Bett UK

22-24 January 2025

Bett Brasil

23-26 April 2024

Bett Asia

4-5 October 2023

Bett 2024 Agenda

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TableTalks

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Sign up open 8-12 Jan.

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    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 1 ' supported by Intel
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 2
    • Wellbeing
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 3
    • Wellbeing
    TableTalks
    Topic 4
    • Wellbeing
    TableTalks
    Topic 5
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 6
    • Sustainability
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 7 ' supported by Lenovo
    • Sustainability
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 8
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    TableTalks
    Topic 9
    • Higher Education
    TableTalks
    Topic 10
The Arena

Hosted by Charlene White

Arena opening times:

24 Jan - 8.30am

25-26 Jan - 8.45am

    • Wellbeing
    The Arena
    Join Dame Darcey Bussell DBE as she discusses how important it is for both children and adults to understand the benefits of keeping active to improve overall health and wellbeing.
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    The Arena
    Welcome back to Bett!
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Wellbeing
    • Skills
    • Leadership
    The Arena
    Documentary maker Louis Theroux talks to hip hop star Loyle Carner about his ADHD diagnosis, how he made it a superpower, and the role of his mum, a SEND teacher.
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    The Arena
    How do we collectively think our way through complex and challenging times?
    In collaboration with Microsoft
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    The Arena
    Kay Firth-Butterfield, a global authority on AI and governance, will address the importance of governance when using AI with vulnerable populations
    • Sustainability
    The Arena
    Hear from Lenovo and European Schoolnet about how they're inspiring teachers and learners to find solutions to the environmental crisis through STEM-based activities.
    In collaboration with Lenovo
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    The Arena
    HP and UNESCO discuss the global teacher crisis, the role of Edtech, and predictions for the future of the sector.
    • Wellbeing
    The Arena
    From Beethoven to Bizet: Horizon, a string quartet from the UK's creative conservatoire, play for Bett wellbeing lunchtime sessions
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Wellbeing
    • Leadership
    The Arena
    In conversation with Arena host Charlene White, renowned scholar Jason Arday will explore the role of technology in supporting a more diverse, inclusive and socially just education system.
    • Innovation
    The Arena
    An exploration of AI's emerging influence in the educational landscape with Goodnotes and Lord Jim Knight
    In collaboration with Goodnotes
    • Wellbeing
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    The Arena
    Embracing technology to save time with different admin tasks can empower teachers to be more creative with their students.
    • Sustainability
    • Skills
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Innovation
    The Arena
    UK schoolchildren present solutions for meeting the United Nations SDGs
Teaching & Learning
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Skills
    Teaching & Learning
    Join Apple for an exciting session where you will learn tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your iPad in the classroom.
    In partnership with Apple
    • Skills
    Teaching & Learning
    Learn how European primary and secondary schools shared practice and developed new blended learning approaches to support their students' learning.
  1. Teaching & Learning
    Hear from the SCAT team and how they tackle innovation in the AI area to impact teaching and learning and improve efficiencies across the trust.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
    • Skills
    Teaching & Learning
    An engaging international panel highlighting opportunities for overcoming the growing skills gap, including the Intel Skills for Innovation Initiative.
    In collaboration with Intel
    • Wellbeing
    • Skills
    Teaching & Learning
    This panel discussion will explore the factors contributing to emotionally-based school avoidance (EBSA) and discuss how to develop strategies, and use data, to reduce its occurrence and impact on young people.
    • Skills
    Teaching & Learning
    Join us to hear how learning through play engages both students and teachers while providing the foundation of a holistic, future-ready skillset.
    In collaboration with LEGO Education
    • Skills
    Teaching & Learning
    This session shares examples of how creative digital tools can support young people's learning across the curriculum in primary and secondary school.
    • Skills
    Teaching & Learning
    Oxford Owl storyteller, Chip Colquhoun, shares advice and skills to help you guide reluctant readers towards becoming recreational readers.
Tech User Labs

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Sign up opens 8 Jan.

