Twig Science, the newcomer in this year’s educational resources awards season, has been selected as a finalist in the national Education Resource Awards 2012: for the awards “Best Secondary Digital Content involving ICT” and “Innovation Award”.

The Education Resource Awards (ERAs) highlight the United Kingdom’s most outstanding educational resources, educators and institutions. Organised by the British Education Suppliers Association (BESA) and Brilliant Marketing Solutions Ltd., the ERAs highlight the quality and diversity of educational products and resources, excellent educational establishments and the most inspiring members of the teaching profession, all working together to encourage the very best in education.

Now in their fourteenth successful year, what makes these Awards really different is that they focus on the resources, services and people that really make a practical impact on learning and the day-to-day work of the teachers in the classroom.

The winners of each of the 18 categories will been decided by a panel of experienced educational professionals and announced at a gala event on the at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham on March 16^th 2012, the second evening of The Education Show 2012.

Twig provides over 650 three-minute science films available at http://twig-it.com and has already gained a reputation as a trustworthy resource with several hundred schools using the site across the UK (in Scotland Twig is known as Glow Science). Twig is considered to be at the cutting edge of educational practice in terms of content, quality of the films and the technology employed.

Inta Bakewell, Head of Education at Twig, said of the award:

“We are absolutely delighted to be recognised by such a respected UK award committee. This nomination is a testament not only to the Twig team but also to the thorough testing and reviewing by the teachers who have supported Twig through its development.

“We are honoured that Twig Science has been held up as an example of a pedagogically strong resource with a real impact on the day-to-day lives of UK teachers.”