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As James says, “We all feel different in a cathedral than in a shopping centre” – and creating a feeling of wellbeing in a space is critical for optimum learning. Innovative school furniture design is what Learniture does best and James talks about taking the lead from wider society to create the kinds of spaces that students like to work in.

Al Kingsley talks to Russell Prue about how the first three days of the show have gone and whether his aspirations have been fulfilled! They also discuss the loss of the Saturday from the event from next year onwards – and chat about what they’ve particularly enjoyed this year.

Henri Verdier is the French Ambassador for Digital Affairs, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. He talks to NetSupport Radio about digital diplomacy, influencing the future of the digital world, internet governance and entrepreneurship. 

NetSupport Radio had the honour of hearing from Professor Sugata Mitra about his self-organised learning environments, the work he’s been doing with the Granny Cloud and what the future holds for how children will learn in years to come.

Russell Prue and Bob Harrison (former teacher, lecturer and college principal) reminisce about how Bett began, its evolution, the Bett Awards and how the newly-structured show is working out for 2020.

Listen back to NetSupport Radio's live broadcast from Day 4 of Bett 2020!

Radio host Russell Prue chats to James Clark from Learniture; Professor Steven Wheeler from Plymouth Marjon University together with Mark Anderson, ICT Evangelist; students from Lanchester EP and Birchwood Primary Schools; Jon Samuel from Primrose Hill Primary School; Nicole Ponsford from The Gender Equality Collective; and Ian Rockey from Westwood with Iford Primary School commenting on his students' takeover of NetSupport Radio.

NetSupport Radio was delighted to chat to Professor Stephen Heppell at Bett 2020 and hear all about the Learnometer boxes that, after five years of prototyping, are now available as a product for schools. The boxes monitor classroom environments to help schools create optimal environments for learning – and a new initiative of Bring Your Own Plant is a part of it!

Myles is a specialist SEND technology consultant who provides assessment, training and strategy advice to a wide range of settings.

He talks to NetSupport Radio about the products he’s excited about at Bett 2020, as well as his plans for the coming year that include assisting with raising the profile of disabled people in the Lebanon and a series of educational webinars with the British Assistive Technology Association.

Executive headteacher, Helen Price, and Director of Finance, Caroline Behann, from Hampton Academies Trust discuss the challenges presented by making the budget stretch to meet everyone's priorities - and how their all-through school came about.

Headteacher of Dogsthorpe Infants' School, Becky Waters, and Reception Learning and Teaching Manager, Rachel Jordan, talk about the impact that using observations and assessment solution, ReallySchool, has had in their classrooms and on their workloads.