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Ginny Bootman – Special Needs and Relationship Specialist

In this episode of the ListEd podcast, you will gain five practical steps to check that the meeting your planning actually benefits everyone (and that it couldn’t have just been an email). This episode will help you ensure your meetings are accessible and relevant with better engagement from all involved.

Recorded LIVE at Bett UK, 2026.

Tip 1: Consider why you are having the meeting (and if it is actually needed)
Tip 2: Identify when to have the meeting, considering when is the right time for all attendees
Tip 3: Ensure the right people are in the meeting
Tip 4: Think about the best place for a meeting (in school, offsite, virtually, hybrid etc.)
Tip 5: Ask individuals how they would like to be addressed in the meeting

Learn more about ListEd podcast: https://www.netsupportsoftware.com/listed-podcast/

About our guest: Ginny has been teaching longer than she hasn't...She is a a SENDCO, author of ‘Independent Thinking on Being a SENDCO’ and a keynote speaker. Her empathy based approach is at the heart of everything she does with her mantra 'follow the empathy road' at the centre of all she does.

Connect with Ginny:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginny-bootman-0b7436184/
X: @sendcogirl
BlueSky: @ginnybootman.bsky.social

In this episode of the ListEd podcast, you will gain 5 tips to help all stakeholders find success in the school community. From making resources more accessible to families, to helping students focus, to using AI tools to reduce educator workload, this episode will give you 5 practical ways to support different members of your school community.

Recorded LIVE at Bett UK, 2026.

Learn more about ListEd podcast: https://www.netsupportsoftware.com/listed-podcast/

About our guest: Ashley is a previous international kindergarten teacher turned tech director. Noticing that between budget and language, students and families were struggling to access resources - she decided to leave the classroom and ensure educators knew of all the support they could give their students, no matter the budget.

Connect with Ashley:

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-bryant-129aba6a

X: @edutechashley

Bluesky: @edutechashley.bsky.social

In this episode, you will gain five tips for teaching pupils online safety education that is empowering not fear inducing. These practical strategies will help you approach online safety in a more ‘human’ way helping your students become more digitally safe and savvy.

About our guest: Caroline Allams is a passionate advocate for social-emotional learning. With over 15 years in the classroom, Caroline co-founded Natterhub, a pioneering digital literacy platform designed to empower children with the critical thinking, empathy, and resilience needed for positive online interactions. 

Caroline’s work has been widely recognised, earning multiple industry accolades, including the prestigious Bett Award for Transformational Impact. She was also named a Woman to Watch in Education 2023, cementing her reputation as a leading voice in the sector and is a regular interviewee on BBC Radio, BBC News, has been featured in The Times and most recently, at Westminster Education Forum advocating for early intervention and statutory guidance to support children's digital wellbeing.

You can connect with Caroline on LinkedIn, X,  Instagram or  Facebook. 

In this episode, you will learn five ways that you can use AI to support language acquisition, practice and revision. With tools for comprehension, planning, assessment for learning these are practical strategies to help teachers in the languages classroom.

About our guest: 

Joe Dale is an independent languages consultant from the UK who works with a range of global organisations. He is a recognised expert on technology and language learning. Joe has spoken at conferences and run training courses in Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, the Far East and Australasia. He has advised on various Erasmus Plus projects, worked with the British Council in Algeria, Indonesia and Lithuania. He is also known as the man behind #mfltwitterati. Joe’s Facebook group ‘Language Teaching with AI’  has over 5,700 members.

You can connect with Joe on LinkedIn, Bluesky,  X and Facebook.

Ellise Hollie Hayward – Motivational Speaker and Disabilities Editor at The Jill Dando News Centre 

In this episode, you will gain five tips to help you empower students with physical impairments -supporting confidence and independence to create more equitable opportunities in school.  

