THE EDUCATION SHOW 2009
What’s on offer?
We look now at what the
exhibitors are up to at
the Education Show 2009
– both the big names and
the smaller companies
The big boys
London 2012: The official London 2012 education
programme, Get Set, is now up and running and will
be much in evidence at the show. Through the Get Set
website, schools and colleges demonstrating a student-
led commitment to its values will have chance to join
the network and receive rewards, recognition and
endorsement. In addition, London 2012 is working with
partners to develop resources across themes including
internationalism, enterprise, and healthy and active
lifestyles. Stand: L30.
Surprise,surprise:Youneverknowwhat
Knowledge Horizon: The Youth Leadership you’llseeasyouwanderaroundthe
Programme (YouLeaP) is aimed at bridging the gap EducationShow,astheseimagesfromlast
in leadership skills of 10 to 18-year-olds in two levels year’seventillustrate
– Flyer 10 to 13, and High-Flyer 14 to 18. Created
by a specialised division of Knowledge Horizon WorkScenes, which deals with functional English and
and validated by the University of Cambridge maths in vocational contexts to support the Diploma and
International Examinations, this package of instructor- work-related learning. Written by vocational education
led, e-learning, games and activities aims to develop co-ordinators in collaboration with industry specialists,
your students’ leadership potential and help them to WorkScenes features an average 150 photocopiable
become more rounded members of their communities. worksheets with answers, plus a separate bank of literacy
Stand: U26. and numeracy support activities. Stand: SN-F63.
Sico: SICO Europe, the original British manufacturer of EducommDirect: The new City Desk flip-up IT desk
tabling seating units, will be launching a new design of will be appearing on the stand of EducommDirect. The
dining table. Called The Undergraduate, it seats eight and flip-up desk allows users to hide away their screen and
features a one-piece rectangular tabletop that remains in keyboard within the desktop, protecting the equipment
the horizontal position at all times, allowing the table and creating more desk space. Stand: A35.
to be prepared for dining or classroom use and then
wheeled into position whenever required. Stand: F10. Galina International: The Chester-based company
organises curriculum-relevant study tours for groups in
Pilot: Pilot is launching Bottle to Pen, known as B2P, art, English language and literature, French, geography,
a retractable, refillable gel ink rollerball, which is made German, history, maths, music, religious studies, and
from recycled plastic bottles, and designed to look like science, in the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands,
one. B2P has solid environmental credentials as 89 per and Germany. Stand: P8.
cent of its components – excluding the ink and refill
– are made from recycled material. Stand: R10. SciChem: A range of forensic investigation kits will be
Lucid Research: Lucid Research is a developer of on show, designed specifically for the UK syllabuses
computerised SEN assessment tools. New this year with activities covering areas across all sciences from
is the Reading Booster, a programme for developing ages 11 to 18. The kits include notes and written
reading and listening comprehension skills, and exercises for students of varying capability. The range
providing stimulating and enjoyable activities for key includes Forensic Investigation of Blood, and Forensic
stage 3. Stand: SN-EE60. Investigation of Fingerprints. Stand: P31.

Office Depot and Viking Direct: The global suppliers Radio in Schools: Radio in Schools is a podcasting
of office products will be showcasing the Magic platform that promotes speaking, listening and creativity
Whiteboard, which won backing on the BBC’s Dragons’ across the curriculum. Supported by Global Radio, the
Den. It enables users to create a whiteboard from a roll UK’s largest radio network, it allows schools, pupils,
in seconds, making it versatile. Stand: H10. and teachers to create podcasts and share content with
their whole community. Podcasts are produced with
RSPCA: RSPCA Education has launched five free Virtual Studio. Stand: P34.
