Net Educational Systems
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Net Educational Systems Ltd (Nessy) is a publisher of educational software
who developed the first online learning programme for dyslexics in August, 2000. As of December 2007, ‘The Nessy Learning Programme
’ was being used in 1,431 British schools, including every primary school in the English county of Wiltshire
and Conwy county borough in north Wales
.
Based in Bristol, England, Nessy was founded in 1999, primarily to publish the games and resources created at the Bristol Dyslexia Centre, a registered charity. Net Educational Systems Ltd became members of the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) in March, 2007.
In July, 2007, the company published 'Nessy Tales
', a series of animated reading books narrated by popular comedian Bill Bailey
. The series was nominated for an Educational Resources Award (ERA) in January, 2008. The company won the award the following year for its 'Nessy Fingers Touch Typing' CD.
Educational software
Educational software is computer software, the primary purpose of which is teaching or self-learning.-Early History, 1940s - 1970s:The use of computer hardware and software in education and training dates to the early 1940s, when American researchers developed flight simulators which used analog...
who developed the first online learning programme for dyslexics in August, 2000. As of December 2007, ‘The Nessy Learning Programme
Nessy Learning Programme
Nessy Learning Programme is an interactive, multi-media computer program, widely used in UK Primary Schools, that enables dyslexic students between 5 and 16 years to read, write and spell with confidence. It is developed and published by Net Educational Systems....
’ was being used in 1,431 British schools, including every primary school in the English county of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
and Conwy county borough in north Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
Based in Bristol, England, Nessy was founded in 1999, primarily to publish the games and resources created at the Bristol Dyslexia Centre, a registered charity. Net Educational Systems Ltd became members of the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) in March, 2007.
In July, 2007, the company published 'Nessy Tales
Nessy Tales
Nessy Tales is a series of animated reading books narrated by the comedian Bill Bailey and published by the British educational software developer Net Educational Systems, in conjunction with the Bristol Dyslexia Centre, a registered charity. Released in July 2007, Nessy Tales was nominated for an...
', a series of animated reading books narrated by popular comedian Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey is an English comedian, musician and actor. As well as his extensive stand-up work, Bailey is well known for his appearances on Black Books, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News for You, and QI.Bailey was listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in...
. The series was nominated for an Educational Resources Award (ERA) in January, 2008. The company won the award the following year for its 'Nessy Fingers Touch Typing' CD.