Sarbani Bose, Founder and CEO, Deesha & Managing Director, Ei Square

Sarbani Bose, CEO of Deesha and Managing Director of Ei Square, is a pioneering leader dedicated to revolutionising education through data. With 23+ years in digital transformation and AI expertise from Oxford Said Business School, she empowers educators to unlock the potential of data.

Recognising the critical need for accessible data insights in schools, Sarbani created Deesha, an AI-driven analytics platform tailored specifically for the education sector. Deesha simplifies complex data, enabling educators to make informed decisions that directly improve student outcomes and enhance school operations.

Sarbani’s mission is to democratise data literacy within education. She believes that data-driven insights should be readily available to all schools, regardless of resources, to create equitable learning environments. By bridging the gap between data and actionable intelligence, she empowers educators to focus on student success.

Beyond Deesha, Sarbani actively contributes to the education community through thought leadership and advocacy. She is also a mental health advocate and trustee of Catalyst Support, demonstrating her commitment to the well-being of individuals and communities. Outside of her professional and philanthropic work, she enjoys running, family, and travel.

Katie Denham, Head of Product and Delivery, Classroom Secrets

Katie Denham has rapidly progressed from proofreader to Head of Product and Delivery at Classroom Secrets, transforming her area of the business through exceptional leadership, innovation, and a relentless drive for improvement. From the outset, her work was near-flawless, earning trust across the company. But it’s her ambition to learn, grow, and lead that truly sets her apart.

Katie quickly mastered UX, Agile, SEO, and project management to lead major initiatives—most notably a full website rebuild that elevated user experience and product quality. She’s redefined how we develop resources, guiding her team to become research-led and impact-focused.

As a leader, Katie is calm, strategic, and deeply supportive. She inspires her team—many of whom are former teachers—to rediscover purpose and perform at their best. Her ability to listen, adapt, and deliver results has made her a cornerstone of our business strategy.

Katie doesn’t seek recognition, but her consistent excellence and transformative impact have made her our most awarded team member internally. She is a rising star—not just within our company, but in the wider edtech sector. Her journey is nothing short of phenomenal, and her future is bright.

Carrie-Ann Gibson, International Sales Manager, Everway

Carrie-Ann Gibson is a transformative leader in education technology, dedicated to gender equality, leadership development, and educational accessibility. As Chair of the Gender ERG at Texthelp, she has shaped policies that empower women in leadership. She spearheaded the “Your Story” initiative, amplifying women’s voices and fostering inclusivity.

Beyond Texthelp, Carrie-Ann is a key figure in industry-wide discussions through BESA SEN SIG, BATA International, and Women in Ed NI. As International Partnerships Manager, she has expanded global educational accessibility, supporting diverse learners worldwide.

Her leadership extends to mentorship, professional development programs, and global initiatives in Ghana, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. A certified Mental Health First Aider, she integrates well-being into career development. Her advocacy has driven systemic change, increasing gender diversity and leadership opportunities in education technology.

Carrie-Ann’s impact is widely recognised, making her a deserving recipient of the BESA Women in Education Suppliers’ Industry Award. She is more than a leader—she is a catalyst for change, inspiring the next generation of all genders in education and technology.

Katie Harrison, Co-founder and Director, Picture News

Picture News is a weekly resource helping schools teach children current affairs, to transform their global awareness and critical thinking. We get children talking about what’s happening in the world through images and a leading question, from explaining Amazon’s robot workers, to the Lionesses’ football achievements. Schools use Picture News for assemblies, classroom discussions, interventions, extracurricular clubs and home-school links. The resource packs always draw children back to the core idea, ‘What is the picture telling me and what is my opinion?’, so they can purposefully listen, talk and write about the news. By exploring topical issues and current affairs each week, pupils interacting with Picture News resources can become well-rounded, compassionate citizens who are aware of the world around them.

Dr Amina Wakefield, Founder and Chief Executive, Cambridge Worldwide Academy

Dr Amina Wakefield is a multi award winning provider of education services that support international education authorities, investors in education and owners of education institutions to implement British education systems in their country. Acting as partner in transnational education, Dr Wakefield through Cambridge Worldwide Academy exports British education systems to 60 countries and offers bespoke and turnkey solutions that allow access to British education and qualifications and locally.

Dr Wakefield enjoys a successful track record in the export of British education. Such record has been recognized with 29 British and international awards which include the 2025 Award of Excellence for Academic and Professional Services and the 2023 FSB East of England Exporter of The Year Award.

Having just won new business in three African and Gulf countries, Dr Wakefield continues to succeed in exporting British education and in developing mutually beneficial partnerships in markets.

Dr Wakefield’s decision to work in tough emerging markets, engage other British providers so as to offer a one stop shop for education services in the field of training, English language, improvement or set-up of K-12 schools, vocational and higher education has been key in the longevity of its international success.

eduthing

eduthing provides schools with a comprehensive, responsive, and innovative ICT support service, structured around four core areas: robust technical support via an ITIL-compliant Service Desk, strategic system configuration, a comprehensive CPD programme, and continuous development of services through innovation.

Educators benefit from responsive issue resolution 98% first-time fix, and access to over 115 CPD sessions annually, including classroom-based support delivered by qualified teachers. Schools also receive strategic advice and future-facing services such as eduPhish, a phishing simulation and training tool which has reduced malicious link clicks by 60%.

eduthing’s impact extends beyond day-to-day support. We run Imagine8 events to inspire young women to consider careers in tech, partner with TechSheCan, and deliver EduSafe conferences covering online safety, parenting, and safeguarding. All of these are provided free of charge, reflecting our commitment to social responsibility.

We support schools of all sizes, from individual primaries to large MATs. Our customers consistently praise our service quality, responsiveness, and expertise, reflected in a 98% satisfaction rating. eduthing is proud to be a trusted, long-term partner to the education sector, helping schools maximise the value and impact of technology.

ESPO

Whether it’s fitting out a brand-new school or refurbishing a classroom, planning for a large-scale F&E project can be dauting and requires the strict management of many different factors:

• Procurement compliance
• Budget control
• Product selection/ordering
• Timescales/deadlines
• Delivery/installation

The exceptional service provided by ESPO’s F&E Project Services are second to none and supports hundreds of customers a year to complete large scale furniture and equipment projects on-time and within budget. From space planning, product selection, ordering, delivery and installation, this end-to-end service provides a lifeline for School Business professionals looking for additional support and expertise. This free service managed over £2.4million pounds worth of sale last year, supporting 110 customer projects and receives glowing customer reviews.

iAM Compliant

iAM Compliant is an all-in-one, web-based estates and compliance management tool, designed specifically for schools. It simplifies essential tasks, such as health and safety, statutory reporting, staff training, and much more. Developed and maintained by industry experts, the system eliminates the need for cumbersome spreadsheets and manual processes.

Through the system, schools and MATs can efficiently manage their assets, track compliance, produce reports, monitor risks and support staff training with a library of 300+ CPD-accredited courses. Flexible pricing starts at just £1 per day, which makes iAM Compliant both highly accessible and cost-effective. For your money, you’ll also be supported by dedicated onboarding managers and a customer delight team for ongoing assistance.

