2013 Winners & Finalists
Early Years Digital Content
Winner: Busythings Ltd – busythings.co.uk
The judges said: “a very comprehensive resource for Early Years children and the staff who work with them. Its bright and attractive appearance, combined with activities of varying length and degrees of difficulty provide a wealth of resources for any early years setting. An excellent example of how to make learning great fun.”
Finalists
- Early Vision Ltd – Early Vision Online
- Focus Education UK Ltd – Fingertips Online
- Ten Town Ltd – Ten Town
- The Usborne Foundation – Teach Your Monster to Read: First Steps
Primary Digital Content
Winner: Collins Education – Collins Big Cat Apps
The judges said: “an innovative App that is available to download for both home & school use. It supports language learning through a wide range of excellent animated books that use both audio and animation.”
Highly Commended: Rising Stars – Switched on ICT for Key Stage 1
Finalists
- EducationCity.com – Primary Britannica from EducationCity.com
- Espresso Education – – Espresso Phonics
- Fiction Express – Fiction Express
- Film Education – Thinking Film, Thinking Primary Literacy
- Oxford University Press – ProjectX CODE
- Sherston Software Ltd – Planet Sherston
- Zulogic Ltd – Zu3D
Secondary Digital Content
Winner: TrueTube/CTVC – TrueTube.co.uk
The judges said: “a useful, thought provoking resource with well produced materials in real life contexts that can stimulate debate, discussion and consideration of key issues for young people. Well presented, highlighting current topics and supporting materials, including creative responses through film.”
Highly Commended: A2om CIC – DriveiQ
Finalists:
- 3P Learning – Mathletics
- Digital Explorer – Digital Explorer resource Bank
- e-skills UK – Behind the Screen Cyber Security Project
- Film Education – Thinking Film: resource series for secondary
- Gigajam Music School Ltd – Gigajam Virtual Learning Environment
- Science Museum – Futurecade
ICT Tools for Learning and Teaching
Winner: Just2easy – j2e5
The judges said: “An excellent product. They have made web content creation accessible and easy for a very wide range of users. From considered, pre planned materials to feedback, evaluation and collaborative work, this offers so many opportunities for creativity in education.”
Highly Commended: 2Simple Software – 2Build a Profile
Finalists:
- Dynevor – ePace
- GenericMaths Ltd – ConquerMaths
- MediaCore – MediaCore
- Melvin Eng – Physics in Crisis: Downtown Pandora
- Royal Shakespeare Company and University of Warwick – Teaching Shakespeare
- Royal Society of Chemistry – Learn Chemistry
Digital Collections & Resource Banks
Winner: TWIG World, TWIG World
The judges said: “This is a well-designed and presented resource providing a significant number of high quality videos that can be used to support the science curriculum as well as independent learning. Each resource is cleverly linked through a series of mind maps that help to make transparent the connections between different topics and areas of science.”
Finalists:
- British Pathe – British Pathe Education
- Browns Books for Students – VLeBooks
- Encyclopaedia Britannica – Britannica Online School Edition
- London Grid for Learning – The Romans in London
- National STEM Centre – eLibrary
- Oxford University Press – Oxford School Improvement Online Videos
- Twinkl Primary Resources – Twinkl Resources
- Wildscreen – ARKive
ICT Special Educational Needs Solutions
Winner: Crick Software Ltd – Clicker 6
The judges said: “the entry was thorough and comprehensive and the endorsements and reviews very positive. Building on a well established product Crick has exploited the features of new technologies and software but importantly while focusing on ease of use and flexibility.”
Highly Commended: Inclusive Technology – HelpKidzLearn
Finalists:
- Apollo Creative – Apollo Ensemble
- AssistiveWare & Acapela Group – Harry and Rosie Text to Speech Voices
- Dyslexia Action with RNIB – Load2Learn
- Iansyst – CapturaTalk for Android
- Osborne Technologies Ltd – SensoryPod
Digital Devices
Winner: Avantis – LearnPad2
The judges said: “This is the way tablets should be managed in a school environment. A great deal of thought has gone into the design to reflect the needs of schools and how they operate. Excellent online management system provided and very easy and quick to use. Excellent price. Impressive and convincing testimonials.”
