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UKS and Whizz Education team up to provide the online interactive maths tutor
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UKSUKS
, the Middle East's leading learning solutions enabler, announces it's partnership with Whizz Education, the award-winning education company in the UK, to provide Maths-Whizz®, The UK's leading online Maths Tutor for 4 to 13 year olds.Maths-Whizz®, the online interactive maths tutor, is the most interesting and exciting way for any child to learn. The colourful and dynamic interactive software has been invented to act just like a human tutor, offering one-on-one learning that reacts to the child's individual learning needs in guiding them through lessons. Parents get their own private login to access a range of reports showing their child's measurable progress. Maths-Whizz's personalised approach and positive attitude helps your child release his or her maths potential.
Maths-Whizz® covers the complete UK National Curriculum in mathematics and is in the process of covering the American Curriculum. Teacher demonstration sections give children the step-by-step explanation they need; animated interactive exercises capture the imagination of students, providing helpful reminders when questions are answered incorrectly; and printable exam-style worksheets aid comprehension.
"Providing proven and effective solutions to enhance the level of math education in the UAE and the region has been a paramount concern at UKSUKS. The challenge was to put together a solution that does not only answer to the needs of the students in terms of ease of use, simplicity of presentation and clarity in explanation, but also to the needs of parents and educators in being able to track students' performance, identify gaps and measure improvement. UKSUKS found in Whizz Education the ideal partner to address such concerns and to provide an online math tutoring service that really delivers quality math education efficiently and effectively." said Mr. Fadi Abdul Khalek, CEO of UKS
Maths-Whizz Teachers' Resource is already established in over 3000 schools and won a coveted BETT award in 2006 from leading teachers' organisation BECTA. In a recent schools study using Ofsted data Maths-Whizz was shown to increase maths pass rates by 18%.
"Whizz is delighted to be working with UKSUKS as we are companies which share a common vision. UKSUKS are highly committed partners, who have a comprehensive and focused approach backed by exceptional educational expertise ultimately benefiting our customers." Commented Mr. Richard Marett, CEO of Whizz Education
ABOUT WHIZZ EDUCATION
Whizz Education is an award-winning education company providing schools and homes with CD based maths software and online tutoring services for children aged 4 to 13.
The company is recognized as a leading specialist in online and CD based maths learning. Its BETT award-winning Maths-Whizz® Teachers' Resource suite of software has become one of the best-selling and endorsed software products in UK primary and middle schools. Since its first release in 2004, nearly 3000 UK schools now use Maths-Whizz Teachers' Resource.
Whizz Education has offices in London and Seattle, Washington from where it supports its US based schools and school district customers, offering maths learning matched to multiple curricula.
In 2005, Whizz Education released the world's first fully automated and personalized online tutoring service in maths. Parents from over 25 countries subscribe online to Maths-Whizz® at Home which continues to deliver measurable and proven progress in maths results for children.
Whizz Education is committed to being the leading international online education provider, generating measurable learning results for customers in Maths and other subjects.
ABOUT UKS
Universal Knowledge SolutionsUniversal Knowledge Solutions - (UKSUKS) is the Middle East's leading learning solutions enabler, with years of experience in the fields of education and training. UKSUKS utilizes its unmatched expertise and strategic partnerships with leading educational and technological providers to deliver a comprehensive range of learning products and services that serve Schools (K-12), Higher Education and Government & Corporate sectors.
Our highly experienced technical staff works with clients to design, develop and deliver flexible, cost-effective and customized learning solutions, based on state-of-the-art training needs analysis frameworks, blending online and face-to-face learning.
UKSUKS is a subsidiary of Al Tanmiya Holding, a conglomerate committed to the development of Human Capital in the corporate and academic worlds.
CONTACT WHIZZ EDUCATION
Duncan McMillan
Curriculum Manager
McMillan House
Platform 1
Paddington Station
London W2 4PU
United Kingdom
Office: + 44 20 72626952
duncan.mcmillan@whizzeducation.com
www.whizz.com
CONTACT UKS
Sana Farajallah
Marketing Coordinator
Dubai Knowledge Village
Block 2B; Office F12
P.O. Box: 500270,
Dubai,
UAE
Office: + 971.4.3910170
Direct: +971.4.3910056
Fax: + 971.4.3664501
sfarajallah@uks.ae
www.uks.ae
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