensing after navigation
✔ Redesign of error pages and configuration with App
✔ Redesign of 303 error page and configuration with app.
✔ Redesign of No Access page when trying to access pages where uses have no permissions
✔ Rich text editor issue when inserting columns would shrink width is corrected to normal width
✔ Class dashboard pop-ups for small screen sizes where scales/layous are at a higher % now displays an additional vertical scroll bar to allow users to scroll to save/cancel buttons.
As always we’d love to hear from you and your thoughts about the new updates. Contact us on Twitter or Facebook to let us know what you think!
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Learning Possibilities announces LP+365 for Microsoft Teams
Learning Possibilities, a Microsoft Global Alliance Partner is thrilled to announce that their Learning and Collaboration platform LP+365 will now be integrated with Microsoft Teams.
ELSTREE, England – May. 15, 2019 – Learning Possibilities the leading global education platform provider, is delighted to announce that its flagship product, LP+365 will have full Teams integration later this year.
“We are excited that Teams will be a core part of LP+365 allowing easy connection and conversation to help teachers build relationships and professional development communities that makes work visible, integrated and accessible across the team” Commented LP CEO, Dr. Mehool Sanghrajka
LP+365 will feature a new ‘staff room’ icon for teachers to access the Teams ‘staff room’ site, where they can organise conversations, files and notes. The team at Learning Possibilities looks forward to seeing staff calendars, school policies and professional learning communities develop on the Team site as teachers start to adopt the LP+365 learning platform.
The Teams app will be fully provisioned with teachers as part of the integration and will enable a common area for staff to collaborate and communicate. The integration is expected to be completed within this calendar year.
About the LP+365 app
LP+365 is the latest learning and collaboration platform by Microsoft Global Partner, Learning Possibilities. Integrated with the latest Microsoft technology on one simple but engaging dashboard the App brings LP+ technology to Office365, providing schools with all the tools they need to share resources, communicate, collaborate and manage assignments. The app encompasses technology-enhanced learning complementing flexible pedagogies where teachers and students can explore flipped learning.
About Learning Possibilities
Learning Possibilities was founded in 2007 and develops learning and collaboration platforms on Microsoft Office 365 technologies, used by most corporates. Independent research shows that the LP+ learning platform drives both education outcomes and teacher productivity. The company currently operates in 10 countries worldwide through a network of local partners. Learning Possibilities has also published the LP+ Adopt e-maturity framework for schools, selected by the UK Government as the National Learning Platform Adoption Model. Learn more at
www.learningpossibilities.com.
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EdTech 101 Part 3 – For Our Tomorrows by Mehool Sanghrajka
There is no doubt that education is going through a transformation. The need for digital skills for employment and the changing nature of work are certainly key drivers.
However, the disparity between developed and developing worlds, the availability of devices and connectivity, and the culture and beliefs of individual countries are all important considerations.
In this mix, I frequently hear EdTech Gurus talk about personalisation and collaboration. Is this utopia or are they goals that will be adopted globally? More importantly, are there clear trends that we can draw upon for the future of EdTech?
Is EdTech free?
Many large corporates in EdTech currently see the sector as an investment or a CSR opportunity. This means there is little money to be made here and as a consequence, the activities are usually limited to selling enterprise or consumer software at discounted prices. If EdTech is to become a thriving market in its own right, then two fundamental things clearly have to happen; it needs to become a key part of the teaching and learning process, and it’s funding needs to become as essential as buying desks and chairs.
School exams are here to stay
The exam system determines how schools work. Period. It’s the way learners progress and comprehension is measured, the way school performance is measured and sometimes how school/college leaders are rewarded. Exams are here to stay, and possibly for the long term as changing them requires wholesale changes and training to the education workforce. Often EdTech is not required for these exams and many still use the model of learners sitting alone writing answers from memory. In this climate, it is critical that EdTech strategies are clear about how they support this model.
Skills are essential
A recent IDC study listed the skills required by employers in their job adverts. Not surprisingly, the top 10 were all digital skills that learners would only develop through the use of technology to produce work, collaborate and communicate. With a self-disciplined approach and out-of-the-box thinking thrown in for good measure. There was a time when demonstrating the ability to pass exams by memorising knowledge was essential for the job market. That is no longer the case and as employers push for skills, education will need to adapt. We have already helped one government with a digital competency framework, which defines and measures learner proficiency at each key stage. This may become the answer as it sits comfortably alongside the current exam system.
Learning is lifelong
Learning, not knowledge is the key skill for the coming years says Learning Possibilities Chair, Prof Stephen Heppell. As we move into a world changing at an ever faster pace, the ability to learn at every stage of life will become essential, even if it is to just stay current. Most learning, post-formal education, is through technology as is the vast amounts of knowledge in sites like Wikipedia. Navigating these, but also learning to love learning, will become a key part of school life.
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EdTech 101 Part 2 – Education Technology is the Answer
In my last blog, I looked at how the education industry was unique, complex and unlike other ‘corporate’ markets. In this blog, I look at how EdTech is the answer to transforming education, but perhaps not as it is currently.
EdTech has the power to transform technology, but only if it’s adopted. The education system is undergoing this process as the need to encourage digital skills, engage learners and drive employability gains momentum. Adoption is the key.
You don’t need the “M”
LMS, or Learning Management System/solution is the title given to almost all EdTech platforms. Many come and go, and few achieve any scale. These platforms have a common characteristic; they manage the process of teaching and learning. Often created by technologists with little experience of schools, they often focus on automating the teaching process by following sequences or steps. In the corporate world, this drives productivity and cost-saving. In education, not only does this limit the teachers’ pedagogical approach, It requires a large investment in teacher training. Not surprisingly, many LMS end up being little more than document repositories or filing systems with relatively low adoption. Flexibility is the key, in both usage models and pedagogical approaches.
Start with the problem, not with the technology
Often I see EdTech founders keen to improve education and excited about introducing a new technology. This could be artificial intelligence, robotics or even student voice solutions.
The reality is that educational institutions face a number of challenges; connectivity, device shortages, low levels of technology support staff, and teacher-time to name a few. EdTech founders need to understand both the problems they are addressing as well as the efficacy of their solution. Often this needs to be through proper academic studies if teachers are to believe and invest time in the technology.
It needs scale, needs to be secure and also affordable
Governments have limited funds and often EdTech is low on the priority list, particularly as it is still possible to pass exams well without the need for technology. Many large companies have ‘education pricing’ strategies for their corporate/consumer solutions with discounts of 80% and more. Yet any solution, for large scale deployment, needs to have scale and security, which costs a great deal of money. Having a strategy to address this, whilst being affordable is a key design criterion that EdTech companies ignore at their peril.
You need an adoption strategy
So you have a large government contract and a deployment plan. Great. The key to getting ongoing business is adoption. Will teachers use the solution? The graveyard of failed EdTech solutions is vast. Adoption begins with product design and usage strategies, not with training. We were so convinced that this was the key to a successful EdTech business, we published our strategy – ADOPT (an acronym for our 5 stages of e-maturity: Awareness, Development, Optimisation, Pioneering and Transformation). It went on to become the UK’s national e-maturity framework and the foundation for all our solution development.
Combined with the uniqueness of the education marketplace (see last blog) these four considerations make EdTech truly distinctive. These characteristics are commonplace in those who succeed in the education world, however, I suspect that many of you will be wondering if this is just too difficult? The answer for Learning Possibilities has been the dual benefits of being a growing business and the satisfaction of seeing a large number of learners gain improved education outcomes.
In the next blog, I look at the current trends in education and how they will dictate future EdTech marketplaces.
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