This year, we’re expanding our tool even more by launching ‘iAM Sustainable’. This new feature will help schools create Climate Action Plans, track energy consumption and work towards carbon neutrality using AI-powered articles pulled from reputable sources.

With high customer retention, many partnerships with Multi Academy Trusts and a strong reputation in EdTech, iAM Compliant continues to lead the way in school compliance, estate management and now, sustainability, too. That means schools can be sure of meeting regulatory requirements, spending less time worrying about budgets and paperwork.

Joskos Solution

Joskos Solutions has reimagined educational technology support for UK schools, addressing the critical challenges faced by educators in an increasingly digital learning environment.
Our innovative approach combines intelligent technology with deep educational expertise. JOVA, our advanced support system, provides rapid, intelligent assistance that understands the unique needs of educational institutions. By leveraging AI and human expertise, we resolve technical issues quickly, minimising disruption to teaching and learning.

Key features of our service include:

• Proactive Rapid Response support
• Intelligent problem routing
• Strategic technology consultation
• Comprehensive training and skill development
• Global support capabilities

We go beyond traditional IT support by:

• Aligning technology with educational goals
• Empowering educators through targeted training
• Ensuring robust cybersecurity and compliance
• Providing round-the-clock support

The result is a transformative service that:

• Recovers valuable teaching time
• Reduces technology-related stress
• Optimises technology investments
• Enhances digital learning experiences

At Joskos Solutions, we’re not just supporting technology – we’re enabling educational excellence.

Judicium Education (part of Supporting Education Group)

Judicium Education’s all-in-one Health & Safety support service for schools and MATs.

Judicium are education specialists who get to know your school’s unique setting so they can deliver bespoke Health & Safety (H&S) support. Covering everything from fire safety to school visits, Judicium supports schools in putting in place the right policies, procedures and training to keep everyone safe.

H&S in schools is a high-risk, high-stress challenge with the potential for personal injury and death, financial and reputational damage, and disrupted education. Judicium’s H&S services help schools and MATs protect the people and places in their care: lifting the burden for school teams whilst raising H&S standards.

Judicium H&S delivers 360° support to help schools meet compliance and best practice.

Key benefits include:
• A dedicated, IOSH-certified expert consultant
• School-specific document resources
• High quality, unlimited eLearning
• Unlimited H&S advice, with rapid support (within 24 hours)
• A comprehensive online H&S management platform: JEDU.

Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services

Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services specialises in bespoke procurement consultancy support focused exclusively on maintained schools, academies and Multi Academy Trusts. We don’t work with any other industry sector to ensure our service is delivered with a deep understanding of our customers and their often unique characteristics.

The introduction of the new Procurement Act 2023 in February 2025 has led many schools and Trusts to recognise that they do not have the time or expertise in-house to run complex multi-million pound procurement processes compliantly which is where we can step in.

No two procurement processes are identical, so we ensure customers feel reassured that they aren’t on a production line, but receiving a bespoke, high-quality service.

Our service excellence is validated by a world-class Net Promoter Score® (NPS) of 99. Testament to our customer satisfaction is that 60% of our projects from the last year have been from repeat customers with a further 27% coming from referrals due to our outstanding reputation within the sector.

VenturEd Solutions

VenturEd Solutions comprises of market-leading education technology products trusted by school establishments all around the UK. Our solutions provide customers with tangible benefits by reducing costs, offering school staff more time to focus on their priorities, and working alongside leadership teams to achieve their strategic priorities.

Our group of products makes huge differences towards the way our schools work and improving outcomes. Our ecosystem includes communications, payments, analytics, MIS, data integration solutions, and a school marketing package.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Cambridge University Press & Assessment reaches over 100 million learners around the globe. We have the power to inform debate and action around the world’s most pressing challenges.

As a leader in the sector, Cambridge has a key role to play in the transition to a sustainable future and plans to reach carbon zero by 2048. Our submission includes some of our most exciting progress from the past year, including the launch of Cambridge’s new internal sustainability framework: a powerful tool to align organisational planning with sustainability commitments across the four pillars of People, Environment, Education and Society.

You’ll also discover the progress our Academic product group is making towards print-on-demand services and switching 70% of print journals to digital by 2030 – a topic that is closely supported by collaboration with our supply chain.

Findel

Findel is a leading education resources supplier with sustainability embedded at the heart of its strategy, operations, and culture. Holding long-standing UKAS-accredited ISO certifications, Findel has significantly accelerated its environmental commitments since 2021, setting science-based targets and delivering sector-first initiatives that continue to raise the bar.

The business has achieved substantial reductions in its Scope 1 and 2 emissions through a range of smart interventions including energy-saving technologies, waste automation, and ongoing investment in packaging innovation, such as custom-sized boxes and the removal of hot-melt adhesives to support recyclability.

Findel partners with best-in-class organisations like DPD and Ecologi to deliver low-impact logistics and climate-positive action. It is also working with Plan A to develop a robust, data-driven understanding of Scope 3 supply chain emissions, laying the foundation for credible, long-term decarbonisation across its value chain. Following its acquisition by the Manutan Group in 2024, Findel now plays a central role in shaping and supporting group-wide ESG strategy and delivering shared objectives.

Findel is committed to a long-term net zero future, grounded in transparency, innovation, and verified impact, demonstrating leadership not only within the sector, but across the broader sustainability landscape.

Oxford University Press

The Oxford International Curriculum for Sustainability is an uplifting year-on-year structured programme for ages 5-14. It is designed to inspire and educate about sustainable living whilst strengthening students’ connections to their local community and nature. The Oxford International Curriculum for Sustainability is a pioneering curriculum that provides educators with a thorough, interdisciplinary approach to teaching sustainability that equips students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will empower them to drive change towards a sustainable future.

The Oxford International Curriculum for Sustainability offers:

• An interdisciplinary curriculum integrating science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM), plus English, humanities, and social science.
• Enquiry-based learning, encouraging students to make real-world connections.
• Learner-centred instruction, enabling students to take an active role in the learning process.
• A project-based learning structure, ensuring students acquire a deeper knowledge through exploration.
• Place-based learning, engaging students in their community, including their physical environment, local history, people, or culture.
• A coherent, age-appropriate curriculum.
• A strong focus on wellbeing, with dedicated wellbeing activities embedded in many lessons.
• Subscribers receive the full subject guide, schemes of work with all learning objectives, resources, and lesson plans.

Red Lester Recruitment

At Red Lester Recruitment we love supplying fantastic teachers to schools abroad, but getting them there isn’t very green. So, we committed to holding ourselves accountable for our carbon emissions and eagerly started our journey to becoming carbon neutral. We partnered with Carma Earth to offset our teachers’ travel by launching our ‘Trees for Teachers’ initiative, which helps the schools and teachers we work with do their bit to go green too.

Just by working with us, our teachers and schools are helping to reduce environmental impact and promote sustainability within education. This will protect the planet for the future generations they’re teaching.

