2010 Press Releases
Pearson wins British Book Design Award
25th January 2010 - The British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) recently announced the winners of the British Book Design and Production Awards 2009. The ‘Award for the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Education’ went to Pearson Education for their title, ‘NVQ/SVQ Level 2 Hairdressing’. Read full story| (downloads as PDF)
ActiveTeach
13th January 2010 - The ultimate front-of-class teaching tool and perfect partner to the interactive whiteboard. As thousands of teachers have already found, the interactive whiteboard is a great way of actively involving students in the learning process and is a valuable tool for immediate feedback and assessment. Read full story| (downloads as PDF)
Abacus Evolve I-Planner Online
8th January 2010 - Giving teachers the opportunity to deliver personalised maths lessons from Foundation to Year 6, Abacus Evolve is the UK’s number one online maths resource. Now, in order to help teachers get more from their programme, Ginn (part of Pearson) is delighted to present the innovative and interactive Abacus Evolve I-Planner Online, an assessment and planning software designed to provide support with assessing pupils’ progress (APP) and Assessment for Learning (AfL). Read full story| (downloads as PDF)
BBC Active
8th January 2010 - Whether it is giving children the opportunity to meet their favourite author or visit the local fire-station, a creative curriculum provides teachers with the opportunity to escape the rigidity of set plans and be innovative in the way they teach. However, “taking ownership of the curriculum” comes with its own set of challenges. It requires change, planning and a fresh look at how subjects are taught. Read full story| (downloads as PDF)
Literacy Evolve
8th January 2010 - Think of your favourite books. Can you imagine only reading extracts from them and never knowing how they started or what happened at the end? Well, that’s what is happening right now in primary schools across the UK with, according to a recent report, a quarter of primary school children reading just one whole book a year in class and as many as 12% of teachers saying they have never completed a book*. But that’s all about to change. With the former children’s laureate Michael Rosen at the helm and Heinemann’s Literacy evolve harnessing the best of books and ICT, prepare for a Reading Revolution. Read full story|(downloads as PDF)
Rapid
8th January 2010 - Ask any teacher working with struggling learners or children with special education needs (SEN) what some of their main challenges are in the classroom and high on the list are likely to be keeping their pupils fully engaged while meeting all of their individual needs. Helping to meet these requirements and proving a huge success at primary schools across the UK is RAPID from Heinemann, an innovative and powerful teaching resource that provides Key Stage 2 teachers with a combination of books and software in reading, writing and maths. But don’t just take our word for it. Read full story| (downloads as PDF)