Thursday 8th October 2026  ·  8:30–19:00 BST  ·  EDCITY, London

EdTech Impact Summit:
Stop guessing. Start measuring.

The UK's first summit dedicated to EdTech evidence in schools. One day. 100 leaders. One question: how do we use evidence to make smarter EdTech decisions, cut wasted spend and free up teacher time?

Advance registration is recommended to secure your place.

Register your interest →

Supported by

Chartered College of Teaching
The National PedTech Partnership

Three reasons to be there.

See where you stand

Raise your evidence standards

Learn the latest approaches to evaluating edtech in schools - and how to hold suppliers to a higher standard. Leave with practical frameworks to decide what to adopt, renew or cut.

Turn insight into action

Turn insight into action

A collaborative day where you'll work with peers to tackle common edtech challenges. Leave with ideas you can act on immediately - with your staff and the tools you already use.

Learn from peers

Participate in action research

Several action research projects are launching at this year's summit. Schools and MATs will explore findings from our sector-wide EdTech audit - and help shape what happens next.

Built for the people driving digital transformation.

Across the day you'll hear from school and trust leaders, researchers, policymakers, and the team behind the world's largest EdTech evidence platform. The event is designed for leaders with responsibility for EdTech strategy.

  • Executive Heads
  • MAT CEOs and COOs
  • Directors of Education
  • Digital Strategy Leads
  • Heads of Teaching and Learning
  • Principals

Capacity is capped at 100 attendees with a maximum of two per institution, so every conversation is a senior one.

EdCity London, venue for the EdTech Impact Summit

The day at a glance.

A one-day programme of keynotes, panel sessions, working roundtables and a collaborative design challenge. Sessions and speakers will be added in the run-up to the event.

08:15 – 09:00
Registration and breakfast
09:00 – 09:45
Welcome and opening: Stop Guessing. Start Measuring.
Opening
09:45 – 10:30
Educator panel
Panel
10:30 – 11:00
EdTech evidence keynote
Keynote
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 – 12:15
Leadership panel
Panel
12:15 – 12:45
EdTech evidence keynote
Keynote
12:45 – 13:45
Lunch
13:45 – 15:00
Breakout challenge workshops
Workshop
15:00 – 15:30
Refreshment break
15:30 – 16:15
Plenary panel – workshop findings
Plenary
16:15 – 17:00
Closing reflections and announcement…
Closing
17:00 – 19:00
"One for the road"

Programme subject to change. Full speaker line-up to be announced.

Voices from the field.

Michael Forshaw
Michael Forshaw
CEO, EdTech Impact
Anna Čermáková
Anna Čermáková
Head of Research, EdTech Impact
Dr Fiona Aubrey-Smith
Dr Fiona Aubrey-Smith
Founder, National PedTech Partnership
James Browning
James Browning
Chief Operating Officer, Lift Schools
Lord Jim Knight
Lord Jim Knight
Chair, COBIS
Rose Dixon
Rose Dixon
Director of Strategy, Ark
Sam Evans
Sam Evans
EdTech Evidence Lead, Chartered College of Teaching

Join our growing list of MATs in attendance.

Lift Schools
Greenwood Academies Trust
GDST – Girls' Day School Trust
Compass Eko Trust
Creative Education Trust
Avanti Schools Trust
Ark
E-ACT
Thomas's
Leo Academy Trust
Education Village Academy Trust
Laidlaw Schools Trust
Eltham College

Only 100 seats. Two per institution.

This is a deliberately small room. The Summit is capped at 100 senior leaders, with no more than two attendees from any single school or trust, so every session, every roundtable and every conversation stays senior.

If you want a seat at the table, register your interest now and we will come back to you in the coming weeks to confirm your place at the EdTech Impact Summit on 8th October 2026, at EdCity, London.

Questions about attending, partnering or speaking? Contact Tom Poole at t.poole@edtechimpact.com