So far we’ve planted 1,264 trees globally on behalf of the education sector, which equates to 411 tCO2e removed. This achieves our initial ESG strategy well beyond our initial scope and we look forward to an even greener future next year!

Simon Hill, Managing Director, YPO

Simon Hill has been the driving force behind the continuing growth and success of YPO during the past 14 years.

Since he joined one of the UK’s largest public-sector buying organisations as managing director in 2011, Simon has remained dedicated to helping schools and public sector bodies get the most from their squeezed resources.

He has transformed YPO from an organisation known primarily for providing classroom supplies to one that can offer schools everything they need, from exercise books to maintenance frameworks.

The impact is felt far beyond YPO’s founder authority owners and associate members, who receive an annual dividend. YPO’s loyalty scheme has handed millions of pounds back to schools and MATs, and Simon has founded charity partnerships including one that has raised a six-figure sum for the NSPCC.

He has championed sustainability and communities by focusing on working with SMEs in procurement and helped 114 young people into the workplace through the YPO apprenticeship scheme he launched in 2012.

Simon is enthusiastic about his role within the community and is in great demand as a speaker. He has been on BESA’s Executive Council for more than nine years and served as chair in 2023-2024.

Seshni Jacobs, CEO, Hachette Learning

Seshni Jacobs, the visionary and dedicated CEO of Hachette Learning (formerly Hodder Education), is a transformative leader making a powerful impact on education. Driven by her belief that every learner should be empowered to embrace their uniqueness, Seshni is spearheading meaningful change within her company and throughout the industry.

Seshni’s passion for education is at the heart of her leadership. With deep roots in a family of teachers, she has always been herself an educator first, and her leadership is fuelled by an unwavering commitment to unlocking every learner’s unique potential. With a clear vision for the future of education, she inspires her team to innovate, embrace change and push boundaries. Under her direction, Hachette Learning is transforming from a traditional print publisher to a global digital solutions provider, creating products that support diverse learning journeys and enhance outcomes.

A mentor, thought leader, and advocate for change, Seshni is committed to nurturing the next generation of leaders, and fostering inclusivity. As Sponsor of Hachette UK’s Gender Balance Network, she advocates for balanced recruitment and career progression. Beyond this, she mentors colleagues across Hachette UK, offering thoughtful guidance, helping them grow into the leaders of tomorrow.

Ilesh Kotecha, Founder and Director, Technical One & Eleven Plus Exams Tuition

Ilesh Kotecha is the founder and CEO of two symbiotic ventures in education: Technical One Ltd (focused on EdTech development) and the award-winning Eleven Plus Exams Tuition Ltd (tuition providers). Ilesh’s goal has always been to provide clarity and exceptional educational resources for students and educators, especially those preparing for UK selective senior school entrance examinations.

Technical One has created in-person and online 11+ tuition courses serving thousands of students, over 70 11+ preparation books, hundreds of 11+ mock exams, and a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Ilesh’s companies’ success is evident, with 90% of Eleven Plus Exams Tuition’s students securing their first or second school choice each year, including notable success in super-selective schools.

Having attended five UK universities, including both Oxford and Cambridge, Ilesh is passionate about education, be it post-graduates at a business school or primary-age children preparing for their entrance exams.

Ilesh is recognised as a thought leader in the EdTech sector and Technical One continues to innovate in the world of 11+ tutoring with its comprehensive resources and services, and its commitment to measurable outcomes.

Patrick McGrath, Head of Education Strategy for EMEA, Everway

Patrick (Paddy) McGrath, Head of Education Strategy for EMEA at Everway (formerly Texthelp), is a visionary leader who has transformed his team, organisation, and the wider education sector. With a clear mission for accessibility and inclusion, Patrick has driven year-on-year sales growth while ensuring Everway remains at the forefront of forward-thinking education strategies and industry innovation.

A passionate advocate for inclusive learning, Patrick works closely with government, policymakers, and industry associations to help shape the future of education. His leadership has fostered a high-performing, empowered, and deeply connected team, with some of the company’s top-performing salespeople and industry-leading efficiency levels.

Patrick leads by example, mentoring his team to keynote speaker status, supporting leaders of other companies across the organisation, and embracing change with resilience and adaptability. His phrase, “Necessary for Some, Useful for All,” has become a trademark for inclusion across the industry, reinforcing his commitment to ensuring education works for everyone.
With a genuine passion for people and progress, Patrick McGrath is a true changemaker, mentor, and industry leader, making him a worthy finalist for this award.

Education Shed

Phonics Shed is a narrative driven, multi-sensory systematic synthetic phonics scheme that has been validated by the Department for Education (England). Made by EYFS teachers, Phonics Shed provides everything educators need to teach and lead phonics effectively.

Children are introduced to a wide range of letter-sound links through wonderful teaching stories and colourful characters at each stage in their journey to mastering decoding. Phonics Shed provides coverage from pre-reading and writing skills in Nursery right through to focusing on the complex alphabetic code in Year 2. Each GPC has a character linked to it, including digraphs and trigraphs, as well as having their own supporting stories, associated actions, letter formation rhymes and song.

Based on the latest research and advice for quality first teaching, Phonics Shed lessons are accessible and meet the needs of all learners in the classroom. The multi-sensory approach, with songs and actions to accompany each grapheme-phoneme correspondence, ensures lessons are fun and learners are engaged and motivated.

Phonics Shed includes a whole online platform that includes digital tools, resources, online games and data and assessment tools.

Jigsaw PSHE

Jigsaw PSHE represents an innovative, evidence-based approach to Personal, Social, and Health Education for children aged 3-5. By prioritising learning through play alongside best practice pedagogical principles, the programme provides a holistic framework that supports children’s personal, social, and emotional development, aligning with the PSED learning programme in the EYFS framework. Grounded in research from the Sutton Trust and Educational Endowment Foundation, Jigsaw PSHE helps children build confidence, resilience, and a strong sense of self from an early age.

The programme provides 36 lessons per academic year through a spiralised curriculum, which balance adult-led and child-led learning. With continuous and enhanced provision, Jigsaw supports learning intentions while allowing flexibility for practitioners to tailor activities to meet children’s needs and interests. Through this, Jigsaw ensures a holistic, engaging, and developmentally appropriate experience, laying a strong foundation for lifelong well-being and success.

Key innovations include:
• Mindfulness practices embedded throughout the curriculum
• Comprehensive approach to diversity and representation
• Pedagogy and evidence-based best practice principles
• Active parental engagement through home-learning resources

By nurturing emotional well-being, promoting empathy, and providing structured yet flexible learning experiences, Jigsaw PSHE empowers educators to support children’s foundational development comprehensively and compassionately.

KCS Education

The KCS Luminous Community Buildings are a unique, innovative product that enhances small world play while promoting learning aligned with the Early Years Framework and KS1 curriculum. These featureless structures encourage creative, open-ended play, allowing children to shape the environment based on their own experiences. Designed from smooth, sensory wood, they engage children with interactive light features that change with the press of a button, fostering cause-and-effect understanding and sparking discussions on light and dark, night and day, and community roles.

