Educational resource award nominations

Released 03/02/2010

Nominations for the Education Resource Awards announced

The UK's most outstanding educational resources, suppliers, educators and institutions were today selected as finalists for the Education Resource Awards (ERAs) 2010. Organised by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) and Affinity Media, the ERAs highlight the quality and diversity of educational products and resources, excellent educational establishments and the most dedicated members of the teaching profession and supplies industry, all working together to encourage the very best in education.

Ray Barker, director of BESA comments: "What sets the Education Resource Awards apart is that they aim to make the lives of teachers easier, by testing and identifying the best resources available to today's schools and classrooms. Schools can look to the finalists, and the soon-to-be-announced winners, as exemplary companies with practical products that are fit for purpose and provide real value for money."

The Education Resource Awards finalists 2010

Special Educational Needs - Non-ICT
LDA, Advanced Ace Spelling Dictionary
LDA, Stile Dyslexia
TTS Group, Sound Wall

Early Years - Non-ICT
Galt Educational, Spin Away Space Saver Kitchen
Hope Education, Space Saver Room Dividers with Graphic Pack
NES Arnold, Rhythm Sound Centre
Philip and Tacey, Chris and the Crablets
TTS Group, Activity Tree
TTS Group, Mirror Trays

Primary Resources - Non-ICT
Davies Sports, Instruct-a-Cricketball
NES Arnold, Gardening Trolley
Philip and Tacey, Write Minds
Plan-Ed, School Linking Resource
Playforce, Music range
Rising Stars UK, Talk and Thought Cards

Secondary Resources - Non-ICT
Axis Education, Thinking Skills
Crown House Publishing, Learning to Learn in Practice
Invicta Group Ltd., Biodegradability Kit
Philip Harris Education, The Building Blocks of Life
Philip Harris Education, Energy and Fuels Kit
TFL, UpGrade

Special Educational Needs - Including ICT
GL Assessment, Dyslexia Portfolio
Net Educational Systems, Nessy Learning Programme Deluxe
Power of 2 Publishing Ltd, www.3right.co.uk
Texthelp Systems, Read & Write GOLD

Early Years - Including ICT
A&C Black, What If ? Series
Focus Educational Software Ltd, Focus on Bee-Bot Digital Learning Suite
Mantra Lingua, Talking Phonics with RecorderPEN (Pack 1)
SMART Technologies, SMART Table
TTS Group, Sound Wall

Primary Resources - Including ICT
2Simple Software, 2Create a Superstory
Dbda Ltd., Nationwide Education
EMASUK, www.Emasuk.com
Focus Educational Software Ltd, Focus on Bee-Bot Digital Learning Suite
Gemin-i.org, Rafi.ki Kidogo
TAG Learning (Bli Education), Anithings

Secondary Resources - Including ICT
EMASUK, www.emasuk.com
Channel 4 Learning, Clipbank
Focus Educational Software, Focus on Climate Change
Philip Harris, Acquire Data Logger

Educational Book Award - New for 2010!
Boomerang Ed, Boomerang Innovation Diary Range
Hope Education, Me and My Body Book Pack
LDA, Fidget Busters
LDA, I Hear with My Little Ear 2
Scholastic, Out of This World
Scholastic, Investigate: Scholastic Ltd

Leadership in Education (in association with the National Association of Head Teachers)
Janet Burden, South Shields Community School, Tyne and Wear
Joanne Murray, Cookstown Primary School, Northern Ireland
Hilary Power, Tennyson Road Primary School, Luton
Elizabeth Steele, Glemsford Community Primary School, Suffolk

Educational Establishment of the Year (in association with the National Association of Head Teachers)
To be announced on the night!

Education Exporter of the Year (in association with UK Trade & Investment)
EducationCity.com
Findel Education
Netsupport Ltd.
Promethean
Whizz Education

Supplier of the Year (less than £1million turnover)
Freenotes
Genesis Images
School Surplus
Whizz Education

Supplier of the Year (between £1 and £3 million turnover)
Brainwaves Rewards Ltd
LDA
Invicta Group
Motivation in Learning
Numicon

Supplier of the Year (over £3 million turnover)
Davies Sports
EducationCity.com
Espresso Education
Philip Harris
Rising Stars UK
The Consortium

Innovation Award
2Simple Software, 2Simple Online Tools
Boomerang Ed, Boomerang Innovation Diary Range
Dbda Ltd, Nationwide Education
E2BN, Cookit!
EMASUK, Two Can Talk
Studio Distract Ltd, Silent City Streets, Wrecked and Investigators
Outstanding Achievement Award
To be announced on the night!

Ray Barker continues: "Once again, the Education Resource Awards received a huge number of entries, showing just how valued this mark of excellence is within the sector. The Education Resource Awards are judged by an independent panel of education experts, all teaching and learning professionals, providing piece of mind to the UK's teachers that the judging process is robust."

Winners will be announced at the annual gala event at The Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham on Friday 5 March, the second evening of the Education Show 2010.

The Education Resource Awards are sponsored by Berol, Findel Education, NES Arnold and Staedtler and supported by the National Association of Head Teachers, the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust and UK Trade & Investment.

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