Bett 2016

BETT FUTURES
Introducing the edtech
companies of the future
It is the second year of the
Bett Futures fringe initiative
– a showcase of the world’s
most inspiring edtech startups.
We look at this year’s
exhibitor and speaker line-up
Bett Futures was the third most popular
area of the show for visitors to Bett
2015. Introduced to celebrate brave
thinking, new products and education “gamechangers”,
Bett 2016 has once again invited
31 of the most exciting edtech start-ups from
around the world to Bett Futures.
Due to the nature of Bett Futures, some of
the 2015 companies are back again, with their
“a year on” stories to tell.
The two Bett Futures packages are the
Seed Level package, aimed at emerging startups,
and the Grow package, designed for
businesses that are already gaining exposure
and developing their networks.
Below is an overview of this year’s Bett
Futures exhibitors, starting with the 16 Seed
edtech start-ups and followed by the 15 Grow
companies.
Also, on page 14, you can find details of
some of the CPD and discussion sessions
taking place in the Bett Futures Theatre
during the show.
Big Brain Maths
The first of the Seed exhibitors is Big Brain
Maths. Their lessons have been designed to
guide students through a range of topics, with
the challenge becoming progressively harder.
The practical worksheets provide the students
with GCSE and Higher GCSE common exam
questions. Visit: www.bigbrainmaths.com
Brix Learning
The second Seed exhibitor is another mathsrelated
exhibitor. Brix Learning has created
interactive maths homework for A level
coursework. Replacing the maths textbook,
Brix provides a simple structure with which
students can master new mathematical
concepts. The syllabus is broken down into
the individual pieces of information (the
Bricks) that need to be understood. Visit:
http://brixlearning.com/
Nano Simbox
Nano Simbox turns the science laboratory
digital. Designed for all ages, the resource
helps students to understand the complex
concepts of molecules and atoms by inviting
them to play, grab and manipulate the system.
Physical gestures and dynamic graphics
respond to their input in real-time, making it
an entertaining way to discover chemistry and
physics. Visit: http://nanosimbox.com/
Lumici Slate
Lumici is an educational technologies
company whose flagship product is Lumici
Slate, which – among other functions – allows
teachers to create, store and share lesson plans
that can be accessed anytime, anywhere or
shared with students and other teachers. Visit:
www.lumici.co.uk
TeachPitch
This online resource for teachers helps them
gather knowledge of their subject, develop the
pedagogy of teaching it, learn about student
assessment practice and get support for their
classroom management. It is a cloud-based
learning platform that helps teachers and
schools identify the best online resources
available. Visit: www.teachpitch.com
VEO
VEO App is another new exhibitor whose
video-tagging tool combines the power of
video and data to maximise the impact of
self/peer review and dialogue. Tagging key
moments in peer-observed lessons for later
reflection helps teachers to improve their
practice. Visit: www.veo-group.com
Diagnostic Questions
Diagnostic Questions is a formative
assessment platform designed to help
teachers enhance the quality and relevance
of their teaching. Teachers choose and assign
quizzes from a bank of diagnostic questions.
Students then answer the questions and
provide explanations as to how they made
their choices. The quizzes are automatically
marked. Visit: www.diagnosticquestions.com
EduCake
Science-related exhibitor is EduCake is
used by schools to set regular homework to
improve their students’ scientific knowledge
and understanding. This online application
offers more than 6,000 science questions
and has coverage of AQA, Edexcel, OCR
Gateway and Cambridge iGCSE. The
questions take less than a minute to set up and
the answers are automatically marked. Visit:
www.educake.co.uk
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