LIFELONG LEARNING IN A WIRED WORLD

Our five main sponsors

CableTel believes that communication, information and entertainment all have a vital role to play in the educational process and is committed to playing its part. CableTel is currently involved in a range of projects to develop the educatioal use of broadband technology.

Accessing the vast and valuable educational potential of the Internet is no longer a dream; it's now a reality for education. At Microsoft , we want to help every eduational establishment in the country get on he Internet. To help put the Internet to work in education, as simply and cost effectively.

Philips recognised an almost universal need within education that might be satisfied by using their products. Philips feels the need to reach out to the pupils and excite them with the knowledge they are gaining as well as with the learning process iself.Through a comprehensive range of services Philips create a new generation of tools for the classroom of today, to prepare our children for the world of tomorrow.

There is no doubt that in the high technology, computerised world of tomorrow, the fundamentals of a good education will still be important, just as they are today. As a leading supplier of IT to education, RM has always understood this fact. By providing IT solutions that enhance the learning process, we have carefully avoided promoting the virtues of technology for its own sake; what matters most is how IT is used, not simply the fact that it is there.

Xemplar has shown that they will stop at nothing to pursue their vision of bringing the very best in educational computing to Scottish schools. Acorn and Apple have unrivalled educational experience which they promise will be used to ensure that educational values are maintained, in order to support classroom requirements.

This page, to thank SCET's sponsors, was created during the conference by Rebecca Muir and Laura Crooks of Beeslack Community High School in Penicuik.