From the highest number of entries to date, the United Kingdom’s (UK) most outstanding educational resources, suppliers, educators and institutions were today selected as finalists for the Education Resources Awards (ERAs) 2014.
The finalist list of what the judges described as ‘exemplary resources, books, people and companies’ included 86 products, 25 companies, five schools and four school leaders.
The winner of the Outstanding Achievement award will be announced on the night of the awards, Friday 20 March, at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham.
Organised by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) and Brilliant Marketing Solutions Ltd., the ERAs continue to highlight the quality and diversity of educational products and resources, excellent educational establishments and the most inspiring members of the teaching profession, all working together to encourage the very best in education.
BESA, the sector’s trade association whose members operate to an agreed high-level code of practice, was also celebrating with 52 per cent of the shortlisted organisations being BESA members.
Caroline Wright, director of BESA, comments: “Each year we tend to see familiar names amongst the winners; organisations who continue to develop their resources to support the very specific needs of the sector in these changing times. However this year it has been refreshing to see a number of companies who are new to the awards but are clearly working hard to align their products and services successfully to the sector’s requirements. I applaud the judges for taking the time to meticulously identify these ‘golden nuggets’ amongst the outstanding number of entries.”
The Education Resources Awards finalists for 2015 are:
SEN Non-ICT
Axis Education – Fight Club
Bloomsbury – The Dyscalculia Solution
LDA – How to understand and apply reforms in SEN policy
LDA – The Kaos World Chronicles
Learning Resources – Snapshots
Learning Resources – Design and Drill Set
Tennis Foundation – Inclusive Tennis Teacher Resource
SEN – ICT
Inclusive Technology – Inclusive EyeGaze Foundations
Little Bridge World – Little Bridge.com
SpaceKraft – LED Interactive Infinity Tunnel
Texthelp-Read & Write
TTRS Online – Touch-type Read & Spell
Early Years Non-ICT
Featherstone – Time to Move
Lawrence Education-Let’s Talk about Maths
Letterland -Phonics Touch and Trace
Tennis Foundation, -Early Years Tennis, Practitioner Resource and Child Story books
Think2Read – SPECtacular Story Talk
Twinkl Educational Publishing – Twinkl
Warwickshire CC – Warwick the Bear
Early Years – ICT
3P Learning-Reading Eggs
EducationCity – Foundation Modules
eylog – eylog Early Years
GL Assessment – Baseline
Learnpad-Decimo
Letterland – Letterland Alphabet Stories
Primary Non-ICT
Eden Learning Spaces – Learn about Nature
Little Creative Days-Pojo Saves the Rainforest
Maped Helix – Kidyboard Transparent Writing Board
Maped Helix – Jungle Innovation Felt Tip Pens & Holder
Oxford University Press- Numicon
Pogo Learning-Calling the Shots
Prim-Ed Publishing-The Literacy Boxes
Sustrans – Literacy and Numeracy Active Travel Resource
Yellow Door – Dinosaur Bones
Primary- ICT
2Simple – Purple Mash
3P Learning – Reading Eggs
Britannica Digital Learning- Britannica School
Charanga – Musical School
Fuze Technologies – Fuze T2
IdeasWise- ReadingWise English
Just2easy -Just2easy Tool Suite
Learnpad – Tectus
Lego Education-MoretoMaths
Rising Stars – Switched on Computing
Secondary Non-ICT
Crown House Publishing – Provocations
Daydream Education – Computer Science Posters
English and Media Centre – Literary Shorts: Anthology & Resource Pack
Oaka Books – KS3 Topic Packs
PFEG – My Money Week
Tennis Foundation – Beyond the Baseline Employability & Skills Student Log Book
Secondary- ICT
3P Learning- IntoScience
Careers 4UTV- Careers4u.tv Web Resource
Digilogit– Digilog Student/ Teacher Interactive Resource
Firefly Learning- Firefly Learning
Learnpad – TECTUS
NetSupport – NetSupport School
Oxford University Press – Ignite English
Sam Learning – Share
Soundbite Learning – GCSE Pod
TrueTube – Doorways
Whole curriculum resource – Non ICT
Cornerstones Education– The Hub
Oxford University Press – Numicon
Roadwise Education – 5 Alive Roadwise Primary Schools Project
PLYT – Talkplaces
Scholastic – 100 lessons
Smart Kids- Number Smart
Solardome – Solardome Outdoor Classrooms
Whole curriculum resource – ICT
2Simple – Serial Mash
3P Learning – Mathletics
bksb – bksb for English & Maths
Bloomsbury Publishing – Music Express Online
Day Two Productions – Story Teller Interactive
Independence Educational publishers- Issues online
NetSupport – NetSupport School
Pupil Asset-Pupil Asset
Rising Stars – Switched on Computing
Whizz Education- Maths-Whizz Suite
Educational Book award
Bloomsbury Publishing – Creating Tomorrow’s Schools Today.