Aligned with the EYFS and KS1/2 curricula, the buildings support communication, language development, knowledge of the world, and PSHE. They enhance oracy skills and provide a platform for dialogue, helping children express their thoughts, ask questions, and share experiences. The light features further stimulate curiosity and promote social interaction.

The tactile design and simple button mechanism ensure accessibility for all children, including those with diverse learning needs. The buildings promote independence, fine motor skills, and basic ICT skills. The resource is eco-friendly, using USB charging to reduce waste and eliminate plastic packaging, while supporting conversations about environmental sustainability.

In all, the Luminous Community Buildings foster cognitive, social, and communication growth, promoting an inclusive, engaging learning experience.

Learning Resources®

The MathLink® Cubes Numberblocks® Classroom Set from Learning Resources® is a versatile early years maths resource inspired by the BAFTA award-winning CBeebies TV series. Designed for 24 students, this comprehensive set includes an 88-page Teacher’s Guide with 60 15-minute lessons aligned to EYFS and National Curriculum objectives, alongside durable MathLink Cubes and supporting materials like Numberlings and demonstration cards. It transforms abstract maths into hands-on learning, covering numbers 1 to 20 across three units. Lessons teach counting, place value, subitising, addition, subtraction, and more through group discussions and engaging activities. Built for long-term use, it’s a cost-effective investment. Leveraging Numberblocks’ popularity, the set fosters numeracy through play-based exploration, building number sense and confidence in mathematical conversations. Its structured, engaging approach helps children grasp counting principles and relationships, making maths accessible and fun while establishing a strong foundation for future learning in a collaborative classroom environment.

Mrs Mactivity

Rhyme Town is an innovative pre-reading and pre-writing programme designed for Nursery and Reception-aged children, focusing on Phase 1 phonics. By combining nursery rhymes, interactive presentations, and engaging activities, Rhyme Town helps EYFS children develop key phonemic awareness, body percussion, environmental sounds, and early writing skills. The programme is teacher-led and saves teachers time by providing ready-made, structured lessons with inspiring, ideas.

Rhyme Town is flexible, allowing it to be adapted based on the needs of the children. Whether used for whole-class teaching, small-group work, or interventions, it offers a versatile approach to phonics and early literacy development. The programme aligns with the EYFS framework, providing teachers with clear lesson plans, animated slides, and printable resources that can be tailored to individual or group needs.

In addition, Rhyme Town promotes parental engagement with activities that can be shared at home, reinforcing classroom learning. Teachers report improved confidence and progress in their pupils, including those who are shy or disengaged.

With exceptional value for money, Rhyme Town offers a comprehensive, cost-effective solution to early literacy needs, supporting children’s development and making phonics teaching both effective, engaging – and enjoyable!

Picture News

Picture News Early Years is a weekly current affairs resource, building young children’s global awareness and speaking and listening skills using the news – from Amazon’s robot workers, to the Lionesses’ football achievements. The resources include a vibrant poster highlighting a current story, with a simplified big question for Early Years children aged 3 to 5. Picture News Early Years resources form a strong foundation for teachers and support staff to build children’s understanding of the world, with a familiar structure and meaningful speaking and listening opportunities, which are relatable and engaging for young children. Developed following Picture News Primary’s success, Picture News Early Years facilitates discovery and exploration for young children, linking news to play-based learning, with imaginative provision challenges related to what’s happening in the world.

Concero Education Technology

Concero Education Technology partnered with Crowcroft Park Primary School in Manchester to transform their IT infrastructure. The school was facing challenges with outdated equipment and inefficient systems, which led them to seek a more secure, reliable, and flexible solution. Concero’s approach began with migrating the school’s systems to a fully cloud-based solution using Microsoft 365, ensuring compliance with DfE standards.

We helped the school replace its server-based infrastructure and provided new devices through a cost-effective leasing scheme, improving staff productivity and offering flexibility to work from anywhere. Additionally, Concero upgraded the school’s broadband, implementing a secure, high-speed connection with a backup line, further enhancing its IT systems.

The partnership has had a significant positive impact, enabling the school to reduce costs while improving operational efficiency. Juliet Francis, the Headteacher, commended Concero for their professionalism and support throughout the process. The school is now equipped with a robust, future-proof IT environment, empowering staff and providing an enhanced learning experience for students. Concero continues to work alongside the school, supporting their digital vision and future development.

Hemisphere Education – Rare Recruitment

Heartlands has used Hemisphere’s digital platform to transform school culture. Within 12 months of introducing Hemisphere, Heartlands have seen tangible results: a 14% reduction in suspensions for students from black backgrounds, a 4% increase in attendance, an 11% increase in students survey completions and 60% of student prefects recruited from minority groups, up from 30% the previous year. Additionally, 17% of staff are now of Black heritage (up from 16.4%), compared to the national average of 3.7%.

The results speak for themselves. Staff report greater confidence in addressing race-related challenges, restorative justice practices have been enhanced through Hemisphere’s digital tools, and students feel safe and that their cultures are celebrated.

Beyond Heartlands, this initiative has inspired a wider movement. Heartlands were an early adopter of Hemisphere and advocated for a partnership with the Haringey Education Partnership (HEP). Now, Hemisphere is available to 100+ HEP schools at a significantly reduced cost, ensuring financial accessibility and borough-wide impact. This is enabling this digital tool to not only improve Heartlands’ school culture but also shape a more equitable education system.

This submission represents a pioneering approach to inclusion, proving that technology-driven racial literacy training can create lasting, systemic change in schools.

Literacy Tree

In 2024, Literacy Tree’s dynamic collaboration with An Daras Trust introduced both cutting-edge literacy resources and online platform that revolutionised teaching and learning outcomes. The collaboration supports the Trust’s mission of “Growing Curiosity and Growing Capabilities” by integrating digital tools that enhance teaching and improve efficiency.

At the heart of this partnership is the Literacy Tree platform, which provides teachers with digital planning resources, live in-app planning, editable curriculum maps, RATE digital assessment tools, and real-time progress tracking, making it easier to personalise learning and adapt to children’s needs. In St Stephens Community Academy, the platform has facilitated seamless lesson planning and adapted teaching, while at Boyton Primary, it has enabled mixed-age teaching.

This integration of our platform has both improved literacy outcomes across the Trust and bolstered teacher confidence, increased student engagement, and allowed for greater collaboration and moderation across schools. Today, An Daras is a Literacy Tree Flagship Trust.

Picture News

Picture News is a weekly resource helping primary schools teach children current affairs, to transform their global awareness and critical thinking. The resources get children talking about what’s happening in the world through images and a leading question, from explaining Amazon’s robot workers, to the Lionesses’ football achievements. By exploring topical issues and current affairs each week, pupils interacting with Picture News resources can become well-rounded, compassionate citizens who are aware of the world around them. St Nicholas CE Primary Academy is a Picture News Partner School, and has featured on Picture News live assemblies and training, reaching audiences of over half a million. Picture News has worked closely with St Nicholas CE Primary Academy, supporting pupils to thrive in today’s world, become informed about global events, live out their potential and make a positive difference.