  1. Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 8: Join us for a fun and interactive workshop where you'll learn about the potential of personalized learning and AI
    In collaboration with Microsoft
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 9: Learn how to align the people, processes, and technology needed to take charge of your siloed data and put it to use it achieve your strategic goals. Take the next step of your data journey with AWS.
    In collaboration with AWS
  2. Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 8: Learn how to use Minecraft for coding and AI education. Explore the CS progression and Hour of Code: Generation AI.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  3. Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 9: Get a preview of the new Aruba Central, a cloud-based networking solution that empowers you with AI-powered insights, intuitive visualizations, workflow automation, and edge-to-cloud security to manage campus, branch, remote, data center, and IoT networks from one dashboard.
    In Collaboration with HPE Aruba
  4. Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 8: Connect, express, and learn with Microsoft Reflect. Guide students to grow, cope, and excel.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
Global Futures
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    Join us at this fast-paced energetic showcase of the most promising EdTech startups from all over the world, selected from hundreds of companies, to present their product and compelling vision to transform education.
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    Hear advice and tips from successful EdTech founders.
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    Hear from a brilliant mix of UK and international EdTech startups looking to disrupt the education landscape with their innovative and ground-breaking products.
  1. Global Futures
    Hear from a brilliant mix of UK and international EdTech startups looking to disrupt the education landscape with their innovative and ground-breaking products.
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    As the global education and technology landscape rapidly evolves, Latin America is emerging as a region of unparalleled potential. In a world where building bridges is paramount, Latin America exemplifies the concept of expanding the table rather than creating walls.
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    Calling all EdTech companies! The US EdTech market is as big as it is complex. Find out how to make an impact on 54 million students across the pond.
    In collaboration with First Step Advisors
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    This panel discussion will explore the key findings of a survey conducted by CONTEXT amongst educators, policy makers, and leading suppliers in Southeast Asia.
  2. Global Futures
Ahead - Auditorium
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    From how we work to what we learn and how we learn, AI is having a huge impact ' with more change to come.
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    Explore how learning science can help us identify opportunities for using AI to improve learning for all.
    In collaboration with Glean
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    A vision for the future of learning, this session includes a live demo of AI-powered NOLEJ, and a customer's journey
    In collaboration with NOLEJ
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    Discover how Microsoft and Class are teaming up to facilitate active learning, collaboration, and engagement in synchronous online classes.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    An exploration of how generative AI will shape the curriculum, skills development, and workplace readiness.
    • Skills
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    This fireside chat will explore the key skills challenges facing the country and how universities and employers can work together to meet them.
    • Wellbeing
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    Hear from a campaigner and entrepreneur on how her lived experiences shaped her education and inspired her to create more inclusive spaces
Ahead - Sandbox
    • Wellbeing
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    The true story of how cyber criminals were foiled after they stole sensitive data from a school's IT network, demanding payment.
    In collaboration with Acronis
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Exploring the pivotal role startup ventures can play in fostering learning and business innovation at universities.
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Join Meta and Bodyswaps for a discussion about training students using immersive technologies.
    In collaboration with Meta
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Dr. John Collick will examine how education technology can be used to facilitate fluid learning spaces on and off campus, in Higher Education and TVET.
    In collaboration with Promethean
    • Sustainability
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Our UK-based user panel will discuss using usage data to improve your National Student Survey score while reducing your spend
    In collaboration with LabStats
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Explore London South Bank University's success story in overcoming student attrition using Salesforce CRM data
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Find out how tools built on large language models work and how you can make one for yourself or your students with or without code.
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Explore AI's impact on Higher Education through personalised learning, admin efficiency and global collaboration while discussing challenges, ethics, and responsible AI
Esports @ Bett
    • Skills
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Innovation
    Esports @ Bett
    What do your students know already that you need to know? Discover a once in a once-in-a-generation opportunity to develop a future-facing curriculum
    • Skills
    Esports @ Bett
    Join Dell Technologies and our expert panelists as we explore how esports can help close the skills gap, we're facing in the digital age job market.
    In collaboration with Dell
    • Futures
    • Innovation
    Esports @ Bett
    This session will explore how schools and universities can leverage the power of RUCKUS Networks to create a robust, high-performance network infrastructure
    In collaboration with RUCKUS Networks
  1. Esports @ Bett
    Discover how accessibility in video games enables, encourages, and enriches development and well-being in the lives of gamers.
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Wellbeing
    • Innovation
    Esports @ Bett
    Esports is becoming the focus of many European education institutions, but gaming is only a small part of program success. Discover the full scope of what esports can offer.
    In collaboration with Lenovo
    • Innovation
    Esports @ Bett
    Leading heads and professionals share their top tips for getting esports onto your school's curriculum
