Some 20 companies were honoured in the recent Bett Awards, while another 12 were highly commended.
The annual Bett Awards are hosted by trade association BESA, along with Ascential Events, the organisers of Bett. The awards highlight outstanding education sector products, learning solutions, companies and people. The panel of judges, comprised of education experts, evaluate each entry based on its appreciation of the sector’s needs and commitment to supporting education standards. The winners of the Bett Awards 2018 are:
Early Years Content
Primo Toys – Cubetto
Highly commended – Early Excellence Ltd EExAT
Primary Content
Oxford University Press Numicon interactive whiteboard software Numicon
Highly commended – Times Tables Rock Stars & TTS-Group StoryTime Phonics
Secondary Content
GCSEPod
Highly commended – TES Institute SKE: English
Whole School Aids for Learning, Teaching and Assessment
Satchel – Show my Homework
Classroom Aids for Learning, Teaching and Assessment
Pobble
Special Educational Needs Solutions
Crick Software Ltd. Clicker 7
Highly commended – Widgit Software InPrint 3
Best Education Support Resource for Parents or Home Learning
Generic Maths – Conquer Maths.com
Free Digital Content or Open Educational Resources
Frog Education National Theatre on Demand
Highly commended – CTVC TrueTube
Service and Support
Link2ICT
Highly commended – Plum Innovations
Educational Apps
Take7Music
Highly commended – AstroAlgebra
Digital Devices
Data Harvest Group Ltd EasySense Vu+ Data Logger
Highly commended – Avantis Education ClassVR
Start-up of the Year
Classlist
Higher or Further Education Digital Services
Meetoo
International Digital Education Resource
Creaza AS Creaza
Highly commended – Seppo Seppo
Exporter of the Year
GL Education
Highly commended – WCBS
Leadership and Management Solutions
Meritec (CPOMS) CPOMS
Highly commended – New Media Learning 4Matrix
Company of the Year – less than £3m turnover
HegartyMaths
Highly commended – Edukey
Company of the Year – over £3m turnover
SB BKSB
Innovator of the Year
pi-top
Outstanding Achievement
Phil Neal Capita
Patrick Hayes, director of BESA and chair of judges for the Bett Awards, said: “This year we had more entries than ever before from all over the globe, and our panel of esteemed judges had an incredibly hard time to select the winners – even harder than usual!
“To be shortlisted is a great achievement in itself, but to be crowned a Bett Awards winner at such a time of global edtech innovation is something to truly celebrate. On behalf of all the judges, I would like to congratulate the winning companies – their teams should be extremely proud of receiving an accolade that is recognised by schools across the world.”
Simon Presswell, managing director, broadcast & education at Ascential Events added: “Technology sector growth in the UK outpaces that in many other countries, and some of the most exciting and effective innovation is in edtech. As exports of our expertise continue to increase, the Bett Awards play an increasingly vital role in helping educators to identify the very best products, services and people that are helping to transform education, not just in the UK but globally.”
