Annual report and accounts 2008

Teachers' Choice Awards The PAIR UP! Team reading programme in the US was judged a top classroom pick in the 15th Annual Learning Magazine Teacher’s Choice Awards, the only award which evaluates products during actual classroom use.

Pearson Education Asia has been awarded as a 'Caring Company' for the past three years by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. The scheme's mission is to build a caring community spirit through cultivating corporate citizenship and strategic partnership between private, public and not-for-profit organisations.

Three Pearson Education projects were named the US' best software products in the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 23rd Annual CODiE Awards – the only peer-reviewed awards in the software and content industries. Knowledge Box was named Best Multi Media Solution; Waterford Early Learning – Reading landed the Best Course/Classroom Management award; and Waterford Early Learning –Math & Science took Best Science Instructional Solution.

Pearson Education US was recognised by the AARP in their prestigious list of Best Employers for Workers over 50. This annual list showcases companies whose policies and practices provide an enriching environment for all its staff, including those over 50.