Sponsors
We are pleased that several organisations are donating prizes or sponsoring the competition by providing other kinds of support.
The logos of the confirmed sponsors are shown at the bottom of the home page and on this page, with a link to more information and the sponsor’s home page.
Confirmed sponsors are:
British Computer Society
The British Computer Society (BCS) is the industry body for IT professionals
and a Chartered Engineering Institution for Information Technology.
The BCS is responsible for setting standards for the IT profession. It is also leading the change in public perception and appreciation of the economic and social importance of professionally managed IT projects and programmes. In this capacity, the Society advises, informs, and persuades industry and government on successful IT implementation.
Cranfield University
Cranfield University is established as one of the UK’s leading universities offering
research and courses in engineering, science, manufacturing and management.
Based in Shrivenham Oxfordshire the Royal Military College of Science is a
unique partnership between the University and the Ministry of Defence.
Here the university provides a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and
specialist courses that include Defence Management, Aerospace Technology, Materials, Medical Sciences.
altoHiway
altoHiway is a UK-based solution provider that supplies Internet services
exclusively to business customers. altoHiway provides a specific range of
solutions direct to larger organisations through its Enterprise Team,
serving the retail, legal, financial, manufacturing and construction sectors
and also offers exclusive packages for the SME sector through its Channel Business Team.
Focus Multimedia
Focus Multimedia is the leading PC CD-ROM budget software publisher
by value in UK retail specialising in high quality, affordable PC CD-ROMs
aimed at both children and adults. Focus boast an extensive catalogue
of over 200 titles with prices ranging from as little as £4.99 with
categories including Games, Lifestyle, Creativity, Travel, Productivity,
Knowledge, Children, Entertainment and LEGO.
Focus is proud to include in their range the UK's best selling Driving Test software brand, Driving Test Success. With four unique products covering Theory, Hazard Perception, Practical and the newly released Road Signs incorporating Road Safety for Children, Focus has everything needed to help learner drivers pass their Theory and Practical Driving Test, whilst helping more experienced drivers learn vital road safety and hazard perception driving skills. Further information on the Driving Test Success range can be obtained from www.drivingtestsuccess.co.uk.
There are also some world-renowned brands within the Focus range including LEGO, Encyclopedia Britannica, Scrabble, Tom Clancy, Rayman©, Tom and Jerry, Settlers©, Clifford, I Spy, Little Bill and Jane Greenoff to name a few.
Focus Multimedia is once again providing 100 CD-ROMs as prizes for the competition.
FoxFM
FOX FM is Oxfordshire & West Buckinghamshire's most listened to commercial radio station.
Their aim is simple: To enhance the listening experience of the audience by providing them with
first class local radio.
Organisers of the massive annual Party In The Park bringing many chart topping acts to Oxford, FOX FM also works hard raising much money for charity & is very committed to its local community.
FOX FM are very pleased and proud to support the British Computer Society's Oxfordshire Schools Web Page Competition 2004/5 - it's a great initiative and fantastic to involve and engage young people.
Research Machines
RM is the leading supplier of ICT resources to UK education, providing industry-standard,
educational software, services and systems to primary schools, secondary schools, colleges
and higher educational establishments.
RM’s products include RM Connect (the most widely used network in secondary schools) and RM Window Box (the most popular ICT solution for primary schools).
The company is also active in the educational software and Internet content markets, with RM Primary Maths Learning System and Living Library (an extensive online reference service) both achieving Millennium Product status.
Information and Communication Technology Advisory Team
The ICT Advisory Team is based at the Cricket Road Centre in Oxford.
It provides support and advice for all Oxfordshire Schools who are
members of the Oxfordshire Quality Schools Association (OQSA).
Julie Leigh, Schools Adviser, leads the team of consultants,
including Primary, Secondary, Whiteboard and Hands on Support.
The team is well supported by three administrative members of staff.
The ICT team, as a traded service, is responsible for providing a wide range of training and consultancy both at the ICT Centre and in schools. OQSA INSET courses are run each term and are designed for teachers and Teaching Assistants from the Foundation Stage through to KS5. They are held at the Cricket Road ICT Centre and are principally concerned with raising standards of teaching and learning through ICT. The ICT training room at Cricket Road is equipped with a RM CC3 network of 19 computers and also has a SmartBoard for demonstration, digital cameras, webcams, scanner, control hardware etc. There is a resource section of CDs and software which teachers can try out.
The team provides ICT support and advice for schools, producing a number of help sheets to support teachers in delivering the curriculum, planning and monitoring ICT. The team produce a weekly ICT newsletter which is sent through the OCN ICT conference to all schools and the newsletter, Ox-on-Line, is published termly.