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Ian Rockey, Headteacher at Westwood-with-Iford Primary School, joins Al Kingsley on NetSupport Radio to chat about activities at Bett 2020.

Presenting at Bett in NetSupport’s Speaker Zone on Friday 24th January at noon, Ian will be discussing, “Developing confidence and resilience through education radio”. 

Ian explains: “Though using education radio and our school radio station, the children behind the mic - producing and creating their own content as well as engaging with an audience - have developed real confidence and resilience.”

Ian’s school radio station has an audience of 12,000 per month and the students from Westwood-with-Iford Primary School will be taking a turn on NetSupport Radio to broadcast their own content at Bett 2020.

Ben Whitaker, Director of Edufuturists and Google Certified Educator, Trainer and Innovator, joins Al Kingsley on NetSupport Radio to talk about activities at Bett 2020.

Presenting at Bett in NetSupport’s Speaker Zone on Wednesday 22nd January at 1pm, Ben will be discussing, “Embedding technology into your culture”. 

Ben explains: “Based on the research I did earlier in the year, I will look at the reasons why edtech gatekeepers say no to new investment or maybe invest in the wrong edtech, and how to overcome these and convince them it’s worth the time, money and effort.”

Paul Tullock (eLearning and Computing Lead at Richardson Dees Primary School) features on NetSupport Radio’s Five in Five – where education sector experts share their five hints or tips on a chosen topic.   

Paul discusses with Al Kingsley his five tips for using iPads more effectively in primary schools – from setting up to maximising their use. He talks about:

1. Getting your set-up right from the very start 
2. Sharing the accessible features with your students, such as the in-built Speak Screen, dictation tools and more
3. The benefits of selecting a set of core apps applicable to all lessons 
4. Teaching children the tech skills they need and then combining this skill with learning lesson content
5. Enabling digital leaders to help lead learning with other students – and teachers! 

An eLearning and Computing Lead at Richardson Dees Primary School and an Apple 2017 Distinguished Educator, Paul Tullock joins Al Kingsley on NetSupport Radio (the official broadcaster of Bett 2020) to discuss his presentation on the NetSupport stand.

Paul comments, “As part of my role, I set up a lot of school with iPads and I always get asked the same question: is there a good app for X or Y? And so, my presentation will focus on one app and how it can be used in several creative ways and across the curriculum.

Paul will be presenting on stand NL44 at 4pm on Thursday 23rd January."

Martin Bailey, Director of Animate2Educate and a Digital Enrichment Leader at Lanchester EP Primary School, as well as a lecturer at Durham University, joins Al Kingsley on NetSupport Radio to discuss his presentation at the NetSupport Speaker Zone at Bett 2020. 

Presenting at 1pm on Thursday 23rd January, Martin will discuss “A ‘Deep Dive’ into Primary Computing”. Martin explains, “It’s a hot topic at the moment from the changes added to the Ofsted framework in September and I’m hoping it will be a whistle-stop guide for someone who is maybe a coordinator and is a bit daunted by changes, terminology and what might be involved – hopefully putting people’s minds at ease.”

Bukky Yusuf, a Senior Leader, teacher of secondary sciences to A level students and Ambassador for Leadership Matters (amongst many other roles), joins Al Kingsley on NetSupport Radio to discuss her current roles and forthcoming activities at Bett 2020.

Bukky has recently been appointed as an interim co-chair of the EdTech Leadership Group to support the Government’s EdTech strategy. She explains, “We are trying to bring about a cohesive and well-connected strategy to bring the Government EdTech strategy to life. What makes it unusual is that there is representation from industry as well as education, who can look at some of the challenges and the solutions edtech companies can bring about so that we move the edtech agenda forward in the UK.”

Bukky will also be presenting on the NetSupport stand NL44 on Thursday 12pm, to discuss ‘Loving and Leading EdTech’. Bukky comments, “Particularly, in education, when you talk about the use of tech, people think it’s a standalone thing like an interactive whiteboard or Chromebook/iPad. We live in a digital era, so it’s about the skills you can transfer from one aspect to another.”

Russell Prue interviews Sir David Carter (Executive Director of System Leadership at Ambition Institute) on NetSupport Radio about his forthcoming presentation at Bett 2020.

Sir David (@Carter6D) talks about ‘The importance of leadership’ and will outline why it’s imperative that we encourage intelligent and capable leaders to enter into leadership roles in our schools.

Graham Brown-Martin (@GrahamBM) is a leader in the field of foresight and anticipatory research that brings together social, political and technological trends to consider how we need to ready ourselves for the future. 

He chats to Russell Prue about hosting an interactive session at Bett 2020 called, “The future of work, society and learning – of preparing learners for tomorrow” (along with his special guests from the London Interdisciplinary School and School 21), which intends to generate and share ideas about how best to prepare students for the future.

Russell Prue (@russellprue), founder of Anderton Tiger Broadcasting (and Bett 2020 host of NetSupport Radio!) chats to Al Kingsley (@AlKingsley_Edu) and shares five reasons why schools should consider taking part in radio broadcasting with their students.

With an increasing emphasis on pupil voice, school radio is the perfect platform for students to firstly, find their voice and, secondly, improve their confidence through speaking. Russell mentions how this can raise self-esteem – giving students a focus and an opportunity to shine. Of course, thinking on your feet as a broadcaster needs creative thinking, and radio is a great way to practise and hone those skills. 

Listen to the chat to find out more!

Karl Denton (@dentonkarl), IT Manager at St Bede Academy, chats to Al Kingsley (@AlKingsley_Edu) on NetSupport Radio’s Five in Five series – where education sector experts share their five hints or tips on a chosen topic.

Without an IT network that works smoothly and efficiently, it would be difficult - or even impossible - for schools to run learning applications without interruption. As a network manager of a school Trust, Karl is perfectly placed to share his five tips. Knowing what devices you have and monitoring them constantly, to being proactive, drawing up procedures and communicating well with teams across the school, are all things that Karl has found can help the IT in your school run smoothly. Listen to the chat to find out more!