Bett Awards 2015 – Finalists Announced

Early Years Digital Content

Primary Digital Content

Secondary, FE & Skills Digital Content

Best Whole Course Curriculum Content

ICT Tools for Learning and Teaching – web based

ICT Tools for Learning and Teaching – non-web based

Digital Collections and Resource Banks

ICT Special Educational Needs Solutions

BlueSky (trading name of Atkey Solutions Ltd)

Switched On Computing – Take Your First Easy Steps with Microsoft

ICT Company of the Year – < £1m turnover

Edukey Education Ltd

Earwig Academic

Jigsaw School Apps

Optimum Reports Ltd

Sonocent Ltd

School Explained

ICT Company of the Year – between £1m and £10m turnover

2Simple Software

Contact Group

EducationCity

Frog Education

iSAMS Independent Ltd

Joskos Solutions Ltd

Rising Stars

Soft Egg Ltd

ICT Company of the Year – over £10m turnover

Advanced Learning

Capita SIMS

Dell

Discovery Education

LearnPad

Promethean

Innovation in ICT
TBA

ICT Exporter of the Year

2Simple Software

EducationCity

Encyclopaedia Britannica

iSAMS Independent Ltd

LearnPad

Little Bridge World

Promethean

Tribal
 

Caroline Wright, director of BESA adds: “Every year the Bett Awards recognise excellence in the design of products and services which are positively influencing the education sector.  With technology in education growing ever more innovative, it is important that these prestigious awards evolve inline with the industry. This year we have added an ‘Innovation in ICT’ category to recognise those companies really driving the technology agenda in schools and Best Whole Course Curriculum Content.”

The awards are judged by over 60 educational professionals to put each entry through a meticulous judging process. Judges initially review each entry based on its fit with the awards’ criteria such as design, cost-effectiveness, effective learning and teaching styles.  The finalists will now be asked to send in their products so judges may give a technical evaluation, measure the robustness and resilience of each product, as well as its accessibility for those with specific needs.

Winners will be announced at the Bett Awards ceremony on the first evening of the Bett Show, Wednesday 21 January 2015 at the The Brewery, London EC1Y.

For more information on the Bett Awards, visit www.bettawards.com.

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Notes for Editors

About Bett 2015:

Over its thirty years, Bett has evolved into the world’s largest technology in education event. With more than 35,000 visitors and over 600 exhibitors, it continues to inspire learning excellence worldwide. Bett 2015 will run over four days from Wednesday 21 to Saturday 24 January 2015 at ExCeL, London.

About i2i Events Group:

i2i Events Group delivers world-class exhibitions, large scale events and festivals in key sectors including home and gift, fashion, retail, healthcare, energy, environment, education, technology, media and creative. Its portfolio of world-wide events includes World Retail Congress, Spring Fair, Naidex, BVE, Bett and Pure London. It prides itself on opening up possibilities for its customers and each year brings more than 250,000 decision makers together to network, source, test, buy and sell brilliant products, services, ideas and solutions. i2i Events Group is headed up by Mark Shashoua who joined EMAP as Group MD of EMAP Connect in November 2011 and became CEO of i2i Events Group in March 2012. i2i Events is powered by Top Right Group, formerly known as EMAP International Ltd. www.i2ieventsgroup.com.

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