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The Big Bus motors on at BETT!

The Big Bus will be revealing at BETT 2003 its latest educational content for use by three to eleven year-olds at school and at home. BETT is the international event that encourages and extends effective use of ICT in education.

The range of interactive learning activities has expanded significantly since The Big Bus was unveiled at BETT 2002. More educational games have been added across the Foundation Stage and Key Stages 1 and 2, with all activities designed around the requirements of the National Curriculum.

Innovative content from The Big Bus caters for two key age groups - three to seven year-olds and eight to eleven year-olds. The activities provide younger children with the chance to travel on the virtual Big Bus to Bo Bear's World, where they can dress up Bo Bear and learn to count with friendly characters. For older children, Explorers World develops thinking, creativity and logic skills.

The new 'Other Worlds Adventure' has received impressive feedback from educators. This 'progressive' game combines a range of diverse tasks to testing a number of skills that the National Curriculum encourages in children at the older age range of The Big Bus.

The product answers the concerns of a recent report by Teachers Evaluating Educational Multimedia (TEEM), which acknowledged a mismatch between computer games and curriculum content and revealed a shortage of computer games with classroom based learning in mind.

Special new 'Nursery' and 'Primary' CD versions of The Big Bus will also be available for the first time at BETT. These will group together activities suitable for those age groups.

Ian Goodall, Managing Director of The Big Bus, commented: "It's been a busy year for The Big Bus since BETT 2002. The product has been developed extensively - we believe it is now the most comprehensive interactive learning software for younger children.

"We are confident that The Big Bus is set for success in what will be a particularly important year ahead, as the government makes £50 million of e-learning credits available to schools for spending on ICT products."

The Big Bus is produced by Imparo, the leading provider of high quality, interactive educational products and services.

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