NetSupport Radio

Day 2's broadcast from NetSupport Radio at Bett 2023 is here!

NetSupport Radio had an exciting afternoon, with host Russell Prue interviewing a raft of fabulous guests. First up was Al Kingsley, talking about the sessions he'd been involved in, speaking on the topics of digital transformation and the role of governance, and human flourishing with the OECD.

Next came guests including, Rosemaria Caffio, who runs school radio projects in Italy; Kanak Gupta, who talked about using data in schools to enhance education and progress; Richard Purcell, who gave an update on how captioning solution, Caption.Ed, has progressed over the last year; and Kelly Hannaghan from Mind Work Matters, who talked about 'cutting through the noise' around mental health.

Russell also chatted with Mark Anderson, ICT Evangelist; Chris and Will from Phonic FM in Exeter; and Mary Myatt, who talked about curriculum development. Plus, Al Kingsley caught up with Olly Lewis (Head of Digital in a MAT), for a chat about governance – as well as the Global EdTech Awards that Olly is involved with.

Finally, we heard about some super EdTech solutions straight from the people who guide their development and progress, with Jenna Khanna from Common Sense Education, Jonathan Durant from Cypher Learning, Murray Morrison from Tassomai and Michael Olagunju – Director of Exam Solutions.

In this episode of Insights with NetSupport, three special guests joined our host, Mark Anderson. Lady Kirsty Grundy, Headteacher of Shireland Technology Primary; renowned Primary Computing specialist, Martin Bailey; and Year 2 teacher, Jade Parker, joined us for a conversation to share insights on how immersive audio can help learning and teaching in Primary. 
 
The guests were asked and responded to the following questions: What is immersive audio, what technology do you use to facilitate immersive audio in your school and how easy is it to implement? What is your E3L curriculum in your school? How are you using immersive audio in their school? What impacts have you seen with immersive audio and what insights can you share?
 
In addition to the Insights shared, a free CPD resource is also available for viewers to learn more about immersive audio in the classroom, which can be downloaded here :  https://nowpressplay.co.uk/lp-event-bett


Follow the social media of our guests, below: 
Martin Bailey - @animate2educate  (https://twitter.com/@animate2educate)
Lady Kirsty Grundy - @KirstyGrundyST (https://twitter.com/@KirstyGrundySTP)
Jade Parker - @MissJMParker (https://twitter.com/@MissJMParker)


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Jérôme Nogues, a Microsoft Innovative Educator expert, talks about how technology can be used in the classroom in this episode of Insights from NetSupport. In his conversation with our Head of Education, Mark Anderson, Jérôme expressed his belief that technology should only be utilised if it is beneficial to the teacher and students. 
 
He also discusses some of the tools he employs, such as Classroom Cloud, which has been a game-changer for them, and Sentencebuilders.com, an incredible website for language instructors. In addition, he emphasises the benefits of Reading Coach and Reading Progress, which are excellent tools for English literacy and language acquisition. Finally, he suggests Flipgrid as an additional classroom tool.

Watch the recording at https://youtu.be/FGxhG0b2Ojk

Jérôme can be found on his twitter at :  @JeNoMfl (https://twitter.com/JeNoMfl)

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In this episode of Insights with NetSupport, Kat Cauchi, Community Engagement lead at NetSupport meets with the CEO and COO of Now Press Play, Alice Lacey, and Tilly Brooke, discuss immersive audio and resources in the classroom. 
 
For elementary school students, the immersive audio resource Now Press Play brings the curriculum to life and stimulates creative writing. The speakers point out that audio is underutilised and emphasise how using headphones in class can help students focus and feel included. Additionally, they go over the advantages of using audio to give children feedback and record them, especially when communicating with their parents, because it can be simpler and more inclusive than English that is written in text. 

They also highlight the potential of immersive audio to enhance empathy and understanding of different perspectives, as well as its ability to support children with special educational needs.

Watch the recording here. 

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Russell Prue introduces Dave Smith from BESA, who says it's his 23rd Bett this year!

They discuss the show in general, including the Bett Futures area that gives a platform to edtech startups, and the Connect @ Bett events that help visitors to engage with exhibitors.

