The Bett show is the world's largest technology in education gathering. Bringing together almost 700 exhibitors under one roof at Olympia, London (13-16 January 2010), it is a prime opportunity for anyone in education to explore the latest technologies for teaching and learning.
But the key question for visitors is what technology will do for them. How will it help the hard-pressed teacher to motivate pupils? How can it ease the tasks of assessment or reporting to parents? And how should it influence the design of a new school?
In this supplement, we look at how some of the surprising innovations on display at Bett 2010 can enable schools to fulfil their ambitions for children in the classroom and enhance school leadership and management.
One of the show's themes is playful learning, reflecting the growing interest in how schools can adapt gaming and related technologies to education. We examine emerging products that capitalise on the power of play to engage and inspire pupils.
There is also a special focus on future learning spaces at the show and we explore how schools, involved in the capital rebuilding programmes, are thinking anew about what kind of learning children want, and how mobile and portable technologies, in particular, can support that.
We highlight broadcast technology that is making inroads into learning, round up what is new in special needs education and report on the government's home internet access scheme.
ICT today touches everyone who works in education. Anyone who disagrees really should pay a visit to Bett.