SAM Learning

Leigh Academies Trust, a leading multi-academy trust in Kent, Medway, and South East London, needed a seamless way to integrate Question Level Analysis (QLA) data into their systems. Managing this internally would have been too resource-intensive, so they partnered with SAM Learning to innovate a bespoke solution.

Recognising the importance of this initiative, SAM Learning recognised the importance of this initiative and agreed to innovate and collaborate, commencing the project to ensure a bespoke, tailored and effective resolution for the entire Trust’s module assessment data integration and analysis challenges. A collaborative approach ensured the solution aligned with trust-wide objectives.

The result was an innovative system that seamlessly integrates live QLA assessment data for analysis across all schools. Piloted in three secondary schools, the initiative successfully processed QLA data for up to 18,500 students. This streamlined workflow has enhanced data-driven teaching, enabling educators to identify learning gaps and improve student outcomes efficiently.
Following this success, discussions are now underway to automate gap-filling processes, leveraging SAM Learning’s resources to support teachers with marking, insights, and intervention. This partnership has not only solved a critical challenge for Leigh Academies Trust but also set the stage for future innovations in data-driven education.

The Happy Confident Company

The partnership between Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar (KTJ) and The Happy Confident Company represents a pioneering collaboration in social-emotional learning (SEL). By integrating The Happy Confident Schools Program, KTJ is embedding emotional intelligence into everyday education. This neuroscience-backed, time-efficient approach enhances student well-being while supporting educators.

Unlike traditional SEL initiatives, The Happy Confident Schools Program is designed for easy implementation, requiring just 5-10 minutes a day. FEELIT® helps students recognise and regulate emotions, while the Life Skills program builds resilience, optimism, and empathy. The plug-and-play nature of the program ensures seamless adoption with minimal teacher training.

The impact has been profound:
84% of students reported better self-awareness within 8 weeks.
87% showed increased kindness and 73% felt happier.
Teachers reported less time spent on behavioural management and improved student-teacher relationships.

Beyond academics, KTJ’s commitment to SEL has transformed school culture, strengthening student resilience, fostering a supportive environment, and even enhancing parent engagement. This collaboration serves as a global model, proving that prioritising emotional intelligence creates confident, well-rounded learners prepared for life’s challenges.

Ark Curriculum Plus

Science Mastery is an 11-16 subject excellence programme from Ark Curriculum Plus which uniquely provides:

• research-based lesson materials and planning content, ensuring consistent implementation by all teachers
• one-to-one coaching for subject leaders to support the successful implementation of these innovative approaches
• professional development courses and certification for teachers and subject leaders that build subject knowledge, pedagogies and leadership
• curriculum aligned, cumulative assessments, facilitated by our partnership with Smartgrade, to provide teachers with the data they need to teach and plan responsively.

Since it was first piloted in 2019, Science Mastery has reached over 100,000 students. Evidence of impact includes improved student attainment at KS3 and KS4 as well as students reporting increased enjoyment and understanding of Science and teachers and senior leaders reporting improved pedagogy and curriculum in their settings.

MathsWatch

MathsWatch is an award-winning solution that supports teachers’ delivery of the Maths curriculum while reducing their workload.

We provide teachers and their students with high-quality videos covering every Maths topic, combined with banks of interactive questions that can be used for classwork/homework/assessment/independent learning. Our innovative marking algorithms have revolutionised the way teachers can deliver quality Maths lessons to their students as we are the only platform worldwide able to give marks for working out and not merely for final answers. This revolutionary feature makes the MathsWatch experience much more realistic and beneficial to students than most traditional quiz setting platforms.

Furthermore, our popular modelled exam series offer the best possible preparation to students before their final GCSE/SATs exams. They can see their grade progression as they advance and clearly identify their strengths and areas of development. A truly immersive experience.

All this is offered to schools by MathsWatch at one of the most competitive price points currently on the market.

myHappymind

myHappymind is a pioneering, NHS-backed programme transforming the way mental health is taught in primary schools. Grounded in neuroscience and positive psychology, it equips children with lifelong skills for emotional regulation, resilience, and wellbeing—while supporting staff and families too.

Used in over 2,000 schools across the UK and abroad, myHappymind now impacts almost one million children, teachers and parents. It is delivered by school staff using engaging digital content and is designed for all settings—including mainstream, special schools and alternative provisions—supporting children who are neurodiverse or have SEMH and SEN.

Independent evaluations confirm its impact: the University of Chester found significant improvements in behaviour, relationships and emotional literacy. An NHS study showed reductions in CAMHS referrals, and a local evaluation with Kirklees Council and the NHS found a 21x return on investment.

Founded by bestselling author Laura Earnshaw, who also co-wrote a children’s mental health book with Paralympian Jonnie Peacock, the programme has earned national recognition. Laura is an NHS England Fellow, Trustee of the Mental Health Foundation, Chair of Governors, and has been shortlisted for a King’s Award—all in recognition of this groundbreaking, preventative work.

Pickatale

Pickatale is an educational digital reading platform for children learning to read English and enjoy reading. It is aimed at children aged 3-12 year olds with dedicated support for teachers and parents/carers. There are pathways through the product for native and non-native English speakers, as well as opportunities for children to find books to enjoy in local languages too.

In 2024 TIME/Statista announced Pickatale in the Top 20 World Ed Tech companies. At this point Pickatale had already begun shifting as an organisation from providing an award-winning digital children’s library to producing an educational reading platform for schools to help children learn to read and want to read for pleasure and knowledge. Concurrently, reports of billions of dollars being spent on technological solutions with little evidence of direct impact on the learner were becoming widespread – from school to government level around the world. Impact investors also wanted proof that the technologies they were financing were making the positive results promised for society. It was at that point Pickatale made the decision to put evidence and impact front and centre of our product development.

VESPA Academy

The VESPA Academy Coaching Portal is an innovative, evidence-based solution designed to enhance non-cognitive study behaviours among post-16 learners. By using a tailored questionnaire to assess key behaviours—Vision, Effort, Systems, Practice, and Attitude—the platform delivers personalized coaching reports and targeted interventions. This dual-interface model, which includes a comprehensive teacher dashboard, allows for real-time monitoring and adaptation of support strategies.

With deployment in over 600 schools worldwide and robust evidence from independent efficacy studies, our initiative has demonstrably improved academic outcomes, including notable gains in exam grades and increased student engagement. Attached research reports and detailed testimonials confirm that the platform not only boosts academic performance but also fosters resilience and self-regulation. This integrated approach directly addresses longstanding gaps in traditional education, making the VESPA Academy Coaching Portal a model of sustainable, impactful innovation.

Dryad Education/Specialist Crafts

At Dryad Education, we’ve built a workplace where employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow. Transparency is at our core, with quarterly company-wide meetings keeping everyone informed, while regular one-to-ones ensure every individual has a voice.

