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An exhibition of ICT suppliers, related organisations and charities will run throughout the day alongside the conference. Below are the confirmed companies exhibiting at Brighton.

	2Simple Software 2Simple Software has been committed to supporting teaching and learning for over a decade and continues its mission to create high-quality, simple yet powerful, creative software for children from age 3 upwards. 2Simple has become a household name in education and currently supply to 75% of UK schools. 2Simple’s ethos is to keep IT simple; making high quality software that is simple enough for anyone to use but powerful enough to meet the needs of all users. There are over 35 programs in the 2Simple range, covering Literacy, Numeracy, Animation, Art, Music, Modern Foreign Languages, Multimedia Authoring and ICT Assessment to name but a few! 2Simple have recently launched www.purplemash.com - their brand new creative online space! With so many creative tools and a wide range of curriculum specific activities, Purple Mash can inspire teaching and learning in your school every day. Ask 2Simple about your free 30 day trial at the conference, call 020 8203 1781 email katherine@2simple.com

	3P Learning 3P Learning is the global leader in on-line mathematics learning for school-aged students with its flagship learning platform, Mathletics, used by more than 3 million students, in over 8,000 schools. Mathletics has now become a worldwide phenomenon and is the global benchmark in learning, encouraging students to commit to learning, to enjoy maths and achieve outstanding results. Numerous features make this award-winning resource appealing to students, teachers and parents. It motivates and engages to learners to do more maths and achieve outstanding results. • On-line personalised learning system for pupils aged 3 -18 years. • Adds a competitive dimension to learning, by allowing students to play against their peers from around the world. • Captivates and challenges pupils in a stimulating, interactive environment. • Differentiates learning and is excellent for transition. It covers all Key Stages and it is simple to use! • Provides immediate and automatic feedback. Teachers can easily set tasks for individuals and the whole class. • Reduces teacher time and improves student achievement! Data flows seamlessly from school to home.   System Requirements: • Windows XP/Vista or Mac OS 10.4 & above • 512Mb RAM • 1024x768 Screen Resolution • Internet Explorer (7 & above) or Mozilla Firefox • Broadband internet connection preferred • Adobe Flash Player Other Settings: • Pop-ups enabled • Cookies enabled/set to accept • Javascript enabled

	Animation Supplies Animation Supplies sells a range of animation materials including ICT animation software and everything you’ll need to run your own animation projects. Our range of animation software includes Stop Motion Pro, I Can Animate, Pro Animate and Zu3D. Animation is a great medium for children to express their thoughts and ideas irrespective of their learning ability and styles. It is an inclusive activity which promotes creativity, team work, communication skills and ICT knowledge. Animation can be used across a variety of subjects not just art and can be used as an alternative medium with which to teach and communicate ideas and concepts. Animation is an excellent way of promoting creativity and ICT within the classroom. Stop Motion Software • Plasticine • Armatures • Acrylic eyes • Rostrums • Cameras To find out more visit www.animationsupplies.net

	Altodigital Established in 1975, Altodigital is one of the largest, independent suppliers of digital print and document solutions in the UK. As a Buying Solutions supplier, the national procurement partner for UK public services, we offer an independent consultative service. Our expertise lies in managing print and copy environments to help organisations large and small minimise costs and raise their productivity. We offer a total print management service, a structured procedure providing a balanced deployment of single and multi-functional devices. This starts with an initial assessment through print audit, recommendation, installation and implementation, as well as comprehensive support services. If you would like to learn more about how Altodigital can help to improve your print strategy, whilst reducing costs, please call us 0845 504 5353 or email marketing@altodigital.com www.altodigital.com

	BehaviourWatch Improve behaviour to enhance the learning experience Tracking behaviour can be very time-consuming. Managing all of the information can be even more daunting. As the paper piles up, can you really say that you’re effectively handling the reporting of incidents, let alone manage them? What would happen if information goes missing, or is recorded incorrectly, or not even acted upon? With web-based electronic forms, you could be recording incidents as they happen then automatically emailing them to relevant staff, leading to a paperless environment. With rich and detailed analysis, you would be able to improve classroom behaviour and the learning experience. BehaviourWatch is an advanced web-based system which allows teachers to log behaviour incidents online and eliminates the need for paper-based reports. When incidents are logged automatic emails will immediately alert relevant staff and intelligent analysis enables quick identification of areas of concern. Most importantly the system is completely tailored to the individual school's needs.

