NetSupport Radio

NetSupport is back once again at Bett 2020 and its MD, Al Kingsley, chats to Russell Prue about what visitors can expect to see on stand NL44 (NetSupport Radio, Speaker Zone, product updates, a little blue pig – and more!), his initial reactions to the new zoned approach of the show and what he’s looking forward to seeing at the event…

Listen back to NetSupport Radio’s live broadcast from Day 1 of Bett 2020!  Host with the most, Russell Prue, gets the low-down on the Bett show experience with NetSupport’s MD, Al Kingsley; talks to Will Few from the Internet Watch Foundation about the progress it is making in its mission to stop inappropriate child images appearing online; and chats to Kat Cauchi and Gary Perkins from ReallySchoo...

Kat Cauchi, Product Manager for ReallySchool and former Primary School Teacher at Dogsthorpe Infant School, joins Al Kingsley on NetSupport Radio to discuss activities at Bett 2020. Presenting at Bett in NetSupport’s Speaker Zone on Friday 24th January at 1pm, Kat will be discussing her “Top 5 tips for saving time in the primary classroom,” and will be evaluating how certain tools such as ReallySc...

Dr Ger Graus OBE and Global Director of KidZania, talks to Russell Prue on NetSupport Radio about KidZania and his upcoming talk at Bett 2020.  He explains, “It’s KidZania’s 20th birthday and we now have 30 cities for children globally, with a plan for another 20 or so in the next 10 years. KidZania is a city for children aged 4-14, where they can practice, think, dream and aspire about the world...

We’re now several episodes into NetSupport Radio’s Five in Five series, where education experts give us a quick insight into their specialist area by sharing five quick tips – all in five minutes (or thereabouts). The latest episode sees Al Kingsley speaking to eSafety Adviser, Alan Mackenzie.  Alan chats to Al about his five top tips for teaching online safety to students: Concentrate on the posi...

Dr Alison Clark-Wilson joins Russell Prue on NetSupport Radio to discuss her roles, education passions and talk at Bett 2020. As a former school maths teacher, teacher trainer and researcher, Alison is currently working at University College London, using existing research to support edtech entrepreneurs in understanding whether what they are developing is going to have the desired impact – as wel...

Tony Sheppard (Head of Services at GDPR in Schools ) features on NetSupport Radio’s Five in Five – where education sector experts share their five hints or tips on a chosen topic. Tony discusses with Al Kingsley his five tips for keeping data safe: Know who is responsible for data protection Be clear on what should or should not be on show at parents’ evenings  Identify who can be the school’s DPO...

Adam Chase , a Y5 teacher and Computer Lead at Bury LA, 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 2pm, Adam will be discussing the topic, “Deepening understanding of computing”. Adam explains: “It’s in the vein of the unplugged learning – which has always been associated with the programmin...

Kat Cauchi ( ReallySchool Product Manager and a former primary school teacher at Dogsthorpe Infant School) features on NetSupport Radio’s Five in Five – where education sector experts share their five hints or tips on a chosen topic.  Kat discusses with Al Kingsley her five tips for engaging parents in primary schools and recommends: Using technology to your advantage when keeping busy parents in...

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 be...

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 t...

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: Getting your set-up right from the...

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? An...

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 to...

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,...

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...

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.

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, improv...

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 networ...

Russell Prue recently caught up with Dr Neelam Parmar ( @neelamaparmar1 ), Director of E-Learning at Ashford School, United Learning, ahead of her three Bett 2020 speaker slots at January’s show.  Dr Parmar gives Russell an overview of her background in digital innovation, pedagogy and teaching and learning – plus an overview of each of her talks, which will cover the importance of having a digita...

Eve Harper (Bett UK Event Director), Al Kingsley (MD of NetSupport and Chair of a Multi Academy Trust) and host, Russell Prue (Anderton Tiger Broadcasting), get together to discuss NetSupport Radio and Bett 2020. From interviews with top education and edtech experts (including speakers from Bett’s theatres), music, chat and interactive slots, NetSupport Radio will be sharing the latest activity ac...

In the second episode of our new Five in Five series (where education specialists share five top tips about education-related topics all in five minutes) we are pleased to welcome Mark Anderson, ICT Evangelist ( @ICTEvangelist ). Mark chats to Al Kingsley ( @AlKingsley_Edu ) and reveals some features of your existing technology that you can use in your classrooms. From Google Dice (to support anal...

Welcome to the first episode of our new Five in Five mini series, where education specialists share five top tips about education-related topics - all in five minutes! In this first podcast, Al Kingsley ( @AlKingsley_Edu ) interviews year 5 teacher and Computing Lead, Adam Chase ( @ _geekyteacher ), who shares five of his favourite apps to get Primary School kids started with coding... Starting wi...

Radio broadcaster Russell Prue chats to NetSupport's MD, Al Kingsley, live at the National Education Show in Cardiff about their plans to team up again for NetSupport Radio at Bett 2020. Russell and Al chat about the fact that, for the first time ever, NetSupport Radio (powered by Anderton Tiger) will be the official broadcaster of the Bett Show!  There are always so many great things to cele...

Radio broadcaster Russell Prue chats to Mark Anderson (ICT Evangelist) and Al Kingsley (NetSupport MD) live at the National Education Show in Cardiff about their new ‘Guide to Creating a Digital Strategy for Education’. The guide is broken down into easy-to-read, manageable chunks – with top tips highlighting the key things to look at in the different areas to help schools make choices that have i...