Independent Thinking Press – Freaked Out
Routledge – Learning with Mobile & Handheld Technologies
Scholastic – 100 lessons
Stoneworks Education- Starting School story book
Strauss House Productions – The Christmas Truce
Strauss House Productions – Where the Poppies Now Grow
Leadership in education
Lorraine Allen- Whitley Academy- Coventry
Ann Clark –King Edward VI Highs School for Girls-Birmingham
Dr Lesley Curtis- Everton Nursery School and Family Centre-Liverpool
David Hudson Wickersley School & Sports college- Rotherham
Educational Establishment of the year
Brynhyfryd Primary school- Wales
Clapton Girls Academy-Hackney
Matthew Arnold School – Oxford
Saltley School – Birmingham
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School Swindon
Education Exporter of the Year
EducationCity
Technology Supplies
Marketing
EMPRA- Croydon College summer recruitment campaign
ESPO- ESPO Free School meals
ESPO- ESPO Active
Scholastic- National Curriculum – Practice Books
Supplier of the year – Less than £1m annual turnover
Daydream Education
eyLog
New ways to learn
Optimum Reports
Smooga
Sonocent
Think to Read
Supplier of the year – Between £1m-£10m annual turnover
2Simple
3P Learning
The Consortium-Early years
Crossbow Education
EducationCity
Frog Education
Joskos Solutions
PrimarySite
Scholastic
Smart Kids UK
Supplier of the year – Over 10m annual turnover
Capita Sims
ESPO
Hope Education
LearnPad
Promethean
West Mercia Supplies
YPO
Outstanding achievement award – To be announced on the night
The winners will be announced at the annual gala event at The Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham on Friday 20 March, the second evening of the Education Show 2015. To reserve a table or place at the awards dinner please contact Karin Allfree on 01622 474011 or visithttp://www.educationresourcesawards.co.uk
The ERAs are sponsored by Helix and YPO, supported by National Association of Head Teachers, the SSAT and UK Trade & Investment. Media partners are Education Guardian and Education Today.
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About BESA
BESA, the British Educational Suppliers Association, is the trade association representing over 300 educational suppliers in the UK, including manufacturers and distributors of equipment, materials, books, consumables, furniture, technology, ICT hardware and digital-content related services to the education market.
With 79 years of experience, BESA offers unparalleled support, research, events and advice on both UK and International markets, and the future of the education supplies industry. BESA is focused on promoting and providing support and advice to their members, the industry and to schools.
BESA has a Code of Practice to which all members must adhere, along with a stringent membership process, both of which assure buyers of a high standard of quality in both product and customer service.
For more information, please visit www.besa.org.uk.
About Brilliant Marketing
Brilliant Marketing is an events management company who specialise in organising awards, conferences, seminars, and educational learning days for the education industry. Over the last 14 years, Brilliant has passionately been involved with the education sector and is proud to have developed links with the key associations and companies who supported the inaugural ERAs (Education Resources Awards).
www.educationresourcesawards.co.uk
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Sue Murray/Rachel Womack, Mango Marketing
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For information from BESA contact:
Caroline Wright, BESA
T: 020 7537 4997
For information on Brilliant Marketing Solutions contact:
Chris Milton
T: 01622 474011