	Bose in Education In the modern teaching environment, ever increasing class sizes has made keeping pupils engaged and working effectively a harder task than ever before. Sound reinforcement is becoming increasingly the norm in both schools and higher education, with audio integrating with other technologies such as whiteboards and screens to ensure that all students benefit from the learning resources that are presented to them. Bose® offers solutions that will direct sound where it is needed, engaging students with just the right amount of clarity and volume, without intruding on adjoining classrooms. From stand-alone systems such as the Wave® Music System or SoundDock® for iPod®, to multimedia computer speakers that fill the room with high quality sound from any computer programme, and installed speakers that can link to a whiteboard or screen, even those at the back of the room will be able to hear every word and every note clearly. Additionally, sound can be used to create a calming atmosphere in areas such as corridors and spaces where students congregate for lunch or social activities. Lecture halls, auditoriums and school assembly halls can also benefit from a Bose solution, with sophisticated control of often complex requirements offered by the Bose ControlSpace® ESP-88 DSP audio management system. This gives huge flexibility, allowing the system to be switched from assembly mode to presentation or performance mode at the flick of a switch. Email: uk_education@bose.com Website: www.bose.co.uk

	British Nutrition Foundation Food – a fact of life is the British Nutrition Foundation’s designated education programme which provides free, high quality resources through its website www.foodafactoflife.org to support those involved in the teaching of food and nutrition. The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) was established over 40 years ago and exists to deliver authoritative, evidence-based information on food and nutrition in the context of health and lifestyle. BNF’s work is conducted and communicated through a unique blend of nutrition science, education and media activities. BNF’s strong governance is broad-based but weighted towards the academic community. BNF is a registered charity that attracts funding from a variety of sources, including contracts with the European Commission, national government departments and agencies; food producers and manufacturers, retailers and food service companies; grant providing bodies, trusts and other charities. Further details about our work, governance and funding can be found on our websites.

	Channel 4 Learning and Espresso Education Channel 4 Learning is demonstrating Clipbank, the ‘learning service’ for secondary. Clipbank goes beyond being ‘just’ a video clip archive – each clip is selected for its curriculum relevance and provides teachers professional support. Espresso Primary is the UK’s leading digital curriculum service where teachers find a wealth of video clips, multimedia activities, printable resources, News Bites, cross-curricular Resource Boxes and teacher support. Both Clipbank and Espresso Primary now include an ‘embed code’ feature enabling users to display and play clips within learning platforms. Home access for teachers and students to extend learning opportunities and promote parental engagement is also available. For further information on Espresso Education and Clipbank, please contact us on 0800 0345 200 (option2) or at info@espresso.co.uk

	Classroom Monitor The most widely used APP assessment tool in the UK. The award winning Classroom Monitor supports assessment for learning, pupil tracking and real-time reporting to parents. Based around simple teacher markbooks – which allow teachers to record pupil progress, feed teacher assessment into pupil tracking, record evidence, set targets and attach lesson plans and resources to assessment. As teachers build up assessments, teachers can create a personalised draft report to parents. Online reporting to parents ready for the 2010 – 2012 government deadlines will be released in the summer of 2010. Classroom Monitor covers all frameworks from Nursery – Secondary (EYFS, P-Scales, National Curriculum, APP, SEAL).

	Condor Office Solutions Condor are a specialist supplier of large format A1 and A0 printers to the education sector. We have over one hundred schools and colleges using our equipment to produce their posters and banners, at a fraction of the cost of using outside companies. Many have financed this purchase by providing a low cost printing service to staff, parents, other schools and companies in the area. We are showing the Canon iPF605 A1 printer at the show. This is the most popular, costing as little as £1,500, including delivery, set up, full training and poster and banner making software. We give excellent training and after sales support, helping schools get the very best from the equipment. If you would like to visit our stand at the exhibition, we can give you a demonstration and are happy to design and print a poster or banner of your choice. In addition if you have anything you would like printed as a sample, free of charge, please bring it with you as either a pdf or jpeg file. For more information please visit our website www.condorlargeformat.co.uk or call Andy Francis on 07866 428085.

