Welcome to the third episode of our What Matters in Edtech series, supported by Bett. This series is all about the things that matter in education, and how and when tech might help. 

This week’s episode is all about Wellbeing. Released this year, the Teacher Wellbeing Index 2019 highlighted stress and rising mental health issues across the sector. According to the index, 78% of all education professionals have experienced either behavioural, psychological or physical symptoms due to their work, with 60% not feeling confident that they could talk about mental health issues with their colleagues. 

In this episode, you will hear from a range of school leaders and teachers, wellbeing experts and coaches about what can and is being done to support an everyday approach to self, student and staff care. 

You can follow the conversation using #edtechpodcast and #Bett2020

If you feel overwhelmed the Education Support helpline is free and offers confidential emotional support on 08 triple 000 562561, or go to www.educationsupport.org.uk/

People

• Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech
• Ben Commins, Headteacher, Queens Park Primary School | Twitter: @commins_ben
• Maria Brosnan, Co-Founder, Striver | Twitter: @mariabrosnan
• Hannah Wilson, Head of Secondary School Teacher Training, University of Buckingham | Twitter: @ethical_leader
• Dan Roberts, Headteacher, Devonport High School for Boys | Twitter: @Danjjroberts
• Dawn Hallybone, Previously, Wellbeing Connected, Educational Consultant, 2SimpleSoftware | Twitter: @dawnhallybone

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Welcome to the next episode of our #voctechpodcast series!

This week I’m in conversation with David Shull, Head of Handshake UK and Europe. Handshake work to make the student employability space or “bridge to work” better. In this episode, recorded earlier in the year, David and I chat about starting Handshake, the pain points for employers aiming to recruit students, and creating more opportunities for students no matter where they are located. 

We also have some snippets from Ian Hurd, who was out and about at the recent Ufi Voctech Showcase, chatting to MegaNexus, Nissan and Pembrokeshire College.

Thank you to Ufi Voctech Trust for supporting this series and vocational skills development in the UK, through their investments and grants in vocational technology. You can check out their work here.

You can follow the series conversation using #voctechpodcast and #voctech

Happy listening!

People

• Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech
• David Shull, Head, Handshake UK and Europe | Twitter: @dsshull
• Ian Hurd, Reporter and Presenter at The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @Ian_R_Hurd 
• Richard West, Meganexus @meganexusltd
• Dr Geoff Elliott, Learning and Technology Development Manager, Pembrokeshire College @PembsCollege
• Nissan Manufacturing UK @NissanUK

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Hello everyone and welcome to the fourth episode of our "The Edge" series, supported by Salesforce.Org. This series is all about new ways of doing things in Higher Education leadership and this week's episode is all about HigherEd & Tech in 2019 and beyond.

In our final #EdTechEdge episode of 2019, we ask Vice-chancellors and Presidents of Universities what their top concerns were in 2019, what they see coming online in 2025 and beyond. Plus, the role of technology in solving some of higher education’s challenges. You’ll hear about Brexit and international academic relations, university and perceived value, funding and mental health and wellbeing, and the online and physical campus.

You can follow the conversation using #EdtechEdge and #edtechpodcast

Happy listening and have an excellent week!

People

• Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech
• Jean-Noël Ezingeard, Vice-Chancellor, University of Roehampton, London | Twitter: @VC_Roehampton
• Rachel Gowers MBA, Director, Digital Institute London | Twitter: @StaffsUniDILdn
• Josep A. Planell, President, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya | Twitter: @UOCuniversitat 
• Sigbritt Karlsson, President, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden | Twitter: @SigbrittK 

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Welcome to the next episode of our #voctechpodcast series!

This week I’m in conversation with Shaun Gear from the Ministry of Education in New Zealand to talk about vocational learning reform. We talk about improving standards in vocational learning, how to involve the wider community outside of training providers and employers, and creating hubs of best practice.

Thank you to Ufi Voctech Trust for supporting this series and vocational skills development in the UK, through their investments and grants in vocational technology. You can check out their work here.

You can follow the series conversation using #voctechpodcast and #voctech

Happy listening!

People

• Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech
• Shaun Gear, Integration Adviser - Employer, Business and Industry - Parent Information and Community Intelligence, Ministry of Education New Zealand | Twitter: @ShaunGear1

Show Notes and References  

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Hello everyone and welcome to the third episode of our "The Edge" series, supported by Salesforce.Org. This series is all about new ways of doing things in Higher Education leadership.

This week's episode is all about Data. We’re in a LIVE discussion with University leaders covering the role of data in teaching, research, and student support. This episode was recorded at THE Live. We look at how data can be an impetus to positive change, what data black spots to avoid, and how to make sure that you are asking the right questions to get the best from data.

You can follow the conversation using #EdtechEdge and #edtechpodcast

Happy listening and have an excellent week!

People

• Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech
• Camille Kandiko Howson, Associate Professor of Education, Imperial College London | Twitter: @cbkandiko
• David Price, Vice-Provost of Research, UCL | Twitter: @DavidPriceUCL
• Jane Armstrong, Senior Director of EMEA Industry Solutions Higher Education, Salesforce | Twitter: @SalesforceOrg
• Paul Clark, Chief Executive, Higher Education Statistics Agency | Twitter: @pclarkhesa
• Simon Baker, Data Editor, THE | Twitter: @higherbaker

Show Notes and References  

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Welcome to the second episode of our What Matters in Edtech, supported by Bett. This series is all about the things that matter in education, and how and when tech might help. 

