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BESA connects the media with experienced commentators from our team and member companies who provide valuable insights into the UK and global education markets.

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Competition launched to find inspirational teaching ideas

28 February 2017

Press Release

Teachers with inspirational ideas for raising the achievement of disadvantaged children and young people are invited to enter the Let Teachers SHINE competition launched…

Focus Education and 2Eskimos partner to develop reading assessment app

21 February 2017

Press Release

Primary education resource and consultancy provider Focus Education has announced a new partnership with 2Eskimos – the software development company behind the popular ‘2Build…

Diverse group of UK educational suppliers head to Vietnam with BESA and DIT for trade mission

20 February 2017

Press Release

Nine members of the UK educational suppliers industry will be visiting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from March 6-10, 2017 on a trade mission…

Education Resources Awards Finalists 2017

16 February 2017

Member News Press Release

We are delighted to announce that the shortlist of finalists for The Education Resources Awards 2017 (ERAs) has now been announced. Organised by Brilliant…

Deal creates the UK’s leading schools’ payment and parental engagement provider

30 January 2017

Member News Press Release

ParentPay Limited, the UK’s leading provider of school payment services, and Schoolcomms, a leader in parental engagement software for schools, have today announced that…

Bett Awards – The 2017 Winners

30 January 2017

BESA News Member News Press Release

The winners of the 19th prestigious Bett Awards 2017 were announced on Wednesday 25 January, 2017 at the Bett Awards Dinner held at The…

Capita SIMS and Learning Ladders support schools adjusting to assessment without national curriculum levels

6 January 2017

Member News Press Release

A technical partnership between Capita SIMS and Learning Ladders means that primary schools are be able to measure pupils’ progress without levels easily and…

School funding formula changes

14 December 2016

Press Release

School funding formula changes threaten to make “a bad situation worse” for the provision of essential classroom resources.

Learning & Teaching Expo (LTE) in Hong Kong

5 December 2016

Member News Press Release

The best UK resources to be showcased at Learning & Teaching Expo (LTE) in Hong Kong. The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), which represents…