“animals and the law” resources for teachers, which
can be used for key stage 3 citizenship/PSHE lessons Fieldwork Education: After six years working with
in England and Wales. Students are encouraged to schools around the world, Fieldwork Education is
reflect on issues of public concern, such as the use of introducing its Assessment for Learning and Looking
animals in circuses and responsible pet ownership, and for Learning toolkits at the show. Looking for Learning
consider how their attitude and behaviour affects their focuses on identifying, improving and increasing the
pets. Stand: PZ-F46. learning that happens in school daily. The Assessment
for Learning toolkit is a multimedia programme to
European Commission: What do we know about the copyright-cleared high quality images, informative Creating Careers: Creating Careers is helping to support schools with the implementation and embedding
member states of the European Union? Whereabouts captions, and whiteboard downloads that can add value prepare students for further education and the working of Assessment for Learning. Stand: PZ-HH40.
is the statue with more clothes than one would find in to site visits both before and after they have taken place. world by offering WorkSkills courses. The new online
any woman’s wardrobe. Did they really use eggs to Educational groups can book free entry and teacher vocational courses involve 45 units at Levels 1 and 2, Send a Cow: The charity will be promoting its new
build a bridge in Prague? Could there still be an island planning visits at over 400 English Heritage sites, and which pupils can pick and mix to achieve either a BTEC Keyhole Garden – a technique used by their farmers
where no female, either human or animal, is allowed? Discovery Visits at more than 60. Stand: A6. Award, Certificate, or Diploma. Stand: IT-P42. in Africa to grow crops throughout the year, which is
This and a lot more information on the 27 member especially useful in areas where good soil is scarce, often
countries of the EU, such as their size and population Rapid: Among the new products Rapid will be If...Then: This company provides services in the field of supplementing diets with nutritious vegetables. Send a
and famous citizens, is answered in a booklet entitled promoting is the Mini-light Project, a keyring light critical thinking, including an online course that can be Cow is encouraging schools to build their own Keyhole
Passport to the European Union. It is free to UK designed as an introduction for key stage 3 students used for students from year 8 upwards. A new product is Garden as part of a competition, getting pupils learning
schools. Stand: F70. to electronics. They start by investigating the need for INFER, a card game designed to develop and reinforce about where food comes from, global issues, and about
security and the problems of using locks in the dark. skills in critical thinking. The first pack is about violent the environment and climate change. Stand: PZ-K41.
Phillip Harris: This stand will see the launch From there, they are guided through the complete computer games. Stand: PZ-HH62
of the Atom Model Kit and Economy Proscope design process of a mini-light, which can be attached to Solardome Industries: Solardome Industries, which
Kit. The model kit consists of a magnetic backing a keyring. Stand: E14. Greenhouse Sensation: The family-owned business, designs, manufactures and supplies aluminium and
board and magnetic pieces that together allow staffed by people who are passionate about growing glass geodesic domes, has launched a new range
students to gradually build up the nucleus and
The small businesses
edibles, will be appearing for the first time at this year’s specifically for the education sector. The Growing
orbitals as required. The Proscope Kit is a video Schools Data Services: IRIS, an online behaviour show. The object of the exercise is to promote Vitogrow, Schools domes are outdoor classrooms designed to
camera, document camera, presentation camera, information system for secondary schools, will be a vegetable garden in a box. The garden kits make it inspire young people in any subject area. Stand: B6.
and microscope in one. High quality live images given its first public airing at the show. The tool allows easy to grow edibles – there’s no need for a greenhouse,
are captured with the “Touch and View” lenses, teachers and parents to have access to a bespoke green area or green fingers. Stand: EC-U51.
Further information
bringing the microscopic world to life far beyond the database, giving them a real-time, in-depth analysis You can search the official Education Show website
limitations of a microscope. Stand: L20. of children’s behaviour and rewards at the click of a Axis Education: Axis has launched a selection of by phase, product, subject, exhibitor, or keyword to
button. The system has been trialled in more than 60 new publications in recent months, covering the find exactly what you are looking for at the show. Visit
English Heritage: Heritage Explorer can offer schools in the North West. Stand: IT-R45. Functional Skills standards for secondary. These include www.education-show.com
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