Welcome to the fourth episode of our What Matters in Edtech series, supported by Bett. This series is all about the things that matter in education, and how and when tech might help.  What's in this episode? Hello and Happy New Year everyone!! Our first episode of 2020 is all about Empowering Teachers and Learners. Thank you to Promethean for sponsoring this week's episode.  In this episode, you'll hear from a range of school leaders, professional development specialists, and techie teachers, about the conditions to empower teachers and learners. We talk teacher time, flexibility and trust, evidence-based practice relevant to particular school context and how to best implement tech that supports T & L. You can follow the conversation using #edtechpodcast and #Bett2020 People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Deirdre Hodson, Policy Officer, European Commission, Across Education, Youth, Sport and Culture | Twitter: @deirdrehodson Sarah Horrocks, Director, London Connected Learning Centre | Twitter: @s_horrox Cat Scutt, Director of Education and Research, Chartered College of Teaching and Learning | Twitter: @CatScutt Rachel Ashmore, Head, Promethean Academy, Senior Education Consultant, Promethean | Twitter: @PrometheanUKI Stephen Holden, Head Teacher, Tottington Primary School | Twitter: @tps_pri Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.