Dave outlines his busy year ahead, with new projects and overseas visits – and explains that this week BESA and Naace are launching a briefing paper for school leaders to help them consider their digital strategies.

https://www.besa.org.uk/

@besatweet

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Becki Bawler, who works at Risca Community Comprehensive School and leads the development of the Digital Competence Framework in Wales, joined our Head of Education, Mark Anderson in this Insights from NetSupport video to discuss how digital skills are now at the forefront of Wales' educational goals.
 
The framework for digital competence is one of the three cross-curricular skills they discuss and is of equal importance to literacy and numeracy. She also discusses the significance of the Hwb platform, which is accessible to every student and teacher in Wales. During the pandemic, the Hwb platform, which provides access to Office 365, Google for Education, Adobe Creative Cloud, and other platforms, has been essential, allowing everyone easy remote access. 
 
In addition, they discuss the significance of developing digital skills among teachers who are less digitally competent and suggest that training enthusiastic teachers from all faculties has been effective in promoting the development of digital skills and digital buy-in

 
You can find Becki on her Twitter at: @beckibawler (https://twitter.com/BeckiBawler)
Risca Community Comprehensive School cab also be found on Twitter at: @RiscaCCS (https://twitter.com/RiscaCCS)

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Listen back to the live NetSupport Radio broadcast from Day 1 of Bett 2023!

NetSupport's CEO, Al Kingsley, kicks off the broadcast by sharing what's happening on the NetSupport stand, talking about new product updates, explaining how this year is about 'listening and learning as much as sharing' to really connect with customers, plus he explains a little about his role as Chair of a MAT.

NetSupport Radio's host, Russell Prue, has some informative chats with a range of superb guests, including those from 2econd Chance, Tanzii TV, iplicit, Headteacher Chat, NovelEffect, DDMIX and Sleuth IT.

There are also conversations with Dawn Hallybone and Zac Marks talking about Kitt emergency adrenaline pens for schools, Becky and David Waters from Dogsthorpe Infant School talking about the success of their podcast, Matt Jessop and his year 6 students from Crosthwaite C of E Primary School, and last but certainly not least, Dave Smith from BESA!

In this episode of Insights with NetSupport, Kat Cauchi, the community engagement lead at NetSupport, interviews Oliver Wright, a former headteacher and current leadership resource developer, to talk about leadership. He advises those aspiring to leadership positions to discuss their actions with others, recognise their achievements, and plan slightly riskier next steps. 

He also talks about common misconceptions about leadership, like the idea that a leader must make big changes or hold a certain position. With practise and reflection, everyone can develop their leadership abilities, according to Wright, who sees leadership as a journey rather than a destination.
 
To become better leaders, he advises people to ask for feedback from others and be willing to learn from their mistakes.

Oliver can be found on his twitter at : @OliverSlt (https://twitter.com/oliverslt)

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In this episode of Insights with NetSupport, Kat Cauchi, the community engagement lead at NetSupport, joins Shareen Wilkinson to discuss the fresh approach to technology in education called ‘PedTech’.
 
PedTech puts pedagogy first, using technology to support teaching and learning. Shareen shares how technology can be used for feedback, recording audio responses, and adapting lessons to meet the needs of students. Through PedTech, schools can work collaboratively and involve all teachers and leaders in the process. Shareen is currently working on a PedTech project to maximise opportunities for individual subjects and support schools in their transition to using technology in education.

 
Shareen Wilkinson is a leading primary education adviser who focuses on teaching and learning, English, assessment, and leadership. She has worked with schools and local authorities all over the country and has a track record of raising standards in primary schools. Shareen has written more than 20 books for elementary school teachers and parents, and she has edited or given advice on several others.

Watch the recording at https://youtu.be/KRZvSmJ-Wcc

Find Shareen on Twitter: @ShareenAdvice  (https://twitter.com/ShareenAdvice)
Shareens website is:  https://shareenwilkinson.wordpress.com/

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In this episode of Insights with NetSupport, Kat Cauchi, Community Engagement lead at NetSupport, and Emma Darcy, Director of Technology for Learning and Bett Advisory Board member, discuss the importance of aligning digital strategy with sustainability and climate change strategy in schools. 

They also discuss how the Chiltern Learning Trust intends to reduce their carbon footprint further and expand their climate change education initiatives.  

You can find Emma on Twitter at @darcyprior.  For more Insights and many more useful videos, please subscribe to the NetSupport channel. 

Watch the video from Bett here.