Highly Commended: Data Harvest – EasySenseVu
Highly Commended: Promethean – ActivTable
Finalists:
- A1 Technologies Ltd – David SLS-1 Structured Light Scanner
- Altay Scientific Spa – RED – Really Easy Data Sensors
- eInstruction EMEA – Mobi ViewTM
- Orange Music Education – The Music Board
- Vision – Techconnect Amplifier
ICT Leadership & Management Solutions
Winner: Groupcall Limited – Groupcall Messenger
The judges said: “attendance is a major issue in many schools and case studies and testimonials show that Messenger has had a positive impact on parental engagement and unauthorised absences in schools. A great system which allows a two way flow of information between the home and school.”
Highly Commended: CSE Education Systems Ltd – Service Manager
Finalists:
- Follett – Aspen
- LCP Ltd – iTRACK Primary
- ReportBox – ReportBox
- RM Education – RM Intelligence
- Teachers Media International – Teachers Media online CPD Service
ICT Company of the Year – Less than £1m turnover
Winner: Alfiesoft
The judges said: “Although a relatively small company the impressive testimonials reflect the company’s commitment to providing a personalised service that focuses on the needs of teachers and provides a quality resource tailored to individual schools with evidence of outstanding customer support.”
Highly Commended: Just2easy Limited
Finalists:
- Bladetec Ltd
- SchoolsICT Limited
- WIRIS – Maths for More
ICT Company of the Year – Between £1m & £3m turnover
Winner: ParentMail
Over the past five years ParentMail has grown by 1,000 per cent and much of this can be attributed to the company’s focus on developing a system that meets school engagement needs. The judges also commented on the sophisticated approach they use to stimulate schools to innovate.”
Highly Commended: Crick Software Ltd
Finalists:
- 3P Learning
- CentraStage
- Contact Group
- Joskos Solutions Ltd
- Osborne Technologies Ltd
- Turn IT On
ICT Company of the Year – Over £3m turnover
Winner: Frog
The judges said: “Frog meets the needs of schools in a variety of different ways. The company has demonstrated a willingness to work closely with schools to improve their product and services. Strong product development and marketing have both helped to significantly boost performance.”
Finalists:
- Capita IT Services
- EducationCity.com
- European Electronique
- KYOCERA Document Solutions UK Ltd
Innovations in ICT
Winner: Capita SIMS – SIMS Discover
The judges said: “a great entry with equally impressive testimonials. Capita SIMS demonstrates a real understanding of the needs of schools today to produce individual, personalised data quickly and effectively. Links to Ofsted criteria and key performance measures, make it relevant to teachers and senior staff alike.”
Highly Commended: Little Bridge World – www.littlebridge.com
Finalists:
- Firefly Solutions – Firefly Student Planner
- Groupcall Limited – Groupcall Emerge
- Oddizzi – ClassPals by Oddizzi
- PlingToys – The Magic Cloud
- ScienceScope Ltd – DynaKar
- Teacher Centric Ltd – Show My Homework
ICT Exporter of the Year
Winner: Boxford Ltd
Boxford are the UK’s longest established manufacturer of machine tools for training. Over 60,000 Boxford machine tools have been supplied to over 200 countries giving both reliability and durability to their users. 40% of the company’s exports go to new markets in developing countries.
Finalists:
- Frog
- Little Bridge World
- NetSupport Ltd
- TTS Group
- Whizz Education
ICT Service & Support
Winner: Wolverhampton Learning Technologies Team
The judges were very impressed by this entry which was backed up by secure testimonials and excellent examples of collaboration with partners. A strong entry which demonstrated both service and support for developing and extending ICT across educational settings locally, nationally and internationally.
Finalists:
- AzteQ
- Ergo Computing
- Hsis – Havering School Improvement Service
- Joskos Solutions Ltd
- RM Education
- Scomis
Outstanding Achievement in ICT Education
Winner: Lorraine Petersen – Chief Executive, nasen