  2. Esports @ Bett
    Esports @ Bett is proud to host teams from across the UK's schools and colleges in our competitive gaming tournament; the Bett Esports Student Champs.
    In collaboration with Dell
Tech in Action
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    Participants will hear more about how to elevate student motivation and curiosity as part of everyday classroom practice with iPad, whilst encouraging students of all ages to organise their thinking, solve problems and personalise learning with real world relevance.
    In collaboration with Academia
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    Learn how the latest security technologies help shield people and data and speed recovery from increasingly complex and frequent cyberattacks.
    In collaboration with Intel
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Wellbeing
    Tech in Action
    Promote student involvement in extra-curricular activities, monitor progress and provide evidence of inclusion and enrichment using Avalon Achieve.
    In collaboration with Avalon
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Wellbeing
    Tech in Action
    Learn about a free, user-friendly screening tool and detailed report with immediate actionable interventions for educators, students, and guardians.
    In collaboration with TouchMath
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Leadership
    Tech in Action
    Join us to learn how your school or organisation can meet the new KCSIE regulations around filtering and monitoring when students are using devices on and off-site.
    In collabration with Lightspeed
  1. Tech in Action
    Cybersecurity is big news and can have a major impact on institutions, but what does all the vocabulary mean and what do you need to look out for?
    In collaboration with Jamf
    • Wellbeing
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    Join Tim Ward, former headteacher, to see five ways in which Arbor's MIS is designed to help your school or MAT in a post-Covid world.
    In collaboration with Arbor
    • Futures
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    Exploring the future of education tech, visiting capacity challenges in the digital era, safeguarding strategies, and the mobile learning revolution.
    In collaboration with Glide
    • Futures
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    Exploring the impact of iPad within a comprehensive digital strategy with The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership and Sync.
    In collaboration with Sync
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Wellbeing
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    Tech in Action
    Changing the way we assess could make life easier for educators while preparing learners for the future of work.
    In collaboration with BCS
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    Tech in Action
    Meet UK ClassDojo Teacher Ambassadors as they share how to maximise parental engagement and create joyful classrooms with ClassDojo.
    In collaboration with ClassDojo
Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
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  1. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Meet your everyday AI assistant. Microsoft Copilot can help you be more productive and boost creativity.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  2. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Come hear about the many new and exciting features available for 2024 in Microsoft Teams for Education! that can help teachers save time and be more efficient.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  3. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Learn about the latest AI updates from Microsoft that support personalization, saving time, and making learning more inclusive.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  4. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    In this fast-paced energetic session, you'll get an overview of the Microsoft Learning Accelerators and discover how these AI-powered tools coach and show individual student progress, saving teacher's time and enhancing individualised student learning. Sign up for a hands-on workshop to experience Learning Accelerator at Bett!
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  5. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Improve student reading fluency with Reading Progress and Reading Coach, plus new Bett announcements.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  6. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Learn how PowerSchool is collaborating with Microsoft to connect Azure Open AI Services to your core systems and comprehensive student / staff data.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  7. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Come discover how to combine the power of AI with the blocky world of Minecraft. Learn ways to enable students to solve intricate problems with unprecedented speed and creativity.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  8. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Explore how Microsoft's education tools help students achieve success with features for visual, auditory, mental health, and neurodiverse needs.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  9. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Learn about the latest AI updates from Microsoft that support personalization, saving time, and making learning more inclusive.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  10. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Hear from Jamie Teevan, Chief Scientist at Microsoft, who will share insights on the skills needed in the era of AI and how AI can transform learning.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  11. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Learn how to help students ace their presentations with Speaker Coach and Speaker Progress, Microsoft's tools for boosting communication skills and confidence.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  12. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Come hear proactive steps to stay secure, defend against threats with Microsoft 365 Defender, and keep students safe with Microsoft Purview.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  13. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    AI skills are built on a strong foundation of information literacy. Hear how to use Search Progress and Coach to teach information literacy, while keeping students safer online.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  14. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Meet your everyday AI assistant. Microsoft Copilot can help you be more productive and boost creativity.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  15. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Come learn about Flip, as a no-cost video assessment tool, and Copilot, as tools for adapting your assessment practice for a future-ready classroom.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
TableTalks

