EdTech is Fuelling the Future of Work and Learning
2020 was a breakout year for EdTech. Global EdTech venture capital firms raised a staggering $16.1 billion in 2020 as students of all age groups and nationalities continued their education remotely. At the beginning of the pandemic, almost 1.4 billion students, who make up approximately 80% of learners worldwide, were impacted by school closures. Online […]
Sectors Buoyed by COVID-19: Which Will Grow Post-Pandemic?
The shock of COVID-19 on a social, psychological and economic level has been nothing short of intense and has had catastrophic effects. Worldwide there have been over 110 million cases and almost 2.5 million fatalities. Long-established ways of living and working have been disrupted, some say permanently. Millions of people were told to work from […]
The future of for-profit educational models
With Labour announcing plans to scrap for-profit educational models by integrating them into the state sector, an already divisive issue is thrown into the spotlight. To shed some light on the situation, onefourzero explores both the demand and public opinion towards for-profit educational models. Our research revealed that attitudes towards for-profit education models are increasingly […]
onefourzero analysis shows outlook for education investment remains strong despite Brexit
Since the UK voted to leave the EU, there has been much speculation over the risks the UK’s educational institutions may face as a result of falling numbers of international students, and damage to Britain’s international reputation. It’s perhaps no surprise then that investors have given education assets a wide berth in 2017, with Preqin […]
Is EdTech the new FinTech?
In four years FinTech has taken the financial sector by storm, disrupting an industry that had remained unchanged in the UK since the ‘big bang’ under Margaret Thatcher. EdTech is set to do the same in the world of education, yet is receiving far less attention from the UK investment community and policy makers alike. […]
