Celebrating the best in education
The winners of the 18th annual prestigious Bett Awards were announced last night (Wednesday 20 January 2016) on the first day of Bett, the world’s leading education technology event.
Organised and managed by i2i Events Group and BESA (The British Educational Suppliers Association), the annual Bett Awards aim to recognise, reward and celebrate ICT excellence within the education sector by honouring outstanding resources and learning solutions developed by educational suppliers. Hundreds of entries to the Bett Awards were judged by over 50 education professionals to ensure a fair and meticulous process.
The winners in each category are:
Early Years Digital Content
Discovery Education – Dinosaurs module in Discovery Education Espresso
Primary Digital Content (core subject content)
Oxford University Press – Big Writing Adventures
Primary Digital Content (rest of curriculum)
London Grid For Learning/Computeam – Knowledge of the Maya
Highly commended
Oddizzi
Secondary Digital Content
SAM Learning
Highly commended
Show My Homework
Best Whole Course Subject Curriculum resource
Oddizzi
ICT Tools for Learning, Teaching and Assessment (non web based)
Capita SIMS – SIMS Assessment
ICT Tools for Learning, Teaching and assessment (web-based classroom aids)
2Simple Software – Purple Mash
ICT Tools for Learning, Teaching and Assessment (web based whole school aids)
TES Institute – TES Courses
Highly commended
CEM – BASE
ICT Special Educational Needs (SEN) Solutions
Crick Software – Superkeys
Digital devices
Avantis Systems Ltd – Tectus
ICT leadership and Management Solutions
Oxford University Press – School Improvement Pathways
ICT Exporter of the Year
GL Education
Highly commended
Eurotalk
ICT Service and Support
Scomis
ICT Company of the year (less than £3m turnover)
bksb Ltd
ICT Company of the year (more than £3m turnover)
Joskos Solutions
Free Digital Content/Open Educational Resources – content suite
Twig World in partnership with Imperial College London – Reach Out CPD
Runner Up
Gojimo
Free Digital Content/Open Educational Resources – single issue resource
The National Archives – Magna Carta
Highly commended
Tesco – The Tesco Eat Happy Project
International Digital Education resource
Whizz Education – Maths-Whizz Suite
Educational Apps
SuperMemo World – Olive Green
The ICT Innovator of the year
Makewaves
Highly commended
Ohbot Partnership
Outstanding Achievement – presented by Rt Hon Nicky Morgan
Dominic Savage, director general, BESA
Debbie French, exhibition director at i2i Events Group said, “The judges look for companies offering the highest quality products and services that provide the best fit for purpose, value for money, innovation, support and customer care. Hundreds of entries are narrowed down to the finalists; all of whom deserve applause. With the increasing number of award entries year on year, winning a Bett Award has truly become a mark of excellence in ICT. Educators can be assured that each of the winners offers engaging resources that respond to the needs of the education system to improve learning outcomes.”
Caroline Wright, director general designate of BESA added: “The UK leads the world in terms of our technology based learning resources. Ten of thousands of educators visit Bett each year to see what the UK can offer the world in educational ICT. The Bett Awards are a robust, criteria-led way, to promote the best technological solutions that really work in classrooms. The Bett Awards are now the standard by which the UK and international education industry can recognise and reward valuable and innovative resources.”
For more information, please visit www.bettawards.com.
