Every year, the Education Resources Awards pinpoints the key resources released in the previous 12 months, providing a much-needed service to teachers. The awards showcase outstanding resources, allowing you to see the best equipment, software and books produced for your area of speciality.

Ray Barker, director of the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), and chair of judges, says: “What makes these awards really different is that they focus on resources, services and people that really make a practical impact on learning and the day-to-day work of the teachers in the classroom. Over 25 expert judges, all educational practitioners, decided upon the winners - not an easy task because of the continuing high-quality and distinctiveness of UK products and services, many of which will be at the Education Show.”

Shortlisted resources will be showcased at the BESA stand and the winners will be announced at a ceremony on Friday, March 10 at the Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham. The shortlist by category is: Early years

2Simple Software - 2Create A Story

2Simple Software - Simple City

Lego Education - Tech Machines and Remotes

EducationCity.com - EducationCity.com

Learning Resources - The Smart Splash Range

Shoo Fly Publishing - Moon-bud-ees Foundation Connected Learning Resource

TTS Group - Rainbow Ripple

Special educational needs

Crick Software and Espresso Education - ClickerVision

Crossbow Education - Eye Level Reading Rulers

Hand Made Places - Equipment for SEN Schools

Hodder Murray - Snap Version 2

Learning Resources - Giant Inflatable Life Cycles

Philip and Tacey - Sentifix

Primary resources and equipment

Crown House Publishing - The Resilience Series

Eclipse Books and Software - Petit Pont

Invicta Plastics - The Renewable Energy Kit

LDA - Better Behaviour Through Golden Time

Philip and Tacey - Sue Palmer’s Synthetic Phonix

TTS Group - The Feelings Talk Ball

Secondary resources and equipment

Alite - L2

CCEA Multimedia - Shop Around Pack

Invicta Plastics - The Renewable Energy Kit

Network Educational Press - Seeing History

Sibelius Software - Sibelius 4

Texthelp Systems - Read and Write Gold Version 8

Books

AC Black Publishers - History Songsheet Series

Crown House Publishing - Visual Thinking: Tools for Mapping Your Ideas

Harcourt Education - Fusion

Mantra Lingua - Mantra Lingua’s Story Props Range

Network Educational Press - Seeing History

Ransom Publishing - Dark Man Series

Scholastic - You Can Create a Calm Classroom Series

Primary ICT

2Simple Software - 2Create A Story

i-desk Solutions - i-rise

Kudlian Soft - I Can Animate

RM - RM Mobile One

Softease - Textease Draw CT

TTS Group - Bee-bot

Secondary ICT

AlphaSmart Europe - Neo by AlphaSmart

CCEA Multimedia - Poetry Anthologies website

CCEA Multimedia - Shop Around

Gigajam - Gigajam Interactive Music School

Sibelius Software - Sibelius 4

Softorque - Ariadne

* Awards will also be given for: Innovation; Educational Exporter of the Year; Leadership in Teaching; Supplier of the Year (less than pound;1m turnover); Supplier of the Year (pound;1m-pound;3m); Supplier of the Year (over Pounds 3m); Outstanding Achievement.

2Simple Software

Stand IT-N80

AC Black

Stand PZ-K30

Alite

Stand D60

AlphasSmart

Stand H93

BESA

Stand F4

Crick Software

Stand SW-M30

Crossbow Education

Stand SN-A33

Crown House Publishing

Stand PZ-K50

Eclipse Books and Software

Stand PZ-J22

EducationCity.com

Stand N62

Hand Made Places

Stand A60

Harcourt Education

Stand PZ-L20

Hodder Murray

Stand PZ-J51

i-desk Solutions

Stand D22

LDA

Stand SN-B5

Learning Resources

Stand T10

Lego Education

Stand AZ-X41

Mantra Lingua

Stand IT-N74

Philip and Tacey

Stand X10

Ransom Publishing

Stand PZ-J14

RM

Stand SW-M28

Scholastic

Stand PZ-H10 Shoo Fly Publishing

Stand G15

Softease

Stand SW-M24

Texthelp Systems

Stand SN-B11

TTS Group

Stand EY-T36