BOHUNT AT SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES SHOW

gained from a myriad of amazing educators into our schools which ultimately benefits our students immeasurably.

In 2015 I was recognised by Apple as being an Apple Distinguished Educator, and for the last two years have been on the Apple Regional Training Centre advisory board. This has really enabled me to stay right at the forefront of educational thinking around Technology.

How has technology changed the way that you/staff at Bohunt teach in the last 5 years?

The biggest impact is enabling students to have a more personalised experience in their learning. Collaboration is a key theme in BET schools and tolls such as the G Suite package has revolutionised learning in our classrooms, but also the ability to collaborate as teachers like never before.

What subjects or areas of pedagogy has technology not influenced? Why not? Do you envisage change here in the future?

We are very careful in our schools to ensure that technology is not used for the sake of using it. If a task can be done with a pen and paper more effectively and will deepen learning then technology should not be used to substitute this.

On 21 November, BET’s very own Nigel Wright, Trust Lead for Data and Fabien Massonnet, Acting Assistant Headteacher at Bohunt Wokingham, travelled to Birmingham for the prestigious Schools and Academies Show at the NEC. Entitled, ‘How Bohunt Education Trust is Building Classrooms of the Future’, Nigel and Fabien’s talk was designed to educate other schools in bringing technology to the classroom, through the use of green screens, virtual reality and even tablets instead of musical instruments.

The session was a great success, and Nigel explains here how he feels about technology in the classroom:

Tell us bit about yourself, your experiences and how that has influenced your work at Bohunt

I am Associate Headteacher at Bohunt School, as well as Trust Lead for Data. I am also lead for IT Learning across Bohunt Education Trust. I have always been fascinated by the use of technology in the classroom and have been fortunate enough to work in and with some forward thinking schools that really do push the boundaries on what is possible in the classroom. One of the main reasons I moved to Bohunt was because of the way that technology is embraced in the classroom. I have been fortunate enough to design and implement two iPad 121 schemes in two different schools with a third on the horizon. The best part of my job is imparting my knowledge that I have

What examples of technology in the classroom would you cite as being most effective? Why?

G Suite – The ability to collaborate in various formats is hugely important from our learners and staff

Explain Everything – This app has transformed the way that we give feedback to students’ as we are now able to give written and verbal feedback at the same time, which has had a significant impact on student achievement.