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Well done True Tube! January 20, 2009

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Yet another award for True Tube – winner of the Secondary Digital Content category at the 11th annual BETT Awards. 11th annual BETT Awards, held at the London Hilton, Park Lane on the 15th January. Run by Emap, Becta and the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), the BETT Awards is considered by many to be the most prestigious awards in the education sector. Each year, ICT educational suppliers of all types and sizes enter the BETT Awards, which celebrates excellence in ICT in education. Richard Joslin, exhibition director, Emap commented: “TrueTube’s awareness of the educational and social needs of teenagers and young adults has resulted in a truly exceptional resource that helps to improve the learning standards across the UK.”

True Tube uses insightful short films to encourage young people to voice their opinions and share their experiences on a variety of sensitive issues, such as knife crime, teenage pregnancy and religion. TrueTube has enhanced thousands of RE, citizenship, English and science lessons around the globe, providing teachers with real life case studies and expert opinions to get their classes talking.