News - BESA

Early Years Scrambler set shortlisted in Nursery World Awards 2014

25 July 2014

The Playforce Shop Early Years Scrambler Set has been shortlisted as a finalist in the prestigious Nursery World Awards 2014. The multi-part timber block…

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New report says more children than ever before are learning through the language of English

23 July 2014

The international schools market has expanded significantly this year and, as a result, is now providing English-speaking education for more children around the world…

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SuperNova update faster on the latest Windows laptops and tablets

17 July 2014

SuperNova 14.02, available immediately, is a free update for all existing SuperNova 14.01 customers. The update improves the efficiency of magnification, speech and Braille…

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Ynystawe Primary School wins visit from sports star

14 July 2014

Children at Ynystawe Primary School in Swansea will be getting a special visit from a sports star after winning a national competition this month.…

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Creative carpet design reflects musical aspirations at new academy

9 July 2014

Young people are being inspired as soon as their feet touch the floor at specialist music school Dixons Music Primary in Bradford. Here, Supacord…

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TTS supports role play on a big scale – Outdoors!

7 July 2014

PRESS RELEASE Role play provision outdoors can be both exciting and unique, and opportunities provided should take advantage of this larger scale environment. The…

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Promethean Helps Education Fast Forward Flourish

7 July 2014

EFF Announces Status as Not-for-Profit Organisation Atlanta, Georgia, June 30, 2014 Education Fast Forward (EFF), the unique, global education movement created by Promethean and…

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Tablet adoption continues to rise

1 July 2014

Tablet adoption continues to rise in schools, new research from the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) has revealed. The annual ‘Tablets and connectivity’ survey…

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Playforce announces winners of Big Science Event 2014

30 June 2014

Cutteslowe Primary School wins Big Science Event 2014 Cutteslowe Primary School in North Oxford is the winner of The Big Science Event 2014, the…

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New international school developments in Hong Kong

30 June 2014

New Hong Kong international school developments respond to demand New international school developments in Hong Kong are responding to the huge demand for school…

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A truly multi-use pitch for St Michael’s College.

25 June 2014

Case Study St Michael’s Catholic College in London, wanted to transform their macadam multi-use games area into a fit for purpose, all weather, state-of-the-art…

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YPO Classroom of the Future Competition

19 June 2014

Enter and you could win a share of £1000 for your school! YPO is celebrating 40 years of supplying best value deals to the…

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Creating Cosy, Calm Spaces

17 June 2014

PRESS RELEASE With any learning environment it is important to consider cosy, calm spaces for babies and toddlers. So whilst colour can help to…

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Classroom carpet range extended with exciting new colours

13 June 2014

PRESS RELEASE Heckmondwike FB, one of the UK’s leading fibre bonded carpet and carpet tiles manufacturers, has expanded its renowned Iron Duke range with…

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Frog changes name to reflect focus on whole school solutions

11 June 2014

PRESS RELEASE Today, the leading education technology provider Frog has announced it will be changing its name from Frogtrade to Frog Education. The new…

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Win a £500 garden for your school

11 June 2014

PRESS RELEASE Schools and Early Years settings can win £500 of outdoor learning and play resources in a brand new design competition to inspire…