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Sign up open 8-12 Jan.

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    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 1 ' supported by Intel
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 2
    • Wellbeing
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 3
    • Wellbeing
    TableTalks
    Topic 4
    • Wellbeing
    TableTalks
    Topic 5
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 6
    • Sustainability
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 7 ' supported by Lenovo
    • Sustainability
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 8
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    TableTalks
    Topic 9
    • Higher Education
    TableTalks
    Topic 10
The Arena

Hosted by Charlene White

Arena opening times:

24 Jan - 8.30am

25-26 Jan - 8.45am

    • Wellbeing
    • Skills
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Innovation
    The Arena
    Join Punchdrunk Enrichment to discover how immersive learning techniques can turn your school into a place of magic and wonder, creating journeys of purpose, positivity and possibility.
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Wellbeing
    The Arena
    An inspirational role model for many, former Lioness Alex Scott MBE talks about overcoming racism and sexism to succeed in a male-dominated sport
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Wellbeing
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    The Arena
    Join Apple's Director of External Engagement, Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives and Racial Equity and Justice Initiative lead, Alisha Johnson Wilder.
    In partnership with Apple
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    The Arena
    Join the 16-year-old Minecraft ambassador who has inspired thousands of teachers to use game-based learning
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    The Arena
    Hear real-world stories about AI's power for good and learn how new technology is helping education systems be more secure and AI-ready.
    In collaboration with Intel
    • Wellbeing
    The Arena
    From Beethoven to Bizet: Horizon, a string quartet from the UK's creative conservatoire, play for Bett wellbeing lunchtime sessions
    • Innovation
    The Arena
    EdTech companies that specialise in generative AI, together with AI technology providers will explore applications, obstacles, and insights from use of this technology.
    In collaboration with AWS
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    The Arena
    While AI tools can amplify learning outcomes at extraordinary scale, there are important considerations around inaccuracy and misuse that can disproportionately impact children.
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Skills
    • Leadership
    The Arena
    Having taught English for 15 years, Jeffrey is a writer, speaker and educator, known for weaving together the complex issues of our time with a particular interest in issues surrounding race, masculinity, education and popular culture.
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    The Arena
    A showcase of the best 20 EdTech startups from around the world.
  1. The Arena
    Have a drink and network with the global EdTech community
Teaching & Learning
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Teaching & Learning
    Discover how the Outcomes First Group is using technology to enhance learning for children with special educational needs and disabilities across its 60 schools.
    • Innovation
    Teaching & Learning
    Experience the next generation of assessment on iPad with Apple
    In partnership with Apple
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Teaching & Learning
    Find out how the RGS Worcester family of schools has integrated Artificial Intelligence into everyday school life for both teachers and pupils.
    • Skills
    Teaching & Learning
    Learn how to use data and technology to improve attendance and student attainment, and why a fast response leads to better outcomes.
    In collaboration with ParentPay
  1. Teaching & Learning
    How Discovery embeds Microsoft Learning Accelerators across their trust to improve student outcomes through data driven decisions.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Teaching & Learning
    How digital strategies underpin and contribute to school transformation in the classroom and beyond.
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Teaching & Learning
    Listen in as educators, government and tech leaders explore AI's role in education today, and the implications of its growing presence.
    In collaboration with Intel
    • Skills
    Teaching & Learning
    This Teachmeet has an international flavor featuring teachers from across the world sharing their ideas, enthusiasm, and best practice.
    • Skills
    Teaching & Learning
    Teachmeet part 2 has a UK focus, featuring teachers from across the country, sharing creative practice, classroom hacks, inspiring examples and personal case studies.
Tech User Labs

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Sign up opens 8 Jan.

