Budgets are tight. Schools are stretched. It is right that social media for young people is under the spotlight.

However, the national conversation often ignores the work of teachers using EdTech in schools all over our country.

Our Media supplement looks at this positive work, hears views on screen time and how technology is a tool to support teaching and learning.

The UK government’s recent White Paper signals a genuine shift in direction — an opportunity to move beyond fragmented initiatives and towards a clearer national ambition for education technology and the safe use of Ai across England. 

Schools in this Edtech Futures Supplement don’t make vague claims about “innovation”. Teachers are making a serious, evidence-led case for technology that helps improve teaching, learning and outcomes.

Because EdTech, done right, is not about shinier tools.