News - BESA

Capita SIMS to showcase free online schools savings calculator at BETT 2013

4 October 2012

PRESS RELEASE Exhibition: Bett 2013, 30 Jan-2 Feb 2013 Excel, London Exhibitor: Capita SIMS Stand: B250 Capita SIMS will be on stand B250 at Bett 2013, showcasing…

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Alfiesoft is now part of the AQA family

1 August 2012

Educational charity AQA has announced the acquisition of BESA member Alfiesoft, a leading provider of interactive on-screen assessments. David Rush, Founder and Director of…

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Combating Childhood Obesity: Playforce gets active!

10 July 2012

PRESS RELEASE Here at Playforce we’re launching a new campaign to get our children active! We don’t have to tell you about the increasing…

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Education Fast Forward 5 – a global student event (jointly facilitated by Promethean)

6 July 2012

Member News Release Education Fast Forward was the idea of Jim Wynn, Chief Education Officer at Promethean, and supported by Michelle Selinger at Cisco. …

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Capita SIMS survey reveals 85% of academies feel under pressure to spend money more wisely

23 May 2012

PRESS RELEASE A survey conducted by Capita SIMS has revealed that 85% of academies questioned think that the increased financial freedoms of academy status…

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Capita’s SIMS Curriculum Management suite chosen by Princethorpe College to implement pain-free timetabling for busy staff

4 May 2012

PRESS RELEASE Princethorpe College in Rugby has chosen Capita’s SIMS Curriculum Management suite to make it easier for the Curriculum Co-ordinator to manage the…

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Capita to supply 1200 Northern Ireland schools with SIMS for next 5 years

25 April 2012

PRESS RELEASE Capita has announced that it has been selected by Northgate Managed Services to continue to provide its SIMS management information system in…

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Crick Software announces free web demonstration plans

18 April 2012

PRESS INFORMATION Web demonstrations enable teachers to see new products in action without even leaving their desk. This term, education software specialist Crick Software…

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Frog shows primaries how easy learning platforms can be to use

2 March 2012

The creators of the UK’s leading secondary learning platform, Frog (www.frogtrade.com), has developed a new platform designed for primary schools in conjunction with early…

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Contact Group announces two new products for Spring 2012

7 February 2012

NEWS RELEASE Contact Group announces new products: Call Parents Cloud and low cost online Parental Payment system Contact Group has announced two brand new…

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Malaysia chooses Frog to transform teaching and learning nationally

31 January 2012

PRESS RELEASE Leading UK learning platform provider Frog, is delighted to announce that it has been selected by the Malaysian Ministry of Education (MOE)…

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EducationCity wins international accolade for Exporter of the Year at the 2012 BETT Awards

12 January 2012

PRESS RELEASE On Wednesday 11 January 2012 at the Hilton Hotel, EducationCity.com was presented with the ICT Exporter of the Year award, a true…

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Capita’s education divisions join forces at BETT

10 January 2012

PRESS RELEASE Capita is at BETT on stand D20 and for the first time will be showcasing their SIMS and OPENHIVE…

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EducationCity.com receives triple nomination for BETT Awards – celebrating the best in educational technology

14 November 2011

The shortlist for the BETT Awards 2012 has been released and EducationCity.com is delighted to announce that they have been nominated for: ICT Company…

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EducationCity.com Wins 2011 Practical Pre-School Renowned Early Years’ Award

25 October 2011

PRESS RELEASE The awards, held in London on Friday, 23rd September, 2011, were awarded to identify and reward excellence in the fields of educational…

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Contact Group shortlisted for Technology Supplier of the Year EducationInvestor Award!

19 August 2011

Birmingham-based telecommunications company, Contact Group (www.the-contactgroup.com), is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted for Technology Supplier of the Year in the 2011 EducationInvestor…