	Draper Group Draper Group Ltd was formed as a new company in December 2008 and the name really reflects our parentage of Draper Inc. from the USA. We supply qualified dealers with Draper®, Euroscreen® and Oxygon™ projection screens, as well as installation services and a portfolio of projector mounts, overhead projectors, trolleys, cabinets and other AV furniture. Our head office is located in Corby, Northamptonshire, UK, and we are seated in a new building which contains our offices, warehouse and a showroom. The showroom is used to hold customer demonstrations, seminars and workshops on our products.    Our company holds a workforce of enthusiastic employees; together they hold many years of experience in the business. Please feel free to contact us for any questions or just pop in and see us! www.drapergroupltd.co.uk

	East Sussex County Council Schools Applications Team currently supports a number of schools and educational establishments in and external to East Sussex. We provide support for the full SIMS software suite including SIMS Gateway, Partnership Xchange (14-19) and various applications for schools. Our training department provides a full range of training courses on SIMS modules and UniServity, delivered by either qualified teachers or TAP accredited trainers (on site or within our training centre), E-Safety. Other services include Managed Services, Software Reseller to Schools, remote support and testing (R&D) in a secure environment. For more information please contact sas@eastsussex.gov.uk or phone 01273 482519 [option 1]

	Editure Education Services UK Ltd Editure Education Services UK Ltd (formerly Education Services Ltd) is a leading provider of learning platforms to the UK education market. We designed the UK’s first large scale Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), the first specialist primary school learning platform for a local authority and now the first learning platform, DB Primary, designed solely for primary schools. Our extensive experience working with primary schools makes us experts in the primary education field. DB Primary has been build from the group up in collaboration with teachers and curriculum consultants. The platform provides a safe and secure place for young learners to interact both in school and at home through a set of easy to use online tools.

	Hobarts Lasers • Metal engravers • 3D printers • Sublimation • Laserable materials Hobarts is a well known and respected supplier of high quality equipment to both industry and the educational sector. We have recently launched our new range of laserable materials, metal engravers and sublimation kits so why not come along and see the potential income a laser could bring to your Design Technology department? Now supplying an extensive range of equipment to the educational sector, Hobarts satisfies the curriculum by incorporating the most popular technologies. With valued ongoing support & a unique advisory service, Hobarts really is the professionals’ choice. Guaranteed peace of mind with every purchase. www.hobarts.com

	i-Desk Solutions Large UK Manufacturer: over 15,000 desks to the Education Sector, i-desk has been proven to raise grades as at CoLA, London in classes with i-rise. Equally other secure solutions work well. "Our experience of i-desks in a Children's Centre with children 6 months to 5 years has been very positive... had a number of repair bills due to children putting toys, paper clips, biscuits etc into disk drives. Staff would also decide they wanted to move computers to different parts of the classroom, causing major upheaval with wires trailing etc. There have been no such challenges with the i-desks,” Kintore Way Children’s Centre, Southwark.

	Lapsafe LapSafe® Products are the original innovator of storage and charging cabinets for laptops in Schools. The name LapSafe® has become synonymous with safety and quality in the Education sector in the UK and across Europe. Our Mentor™ mobile cabinet range incorporates the highest level of security, safety and technology on the market, offering unique modularity allowing bespoke configuration and future upgrades. A total management solution, the Mentor™ range stores and simultaneously charges up to 30 laptops or 60 netbooks depending upon model. Our SmartLine™ technology charges without the need for AC adaptors, minimising deployment time for Teachers. Plus with our new PowaSave™ system, energy consumption is greatly reduced over ‘duration charging’. As well as charging the Mentor™ can also incorporate Data Transfer functionality, Wireless Connectivity, Alarm, Networked Printer and comes with a free Lifetime Warranty. LapSafe® - The Original & the Best!

