Al Kingsley MBE

Al Kingsley June 2022 The shift to remote and hybrid learning catalyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted many challenges and inequities in our current education system. As the CEO of NetSupport, an educational technology company with…

Al Kingsley Al Kingsley is a school governor in England, a position similar in function to that of a U.S. school board member. He is also an author, a business leader, and co-chair of Workstream 4 at the Foundation for Educational Development, an…

How is technology helping to keep students engaged in their education and what safety issues must schools consider? Al Kingsley explains We all know how hard it is to be interested in something when you just don’t see the point. Unfortunately, that’s…

With technology becoming increasingly present in classrooms, it’s an exciting time for education. Teachers everywhere recognise its possibilities for innovation, communication and learning, but it is still the case that some feel daunted by its…

Teachers know that the more parents and carers participate in their children's learning from an early stage, the more effective that learning will be. There is a raft of benefits, with positive effects on students’ behaviour, motivation, attendance…

Al Kingsley, CEO at NetSupport, discusses the potential role of education technology in “levelling up” – especially for vulnerable communities With children finally back in the physical classroom after more than a year-and-a-half’s worth of…

This pandemic has shown us all the important role education technology can play but, even more importantly, how vital it is that these technologies are designed in consultation with educators. The primary purpose of most EdTech is to improve the…

By: Al Kingsley With the radical changes that have occurred in education over the last year, teachers have had no choice but to get on board with technology. Some were already extremely comfortable teaching this way, but for those who previously only…

Al Kingsley is MD of NetSupport, Chair of 2 Multi-Academy Trusts in the UK and a regular presenter on all things #EdTech. @AlKingsley_edu. Many of us cannot wait to "get back to normal" after the pandemic. However, one sector that has embraced the…

Read in 8 minutes Practice makes perfect with EdTech for teachers, says Al Kingsley... When we ask teachers how they feel about using EdTech in the classroom, at the same time as recognising that it is exciting, innovative, develops communication and…

I have been a school governor for the last 15 years and am currently Chair of Hampton Academies Trust in Peterborough and VC of Dogsthorpe Infants, an LA school in Peterborough. I was appointed the Chair of the Cambridge & Peterborough county SEND…