Our inclusive culture reflects our diverse workforce, with near-equal gender representation and multiple nationalities, fostering a welcoming environment for all. Well-being is a priority, with an Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential mental health support, alongside flexible and hybrid working to help employees balance work and life.

We believe in investing in our people. Leadership training, funded qualifications, and clear career pathways provide opportunities for professional development, while performance-linked pay increases and bonuses recognise hard work.

Celebrating success is a key part of our culture. Employee of the Month awards, quarterly recognition bonuses, and everyday appreciation from managers ensure contributions never go unnoticed.

Beyond work, our Social Committee organises monthly company-funded events, from BBQs to charity walks, bringing teams together and strengthening our culture. With 96% of employees enthusiastic to work here, Dryad Education isn’t just a workplace – it’s a community where people genuinely enjoy coming to work.

Educake

Educake is a socially-responsible company centred around the value of caring, reflected in its approach to employees, teachers, and the community. The platform simplifies assessment by automating homework marking, identifying knowledge gaps, and providing actionable feedback, which reduces teacher workload and enhances student progress. This has led to widespread usage, positive recommendations, and key milestones, including 10-year partnerships and over 2 billion student questions answered.

A whole school solution, Educake offers a broad range of subjects at Key Stage 3 and 4, recently expanding into Key Stage 2. Its customisable quizzes and extensive question bank are aligned with national curricula. The platform is continually updated based on teacher feedback, including new features like results analysis and reports on knowledge gaps.

Educake relies on product quality and teacher recommendations. The customer service is highly rated, and the company builds community engagement through initiatives like Freddo Fridays, where we celebrate the achievements of classes using Educake.

Educake also supports employees with flexible working, generous parental leave, and wellbeing initiatives, while maintaining a focus on sustainability and corporate responsibility.

eduthing

At eduthing, we believe our people are our greatest asset, so we work hard to create a people-first culture built on ownership, pride, care, and respect. Our people strategy supports employees throughout their journey, empowering them to grow, exceed their potential, and contribute to their successes.

We prioritise employee development by offering a technical training platform, paid training day, and financial support for certifications. Career pathways and continuous performance management ensure meaningful development conversations.

Employee engagement is key, with regular surveys, a monthly newsletter, and social media recognition celebrating achievements. We promote diversity and inclusion through supportive policies, awareness initiatives, and community engagement, including volunteering opportunities.

Wellbeing is at the heart of our culture, supported by a strategy covering physical, mental, social, and financial health. Employees benefit from health cash plans, an employee assistance program, gym subsidies, and financial wellbeing resources. Partnerships with wellbeing experts provide training and support to maintain a proactive approach to mental health.

Work-life balance is encouraged through flexible working, enhanced family leave, birthday leave, and additional time off at Christmas. At eduthing, we are committed to creating an environment where our employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to thrive.

eduthing

EdShed (Education Shed) is the umbrella for several educational products, including Phonics Shed, Spelling Shed, MathShed, The Literacy Shed, The Literacy Shed Plus and QuizShed. Run by teachers for teachers, EdShed makes products that create as much educational impact as possible with the least hassle for educators and learners.

Founded in 2017 by Martin Saunders and Rob Smith after a conversation about improving spelling in primary schools, Spelling Shed was launched as a relatively simple app and it’s escalated ever since.

EdShed is now used across 180 countries and has specific curriculums for the UK, USA, South Africa and Australia. Over half of UK primary schools use EdShed and the games are enjoyed by millions of children worldwide.

EdShed seamlessly integrates high-quality, evidence-based teaching resources with cutting-edge technology. Its suite of interactive learning platforms revolutionises teaching and learning. Through interactive lessons, engaging quizzes, enriching eBooks and stimulating educational games, EdShed creates a dynamic and adaptive learning environment that engages young minds, reduces teacher workload and helps foster enthusiasm for learning.

Findel

Findel is dedicated to creating an inclusive, supportive, and engaging workplace where employees feel valued, motivated, and empowered. With a strong focus on professional development, work-life balance, and employee recognition, we foster a culture where individuals can thrive.

Our Employee Voice survey results show an improved eNPS score and a high sense of belonging (80%). Ranked 63 / 100 in the UK’s Great Place to Work list for large companies, our people-first approach is recognised externally. We offer extensive training programs, mentorship opportunities, and hybrid working to support professional growth and well-being.
Findel’s impact extends beyond our workforce. Through the Findel Foundation, we support children and young people, reinforcing our commitment to social responsibility. Our Start Small, Dream Big initiative introduces primary school pupils to career opportunities, earning praise from educators.

Recognition and appreciation are integral to our culture, as evidenced by positive customer feedback and employee engagement initiatives. The refurbishment of our office post-COVID further enhances our collaborative and dynamic work environment.

Findel is more than a workplace—it’s a community. For these reasons, we proudly enter the BESA Best Place to Work Award, demonstrating our commitment to being an exceptional employer in the education sector.

Olex.AI

Olex.AI is a generative AI powered platform which is transforming the way schools, teachers, and students approach English writing, feedback and assessment. In the first year, Olex.AI has been embedded in 25+ multi-academy trusts and hundreds of schools, with ongoing pilot programmes in many more.

Our innovative features harness the power of generative AI to enhance teaching and learning in secondary schools, making the process more efficient, engaging, and inclusive, allowing English teachers to transform how they run lessons, significantly reduce their workload, and deepen their insight into student progression – all which remain widespread challenges in education today.

We use generative AI alongside bespoke algorithms and programming to augment teachers in providing feedback and assessment across an entire classroom of handwritten or typed essays in less than 2 minutes, while simultaneously giving them deeper insights through whole class feedback. This directly populates priority next steps and lesson plans ensuring focus on targeted class development areas, and powerful engagement tools for reluctant writers through our AI student illustrations. Students’ engagement increases and is sustained over time and their desire to receive and respond to feedback grows with each assignment.

Performance Learning

Performance Learning’s Foresight Assessment and Soar Platform use AI to transform how learners are supported, teachers are empowered, and outcomes are improved across the education system.

Foresight is a 15-minute diagnostic tool that identifies behavioural, emotional, and academic risk factors, including early signs of mental health challenges. It provides accurate predictions of a learner’s performance and delivers personalised action plans to students, teachers, and parents.

Soar builds on this insight to deliver fully personalised learning pathways, adapting in real time to the learner’s intellectual and emotional development. With over 5,000 interactive lessons, Soar helps students build critical behaviours like time management, resilience, and memory skills, while tracking growth through adaptive I-scores (intellectual) and E-scores (emotional).

The AI architecture powering Foresight and Soar includes predictive analytics, adaptive intelligence, natural language processing, and emotional AI, all working together to create a deeply personalised and supportive experience.

Used by over 10,000 students across diverse settings, the platform has achieved an average improvement of 2.2 exam results within two terms and an effect size of 1.95. Performance Learning’s use of AI is not just effective, it’s empathetic, impactful, and designed for the challenges of modern education.

stylus

stylus is redefining the role of AI in education by developing an innovative marking service specifically designed to handle handwritten student work, a significant breakthrough given traditional AI limitations. Founded by educators and technology specialists, stylus utilises an advanced AI pipeline combining precise handwriting transcription, granular curriculum assessment (over 80 detailed criteria), and sophisticated moderation loops that continuously improve accuracy and nuance.