  1. Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 8: Explore Learning Accelerators: Reading Progress and Reading Coach to learn how to enhance and personalize literacy instruction with AI powered tools.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  2. Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 1: Meet with Meta and other like-minded educators who are integrating VR and immersive learning into their classroom.
    In collaboration with Meta
  3. Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 8: Explore resources supporting cybersecurity and understand how Microsoft 365 for Education creates a safe and secure digital environment for students, educators, and staff.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  4. Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 9: Trusted and loved by 25 million educators, pupils, and families worldwide, Seesaw brings learning to life through engaging instruction and the ability to capture pupil learning to build digital portfolios. In this interactive session, attendees will learn how to document online and offline pupil learning and classwork in a digital portfolio to showcase proficiency and growth. Participants will also get a sneak peek into the new ways to teach and learn with Seesaw in 2024.
    In collaboration with Seesaw
  5. Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 8: How to use Microsoft Teams for effective and engaging learning: A guide to assignments, grades, classwork, and school connection.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  6. Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 9: This workshop, led by Nina Sawyer, Technology Integration Specialist, International School of Dusseldorf, caters to teachers at the start of their coding journey and will explore micro:bit's potential in the classroom. We'll cover a range of coding concepts and functionalities, starting with simple projects, to use as a foundation for further exploration in your classroom. This session will give you the confidence to teach coding and help you create creative lessons to engage your students.
  7. Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 8: Join us for a fun and interactive workshop where you'll learn about the potential of AI in education with Microsoft Copilot.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
Global Futures
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    Hear from a brilliant mix of UK and international EdTech startups looking to disrupt the education landscape with their innovative and ground-breaking products.
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    Planning to enter the US market? Here's what you need to know about adapting content, picking a curriculum platform, and ensuring interoperability.
    In collaboration with First Step Advisors
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    Hear from the EdTech startups looking to disrupt the education landscape with their innovative and ground-breaking products.
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    Global Futures
    A fireside chat delving into the design and scalability of locally-led education innovations through two case studies: EdTech in Africa and Climate Literacy in India.
    In collaboration with Cambridge University Press & Assessment
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    Current public discourse about AI suggests that it's having a positive transformative impact on the way we learn and teach languages globally.
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    To succeed in the digital transformation of education in Europe there needs to be collective collaboration between the whole EdTech community.
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    This event is hosted by The European EdTech Alliance and BESA and the drinks reception is sponsored by The British Council
Ahead - Auditorium
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    We all think, communicate, learn and process information differently. Instead of in-person vs video-call let's reimagine how we connect.
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    Hear from NCG's Rob Wraith, Head of Learning and Technology, about change in learning, data and ethics, and the future of learning with AI.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    This session will introduce membership organisation Jisc and their framework and maturity model for digital transformation in Higher Education
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    Discover how London South Bank University and Vizst Technology created a digital transformation strategy for 33,000 students.
    In collaboration with Vizst
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    Join Lenovo in envisioning a future-ready educational landscape that can harness the potential of AI while retaining valuable human connections
    In collaboration with Lenovo
    • Sustainability
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    A team of experts from Ukraine will share insights on how to educate, innovate and foster leadership among youth under fire
    • Higher Education
    • Leadership
    Ahead - Auditorium
    A panel discussion on how to deliver innovation in IT leadership teams.
Ahead - Sandbox
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Discover how Chegg is turning genAI hype into reality by creating a personalised learning companion tailormade for education and designed to build student confidence and engagement.
    In collaboration with Chegg
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Students and instructors teach and learn life science with Visible Body's 3D platform. A case study will show how VB improves outcomes and retention.
    In collaboration with Visible Body
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Discover how Glean empowers students with personalised learning experiences that are accessible for all.
    In collaboration with Glean
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Birmingham City University's award-winning assessment model combines traditional exams with remote options, increasing student choice and engagement.
    • Futures
    • Wellbeing
    • Higher Education
    • Leadership
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Logitech explores the impact that poor learning environments are having on student experience and focus, providing practical advice for optimal setups.
    • Futures
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    How can disruptive digital learning with Apple technology break down the barriers to higher education?
    In collaboration with Sync
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Save My Exams presents a case study of a new transformative scholarship program aiming to revolutionise student success on a global scale.
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Learn how to captivate and prepare students for careers, whilst saving educators time and schools' money
    In collaboration with CompTIA
Esports @ Bett
    • Skills
    Esports @ Bett
    Be inspired by Barnsley College and learn how to develop new career pathways for your students through qualified esports study programs.
    In collaboration with Acer
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Esports @ Bett
    Learn how fostering STEM and digital skills through esports can pave the way for a more inclusive, vibrant, and innovative future.
    In collaboration with British Esports
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Esports @ Bett
