NetSupport Radio (powered by Anderton Tiger) was delighted to be designated as the official broadcaster at Bett 2022, ensuring that those who couldn’t attend the show could still take part and hear from the experts there!
Seasoned radio host, Russell Prue, did a sterling job of interviewing all sorts of interesting people about all kinds of education-related topics – and we think this was NetSupport Radio’s best Bett show broadcast yet!
Here are just some of the people we talked to during the three days of the show…
As Bett 2022 opens, Al Kingsley chats to Russell Prue
Everyone was excited to be back at Bett in person for the first time in two years and NetSupport’s CEO, Al Kingsley, was no exception. He talks to Russell about the question that’s on everyone’s lips this year, which is, “What’s next for edtech?”. He also explains the importance of looking after student and staff wellbeing in the Trust he chairs, and chats about his plans for the event.
Listen to Al’s interview here.
Common Sense Education aims to keep students safe online with digital citizenship resources
These aren’t just digital citizenship resources, but FREE digital citizenship resources! Newly established with a London office, American company Common Sense Education has localised all its US digital citizenship content and made it available for UK teachers and students. Jenna Khanna talks to Russell Prue about how this has been achieved and the benefits for the students in an increasingly digital world.
Listen to Jenna’s interview here.
Year 6 students from Primrose Hill school in Salford talk about their school radio station
Patrick, Skye, James and Tallea, along with their teacher, Mr Samuels, talk to Russell about his favourite topic: school radio! Mr Samuels also pays NetSupport Radio a surprise visit on Day 1 of Bett and shares his thoughts on the event as an edtech teacher.
#HeadTeacherChat’s founders talk about how their interaction with headteachers has evolved
#HeadTeacherChat began six years ago on Twitter when former head teachers, Jonathan and Lucy Coy, found that other head teachers had lots of questions but nobody to give them the answers. Their Twitter following escalated when they started sharing free resources and now, they have just launched their website…
Listen to #HeadTeacherChat’s interview here.
Simon Blower (aka ‘Mr Pobble’) talks about the role of inspiration in children’s writing
One of founders of Pobble, the initiative to transform children’s writing, Simon explains how it is a resource for teachers to inspire children’s written work. With teaching resources for every year group, it aims to share and celebrate students’ writing and turn them into published authors. (He explains the ‘Mr Pobble’ bit too!).
Listen to Simon’s interview here.
Kelly Hannaghan talks about enhancing parental engagement
Mental health and wellbeing consultant, Kelly Hannaghan talks about the importance of parental engagement and how she has been working to develop safe spaces for parental support, especially in this post-pandemic era. Education has changed a great deal over the last two years, and it has sometimes been difficult for parents to remain on top of all the changes, so providing the support to empower them is proving really beneficial.