CONTENTS Dear Reader,


Welcome to the latest issue of Education Today. We have a bumper issue for you, and given the return of Bett to London’s ExCel this month, we’re focusing on the use of technology in the classroom, with four features on the subject. In the first we hear from classroom charging specialists LapSafe, while in our second Jonathan Moore, Education Consultant at SMART Technologies, looks at active learning and the role technology can play in supporting it. In our third feature Janice Prandstatter, Senior Education Consultant at Promethean, discusses UK schools’ approach to technology and offers valuable insight drawn from the company’s recently released State of the Nation report; and last but not least, Graham Glass, CEO at Cypher Learning, explains how technology can be used in the classroom to improve the provision of education and support for students with SEND. We also have two features for you this month on recruitment, the first from Ben Welton, Education and Managed Services Director of IT Services at Sharp UK, and the second from Anna Butler, Executive Lead for People and Development at Mowbray Education Trust.


Elsewhere we have all our regulars on hand to offer insight and advice, while our View from the classroom feature this month features Danielle Stone, a SENCO and Mental Health Lead at North West London Jewish Day School. Remember, we love to hear from you, you can get in touch with us via Twitter @ EdTodayMag, as well as by phone or email – or why not come to see us at Bett, we’re on stand NJ91 and we’d love to see you!


Enjoy the issue!


Jonathan Swift Managing Editor


In this issue... 04-10 NEWS


Selected stories from the UK education scene this month


11 VIEWS


With Dave Smith of BESA; and Charlotte Rowley on leadership


12 WELLBEING


With Mark Solomons, Founder of Welbee 14 BESA CORNER


With BESA members The Create Education Project and Tes


16-18 VIEW FROM THE CLASSROOM


We hear from Danielle Stone, Mental Health Lead at North West London Jewish Day School 19 CONTRIBUTORS


With Lynn Kearney and Kirsty Bertenshaw 20-25 VIEWS & OPINION


Featuring comment and insight from the UK education sector


26-31 BETT SHOW HIGHLIGHTS


We showcase some of the exhibitors at the 2023 EdTech extravaganza


32-33 FEATURE FOCUS: CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY


With classroom charging specialists LapSafe


34-35 FEATURE FOCUS: CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY


Featuring Jonathan Moore, Education Consultant at SMART Technologies.


36-37 FEATURE FOCUS: CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY


Featuring Janice Prandstatter, Senior Education Consultant at Promethean


38-39 FEATURE FOCUS: CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY


With Graham Glass, CEO at Cypher Learning 40 FEATURE: RECRUITMENT


We hear from Ben Welton, Education and Managed Services Director of IT Services, Sharp UK


41 RECRUITMENT


Selected job opportunities from soccialy.com/ 42-43 FEATURE: RECRUITMENT


With Anna Butler, Executive Lead for People and Development at Mowbray Education Trust


44-45 BUILDINGS, MAINTENANCE AND REFURBISHMENT 46-49 IN OTHER NEWS


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ON THE COVER....


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