	Leba Innovation Leba innovation has become the innovator in this field, bringing the latest solutions for ICT in to schools. Our laptop storage trolleys and lockers are increasingly being selected for use in many schools involved in BSF projects. Through our range of Laptop storage products, we can offer the perfect solution for your recharging and networking needs. Whether you need a mobile or a static option, NoteCart and NoteLocker provide the answer. Our NoteCart range includes storage trolleys for 12, 16 and 24 Laptops, and 24 or 32 Netbooks. The unique design of these products offers a variety of features as standard, including easy cable management, cable secure clips, integrated fan and multi point locking. Additional options are available to include intelligent charging and networking capabilities. The NoteLocker is a modular system which enables you to create as many compartment combinations as you need. Wall mountable or floor standing, NoteLocker comes with a power socket in each locker, offers various locking options, and can be supplied with coloured doors for identification. Leba NoteCart and NoteLocker are CE rated and have been independently tested to meet safety guidelines. For more information please visit our website www.note-cart.co.uk, email tr@leba-innovation.com or alternatively telephone 01372371207

	Lightspeed Systems Europe The Internet is the most powerful educational tool ever created. The Internet is the most dangerous place for a student to be. The problem for education is that both of these statements are true. How do you balance the opportunity of the Internet and other IT with the duty of care to protect students?  Total Traffic Control from Lightspeed Systems has been designed to solve the unique problems posed to educators by new and ever evolving technology. From controlling cyber bullying to stopping anonymous proxies, Total Traffic Control offers comprehensive protection to students and unprecedented control for teachers and network managers. Total Traffic Control provides comprehensive online protection, extensive user activity reporting and granular security for networks and desktops. From safe YouTube and Google usage to forensic reporting and bandwidth management, we allow schools to use ICT and the Internet safely.   Lightspeed Systems Europe Limited, Whitegates, Alexander Lane, Shenfield, Essex CM15 8QF Telephone 01277 240 630 Fax 01244 240 631 www.lseurope.com

	Millionaire for Schools Millionaire for Schools is an exciting new partnership between Charanga and 2waytraffic bringing Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? - the world’s most popular quiz format - to a school audience. Following extensive consultation, the classic format has been adapted to make it more suitable for classroom and home use whilst retaining the essential elements, such as the sound effects and visuals, which make it such a success. An easy to use web-based interface allows teachers to create their own quizzes or select from an extensive collection of high quality curriculum quizzes covering all subjects and Key Stages. The content of these quizzes is monitored by an Advisory Board comprising many of the UK’s leading educators ensuring that all content is suitable and appropriate to different ages and curricula. The result is a highly flexible resource which teachers know and trust will provide their pupils with an engaging and stimulating activity, and, themselves with lots of opportunities to teach and impart knowledge. Besides using a whiteboard for classroom use, quizzes can also be embedded in learning platforms and VLEs meaning pupils (and parents!) can continue learning at home! www.MillionaireForSchools.co.uk Contact Marina Dussek on 01273 823900

	Osborne Technolologies Osborne Technolologies produce several types of I. T solutions and products that are tailored to requirements and are to the highest standard. The comprehensive list of products and solutions is extensive but here are a few: • A wide range of education products featuring PCs, whiteboards, projectors and many more. Osbornes offer a complete package for both businesses and education facilities that would include a full network design and can fit a fully equipped I. T room or space. There is a PC repair centre open to everyone with problem PC or Laptops. • Offer the latest in Audio Visual, CCTV, Access Control, Servers and Structured Cabling. Outstanding customer care and a commitment to the highest quality products and services are the hallmarks of Osborne Technologies. Here at Osborne Technologies we are confident that you would continue to use our services for the foreseeable future as many clients have done so far. Currently having success with “Entry-Sign”. Developed by Osborne Technologies, Entry-Sign is a unique and simple to use, custom designed signing in system that will revolutionise the way you monitor your visitors, staff, pupils and others.  Entry-Sign has been designed to be very user friendly. It also has complex reporting features that will put a wealth of any relevant information at your fingertips instantly without the need to scramble for your signing in books! OFSTED have recently commended the first school to have Entry-Sign installed to have “well developed system for safeguarding pupils.” Call us now for a free no-obligation “Entry-Sign” demonstration at your premises on 0800 037 2904 Web: www.osbornetechnologies.co.uk Email: info@osbornetechnologies.co.uk

