The annual Bett Awards represent a partnership between BESA, Bett pioneers and the trade association representing the educational supply industry, and i2i Events Group, the organisers of Bett, the world’s largest learning technology event. The awards encourage and recognise outstanding education sector resources, learning solutions and companies. The judges, who are all educational professionals, focus on what works in the classroom or the school setting in terms of design, cost-effectiveness, support of higher order thinking skills and effective learning and teaching styles.
The winners of the Bett Awards 2014 in each category are:
Early Years Solutions Winner: Rising Stars - Switched on ICT in the Early Years
Primary Digital Content Winner: Twig World - Tigtag Highly Commended: Pearson - The Bug Club
Secondary Digital Content Winner: Mathspace UK Ltd - Mathspace
ICT Tools for Learning and Teaching Winner: IGGY Highly commended: LEGO Education - Lego Mindstorms
Digital Devices Winner: Fourier Education - einsteinTablet+
Digital Collections and Resource Banks Winner: London Grid for Learning - The History of Computing Highly Commended: Peters Books and Furniture - ePlatform
Outstanding Achievement Lewis Bronze, Espresso Education
Caroline Wright, director, BESA, the sector’s trade association commented: “The quality of entries for this year’s awards has been outstanding. It is hugely exciting to see such an excellent range of products and services on offer to schools, especially with the introduction of the new National Curriculum in September this year. The winner’s products and services ensure the UK ICT industry continues to be recognised as the best in the world. The quality of these learning resources is a testament to businesses operating within the UK education sector.”
Debbie French, portfolio director at i2i Events Group added: “The Bett Awards are recognised as a mark of excellence and each year some of the UK’s finest companies are recognised for their innovation and commitment to excellence in educational resources and services. The strict judging process carried out by educators and sector stakeholders ensures the awards identify the very best products, resources and organisations within the education sector.”
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