The BESA member area of the site provides information on new business opportunities, tenders, research findings, sector awards, daily sector news feeds and a broad range of other services. The member section of the new site is also linked to a BESA member LinkedIn page where members can hold closed conversations sharing ideas and opportunities in order to help drive innovation.
For schools and parents, the site offers information on BESA member suppliers who adhere to the BESA code of practice which ensures that resources are fit for purpose, along with advice on getting the most from investment in educational products and services through case studies. The site also offers access to the work of BESA’s Special Interest Groups, sector news and a link to the new BESA Facebook page where they can communicate with other schools to share best practice ideas or potentially form purchasing consortia to make the most of school budgets.
Ray Barker, director of BESA, explains: “As the sector’s trade association our role is to support both the suppliers and schools. It is therefore vital that our website reflects this all encompassing service. The more we can help suppliers provide high quality products and services that reflect the needs of schools the better we support the optimisation of school’s budgets and the improvement of standards within the sector.”