	Papershow What you write on the paper appears on the screen in real-time! Papershow is an interactive digital writing kit: The presenter writes with the pen on the paper and sees his/her notes appear in real time on the screen. Papershow is designed to improve communication in the classroom, and is already being recognised amongst teachers and lecturers for its ability to encourage interactive discussions and enhanced pedagogy. It combines Bluetooth technology and digital paper to enable the user to make annotations directly on to a PowerPoint presentation, or use a screen or wall as a digital white board. Students and lecturers can openly annotate their thoughts in real-time on screen to the rest of the class. The mobility of this kind of unique interactive teaching enhances debate, discussion and direction. Other key benefits to help bring a lesson, lecture or seminar to life: • Highly portable - all you need is the Papershow pen, USB key and paper and access to a laptop. • More freedom of movement – you can move about the room and still write notes which will be seen on the big screen. • No training required – easy to pick up, you will be ready to go in 15 minutes. • Fun to use – students will enjoy engaging with a new technology. The pen and paper can be passed around for students to use at their desks, ideal for brainstorming sessions! • Instantly email notes to students or upload on the intranet following a lecture. For more information, please visit www.papershow.com

	Parat UK Parat UK produces a range of products for use in hand-held learning environments. On display will be products for the charging and synchronising of iPods, iPhone and iPads, and the ParaNet case for the charging of netbooks. The Parasync will charge and synchronise up to 20 iPods or iPhones. The Parasync allows the iPods to be slotted into location quickly and efficiently; thus making the management of multiple numbers of devices easy and efficient. Already in use in 100’s of locations this product has saved countless hours of fiddling with cables and chargers. The ParaPro iPad case is designed to charge and synchronise up to 16 iPads. The system is contained in a tough waterproof case to allow it to be transported from location to location safely in the harshest of conditions. Netbooks can be charged in the ParaNet. A total of up to 16 can be charged at any time by placing them in custom slots without the need to attach individual charging cables. It’s as simple as that. Parat UK Ltd, C1 Europa Trading Estate, Stoneclough Rd, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 1GG Tel: 01204 868630 Fax: 01204 868631 Email: sales@ paratuk.co.uk Web: www.paratec.co.uk

	ParentLink ParentLink is a world leading emergency notiﬁcation and school-to-home communication solution that provides parents, students and school personnel with unprecedented access to important information. Communication is a powerful tool for engaging parents and improving student learning. There has never been an easier or more effective way to inform your school community with important information quickly and efficiently than with ParentLink. By providing the most comprehensive solutions and service for more than 20 years, ParentLink has helped thousands of schools inform their community, forge stronger bonds, quell rumors, increase attendance, improve efficiency, save time and money, while also ensuring safer learning environments! By informing parents about attendance, grades, homework, and other school related events using convenient means such as telephones, e-mail, and the internet, parents are better informed of their children's educational progress leading to increased parental involvement and greater student achievement. Parents are confident that their children's safety needs are being met, and schools are experiencing greater public support than ever before. No other hosted solution can match the versatility of ParentLink. To request more information, please visit www.ParentLinkUK.com

	Perspective Founded in 2006, Perspective is a leader in the web-based educational management and learning solutions landscape. Renowned for its intuitive, effective and easy software, Perspective currently provides attendance and progression monitoring software to over 60 Local Authorities and multiple bluechip companies around the UK. Perspective’s latest addition to its product range, Folio, gives learners a secure online space where they can define information about themselves and their learning, store documents, upload pictures, and create blogs. Accessed through any web enabled computer, Folio also incorporates additional functionality such as learner details, learning and anticipated progression, goal and target setting, personal achievements, CV creation and tutor and provider management. Perspective’s other learner management software includes Collaborative Learning Manager (CLM) which gives schools and colleges an accurate and effective means of monitoring leaner progress and attendance and, Sunesis, a unique Apprentice Training Management System, providing the skills sector with the tools to support the management of learners for Apprenticeships, Train to Gain, NVQ’s and other work based learning, where learner progression management is key to achieving quality standards. All of Perspective’s software is SIF enabled to allow a free-flow of information between all parties involved in the delivery of learning.

	Qwizdom UK Qwizdom is a manufacturer of an interactive Classroom Response Systems designed to engage the modern learner. More than just a voting system, Qwizdom provides today’s teacher with a dynamic teaching tool that makes ‘Assessment for Learning’ achievable. Integrating seamlessly with Powerpoint and Keynote, the system makes presenting and preparing lessons easier than ever before and is the only system to provide both teachers and students instant, discreet feedback. Using Qwizdom’s student response systems, a teacher poses questions to the class, either verbally or through PowerPoint/Keynote and each member of the class will respond using their Qwizdom handset. Responses can be anonymous if required. Up to nine different question types are available including multiple-choice, yes/no, true/false, numeric, text, demographic, sequence and multiple mark. To aid formative and summative assessment, student feedback can be viewed instantly on screen and is available for post session analysis in excel, pdf and flash.

