At Halewood Academy we were lucky enough to welcome Google and their Expedition Pioneers programme in early September 2016.
The feedback from staff and students was unanimously positive and the level of support for staff from Google was excellent. We immediately began the search for another opportunity to bring GE to school – this lead us to the Open University, who are conducting research into the effectiveness of GE in science and geography, specifically relating to virtual field trips. With the backing of research based evidence and excellent staff and student feedback it was straight forward to convince people of the need for this technology in school.
RedboxVR have provided us with the opportunity to fulfil this requirement. As a member of staff the equipment is easy to move and set up with the students doing most of the work. This, combined with the resources available from Google and colleagues on TES makes VR lessons extremely easy to plan and deliver.

"This kit was acquired in order to be donated to a school based in Iasi, North-East of Romania. The RedBox team was extremely easy to work with at distance, from dealing with the financials aspects and ending up with the details around installing and running the system. Happy customer, but more important - super happy children and professors!"

“The equipment supplied by Redbox has given us the confidence to use Google Expeditions in a variety of lessons. I don’t have to worry about the internet not working or checking if each device is charged – simply plug in and use.”

“We started using RedboxVR in March 2017 and use it with our topic work and story writing in Years 2 to 6. The pupils are so excited to go on trips to places that aren’t possible for us to visit. RedboxVR is ready to go and so easy for the teachers to use. Teachers remain in control and can pause to explain something to the class or to calm them down as they get so excited.

“The kits, and the notes within them, help teachers feel confident teaching unfamiliar areas of the curriculum. Pupils are so motivated and it is improving their story writing and extending their vocabulary. In the short time we have used it, the impact on teaching and learning has far exceeded our expectations.