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Exhibition Preview: The education show - Check it out

If you are set to head out to the Education Show at Birmingham NEC, it's a good idea to wear comfortable shoes and decide in advance how to maximise your time there. This year over 600 exhibitors will be setting up in Halls 11 and 12 and there is also a busy schedule of CPD seminars and conferences.

Exhibitors say they are anticipating a lively show. Early Years Directhas designed its show stand to give visitors plenty of space to studyits competitively priced range of wooden, flatpack furniture at standEY-N47. Solid blocks feature in its current bestsellers and newadditions include the small easel, retailing at 99, that allowstwo children to paint companionably at the same time, and with plenty ofstorage space (www.earlyyearsdirect.com).

Wesco will be showing its Cocoon range of chairs, including the quarter-circle and round pouffes and brightly decorated cushions. Its range of'profession' fabric dolls - astronaut, chef, nurse, fireman, gardenerand mechanic - help children to develop dexterity and learn aboutdifferent types of clothing by dressing the dolls. These and otherproducts including soft storage chests and wooden furniture are at standK34 (www.wesco-group.com).

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