BESA confirmed as exclusive Industry Partner at the Education Forum
The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) has been confirmed as the exclusive Industry Partner for the Education Forum, which takes place on November 20th & 21st at the Whittlebury Hall Hotel. BESA is the trade body covering the entire UK educational suppliers sector. It operates on a not-for-profit basis, and is accountable to an Executive […]
Teacher EdTech recommendations best, says BESA survey
A survey of ICT stakeholders by the National Education Research Panel (NERP) on behalf of the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) has revealed widely differing technology requirements between primary and secondary schools, as well as a reliance on teacher expertise and advice over resources provided by the Department for Education. The survey, which included respondents from 454 primary schools […]
GUEST BLOG: Hitting the digitised textbooks for the 21st century
Gary Bryant from ITSI discusses the traditional textbook, the challenges of 21st Century teaching and how technology can be used to enhance the learning experience… The textbook has always been an element of UK education. But in recent years, it has fallen somewhat out of favour and is often regarded as an outdated mode of […]
Connectivity is an issue in Britain’s primary schools, says BESA
A report from the trade association British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) has shown that the number of primary schools in the UK that describe their internet access as ‘good’ has fallen considerably within the last 12 months. Research by BESA showed that 52 per cent of the primary schools surveyed said that they had good […]