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Ever wondered how Anomaly screens could help your school? Well in this blog post we’re focusing on “4 ways Anomaly screens can improve your school”. Our unique Anomaly Screens offer schools a creative platform to display messages, celebrate pupil achievement, promote SMSC development and improve parent engagement. Depending on what the schools existing digital media strategy looks like, Anomaly will be able to tailor a proven alternative to suit any type of need from the school. Below you’ll find a picture of one of our talented schools making the most of their screens. Choose the right screen for you All of our screens are available in a range of sizes, our sun-readable LCD screens are waterproof making them suitable for all weathers. This allows the screen to be versatile with location. Whether you want to display a message outside to children’s parents or use it to promote a message within the school corridors, then Anomaly screen can be used anywhere that suits your needs. OFSTED certified  You can stream content on any Anomaly screen in your school. Our screens can help schools to meet criteria set by OFSTED about community cohesion and global citizenship. Up to date video library Purchasing an Anomaly screen gives you access to hundreds of videos in our library covering key topics such as exercise, healthy eating, bullying and the new curriculum. Piece of mind We provide a time effective content management system with the ability to schedule for future playback and update messages on the go. This allows you to stream any suitable content to all of your screens and plan as far as in advance as you like. If you would like to incorporate any Anomaly technology into your school, or find out more about our vast range of services in the education sector please do not hesitate to call us on 0844 579 0880 or alternatively you can email us on the usual address info@anomalygroup.co.uk Twitter | Facebook

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Following the general election in May 2015, the conservative party saw itself triumph once again over the opposition, this time without the need for a coalition. With this success brought the announcement of the latest 2015 budget under the conservative party. But how does this affect young people in the UK? George Osborne’s budget has been tough on young people all over the UK, with changes to the living wage for young people as well as scrapping housing benefit for 18-21 year olds. The biggest shock came when Mr. Osborne announced that young people below the age of 25 were not included in his plans for a new living wage.  George Osborne announced that there would be a new living wage introduced; initially this living wage will be set at £7.20 an hour with a target of it reaching more than £9 an hour by 2020. Unfortunately, according to the new 2015 budget, those who are under 25 will not be eligible for this new living wage with this wage expected to hover around the same amount that it is at currently. Apprentices will receive a 57p rise to £3.30 an hour. Danielle Austin and Rachel Peers of Anomaly Interactive however, strongly disagree with these plans. Here at Anomaly Interactive, we have decided to immediately adopt a new pay scheme which surpasses Osborne’s proposal for 2016. We now offer all young people, even those seeking their first jobs after leaving education, a competitive salary which exceeds the living wage. Even Anomaly’s apprentices, as young as 16, are paid in line with the proposed living wage guidelines for over 25s, which is almost 3 times the national minimum wage for apprentices in this country at present. Anomaly was formed in 2012 after two lifelong friends, Rachel Peers and Danielle Austin put their heads together to form a business which showcases young people and enables them to “strut their stuff” and show off what they can do. Having both graduated in 2012, with Rachel earning a first class BA in Graphic Design and Danielle an LLB in Law, they both found it difficult to secure any meaningful employment that made use of the skills they had developed over the many years in education. You can read more about the Anomaly management team by clicking here. Once Anomaly Interactive was set up in Salford Quays, Rachel and Danielle quickly started to expand the company by recruiting young and talented individuals to drive their new ideas forward and in 2013 alone, they provided employment for 12 school, college and university leavers, you can take a look at our talented team here. With over 30 young people securing employment to date, Anomaly plan to increase their workforce by 60% over the next twelve months with five imminent vacancies, recruitment support from Salford City College and a recent commitment to double their office space. Companies like Anomaly really set an example for other employers. The message is simple; give young people a chance and your business will thrive. This is something that Mr. Osborne seems to have ignored in his 2015 budget plans; fortunately Rachel and Danielle have other ideas. If you would like to talk to the brains behind Anomaly to discuss potential digital media development or if you’re an existing school partner who wants to make the most out of your equipment please do not hesitate to call us on 0844 579 0880 or alternatively you can email us on the usual address info@anomalygroup.co.uk Twitter | Facebook