In under a year, stylus has progressed from incorporation to securing venture and government funding, rapidly gaining recognition for its unparalleled approach. Each student’s handwritten work is individually scanned, accurately transcribed via market-leading AI, and meticulously assessed. Expert teachers moderate AI-generated marks, and any discrepancies inform a powerful feedback loop, increasing marking consistency and teacher confidence.

With over 1000 pieces of student work successfully assessed, schools have enthusiastically endorsed stylus, praising its ability to deliver teacher-quality feedback without requiring teacher moderation or edits. This ground breaking use of AI has freed teachers from hundreds of hours of marking annually, significantly reducing workload pressures and enabling educators to focus on teaching, ultimately transforming educational outcomes at scale.

TeachmateAI

Teachmate is an online assistant for teachers and school leaders comprising over 100 AI-powered tools created to reduce workload and enhance learning. From lesson planning and resource creation, to administrative and leadership tasks, Teachmate’s suite of innovative tools save teachers and school leaders on average over 10+ hours every week.

Trusted by over 300,000 users worldwide, Teachmate’s easy to use yet powerful online platform enables all teachers to leverage the transformative power of AI, whilst retaining their professional expertise and oversight – we’re assisting teachers with AI, not replacing them.

Innovative features, such as our ‘Tool Linking’ and ‘Refinement Bar’, along with our seamless integrations with productivity tools, offers a complete solution for educators looking to embrace AI to enhance their planning, resource creation and wider school duties.

Teachmate is fully GDPR compliant with no user data being used to train AI models, making it the trusted school-wide AI platform for over 1500 schools, colleges and MATs.

Trusted AI built for education.

The Key

At The Key, we’re committed to giving you the knowledge to act, with a library of resources at your fingertips to tackle any challenge. But there are times when a template or article can only take you so far, when you’re looking for personalised support with a question or task that’s unique to you and your context.

With KeyGPT, The Key now gives you support with more tasks, more quickly, that’s fully tailored to you – at no extra cost.

Get highly personalised responses to your most specific requests in seconds, with KeyGPT – your new AI-powered assistant from The Key.

Whether you need a letter to a parent on a challenging subject, suggested questions to ask in a staff meeting or help solving a tricky timetable clash, no request is too big, or niche, for KeyGPT.

And thanks to the information we have about your role and school, KeyGPT will automatically personalise its responses so they’re tailored to your school and context.

Creative Learning (Norwich)

A brand new range of training equipment and accompanying curriculum from LJ Create. These are designed to assist in the development of technicians that can maintain and repair Electric Vehicles in a safe and secure environment. Having been developed with the assistance of various UK training providers this product is currently being manufactured in the UK and shipped to countries all round the world as part of the ongoing switch to low-carbon transportation options.

Gratnells

MyBASE – Teach. Move. ENGAGE

Space Matters, and at Gratnells, we’re dedicated to designing learning environments that make a difference. With over a generation of experience, we’ve been at the forefront of researching and reimagining spaces for learning, teaching, working, and playing.

MyBASE, brings teachers directly to where learning happens, transforming classrooms into vibrant, interactive spaces. With a focus on improving engagement, its agility and operability allow seamless integration into any teaching and learning environment.

Designed to move. Built to inspire. This isn’t a desk; it’s a doorway to new possibilities and enhanced learning experiences. Where you stand changes everything.

MyBASE lets educators experience the freedom to teach, move, and inspire. With MyBASE, every lesson becomes an opportunity for active student involvement.

MOE

Moeducation is a small, family-run business with over 40 years of experience in the education sector and children’s psychology. The company specializes in eco-friendly, handmade learning equipment designed to create an inclusive and engaging learning environment. A strong focus is placed on outdoor learning and its positive impact when integrated indoors.

Award Submission – Tunnelling Climbing Wall:
• Unique Product: The only company selling this product, inspired by children loving nature.
• Design & Features:
• Wooden tunnel, large enough for multiple children.
• Optional climbing knuckles for gross and fine motor skill development.
• Safe, rounded log construction.
• Supports children climbing with staff supervision.
• Manufactured in the UK using FSC-certified wood.
• Option to add casters for easy mobility.

Impact & Customer Feedback:
• Popular in SEN schools, boosting confidence and vocabulary.
• Encourages social interaction, particularly among children reluctant to engage.
• Promotes teamwork, resilience, and positive mental health.

Manufacturing & Customer Support:
• Crafted in a small UK workshop with rigorous quality checks.
• Delivered fully assembled for quality assurance.
• Each purchase includes a thank-you letter and lesson ideas for staff inspiration.

No Isolation

Founded in 2015 by Karen Dolva, No Isolation emerged from a personal encounter highlighting the severe loneliness experienced by children absent from school due to illness.

The company’s flagship product, the AV1 telepresence robot, acts as a student’s physical representative in the classroom. Placed on a classroom desk, AV1 securely streams lessons directly to the student’s tablet, enabling remote participation in real-time. Students can see, hear, raise their hands, and interact as if physically present, fostering continuous engagement and aiding eventual reintegration into school.

In the UK, AV1 significantly boosts attendance, academic engagement, and social connection. A 2024 Wirral study reported AV1 users improved attendance by 21% and learning time by 42%. Southend-on-Sea City Council also reported successful student reintegration into full-time education.

No Isolation supports educators in achieving these outcomes through extensive training, ongoing customer support, and a comprehensive service package.

Manufactured ethically in Norway, AV1 meets strict EU safety, environmental, and data security standards, backed by ISO and CE certifications.

Promote Your School

Promote Your School is an education design agency that specialises in creating bespoke Wall Art for schools. Our talented in-house Design Team is based in the UK, but we manage projects for all school types around the world. With over 20 years’ experience in education, we understand the unique challenges faced by teachers and leaders in education. Our extensive design expertise makes us well placed to advise and guide schools through the process of using Wall Art to achieve their goals and ambitions. Inspire learning, improve wellbeing and impress visitors with stunning Wall Art that’s tailored to the curriculum.

We take pride in delivering high levels of service throughout the whole process, including after installation is complete. Our service includes design, print and installation, backed by exceptional customer service. We’re a PlanetMark certified business and an accredited SafeContractor, so we offer high standards of service and a sustainable product that will last many years, with zero upkeep required.

Our bespoke Wall Art is printed on high-quality, durable, industrial grade materials designed to last many years in busy school environments. It is suitable for most surfaces, indoors and outdoors, including walls, floors, windows, ceilings, doors, fences and gates.

Spaceforme

Spaceforme is a leading UK manufacturer of high-quality, durable, and ergonomic education furniture. Established in 2009 and acquired by Geoff Devenish in 2013, Spaceforme identified a need for outstanding service alongside exceptional products. Despite being a small team of 10, Spaceforme has built a strong reputation by delivering on promises and maintaining high standards.

