Our Blog
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Project Insights: Creating specialised fonts to teach handwriting
On a recent project, we produced a unique font, tailored to the needs of young children learning how to write.
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Internship diary: First impressions of Oriel Square and educational publishing
Summer intern Maddy reflects on her first month at Oriel Square.
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How to write a successful design brief
Oriel Square’s Design Manager Rebekkah Hughes shares her top tips for writing successful design briefs in five simple steps.
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Project Insights: Developing course materials for an international market
Case study: Producing international kindergarten materials on a recent project for Collins.
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Project insights: Creating engaging and accessible online CPD
Working with Carina Consulting to produce eLearning modules for the Institute of Biomedical Science.
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Spotlight on… English Language Teaching
Oriel Square Editor Kristina Wearing talks about her career in the ELT sector, and shares her top tips for getting into ELT publishing.
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5 challenges and solutions for ELT publishers
With a wide variety of local contexts, increasing exam pressures, and a patchwork of British, American and other varieties of English being delivered, producing quality ELT resources poses plenty of challenges. Frances Amrani looks at how these challenges can be met by ELT publishers.
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Project insights: Producing ELT resources for local context
We worked with a major educational publisher to adapt and develop ELT resources for the Polish schools market, including meeting the exam requirements of the Polish Ministry of National Education.
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Spotlight on… EdTech and digital transformations
Research Manager Hannie Kirkham shares her experience in the EdTech sector and the challenges providers face in remaining distinctive in a busy market.
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Project insights: Creating online resources to support teachers through school closures
We worked with Hodder Education Group to create online resources, helping teachers to provide dynamic lessons while teaching remotely.
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Why representation matters
What does it mean to have authentic representation and why is it important for educational publishing?
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Curriculum change: 2022 and beyond
An in-depth look at the issues raised at this year’s BESA Curriculum Conference and what they mean for educational publishing.