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BETT Awards now open for entries

The BETT Awards partners, Emap Connect, Becta and BESA (The British Educational Suppliers Association) have announced that online entries for the 12th annual BETT Awards are now being accepted.

The awards run alongside BETT, the technology in education event, which is taking place on 13-16 January 2010 at Olympia, London.

The BETT Awards 2010 categories are:

• Early Years Solutions
• Primary Digital Content
• Secondary, FE and Skills Digital Content
• Digital Collections
• Leadership and Management Solutions
• Special Educational Needs Solutions
• Promoting Safer Learning
• Learning and Teaching Tools
• Digital Devices
• ICT Company of the Year
• ICT Exporter of the Year
• ICT Education Partnership
• ICT Service and Support Award
• Outstanding Achievement in ICT Education

Richard Joslin, exhibitions director at Emap, said: "The BETT Awards seeks to reward exceptional resources that help improve learning standards across the UK, as well as on an international level.

"Last year attracted such a great host of outstanding entries and we certainly hope for more of the same this year to celebrate some of the very best on a fantastic evening when the world of ICT in education is together in London for BETT."

Ray Barker, director of BESA, commented: "For educational suppliers, winning a BETT Award is a true mark of excellence in ICT. Judged by a comprehensive panel of independent ICT expert practitioners and consultants, the industry holds the awards in high esteem as a means of creating informed consumers and purchasers.

"Suppliers are offered the opportunity to showcase their most innovative resources which must realistically face the challenges of educators in today's schools."

Dr Stephen Lucey, executive director of strategic technologies at Becta added: "We're very hopeful that this year's entries will impress us with an even greater level of innovation which offers real and practical support for teachers and learners alike. Becta will also be interested in how the products are being developed to encourage greater use of technology 'outside the classroom' so that products offer flexibility of learning on the go – whether that is in the classroom or at home."

Award entries can be completed online at the BETT Awards website until the closing date, Wednesday 22 July 2009, and the shortlist will be published in November. The winners will be announced at a gala evening event at the London Hilton, Park Lane on the 13 January 2010, the opening day of BETT (13-16 January 2010, Olympia, London).

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