    Play = Learn. Join students and educators as they show how esports can boost learning and engagement while building STEM skills for the digital age.
    In collaboration with Intel
    • Skills
    • Wellbeing
    Esports @ Bett
    Learn from our experts on how you can ensure your students stay safe while engaging with esports and the online world.
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Esports @ Bett
    How do countries across the world value esports as an educational tool? Hear from a panel of experts on how esports is being used in the classroom worldwide.
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Esports @ Bett
    Where does esports take students after their time studying? Hear students talk about their real-life experiences in the esports workforce.
  1. Esports @ Bett
    Esports @ Bett is proud to host teams from across the UK's schools and colleges in our competitive gaming tournament; the Bett Esports Student Champs.
    In collaboration with Acer
Tech in Action
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    In this session, we'll explore how LessonUp transforms traditional assessments, fostering a more engaging and supportive environment for teachers and students.
    In collaboration with LessonUp
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    Deliver the best student learning experience with lean IT, leveraging an AI-driven, cloud-managed, converged network, and Wi-Fi 7.
    In collaboration with RUCKUS
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    Learn how to introduce Augmented Reality into your classroom with iPad.
    In collaboration with Academia
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    Learn how adaptive learning can create personalised learning outcomes and foster a growth mindset to help every learner meet their potential.
    In collaboration with Collins
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    Explore Intel and United Data Technologies' detailed blueprint that integrates security, IT ops, refresh strategy, professional development, and more.
    In collaboration with Intel
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    Tech in Action
    Case study: How UK schools are using innovative digital tools to assess students accurately, moderate easily and harness data insights effectively.
    In collaboration with 3PLearning
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Leadership
    Tech in Action
    How to encourage student success in a digital-first classroom, by implementing the four essential building blocks of effective classroom practice.
    • Wellbeing
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    Discover how advanced AI and a trained safety specialist team can proactively identify students in crisis for early intervention.
    In collabration with Lightspeed
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    Showcasing a scalable solution where schools and the tech industry co-create immersive STEAM experiences simulating Jobs of the Future.
    In collaboration with Stemi
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    Join us to learn how to create captivating lessons that immerse students in a world of vibrant multimedia, real-time collaboration, and imaginative instruction.
    In collaboration with Promethean
    • Futures
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    How making small changes to security can ease IT operations, free up time and improve cyber resilience.
    In collaboration with Cynet
Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
Go to Stand SH20
  1. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Technology is not something we can hide from students'. Hear how NYC Public Schools invited AI into its classrooms.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  2. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Learn about the latest AI updates from Microsoft that support personalization, saving time, and making learning more inclusive.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  3. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Come hear about the many new and exciting features available for 2024 in Microsoft Teams for Education! that can help teachers save time and be more efficient.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  4. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    In this fast-paced energetic session, you'll get an overview of the Microsoft Learning Accelerators and discover how these AI-powered tools coach and show individual student progress, saving teacher's time and enhancing individualised student learning. Sign up for a hands-on workshop to experience Learning Accelerator at Bett!
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  5. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Explore how Microsoft's education tools help students achieve success with features for visual, auditory, mental health, and neurodiverse needs.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  6. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Discover how Microsoft and Class are teaming up to facilitate active learning, collaboration, and engagement in synchronous online classes.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  7. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Improve student reading fluency with Reading Progress and Reading Coach, plus new Bett announcements.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  8. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Explore ways to strengthen connections, nurture self-expression, and enrich the teaching and learning experience for your students and staff. With the latest updates on Microsoft Reflect, help students develop growth mindset, navigate their emotions, and build a foundation for success.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  9. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Meet your everyday AI assistant. Microsoft Copilot can help you be more productive and boost creativity.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  10. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Come hear proactive steps to stay secure, defend against threats with Microsoft 365 Defender, and keep students safe with Microsoft Purview.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  11. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Come discover how to combine the power of AI with the blocky world of Minecraft. Learn ways to enable students to solve intricate problems with unprecedented speed and creativity.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  12. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Explore how Search Progress and Coach can help your students build the information literacy skills required to navigate the age of AI.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  13. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Come learn about Flip, as a no-cost video assessment tool, and Copilot, as tools for adapting your assessment practice for a future-ready classroom.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  14. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Learn about the latest AI updates from Microsoft that support personalization, saving time, and making learning more inclusive.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  15. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Accelerate math fluency with data-driven and personalized learning experiences that free up educator time.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
TableTalks