Ellise Hollie Hayward is a non-verbal motivational/public speaker, who has cerebral palsy. She is a confident, passionate young woman who aims to educate people about disability and inclusion. She is also an AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Ambassador and EDI Ambassador at Ashton Park School; a Trustee at Teach Us Too; as well as the Disabilities Editor and a Patron for The Jill Dando News Centre (part of The Priory Learning Trust). Her aim is to level the playing field and bring equality and inclusion into education settings, healthcare and workplaces. Her message is quite simply ‘ask, never assume’.  

Connect with Ellise:  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellise-hollie-hayward-b0b1961a9/  

X: https://x.com/Ellise_Hayward_  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliseholliehayward  

In this episode, you will gain five tips for helping get students immersed and ‘bothered’ about the curriculum you are delivering. Learn how to move from passive attention to invested I learning, where everyone in the classroom gets stuck in and is involved.  

Tip 1: Move the children from passively engaged to invested 
Tip 2: Use story 
Tip 3: Find the real world when delivering the curriculum 
Tip 4: Work alongside children as well as in front of them 
Tip 5: Be a warm demander

About our guest: Hywel has been a teacher for over thirty years. Hywel is as at home in front of hundreds of Headteachers on the conference circuit as he is when working with EAL children on the carpets of their classrooms. Hywel contributes to the national conversation around education at school and university level. He is an experienced teacher in Special, Primary and Secondary settings, nationally and internationally. He is also a well- respected author and contributes regularly to a variety of publications. Hywel contributed to BBC Bitesize acting as a content provider and script doctor during the Pandemic in 2020. Major publications include his award-winning book ‘Oops! Getting Children to Learn Accidentally’, ‘Uncharted Territories’ and, most recently, the best-selling ‘Botheredness’. He has also contributed fiction to a prison-based literacy reading programme developed by The Shannon Trust. Hywel is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Fellow of the Charted College of Teaching. Hywel part owns a commercial cask ale brewery with some pals, but that’s another story. He was recently described as ‘..a world leader in enthusiasm’. 

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hywel-roberts-67ba032b  
Bluesky: @HywelRoberts.bsky.social 
X: @hywel_roberts 
Instagram: @hyweleilianwyn 
Facebook: Create Learn Inspire Hywel Roberts 
TikTok: @BotherednessHQ

In this episode, you will gain five tips to help you use different technology tools in your elementary/primary school art lessons. From digital collages to stop-motion animation these tech tips will help student’s demonstrate their understanding and creativity in new and exciting ways. 

About our guest: Tricia Fuglestad is an NBCT K-5 art teacher, author and artist, who has led on K-12 tech integration. She successfully blends digital and physical art making with her transdigital lessons to help students find transformative ways to dynamically demonstrate learning. Tricia’s classroom is featured in educational publications and textbooks. Her students’ self-created art-related videos (Fugleflicks) screened at international film festivals and won national awards.  

She’s been recognised by NAEA, IAEA, Golden Apple, PBS, Artsonia, ISTE, and is a named 2023 K-12 IT influencer. Tricia is the author, illustrator, and animator of ‘PETER O'METER’, an interactive augmented reality SEL children's book and ‘The Amazing Robot Coloring and Drawing Book’.

In this episode, you will gain five tips to help design learning experiences that work for all primary school students using the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).  

Tip 1: Teach children to use accessibility features of tablets and computers independently

Tip 2: Record your teaching and your modelling

Tip 3: Encourage autonomy and offer choices

Tip 4: Use AI to help you plan and provide sequence activities

Tip 5: Know your children 

About our guest: Hollie is the Deputy Head of Knockhall Primary School and an Apple coach. She is an active member of her Trust's AI Working Party, where she contributes to the development and implementation of responsible AI practices. She worked previously as a  KS2 lead and spent many years as a KS2 teacher.  Hollie’s school has 1:1 iPads for children across the school and works closely with staff to embed iPad use meaningfully across the curriculum, ensuring use aligns with pedagogical goals and supports diverse learner needs. She has recently been supporting the use of safe and effective AI within the school’s planning to support Universal Design for Learning. She supports colleagues in using AI tools for lesson planning, resource creation, and assessment, while maintaining a focus on ethical use and the importance of teacher ownership.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollie-benfield-194930119/