Have been a little light on the posts recently having enjoyed the festive period and more recently been trying to get back up to speed with things. That and have also been struggling with a bit of a winter cold over the festive period, with this lingering into the start of the new year. But normal service is starting to resume, so let’s start with a quick photo review of 2024.
Its always difficult picking photos for this as I have so many photos of events, meetings and other things so apologies to those I missed out from the above. 2024 was likely my busiest year in terms of the things I got involved in. That said I have done my best to try and pick some of the highlights which includes BETT 2024, which for me felt like my best BETT yet; With that I look forward to BETT 2025 and actually doing a bit of speaking at the event for the first time. 2024 also included my trip to speak at Futureshots in Venice, complete with the unforgettable (although I try!) Gondola ride. I had my first visit to the EduFuturists Uprising event in 2024, plus ran the ANME Southwest meeting in “The Castle”, as well as attending the Google summit and Schools and Academies Show in Birmingham. I spoke at a KeyNote event, speaking on AI in education, and at the ISBA national conference on digital strategy. And that’s just some of the events I attended or contributed to.
On a more personal level, I achieved my plan to run 500km across the year, albeit not being as consistent with this as I would like, plus I actually attended BETT 2024 with my son, who was there in relation to Esports, which he is currently studying at college. It was nice to have him seeing what I do, but also allowing me to support him in his interests. Following a difficult start to the year the second half of the year saw things improve significantly with the support of my new partner, seeing me get away to the sun but also visiting Ibrox for a tour of the stadium, in less sunning conditions. And this supported me to see the return of my Christmas madness involving a number of members of my team and inflatable festive outfits.
2024 was definitely a varied year with ups and downs, so both positive and less than positive memories. It was certainly a journey. So 2025……I wonder what the journey might look like when I look back at this time next year?
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