	RSPCA Education RSPCA Education is launching a new and improved website that aims to prevent animal cruelty by supporting you to develop informed, responsible and active citizens. On our website you can find: • A dedicated teachers’ section with FREE downloadable, curriculum-linked resources and images • A NEW dedicated youth justice section for professionals working with young people who are at risk of, or have been convicted of, cruelty to animals. Young people may become involved in cruelty to animals for a variety of reasons. We have developed FREE activities to address each of these contributing factors with downloadable worksheets, videos and interactive stories • FREE interactive resources for Key Stages 1 and 2 ‘Animals and us’ and GCSE science that are designed to stimulate ethical debate and explore how everyone can make a difference to the welfare of animals. The RSPCA Education team can also offer you: • Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and INSET • Training sessions for professionals working with young people who are at risk of, or have been convicted of, cruelty to animals. For all this and more, visit www.rspca.org.uk/education

	Sanako SANAKO enjoys a reputation for quality and innovation and is a specialist provider of digital language laboratories which enable creative language learning for the whole school and at home. Recent additions to the SANAKO Study range include; SANAKO Study 700, the affordable language laboratory with entry-level recording facilities. Designed to help teachers provide the appropriate level of support and encouragement for language learners. Students benefit from essential language learning functionalities, including listening and speaking, while teachers are provided with the tools to support and monitor student activity SANAKO Study 500, an inexpensive class management software solution that creates a stimulating and interactive learning environment. SANAKO Study Primary comes with ready-made interactive multimedia content for French and/or Spanish and is the ideal solution to fully engage early language learners quickly. With over fifty years' experience, SANAKO provides first class training and support to the Primary, Secondary, FE and HE markets. Our ICT classroom solutions provide a safe environment for students to excel and teachers to maintain focused learning. As you would expect from a market leader, your investment is future proof, the SANAKO Study range has been certified for use with Windows Vista and the latest version, version 5.0 is compatible with Windows 7. For more information please visit our website www.sanako.co.uk or alternatively email ukenquiries@sanako.com or telephone 01274 863 380

	South East Grid for Learning All Local Authority schools in the South East are members of the SEGfL and automatically have free access to a wide range of paid-for resources, online projects and services. Talk to SEGfL project managers to find out what you might be missing from E-safety support, Live newspaper and pupil film publishing, British Pathe film archives, AudioNetwork copyright-free music downloads, BirdBox NatureWatch project, Evacuation, Using visualisers in the primary classroom, Free videoconferencing events, How using the internet can improve children’s writing. Find out how your school could join exciting broadband projects designed for the emerging curriculum. Christopher Davison – Project Manager Heather Pettitt – Project Manager www.segfl.org.uk 0118 978 9679

	Synetrix – OPENHIVE Learning Platform Synetrix has launched a next generation learning platform called OPENHIVE. Now used by over 56,000 users, OPENHIVE is the first truly integrated learning platform that uniquely places personalised learning at the heart of your school's ICT provision. Intuitive, engaging and fun to use, OPENHIVE brings all of your ICT services together, from your management information system through to your portal, virtual learning environment, email and parental reporting. OPENHIVE solves deep technical issues, such as identity management and Single Sign-On, enabling your users, for the first time, to simply enjoy e-learning.   Offering the ultimate in choice and flexibility, you can choose individual modules or adopt all OPENHIVE services for a truly integrated experience. OPENHIVE is ideal for primary and secondary schools, academies, clusters, federations and local authorities.   We build our solutions from the classroom up, putting our users first. Visit our exhibition stand and come and see what all the buzz is about. Visit www.openhive.net or contact us on openhive@synetrix.co.uk.

