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  1. Award Winners by Category
  2. How the Awards Work
  3. Thank You to Our Community

Summer 2026 EdTech Impact Awards – Winners

EdTech Impact is proud to announce the winners of the Summer 2026 EdTech Impact Awards – a recognition built entirely on the verified voices of people working in education.

Every year, schools make difficult decisions about which technology to invest in. The EdTech Impact Awards recognise the solutions that have genuinely proven their worth where it matters most: in classrooms, staffrooms, and school offices, as judged by the educators using them every day.

This cycle’s winners were determined using our 13 Impact Metrics – a framework developed in partnership with University College London – covering everything from student knowledge and attainment to teacher wellbeing and school efficiency. To be eligible, a product must have received reviews from at least 15 unique schools in the last 12 months.

A huge congratulations to this year’s winners. Through independently collected, verified reviews, they have demonstrated not only excellence in their field, but also the trust of the schools they serve.


Award Winners by Category

Building Student Knowledge

This award celebrates the products that have achieved the highest rating for enhancing student learning and knowledge acquisition.
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Unifrog

97.70% (22)

Unifrog supports students in building essential knowledge by connecting them with resources to explore careers, universities, and apprenticeships.

Purple Mash

96.60% (22)

Purple Mash develops knowledge in core subjects through creative digital tools, interactive lessons, and engaging activities.

ERA Video Streaming Platform

95.00% (15)

ERA Video Streaming Platform builds student knowledge through thousands of curriculum-aligned TV and radio clips, expertly curated and tagged to support teaching across subjects.

ClickView

92.60% (17)

ClickView builds student knowledge through engaging educational videos and interactive content that supports a wide range of subjects.

ubbu

92.20% (16)

ubbu builds student knowledge in coding and computational thinking through game-based lessons that develop problem-solving skills and digital literacy across the curriculum.

Lexia Reading Skills Software

89.00% (43)

Lexia Reading Skills Software empowers students to build literacy skills through adaptive, evidence-based learning.

Jigsaw

88.90% (18)

Jigsaw enhances knowledge by teaching essential life skills, fostering emotional resilience and social learning.

DoodleLearning

86.00% (43)

DoodleLearning builds student knowledge in maths and English through adaptive, teacher-created programmes that automatically identify and fill each learner’s gaps.

Kapow Primary

78.80% (26)

Kapow Primary offers creative lesson plans and resources to boost knowledge across the curriculum for primary school learners.


Improving Student Attainment

This award celebrates the products that have achieved the highest rating for boosting student academic performance and achievement.
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MathsWatch

96.90% (16)

MathsWatch enhances maths attainment with interactive video tutorials, online assessments, and instant feedback tools.

Alps

92.60% (17)

Alps delivers actionable insights to support teachers and leaders in improving attainment and maximizing student potential.

ubbu

90.60% (16)

ubbu improves student attainment in coding and computational thinking through structured, game-based lessons that build measurable problem-solving and digital literacy skills.

AssessPrep

89.50% (19)

AssessPrep improves student attainment through AI-powered digital assessments, delivering data-driven insights that help schools identify gaps and inform targeted interventions.

Lexia Reading Skills Software

76.20% (43)

Lexia Reading Skills Software accelerates literacy development through personalised learning paths and adaptive technology.

Unifrog

73.90% (22)

Unifrog empowers students to achieve academic and career success with tools for managing and tracking progression.

DoodleLearning

72.70% (43)

DoodleLearning improves attainment in maths and English by automatically targeting each student’s gaps with personalised practice that supports consistent progress.

ClickView

72.10% (17)

ClickView improves student attainment by providing curriculum-aligned educational videos and interactive content that consolidate learning and support revision across subjects.

Kapow Primary

72.10% (26)

Kapow Primary improves attainment by equipping teachers with high-quality, ready-to-use lesson plans and resources that ensure consistent curriculum delivery across primary subjects.


Improving Student Wellbeing

This award celebrates the products that have achieved the highest rating for supporting and improving the mental and emotional well-being of students.
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Seating Plan

88.20% (19)

Seating Plan promotes effective classroom management, helping teachers optimize seating arrangements to support behaviour and learning.

Jigsaw

81.90% (18)

Jigsaw fosters emotional and mental wellbeing through a comprehensive program for PSHE education, promoting positive behaviour and resilience.

Tes Safeguarding Training

79.80% (47)

Tes Safeguarding Training ensures a safe school environment with robust training and tools for managing student wellbeing and safety.


Increasing Student Collaboration

This award celebrates the products that have achieved the highest rating for facilitating and enhancing collaborative learning among students.
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Purple Mash

73.90% (22)

Purple Mash inspires collaboration through interactive tools and projects, encouraging teamwork and creative expression in classrooms.


