Bett Awards: 2014 winners announced
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
ICT Special Educational Needs Solutions
Winner: Inclusive Technology Ltd - HelpKidzLearn - ChooseIt! Maker 3
Free digital content/Open educational resources
Winner: Microsoft - Kodu
ICT Leadership and Management Solutions
Winner: 2Simple Software - 2Build a Profile
Innovation in ICT
Winner: TeacherCentric Ltd - Show My Homework
ICT Services and Support
Winner: Groupcall Ltd
ICT Exporter of the Year
Winner: Promethean Ltd
Highly commended: TTS Group Ltd
ICT Company of the Year (Less than £1m turnover)
Winner: Room Booking System Ltd
ICT Company of the Year (between £1m and £10m)
Winner: 3P Learning
ICT Company of the Year (over £10m)
Winner: Espresso Education
Marketing Campaign of the Year
Winner: Oxford University Press
International digital education resource
Little Bridge World - Little Bridge
Educational Apps
Winner: Daydream Education - Multiplication
Bett stand of the year
EducationCity.com
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.”
For more information, please visit www.bettawards.com.
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