NetSupport Radio

Wellbeing has never been more important than now - and it's a given that we're going to encounter some mental health issues in the future as a result of the pandemic lockdown.

Our experts on this topic discuss the need to plan for the new 'future normal' when students and staff are reintegrated into school, with preparations likely being required for separation anxiety (when pupils suddenly have to spend time away from parents) - as well as the availability of bereavement counselling.

We hear how technology is helping wellbeing in the shape of a "WellBot" powered by AI, how it's helping to look after parents' wellbeing too, and how our youngest students are sharing and communicating on GoBubble.

With the enforced switch to online learning, schools have had to transition fast!

Our guests share their own schools' experiences of how they have switched from face-to-face to distance learning - and what they have learned from the process.

We also hear a technical perspective of how one school made the transition to cloud-based solutions and the eventful route it took  – overcoming various obstacles to reach its destination.

In a bonus interview, Russell Prue talks to Lord Jim Knight about the contrast between today's digital education landscape and the work he did as a government Minister to promote equality of access.

There's been a massive change in how teaching and learning is delivered over the last few weeks with an unexpected switch to online delivery in record time.

Our guests discuss how the education landscape is looking now, compared to at the start of the year, and how things may develop over time. They discuss the experiences of their own education establishments (or the ones they work with) and consider the safeguarding aspects of using the digital platforms of the moment (e.g. Zoom).

NetSupport Radio was joined by a range of educators, edtech experts and education specialists to discuss and debate a range of the hottest topics in the education sector today, including:

• The future shape of edtech – What have recent events taught us about the future of edtech in schools?
  
  
• School digital strategy, the dos and don’ts – What is a digital strategy and what are the pros and pitfalls to look out for?
  
  
• Supporting student and teacher wellbeing – The wellbeing issues schools need to look out for and how they can support both students and teachers.

 Thank you to our panellists including: Al Kingsley, Lord Jim Knight, Professor Jonathan Glazzard, Linda Parsons, Traci Good – and more! To see the full line-up, visit www.netsupportsoftware.com/radio-april/ 

Al Kingsley hosts our Digitial Strategy podcast on behalf of NetSupport and Opportunity Peterborough. The podcast will cover the latest trends and strategies in IT Management and security, and we’ll be hearing from 5 industry experts discussing a range of topics. 

Nathan Allison – Talks about Operational Security and utilising frameworks.
Colin Jeffs – Discussed Global Digitial Business and Planning for the future
David Davies – Talks about IT Resilience and the shifting culture of IT use
Al Kingsley – shares ideas on creating a Digitial Strategy around IT Management
Ravi Pathak – explains about Business Continuity planning and what to consider.

We also discuss with Tom Hennessey, CEO of our partner, Opportunity Peterborough, about how they support local businesses to grow and attract new companies to set up in Peterborough.

Tony talks to Russell Prue live at Bett 2020 to spread the word about a new DfE website to support schools – educationdatamatters.org.uk – that contains free advice on privacy, dealing with the ICO, information about risk assessments and more.

Russell Prue and Antony Moore, Head of Partnerships at Firefly Learning discuss the new show layout and what they think of it.

NetSupport Radio has a fascinating chat with Dr Edward Tse (edtech leader, speaker, author and YouTuber) about how automation is impacting jobs now and in the near future – and the need for us to ensure we’re teaching students the critical skills they’ll need for their future employment.

Augmented reality is a fast-developing area which is now beginning to really make an impact in the classroom. Phil Birchinall, Senior Director of Immersive Content at Discovery Education, describes how it’s maturing and how show visitors have been treated to a trip to Mars…

Russell Prue talks to Richard Smith from Amazing ICT about what has caught his attention amongst the many and varied offerings at the show.