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Seymour & Lerhn is an educational platform providing an accessible alternative to VR headsets for schools and museums. We cut through the complicated stuff to make education technology simple; exactly the way it should be!

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1st April 2019

Boost for Edtech funding as minister claims it makes pupils with SEND ‘more independent’

Edtech is set to receive a boost to funding after a key Conservative minister highlighted its benefits on pupils with special educational needs. Education technology has the potential to give “vulnerable” pupils with special educational needs and disability (SEND) independence, according to children and families minister, Nadhim Zahawi. Speaking at an edtech conference in London last week organised […]

29th March 2019

How will Brexit affect the UK education sector?

Today marks the day the UK was supposed to sever ties with the EU. However, almost three years after we went to the polls, uncertainty still swirls around how Brexit will affect every market in the UK, including how Brexit will affect the education sector. A major area of concern is education, which is already […]

18th March 2019

How to use YouTube as a learning resource

Gone are the days when YouTube was just for watching cat videos or candid family moments caught on camera (Charlie bit my finger, anyone?) These days, with more than one billion hours of video being watched every day, the content has somewhat grown in calibre. Short, informative videos that are concise and engaging are ripe […]

An iPhone with the trenches virtual tour shown on the screen

19th February 2019

Introducing Education in 360

At Seymour & Lerhn, we believe that learning should be a fun experience! Research suggests that information is retained better when it’s delivered as a multi-sensory experience. The 2018 study by Lenovo showed a whopping 94% of teachers in the UK think that virtual reality would benefit the classroom. Despite only 23% of teachers having used […]

28th January 2019

How can virtual reality drive tourism?

Visiting far flung parts of the world often ranks pretty high on most people’s bucket lists. With increasing developments in technology, particularly virtual reality, most of us can get our culture fix from the comfort of our own home. While there’s no substitute for travelling the world, virtual reality (VR) allows you to explore parts […]

20th November 2018

The history of VR & AR

According to VR Focus, by 2022, 3.5 billion AR devices are expected to be in use around the world with 1/3 of global consumers expected to be using VR by 2020. A new infographic by History Degree shows the origins of VR & AR and takes a look at where the technology could head in […]

20th November 2018

The Rise of Classroom Technology

In a classic classroom setting, learning was quite a stale affair; studying from textbooks, often printed years before and the occasional school trip thrown into the mix, which was often mostly spent on a coach, stuck in traffic. Classroom tech often stopped at a solitary TV, wheeled around from class to class, or sometimes a […]

13th November 2018

Youtube VR now available on Oculus Go

YouTube users can now experience content in virtual reality, with the launch of YouTube VR. Following its September announcement, this week’s launch means YouTube viewers can now enjoy specially designed content on the VR entry-level Oculus Go. According to the official app page, the YouTube VR app “turns every video on the platform into your […]

school pupil using virtual reality headset

18th October 2018

Chesterfield school steps inside WW1 trenches to mark centenary

A Chesterfield school has taken their learning to a new immersive level by incorporating a virtual reality experience as part of their English studies. Year 7 at Brookfield Community School is studying Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful, a story about a brotherly bond during World War 1. As part of their learning around this year’s centenary, […]

23rd August 2018

How much screen time is too much for children?

There’s been a seismic shift in the way technology assists our day-to-day activities over the last 20 years. ‘How much screen time is too much?’ is always a popular debate, compounded even more when considering young people and tech usage. But can technology have a positive impact on learning and should we embrace it? According […]

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