1 week to go! If you’re attending #BettBrasil this year, don’t miss BESA Head of Partnerships and Events Dave Smith at the Startup Arena on 26 April at 3.30PM. Dave will be talking all things international innovation & startups alongside Fernando Valenzuela and Emilio Munaro.

Thank you STAEDTLER SE for the invitation to join your customer day. Great to share your successes and plans and to chat with other BESA members as well. And best goody bag ever (including my very own pen licence!).

The BESA Awards are back - and it’s time to get your entries in!

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After an overwhelmingly positive response following last year’s awards, we are thrilled to announce the BESA Awards are returning in 2024.

The BESA Awards recognise the positive

Book your stand at the leading education conference in the Middle East, #GESSDubai 😀📚

Receive the early bird discount! Deadline: April 26th⏰

Taking place 12-14 November, at Dubai World Trade Centre, Sheikh Saeed Halls 1-3

Get in touch 👇
gessdubai.com/lets-get-touch

What to expect at LearnEd: Education in Action 💡

After a successful event last month, we’re excited for our upcoming conference at Trinity Academy Leeds! Take a look at the thread below for a sneak preview, and register to join us today: buff.ly/47B7eAJ

#EdChat [🧵1/6]

Check out this thread on the best reasons to attend our partner's BESA, LearnED conference in Leeds on the 18th March!

Catch great speakers like Al Kingsley, Russell Prue and Jon Tait 🎓!

Check it out here 👇

Great opportunity to hear from Sir Martyn when he addresses the APPG for Education next week - registration details below… #education #ofsted

Very proud to have been named in the Women in Trade Associations Powerlist 2024. The real honour though is working every day with the amazing BESA companies and supporting their work improving education outcomes for learners here and around the world.

Thankful for David Davis. Reported now 70 Conservative MPs raising this. It's a voting issue for many so needs all parties be thinking about #FixingSEND
How we treat our most vulnerable matters.

In The State of the Estate research, teachers report that outdated school facilities are having direct consequences on learning.

Find out more in this article from @Tes: tes.com/magazine/news/…

#StateoftheEstate #BESAResearch #SchoolsEstate

Thank you Ali Oliver and Youth Sport Trust for giving your expert opinion on the need for better investment in PE facilities and equipment in schools. Today's BESA report has united subject experts, school leaders calling for better funding for school infrastructure.

Over two-thirds of schools say IT and computer provision for Stem is inadequate in a new survey, which ‘paints a bleak picture for the future of science education’, says The ASE
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📢 New research from BESA: State of the Estate

This report examines the provision and condition of school building and infrastructure of over 900 UK schools, looking at various aspects of the condition and planned investment for school infrastructure, and conducting a deep dive

Thanks to Geoff Barton for flagging this important issue. Today’s BESA report on the state of the school estate flags further worrying issues about the condition of #SEND resourcing in schools
Guardian Education

'More than a decade of underinvestment has left schools struggling with outdated and inadequate facilities, with many in a state of disrepair.

'As this report shows, this means schools having to teach in facilities that are not fit for purpose...'

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