	Teachers2Parents Teachers2Parents is a communication service, which works with your school database to give you a simple and more efficient way of communicating with parents. Teachers do not have the time to communicate with a large number of parents on a regular basis. Yet parents would provide better support to their child if they were kept informed more often. For various reasons, phone calls to parents can be unnecessarily time consuming and school reports are relatively infrequent. Using text messaging, teachers can inform parents far more frequently; putting pupils under constant pressure. At the same time, parents can also be notified to praise their child for good progress at school. Each text message is automatically personalised to include the pupils name. As there is no need to type each message or any part of it, they are sent immediately with immense ease.

	Truancy Call Truancy Call, a leading provider of innovative and award winning, automatic notification systems in over 1,300 schools and colleges. We continue to improve parental and school awareness through the use of automatic notification systems. We have relationships with most Schools Management Information systems, including Capita SIMS (‘premier partner’ status) and Hebron. Truancy Call (www.truancycall.com) – an automatic parent notification system that significantly reduces the administrative burden on schools by allowing them to implement first-day contact with parents of truants via email, SMS and automated phone call. The system will continue to make contact until the parent has provided a reason for their child’s absence. Call Parents (www.callparents.com) – a highly cost-effective, automatic notification system used by schools to inform parents via email, SMS and automated phone calls of forthcoming events and important school notices. Text Someone (www.textsomeone.com) – a service for schools that gives pupils the power to report incidents of bullying, or unwanted behaviour in confidence, 24/7 by text, email or phone. E-Mentoring (www.e-mentoring.co.uk) – a service for secondary schools whereby students have 24/7 contact with a supportive member of staff or ‘mentor’ about their work via text, mobile phone WAP site, forum, or secure web site.

	Vital Vital is a new way for teachers to develop their ICT skills and confidence. Funded by the DCSF and developed by the Open University in partnership with e-skills UK, it’s an online learning zone with regional centres where anyone who works in schools and colleges in England can share ideas, find face-to-training and try out technology, away from classroom pressures. Once they register, teachers can tap into a unique store of top quality, flexible and friendly ICT learning that can help engage and enthuse pupils. Vital was launched to give teachers and support staff the knowledge and confidence they’ll need to grasp the full transformational potential of classroom technology and keep up to speed in a fast-changing world. And with its mix of 15-minute CPD sessions, ideas-sharing forums, online and face-to-face training courses, teachers can use Vital to tailor a learning programme to suite their immediate needs, time constraints and technical ability. Join the Vital Community for free at www.vital.ac.uk. Enrol for courses, access ICT professional development and share expertise.

	Wesleyan for Teachers Wesleyan for Teachers offer a bespoke financial planning service to teaching professionals. Our Financial Consultants are trained to understand the career paths and financial needs of teachers. We can provide advice on a whole range of financial products and services, and have a full understanding of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. We’re approved by NASUWT and have helped thousands of education professionals to plan for their financial future. Our parent company, Wesleyan Assurance Society, is one of the longest serving mutuals in the UK. This means that we have no shareholders to satisfy with short-term quick returns so can take a more responsible medium to long-term view, with our members sharing in the Society's success. We offer no-obligation personal financial reviews as well as organise school seminars to talk about the financial options available to you and to answer your questions. For further information call us on 0800 294 4020

	Zybert Computing Limited IT DATA SECURITY FOR EDUCATION Zybert Computing Limited is a UK manufacturer of IT Data Security Solutions, including; ENCRYPTED REMOTE ACCESS This is achieved by using an encrypted connection though a Secure Portable Office Key (“SPOK”) inserted into any host PC/Laptop. SENSITIVE DATA NEVER LEAVES YOUR SCHOOL NETWORK! This eliminates the need for teachers to carry memory sticks or laptops containing school data. It takes away the concerns of such devices being lost or stolen and ensures that restrictions under The Data Protection Act are met. TEACHERS' DESKTOP Enables teachers to securely access school administration systems (CMIS/SIMS) work on lesson planning, school reports and other curriculum activities from outside school. PUPILS' DESKTOP Remote secure access for your pupils to the whole range of school curriculum software from home. Pupils can browse the internet safely with the knowledge all content is being filtered by the council firewalls. The technology used by all Zybert Computing Limited solutions has been certified for security use by The National Institute of Standards and Technology. Contact details Web site; www.zybert.co.uk Tel; 0121 222 5457 Email; michael.lucas@zybert.co.uk Zybert Computing Limited are exhibiting in the exhibition area during this conference. Please visit our stand to discuss your school's IT Data security arrangements.