Sign up here to attend TableTalks

Sign up open 8-12 Jan.

Catering provided.

    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 1 ' supported by Intel
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 2
    • Wellbeing
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 3
    • Wellbeing
    TableTalks
    Topic 4
    • Wellbeing
    TableTalks
    Topic 5
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 6
    • Sustainability
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 7 ' supported by Lenovo
    • Sustainability
    • Leadership
    TableTalks
    Topic 8
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    TableTalks
    Topic 9
    • Higher Education
    TableTalks
    Topic 10
The Arena

Hosted by Charlene White

Arena opening times:

24 Jan - 8.30am

25-26 Jan - 8.45am

  1. The Arena
    Come and join The PappyShow team for a burst of radical joy this morning!
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Wellbeing
    • Leadership
    The Arena
    Beloved former presenter of the iconic children's TV programmes Playschool and PlayAway opens our final day.
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    The Arena
    Education's moonshot: Hear how personalised education for EVERY student is finally possible with generative AI and a strong, secure data foundation
    In collaboration with Powerschool
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    The Arena
    Former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen looks at the way we teach children to understand stories and asks, are we getting it right?
    • Wellbeing
    • Leadership
    The Arena
    Logitech explores how to boost student wellbeing and focus through optimal physical set-ups, with best practice shared from Skapaskolan School, Sweden.
    In collaboration with Logitech
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    The Arena
    AI is changing how we learn, how we teach, not to mention the world around us! The leaders of this future must adapt.
    • Skills
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Innovation
    The Arena
    In a world increasingly shaped by technological advancements, young people with disabilities have embarked on a remarkable journey of empowerment and transformation. This presentation explores the profound impact of technology on their lives, illuminating a path from limitations to boundless possibilities.
    • Sustainability
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Wellbeing
    • Leadership
    The Arena
    Hear from award-winning writer and futurist Anya Kamenetz on how educators and the education system is adapting to fast-changing times
    • Skills
    The Arena
    Kids Judge Bett returns for the 9th year! Join us in the Arena, to see our brilliant judges, along with favorite children's author and poet, Michael Rosen, announce the winners live on stage and hand out the coveted chocolate trophies to the worthy winners.
Teaching & Learning
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    Teaching & Learning
    This session will look at what effective inclusion of learners with unmet needs and specialist teachers looks like and how technology can better support teaching and learning outcomes.
  1. Teaching & Learning
    Addressing funding challenges and increased pupil need through operational efficiencies, to free up time and money and creating greater insight to enhance school improvement and student outcomes.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Teaching & Learning
    What is the impact of a pedagogy-first approach to embedding digital at scale? Join us and hear the findings from a new independent research study.
    • Skills
    Teaching & Learning
    This session will examine how teachers and leaders can foster independence and ownership in professional development as they aim to develop teacher expertise in the classroom.
    • Leadership
    Teaching & Learning
    Join Apple to discuss how to equip your educators with the technology and tools they need to engage, instruct, and assess students.
    In partnership with Apple
  2. Teaching & Learning
    An expert discussion on how assessment is being impacted by Gen AI now and what prospects exist for the future of assessment.
    • Innovation
    Teaching & Learning
    To launch our ITN Business EdTech programme, the session discusses how AI tools are making an impact in the classroom, as well as in the newsroom.
Tech User Labs

Sign up here to attend Tech User Labs.

Sign up opens 8 Jan.