Reducing Student Attainment Gap

This award celebrates the products that have achieved the highest rating for reducing the attainment gap between learners.
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Maths-Whizz by Whizz Education

79.20% (36)

Maths-Whizz by Whizz Education reduces the attainment gap through an adaptive virtual maths tutor that identifies individual learning gaps and delivers personalised lessons to accelerate progress for students aged 5 to 13.

MathsWatch

78.10% (16)

MathsWatch bridges gaps in mathematical understanding through comprehensive video tutorials and interactive worksheets.

Lexia Reading Skills Software

72.70% (43)

Lexia Reading Skills Software offers evidence-based reading interventions that accelerate literacy development and reduce learning disparities.

Unifrog

65.90% (22)

Unifrog empowers students with equal access to career opportunities through its comprehensive, user-friendly pathways platform.


Reducing Teacher Workload

This award celebrates the products that have achieved the highest rating for reducing administrative and teaching workload among educators.
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MathsWatch

96.90% (16)

MathsWatch reduces marking workload with auto-graded assignments and detailed student progress tracking tools.

Jigsaw

93.10% (18)

Jigsaw reduces teacher workload by providing comprehensive PSHE resources, ready-to-use lesson plans, and interactive tools.

Seating Plan

89.50% (19)

Seating Plan reduces administrative burden by making it quick and easy for teachers to create and update classroom seating arrangements tailored to student needs.

AssessPrep

86.80% (19)

AssessPrep reduces teacher workload through AI-powered grading and automated analytics, cutting time spent on marking and assessment administration.

Unifrog

86.40% (22)

Unifrog reduces teacher workload by centralising careers guidance and student tracking in one platform, making it easier to support every learner’s progression.

ClickView

85.30% (17)

ClickView reduces lesson preparation time by giving teachers instant access to a library of curriculum-aligned educational videos ready to use in the classroom.

Purple Mash

84.10% (22)

Purple Mash lightens workload with an array of pre-built educational resources and activities for all subjects.

Kapow Primary

78.80% (26)

Kapow Primary reduces workload by providing fully planned, curriculum-aligned lesson plans and resources that teachers can use straight out of the box.

Maths-Whizz by Whizz Education

75.70% (36)

Maths-Whizz by Whizz Education reduces teacher workload by automatically delivering personalised maths tuition and generating real-time progress reports for every student.

DoodleLearning

75.60% (43)

DoodleLearning minimizes workload with personalised activities, instant feedback, and progress reports.


Improving Teacher Knowledge

This award celebrates the products that have achieved the highest rating for supporting teachers with expanding their knowledge and professional development.
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Jigsaw

87.50% (18)

Jigsaw empowers teachers with resources and tools for teaching emotional wellbeing and personal development.

Tes Safeguarding Training

87.20% (47)

Tes Safeguarding Training ensures teachers stay informed and compliant on safeguarding policies.

ubbu

85.90% (16)

ubbu improves teacher knowledge of coding and computer science through structured lesson plans and curriculum guidance that build confidence even without a technical background.

Purple Mash

85.20% (22)

Purple Mash supports teacher development with creative cross-curricular tools for lesson planning and delivery.

ERA Video Streaming Platform

83.30% (15)

ERA Video Streaming Platform improves teacher knowledge by providing access to thousands of curriculum-aligned broadcast clips that deepen subject understanding and enrich lesson content.

Kapow Primary

76.90% (26)

Kapow Primary enhances teacher confidence by providing creative, high-quality lesson plans and videos.


Improving Teaching Efficiency

This award celebrates the products that have achieved the highest rating for improving the efficiency of teaching practices.
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Seating Plan

92.10% (19)

Seating Plan improves teaching efficiency by enabling teachers to quickly generate and update optimised classroom seating arrangements, saving time on daily classroom management.

ERA Video Streaming Platform

91.70% (15)

ERA Video Streaming Platform improves teaching efficiency by giving teachers instant access to thousands of ready-to-use, curriculum-aligned broadcast clips, cutting lesson preparation time.

ClickView

82.40% (17)

ClickView improves teaching efficiency with a curated library of curriculum-aligned videos and interactive tools that are ready to integrate into lessons across subjects.

AssessPrep

81.60% (19)

AssessPrep improves teaching efficiency through streamlined assessment creation, AI-powered grading, and real-time analytics that free up teacher time for instruction.

Kapow Primary

80.80% (26)

Kapow Primary improves teaching efficiency with fully planned, ready-to-deliver lesson sequences that reduce preparation time and ensure consistent quality across the primary curriculum.

Purple Mash

80.70% (22)

Purple Mash provides all-in-one teaching resources, simplifying lesson planning and resource management for teachers.

Maths-Whizz by Whizz Education

77.10% (36)

Maths-Whizz by Whizz Education improves teaching efficiency by automating personalised maths tuition and providing real-time data on each student’s progress.

Alps

75.00% (17)

Alps streamlines progress tracking, allowing teachers to make data-driven decisions for better student outcomes.

