Winner BETT Awards 2006 Maths Key Stages 1 & 2
Whizz Education is delighted that Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource has won the BETT 2OO6 award for Maths in the Key Stages 1 & 2 category.
Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource beat off stiff competition from large multinational organisations to win this prestigious education industry award. With double the number of entries this year compared to 2005, this is acknowledgment of Whizz Education’s commitment to providing the very best learning tools for children across the UK.
Over 1600 UK Primary Schools buy Maths-Whizz in 15 months
Used by over 1600 schools in the UK, Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource is an innovation in multimedia education that harnesses the investment schools have made in IT hardware. The resource covers the complete National Curriculum in mathematics and provides a visually stimulating teaching tool for use on computers or interactive whiteboards. Teacher demonstration sections give children the step-by-step explanation they need; animated interactive exercises capture the imagination of students, providing helpful reminders when questions are answered incorrectly; and printable exam-style worksheets aid comprehension.
New at BETT 2006 Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource Year 7
Building on the success of Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource for KS1 and KS2, Whizz Education released the Year 7 Resource at BETT 2006.
The Year 7 resource contains 167 animations covering all the National Curriculum learning objectives for this year. It also features an animated mathematical dictionary and a ‘Toolbox’ function with an interactive calculator, coins, a protractor and other drawing and measuring tools.
The future of online tuition
Whizz Education also offer an online private tutoring service for 5-11 year olds, based on the award-winning animated exercises from the Teachers’ Resource. The Maths-Whizz service is leading the market in offering online tuition for children who want to catch up, get ahead or simply get motivated in maths. In addition to an individually tailored lesson plan, each student gets their own virtual bedroom which they can fill with pets, plants and toys. The service also includes up-to-the-minute usage and progress reports for parents.
Richard Marett, CEO of Whizz Education said “Everyone at Whizz is very excited by winning the top national maths educational award and the success we are seeing from students using the online tutoring service, Maths-Whizz. 2006 is going to be another challenging and rewarding year for everyone involved with the company.”