  1. Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 8: Explore how to use Search Progress and Coach to increase your students informational literacy and prepare for AI.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  2. Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 8: Discover how school leaders can unlock actionable insights with predictive analytics and AI powered insights to improve education outcomes
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  3. Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 9: Immerse yourself in an exploration of classroom accessibility with Libby Wilkins, Assistant Principal: Accessibility and Digital Applications, The Oaks Specialist College.
  4. Tech User Labs
    ICC Suite 9: Immerse yourself in an exploration of classroom accessibility with Libby Wilkins, Assistant Principal: Accessibility and Digital Applications, The Oaks Specialist College.
Global Futures
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    Hear from the EdTech startups looking to disrupt the education landscape with their innovative and ground-breaking products.
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    Thinking out loud about how we might best nurture and manage innovation and disruption in education systems that prize stability.
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    Hear from the EdTech startups looking to disrupt the education landscape with their innovative and ground-breaking products.
  1. Global Futures
    Alef Education, the largest EdTech company in the MENA region, shares its perspective on the key trends and developments supporting global education.
    In collaboration with Alef
    • Futures
    • Innovation
    Global Futures
    We all want the most impactful EdTech to reach teachers and learners. The panel will discuss how evidence generation can be scaled, in collaboration with schools.
Ahead - Auditorium
    • Wellbeing
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    Hear from Gen-Z engagement consultant Hayley Mulenda on how Higher Education needs to adapt to meet the needs of the new generation.
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    Join Rose Luckin and Ian Dunn to explore the opportunities that data and AI create when applied to learner data.
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    An overview of the work conducted at the OU in Generative AI, featuring an AI writing assistant and an AI digital assistant.
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    To integrate AI fairly, ethically, and innovatively in Higher Education requires a holistic approach to AI and a taskforce with diverse perspectives
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    Join us to examine the interplay between academia and the evolving needs of the global workforce, and debate what real world success looks like for graduates.
    • Wellbeing
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Sustainability
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Auditorium
    An exploration of approaches to diverse talent attraction, recruitment and retention of students into Higher Education and employment.
Ahead - Sandbox
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    AR/VR/XR and Smart Glasses promise to turn the world into a stage for digital learning experiences, but are you ready to take charge, and how could AI help?
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Learn from Glean, how captions reduce cognitive load, enhance note-taking, boost engagement, and promote accessibility for all learners.
    In collaboration with Glean
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    A vision for the future of learning, this session includes a live demo of AI-powered NOLEJ, and a customer's journey.
    In collaboration with NOLEJ
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    This session will cover working in DEI - what it takes to swerve past obstacles and challenge the status quo, and what values/virtues are necessary
    • Wellbeing
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Explore R;pple - a digital crisis intervention tool used by over 100 educators to safeguard and support students at their most vulnerable point.
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    This presentation will explore ways in which AI can be helpful in the study of literature and languages. It will present insights from the educator and the student point of view.
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Join discussions on how esports can be integrated into higher education, fostering critical thinking, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Ahead - Sandbox
    Join Ziad Shatat for a discussion about Sharjah as a regional education hub.
Esports @ Bett
    • Wellbeing
    • Innovation
    Esports @ Bett
    Implementing health and wellbeing plans into your esports programmes.
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Skills
    Esports @ Bett
    Discussing the positive impact esports and gaming has within education, speaking with Williams Esports, British Esports and Burnley College.
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Esports @ Bett
    Minecraft Ambassador Namya Joshi joins us to explore the why and how of game-based lesson plans.
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Esports @ Bett
    What does the path to pro as an esports player or staff member look like? This talk will include advice for parents, senior leaders in schools, and students who want to work in the industry.
    In collaboration with British Esports
    • Wellbeing
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Esports @ Bett
    Highlights and the strongest educational aspects of Esports
Tech in Action
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    Tech in Action
    Great teachers make great schools, and they're leaving the profession in droves. Workforce is the biggest spend in any school, yet digital solutions to get the best from that workforce play a woeful second fiddle to a school's sophisticated student management information systems (MIS). Let's give HR management the spotlight it deserves.
    In collaboration with IRIS Education
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    See how solutions based on Intel technology boost engagement and skills development through immersive experiences and increased accessibility.
    In collaboration with Intel
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Leadership
    Tech in Action
    Discover how teachers using devices in lessons can view and broadcast screens, send safe messages, lock devices and control URLs.
    In collabration with Lightspeed
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    Tech in Action
    Entitled 'The DNA of Learning,' this session redefines the building blocks of education, pairing research-based practice with the flexibility and capability of modern tech.
    In collaboration with Academia
    • Futures
    • Innovation
    Tech in Action
    Digital exams offer significant opportunities for the future of assessment and beyond.
    In collaboration with AQA
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Wellbeing
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
    Tech in Action
    A dive into the flexible schooling concept and the benefits of integrating it in your school.
    In collaboration with Spark
    • Skills
    • Innovation
    • Higher Education
    Tech in Action
    Ransomware is the worst kind of cybercrime, and education accounts for a higher proportion of attacks in the UK than in any other country.
    In collaboration with Malware Bytes
Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
Go to Stand SH20
  1. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Technology is not something we can hide from students'. Hear how NYC Public Schools invited AI into its classrooms.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  2. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Learn about the latest AI updates from Microsoft that support personalization, saving time, and making learning more inclusive.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  3. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    In this fast-paced energetic session, you'll get an overview of the Microsoft Learning Accelerators and discover how these AI-powered tools coach and show individual student progress, saving teacher's time and enhancing individualised student learning. Sign up for a hands-on workshop to experience Learning Accelerator at Bett!
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  4. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Learn how to help students ace their presentations with Speaker Coach and Speaker Progress, Microsoft's tools for boosting communication skills and confidence.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  5. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Meet your everyday AI assistant. Microsoft Copilot can help you be more productive and boost creativity.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  6. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Come learn about Flip, as a no-cost video assessment tool, and Copilot, as tools for adapting your assessment practice for a future-ready classroom.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  7. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Come discover how to combine the power of AI with the blocky world of Minecraft. Learn ways to enable students to solve intricate problems with unprecedented speed and creativity.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  8. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Come hear about the many new and exciting features available for 2024 in Microsoft Teams for Education! that can help teachers save time and be more efficient.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  9. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Improve student reading fluency with Reading Progress and Reading Coach, plus new Bett announcements.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  10. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    AI skills are built on a strong foundation of information literacy. Hear how to use Search Progress and Coach to teach information literacy, while keeping students safer online.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  11. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Explore ways to strengthen connections, nurture self-expression, and enrich the teaching and learning experience for your students and staff. With the latest updates on Microsoft Reflect, help students develop growth mindset, navigate their emotions, and build a foundation for success.
    In collaboration with Microsoft
  12. Microsoft Learn Live Theatre
    Accelerate math fluency with data-driven and personalized learning experiences that free up educator time.
    In collaboration with Microsoft

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