DoodleLearning

67.40% (43)

DoodleLearning improves teaching efficiency through automatic marking, gap identification, and progress reporting, giving teachers the data they need without the admin burden.

Lexia Reading Skills Software

65.70% (43)

Lexia Reading Skills Software improves teaching efficiency by autonomously delivering personalised literacy instruction and generating clear data to guide teacher-led interventions.


Improving Parent Engagement

This award celebrates the products that have achieved the highest rating for enhancing communication and collaboration between schools and parents.
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Maths-Whizz by Whizz Education

67.40% (36)

Maths-Whizz by Whizz Education improves parent engagement by giving families real-time visibility of their child’s maths progress and encouraging learning at home alongside the classroom.

Unifrog

67.00% (22)

Unifrog engages parents with transparent student progress tracking and pathways for personalised career guidance.

Evidence Me

63.90% (18)

Evidence Me improves parent engagement by enabling early years settings to share real-time photos, videos and observations of children’s learning directly with families.

DoodleLearning

62.20% (43)

DoodleLearning enhances parent engagement by providing insights into children’s progress and enabling personalised support.


Improving School Processes

This award celebrates products that have achieved the highest rating for improving school processes, such as streamlining data capture, simplifying workflows, or improving data transparency.
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MyNewTerm

95.60% (34)

MyNewTerm streamlines recruitment processes by connecting schools and candidates seamlessly for efficient hiring.

Alps

94.10% (17)

Alps helps schools track and manage student progress with data-driven tools that improve strategic decision-making.

Tes Safeguarding Training

81.90% (47)

Tes Safeguarding Training ensures compliance with safeguarding regulations, making staff training accessible and efficient.


Saving School Money

This award celebrates the products that have achieved the highest rating for helping schools save money.
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ERA Video Streaming Platform

78.30% (15)

ERA Video Streaming Platform saves schools money by providing free access to thousands of curriculum-aligned broadcast clips for licensed UK educational institutions, eliminating the need for costly alternatives.

MyNewTerm

77.20% (34)

MyNewTerm saves schools money by streamlining the recruitment process, reducing the time and cost associated with hiring supply and permanent staff.

AssessPrep

68.40% (19)

AssessPrep saves schools money by replacing paper-based exams with a digital assessment platform, significantly reducing printing, admin, and materials costs.


Providing School Data

This award celebrates the products that have achieved the highest rating for effectively providing schools with data for improved decision-making and outcomes.
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MathsWatch

92.20% (16)

MathsWatch delivers tailored maths resources and videos, enabling effective revision and understanding for students.

Maths-Whizz by Whizz Education

87.50% (36)

Maths-Whizz by Whizz Education provides schools with detailed data on each student’s maths progress, enabling teachers and leaders to track learning gains and identify where support is needed.

Lexia Reading Skills Software

85.50% (43)

Lexia Reading Skills Software tracks reading progress with data-driven insights to support individualised student growth.

AssessPrep

82.90% (19)

AssessPrep provides rich school data through detailed analytics across hundreds of standards, giving leaders actionable insights into student performance at individual, class, and cohort level.

MyNewTerm

77.20% (34)

MyNewTerm provides schools with data on recruitment activity and candidate pipelines, supporting leaders in making informed staffing decisions.

Tes Safeguarding Training

73.90% (47)

Tes Safeguarding Training tracks staff compliance and training data to ensure duty-of-care standards are met across schools.

Evidence Me

61.10% (18)

Evidence Me provides schools with data on children’s learning and development through real-time observations, helping practitioners track progress and generate reports for parents and leaders.


How the Awards Work

There is no entry fee, nor shortlisting committee, nor mystery panel for the EdTech Impact Awards. Every award reflects one thing only: what educators have said about the products they use.

Our 13 Impact Metrics were designed in partnership with University College London to give educators a precise, structured way to describe the outcomes they observe — from student attainment to teacher workload, from parent engagement to school processes. To qualify for an award, a product must have received verified reviews from a minimum of 15 unique schools during the review period. Winners in each category are the solutions that scored highest on the relevant impact metric.

This meaningful recognition is a signal to schools that a product has genuinely proven its worth — across real classrooms, in real contexts, reported by the people who matter most.


Thank You to Our Community

None of this is possible without the thousands of educators who take the time to share their honest experience of the technology they use. Every review you submit strengthens the evidence base the whole sector relies on. You are the reason these awards mean something.

If you’re an educator who hasn’t yet reviewed the tools your school uses, share your experience here → Your voice shapes the market.

Qualify for the next awards

The EdTech Impact Awards run twice a year. If your product didn’t qualify this cycle, the next opportunity is December 2026, and you can start collecting reviews today. Find out how to start collecting reviews on EdTech Impact →

And if you’re a provider looking to do more with their evidence, we’re now offering procurement-ready evidence reports, handling everything from survey dispatch to the final document. Find out what EdTech Impact can do for your product →



Updated on: 25 June 2026


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