In this episode, we are looking at future tech and trends in teaching and learning. Predicting the future is notoriously difficult, but there is value to be drawn in sharing ideas on where time and energy is being focused and why. In this episode, we speak to a range of educators and edtech specialists, about what’s capturing their attention and why.

Big thanks to Redway Networks for sponsoring this week's episode. 

You can follow the conversation using #edtechpodcast and #Bett2020

People

• Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech
• Mark Martin, Computer Science Lead, South Bank Engineering UTC aka Urban Teacher | Twitter: @urban_teacher
• David Lefevre, Director of the EdTech Lab, Imperial College Business School | Twitter: @edtech_lab
• Charley Rogers, Editor, Education Technology | Twitter: @charley_rogers
• Graham Brown-Martin, Founder, Learning Without Frontiers (LWF) | Twitter: @grahambm
• Niko Lindholm, Program Director, Eduspaze | Twitter: @NikoLindholm
• Claire Buckler, Director of Learning Commons, Head of Department, Computing, Devonport High School for Boys | Twitter: @dhsblearn

Show Notes and References  

Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes 

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It's that time again! Welcome to the next episode of our #voctechpodcast series!

This week we are looking at investment in lifelong learning and workforce development. We chat with Marissa Lowman about Village Capital’s Future of Work and Learning accelerator program and Marissa’s background in early edtech ecosystem building. We then hear from Owen Henkel at Pearson Ventures, on the importance of venture capitalists having expertise in their investment areas. We also find out about Marissa’s and Owen’s past formative experiences in education.

Thank you to Ufi Charitable trust and Ufi Ventures for supporting this series and vocational skills development in the UK, through their investments and grants in vocational technology. You can check out their work here.

You can follow the series conversation using #voctechpodcast and #voctech

Happy listening!

People

• Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech
• Marissa Lowman, Head of Future of Work Practice, Village Capital | Twitter: @marissalowman
• Owen Henkel, Investment Director, Pearson | Twitter: @owen_henkel 

Show Notes and References  

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Hello everyone and welcome to the second episode of our "The Edge" series, supported by Salesforce.Org. This series is all about new ways of doing things in Higher Education leadership in an era of dizzying advanced computing. 

This week, we look at Equity, Equality & Diversity in Higher Ed Leadership. We delve into inclusive models of leadership, the role of digital in supporting or aggravating existing inequities in leadership, and what current leaders think will change the dial in diversity in Higher Education at the top, to the benefit of the sector.

You can follow the conversation using #EdtechEdge and #podcastedtech

Enjoy and have a great week!

People

• Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech
• Dr. Charles Prince, Director, Center for Student Success, University East London | Twitter: @DrCharlesLeads @UEL_News
• Karen A. Longman, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Higher Education, Program Director, Ph.D. in Higher Education, Azusa Pacific University, author of Perspectives on Women’s Higher Education Leadership from Around the World | Twitter: @KLongman 
• Janet Rafner, Director of Learning at ScienceAtHome, Center for Hybrid Intelligence at Aarhus University | Twitter: @jrafner

Show Notes and References  

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Welcome to this first episode of our newest series, What Matters in Edtech, supported by Bett. This series is all about the things that matter in education, and how and when tech might help. 

In the first episode, we are looking at Inclusion and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). 

We look at those working across teaching, learning and research supporting those with special educational needs and disabilities. We look at how their efforts are making way for better identification of learning needs, better innovation in assistive technology, and more inclusion in the classroom, at a time when grade pressure is charged with marginalising SEND learners.

Thank you to Bett for supporting this series. 

You can follow the series conversation using #edtechpodcast

People

• Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech
• John Galloway, Inclusion and SEND Specialist, Tower Hamlets | Twitter: @johngalloway 
• Dr. Duncan Astle, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge | Twitter: @DuncanAstle
• Sarah Jones, Year 3 and 4 teacher, Head and SENDco at Norham St Ceolwulf’s Church of England First School at Berwick Upon Tweed | Twitter: @Miss_Jones_83
• Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Global Head of Accessibility, Microsoft | Twitter: @jennylayfluffy
• Helen Caldwell, Senior Lecturer in Education (ITE - ICT), University of Northampton | Twitter: @helencaldwel
• Leena Haque, Senior UX Designer & BBC Neurodiversity Lead | Twitter: @L1LHulk
• Sean Gilroy, Head of Cognitive Design, BBC | Twitter: @S67Sean

 Show Notes and References  

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Welcome to the next episode in our #voctechpodcast series!

Beam is the world’s first crowdfunding platform that helps people from disadvantaged backgrounds train up and get into rewarding work. In this weeks episode, we talk to Beam's CEO, Alex Stephany, about crowdfunding for social good, and the importance of grit, alongside training, education and support networks. 

We also run the first of our FE features where our presenter, Ian Hurd is in conversation with Rory Meredith, Head Of School for Creative Industries at Coleg y Cymoedd and Visiting Lecturer at the University of South Wales. They talk about preparing for the future in FE. 

Thank you to Ufi Charitable trust and Ufi Ventures for supporting this series. Go and check out their fine work in developing innovative vocational technology to support workplace skills development. 

You can follow the series conversation using #voctechpodcast and #voctech

Enjoy and have an excellent week!

People

• Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech
• Alex Stephany, CEO, Beam | Twitter: @AlexStephany
• Rory Meredith, Head Of School for Creative Industries, Coleg y Cymoedd and Visiting Lecturer, University of South Wales | Twitter: @rorym4music
• Ian Hurd, Presenter, The Edtech Podcast | Twitter @Ian_R_Hurd

 Show Notes and References  

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