We have also been asked to share details of another opportunity ;
<p class="paragraph" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="normaltextrun">The Dfe is  also calling on a wide range of schools and colleges to participate in the EdTech Innovation Testbed, in partnership with Nesta. Announced as part of the DfE's Education Technology Strategy, this programme will help schools and colleges trial promising technology suited to their needs <b>for free</b>, with <b>CPD for participants</b> and <b>hands-on support</b> from evaluation experts to understand what works across the following areas:</span><span class="eop"> </span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="vertical-align: baseline; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">   </span><span class="normaltextrun">Formative assessment and essay marking</span><span class="eop"> </span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="vertical-align: baseline; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">   </span><span class="normaltextrun">Timetabling</span><span class="eop"> </span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="vertical-align: baseline; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">   </span><span class="normaltextrun">Parental engagement</span><span class="eop"> </span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; vertical-align: baseline; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="normaltextrun">This is an excellent opportunity to trial technology that could work for schools and colleges for free and to help build the evidence base for what works, helping you and other institutions across England make the right decisions when it comes to technology. Applications will open on the 11 October 2019 and the application process can be found at <u><span style="color: black;">www.nesta.org.uk/project/edtech-innovation-testbed/</span>. </u>The closing date for applications is on the 25</span><span class="normaltextrun">^{<span style="font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span>}November 2019.</span><span class="eop"> </span></p>