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Welcome to another great conversation with Andy Earp, our Technical Support Manager at NetSupport. In this episode of Product Insights with NetSupport, we explore our fantastic product, NetSupport Service Desk and explore how it can help you manage and support all of the queries, requests and other issues that colleagues bring to the technical IT support team. NetSupport Service desk is a feature...

Al Kingsley chats about his observations of the show so far On the final day of the event, Al Kingsley and Russell mull over how it’s been. As the first in-person Bett show for two years draws to a close, NetSupport’s CEO, Al Kingsley, and NetSupport Radio host Russell Prue talk about what’s been going on over the past two days. Al mentions that there’s a feeling that schools are at the point wher...

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 to...

Parenting Coach, Sue Atkins, talks bout children’s and parents’ lockdown experiences NetSupport Radio was lucky enough to get an interview with parenting coach, Sue Atkins! A former deputy headteacher, Sue is the ‘On the sofa’ guru for This Morning on ITV and has appeared on BBC radio, Disney Junior, Good Morning Britain and many more. She chats to Russell Prue about the impact of lockdowns on chi...

Always a passionate advocate of all things educational, Lord Jim Knight chatted to Russell Prue about what he’s been up to lately, the perils of social media (and the problems of regulating it), and the three elements he’d like to see instilled into the National Curriculum: caring for oneself, caring for others and caring for the natural environment. @LordJimKnight  

NetSupport Radio at Bett 2022 – Day 3 NetSupport Radio host, Russell Prue, does us proud with all the fantastic interviews on Day 3 of Bett 2022! There’s lots to look forward to in this broadcast, including informative chats with none other than education expert Lord Jim Knight and parenting guru, Sue Atkins! We also hear from Al Kingsley and Kelly Hanaghan about how wellbeing is key to recovery f...

Day 2 of Bett and things are hotting up! Al Kingsley chats to Russell Prue… The dynamic duo chat about their impressions of the show so far, the visitors, the engagement and conversations that are going on, plus what will be happening on the NetSupport stand throughout the day.  www.netsupportsoftware.com   @AlKingsley_Edu  

#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...

Russell Prue chats to the Natterhub ambassadors from Maidwell Primary School Molly, Charlotte, Ava and Amber are Year 5 and 6 students from Maidwell Primary School who have been helping to promote Natterhub at Bett. They chat to Russell about their impressions of the show and explain to him how Natterhub’s solution helps children to be safer online. https://natterhub.com/   @natterhub

Russell Prue talks to actor Gemma Oaten about her role with the SEED charity Having experienced an eating disorder herself as a young person, Gemma is using her platform as an actor to raise awareness and promote the SEED charity established by her mum as a result of their combined experiences as a sufferer and a parent. The charity aims to supply educational toolkits for primary and secondary sch...

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 ‘...

Assessment reforms are needed to best serve students Matt Wingfield from the e-Assessment Association explains the mission to transform the pen-and-paper exam process and bring it into line with how students learn throughout their whole school careers – with technology.  He chats to NetSupport Radio about the need for policy change in the curriculum to be able to make significant changes to the as...

NetSupport Radio at Bett 2022 – Day 2 There were some fantastic interviews happening on NetSupport Radio on Day 2 of Bett 2022! Not only did our superb host Russell Prue have the chance to chat to Professor Stephen Heppell about changing education for the better with new ways of thinking, but actress Gemma Oaten – yes, from Emmerdale! – popped along for an interview too! She is Patron of the SEED...

Contemplative photography for primary school pupils   Russell Prue interviews Maria Wojciechowska-Caneda, his colleague from LearnRadio.net , about her company, Arco Iris Learning, which provides creative and contemplative photography sessions for primary school pupils. It is perfect for nurturing mindfulness, self-confidence and creativity, while teaching pupils photography skills.  https://www.a...

A little insight into the thinking behind i3-Technologies…   Mark Anderson chats to Wolfgang Soeldner about his role as Global Head of Education at i3-Technologies. A former school IT director, Wolfgang explains the thinking behind the company’s interactive flat panel displays for classrooms and their tools to promote edtech within education – and shares how show-goers can win the panel featured o...

Bringing education to life(size) with TeachRex   TeachRex is all about bringing context to education for primary school pupils with life-size dinosaur, dragon and gorilla costumes! Joe Parsonage, co-founder of the company, explains how the costumes help to fire up pupils’ creativity, promote good SPAG and lead them into thematic writing (in association with Pobble).  https://teachrex.co.uk/   @tea...

Cypher Learning’s learning platform has AI infused throughout!   Alina from Cypher Learning talks to Russell Prue about how its learning platform supports teachers by recognising students’ skills and providing recommendations of content to help them progress. It also assists teachers with lesson design and course planning – it really is a smart learning assistant!  https://www.cypherlearning.com/...

James Garnett, EdTech Demonstrator Programme Lead, talks about its value for schools   Nobody quite knew what to do when the pandemic lockdowns hit, but the EdTech Demonstrator Programme was on hand to support schools, helping them to make the best use of their technology as education switched to remote provision.   James Garnett, the Programme Lead of the EdTech Demonstrator Programme, explains t...

Assistive technology that can help everyone, from Caption. Ed   Captions are vital to ensure inclusion and Caption. Ed is making all sorts of sectors more accessible with its live captioning technology. Richard Purcell, CEO of the company, explains to Russell Prue the work that has gone into refining the solution to recognise accents and specialist terms, as well as the various sectors that are us...

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 Pr...

Creating learning experiences helps students to be better writers, says Tim Eagling of Time Capsule Education   Former Primary school teacher and English Lead, Tim Eagling, chats to Russell Prue about the realisation that younger pupils need a deeper understanding of topics to be able to write about them with conviction. His company, Time Capsule Education, aims to do just that with scaffolded lea...

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. 

As Bett 2022 opens, Al Kingsley chats to Russell Prue!   Everyone is excited to be back at Bett in person for the first time in two years and NetSupport’s CEO, Al Kingsley, is no exception. Al 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 chai...

Here’s your chance to listen back to the live NetSupport Radio broadcast from the first day of Bett 2022! Host Russell Prue had some inspiring chats with a range of tech and non-tech education solutions providers, including those from TeachRex, Cypher Learning, Caption. ED, Commonsense Education, Time Capsule Education, Arco Iris Learning and i3-Technologies. In addition, there’s an informative in...