Contact Group shortlisted in BETT 2015 Awards – ICT Company of the Year - £1m and £10m turnover

Nov. 17, 2014 - PRLog -- Contact Group, leading provider of communication, payment and data services for schools and local authorities, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the BETT 2015 Awards - ICT Company of the Year – Between £1m and 10m Turnover.  Considered by many as the most esteemed accolade in the industry, the Bett Awards provide a showcase of resources and companies that seek to provide educators with the information, ideas and inspiration that are fundamental to the learning process.

A former BETT Award winner and Education Investor’s Technology Supplier of the Year, Contact Group has been driving change in the education market, revolutionising and improving the way local authorities, schools and parents communicate. It has developed a highly successful range of solutions which capture and also disseminate important information quickly via email, SMS, automated phone calls, secure websites and mobile apps. Most importantly it helps schools and local authorities to improve their efficiency and cut costs.

Its award-winning portfolio of products and services includes Text Someone, a powerful anti-bullying service that makes it easy for students to report bullying via text message and for schools to safeguard the welfare of students, and its Looked After Call service, designed to help Virtual School Heads in local authorities safeguard the welfare of looked after children (LAC) by capturing real-time data on LAC attendance and attainment and producing meaningful reports instantly. Also striking a chord with its clients in the education sector are its Call Parents and OurSchoolsApp services, which help schools to improve communication with parents, cut their phone bills and reduce administrative costs using text messages, mobile apps and email, and its Truancy Call product developed to help schools improve attendance and safeguard the welfare of students.

Commenting on his company making the shortlist, Stephen Clarke, Managing Director, Contact Group, said, “Since its inception in 2000, Contact Group has gone from strength to strength, growing its customer base and developing new products and services designed to improve productivity and operating practices in schools and LAs through digital innovation - helping them to reduce absenteeism, safeguard the welfare of their pupils, improve communication with parents and to reduce their costs.  We are thrilled to have been shortlisted as a finalist again this year, particularly in the light of the 20% increase in entries reported by the judges.”

The BETT 2015 Awards - which will be hosted by Josh Widdecombe, Star of Channel 4’s ‘The Last Leg’, ‘Mock the Week’ and ‘Live at the Apollo - are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 21st January 2015 at The Brewery, London EC1Y.