LGfL and Adobe to give schools free access to creative software

EdTech charity LGfL (London Grid for Learning) and creative software company Adobe have partnered to provide access to software that will help teach school children skills for the future workplace.

Over 3,000 schools throughout the UK - including over 500 secondary and 1,600 primary schools across all 33 London boroughs - supported by the London Grid for Learning (LGfL), will receive free access to Adobe Creative Cloud, the industry-leading creative and digital tools used for graphic design, video editing, web development and photography, which come with a set of mobile applications and optional cloud services.

In addition schools will receive dedicated support and free access to Adobe Spark for Education, an integrated suite of storytelling applications that enable students to create mobile and web content.

The World Economic Forum last year estimated that 50% of companies expect AI to reduce their workforce in the next three years, and listed problem solving, critical thinking and creativity as the top three skills that children need to be taught for future success.

As a charity committed to the advancement of education through digital innovation this new online resource is offered as part of LGfL’s Let’s Get Digital subscription, which equips schools with the super-high speed and secure network needed to access AI, VR and live-streaming tools as well as high-quality training to ensure teachers are able to deploy these resources.  

Commenting on the new partnership, John Jackson, CEO, LGfL said, “LGfL is focused on harnessing digital innovation to inspire the teachers and children in the thousands of schools we support across the UK. I’m very excited by our new strategic partnership with Adobe which not only saves schools money but will accelerate the amazing Creative Cloud platform into UK education. I can’t wait to see the impact on learning outcomes as I believe that we are placing a fantastic creative resource into the hands of the most creative nation in the world – and making it cost effective to do so.”