Following the success of the en One Chair, Spaceforme designed the en one high chair and stool, addressing a gap in the market for one-piece raised seating ideal for labs and studios.

Designed by Murdoch Oxley, these products feature a tamper-proof, one-piece ergonomic design for posture support, are lightweight (never more than 6.6 kg) and offer stackability of up to 16 high. The optional bag hook helps to adhere to safety standards by reducing clutter.

Manufactured in the UK using glass fibre-reinforced polypropylene, they are 100% recyclable and comply with BS EN 1729 and BS EN 16139:2013 Level 2 standards. Spaceforme also offers a recycling scheme to ensure end-of-life sustainability.

The high chair and stool provide comfort, durability, and flexibility, making them an excellent choice for modern learning environments. Schools appreciate the reduced maintenance, improved safety, and enhanced student focus these products bring.

eduthing

eduthing aims to provide excellence in education technology and CPD, supporting schools with tailored training and services. Initially designed for teachers, our CPD offerings now extend to learning support assistants, senior leaders, and administrative staff, focusing on Computing, EdTech, and Online Safety. Delivered by experienced educators, our training is consistently reviewed based on participant feedback, achieving a 97.4% outstanding satisfaction rate.

Flexible training options include in-person, virtual, drop-in sessions, and webinars, with 115 sessions planned for 2024/25. Additionally, our team-teaching initiative supports staff with hands-on lesson collaboration. eduthing also produce a termly EdTech Update magazine for educators.

A key 2024 project was our AI in Primary Education, in partnership with the Schools Alliance for Excellence, exploring AI’s role in workload reduction and assessment. Supporting 20 schools with 97.8% of participants rated it outstanding.

We host events such as the eduSafe Online Safety conference, featuring expert-led sessions. Plans for 2025/26 include an Assistive Technology Conference to support SENCOs and Inclusion Leaders. Additionally we provide Online Safety and Cyber Security Briefings for governors and trustees, strengthening school governance. Our holistic approach ensures impactful professional development across all school roles.

International Curriculum Association

The ICA PD Hub is a cutting-edge online professional development platform designed to support educators and leaders in international schools worldwide. Developed by the International Curriculum Association (ICA), the platform offers a comprehensive range of learning opportunities tailored to schools implementing the International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC), International Primary Curriculum (IPC), and International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC), as well as international education more broadly.

Literacy Tree

Literacy Tree provides high-quality, expert-led CPD to empower teachers and improve literacy outcomes. Our training is fully integrated with membership, offering live induction, consultancy, planning support, and specialist workshops to enhance teacher expertise and whole-school impact. We pride ourselves on:

High Satisfaction Rates – Following our January Teach Through a Text online training, 90% of participants said they were very or extremely satisfied with the training, with 87% saying they’d be very or extremely likely to recommend to a colleague.

Enhanced Subject Knowledge – 87% of members report improved teaching confidence, and 92% say Literacy Tree has deepened their understanding of high-quality children’s literature.

Stronger Pupil Outcomes – Schools report notable improvements in writing and reading comprehension, with many achieving significant gains in national assessments.

Sustained Growth – Our market share continues to rise, reflecting strong retention and increasing demand.

Trusted by Schools & Trusts – Successfully implemented across academy trusts and local authorities.

With flexible, cost-effective CPD and a track record of success, Literacy Tree is leading the way in professional development, helping schools elevate their literacy provision.

The Key

The Key’s live, leadership courses give new and aspiring school leaders the deeply practical skills they normally only get from years in the job. Rich in energising interaction, each course is led by experienced leaders who’ve been there and done it, covering a range of topics from first-time finance to people management. Participants leave these courses with a renewed confidence in their skills, ideas and strategies they can try out immediately, and a community of peers who truly understand the challenges of school leadership.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment

This year, Cambridge University Press & Assessment celebrates five years since they launched their team dedicated to supporting governments and organisations to transform education systems around the world: the Partnership for Education.

Across just half a decade, the Partnership for Education has brought its vision and mission to life, using Cambridge’s strengths to support partners in their essential work to improve teaching and learning for a more sustainable future for all. From curriculum to assessment to publishing to teacher training, their collaborations span some of the world’s highest performing education systems, nations on journeys of change, and education in emergency contexts.

To achieve results, the team:
• takes an education system transformation approach
• prioritises true partnership that brings together global insights and local expertise
• focuses on evidence-based transformation
• maintains project management and operational excellence
• nurtures relationships and deep understanding of local context
• maintains a strong partner network, and
• supports its purpose-driven team through training and beyond

Recent key innovations and improvements include:
• Expanding regional hubs around the world
• Creating an external advisory board
• Innovating services to meet governments’ needs
• Developing a framework for measuring impact

ESPO

Whether it’s fitting out a brand-new school or refurbishing a classroom, planning for a large-scale F&E project can be dauting and requires the strict management of many different factors:

• Procurement compliance
• Budget control
• Product selection/ordering
• Timescales/deadlines
• Delivery/installation

The exceptional service provided by ESPO’s F&E Projects team are second to none and they support hundreds of customers a year to complete large scale furniture and equipment projects on-time and within budget. From space planning, product selection, ordering, delivery and installation, this end-to-end service provides a lifeline for School Business professionals looking for additional support and expertise. This team of three full time members of staff, managed exceptional sales last year, supporting 110 customer projects and the team receives glowing customer reviews.

Hachette Learning

In a time when technology is transforming education, the Hachette Learning Adaptive and Academy team has set a new standard for what it means to be agile, collaborative, curious, and innovative. In just five months, in partnership with Area9 Lyceum, a leader in adaptive learning technology, the team developed two cutting-edge digital products: Hachette Learning Adaptive and Hachette Learning Academy.

These products are a result of a technically sophisticated and highly coordinated effort across multiple teams. From day one, the team embraced a cross-functional approach, bringing together specialists from different areas to work towards a shared goal: to create exceptional resources that would improve learning outcomes for teachers and students.

The team embraced change and complexity, particularly as they worked with a completely new technology platform. They quickly adapted to the Area9 Lyceum technology, leveraging its capabilities to build pedagogically sound learning experiences.

The success of the Hachette Learning Adaptive and Academy team has been a team effort, with each member bringing their expertise and passion to the project. The result is something truly special – platforms that not only meet the needs of today’s learners but anticipate the challenges of tomorrow.

LiteracyPlanet

At LiteracyPlanet, our dedicated team of just 12 people delivers big results. With expertise spanning education, development, customer support, and marketing, we work together to make literacy learning fun, engaging, and effective for students worldwide. Despite our size, we’ve built a world-class gamified literacy platform that supports 125,000 students across 40+ countries.

Our agile and collaborative approach allows us to innovate rapidly, ensuring every decision benefits teachers, students, and parents. Each team member plays multiple roles, enabling seamless execution across product development, curriculum alignment, and customer engagement. Regular teacher feedback helps us refine our platform, making literacy learning more effective for educators and students alike.

Key Innovations & Impact
Gamified Literacy Challenges – Reward-based missions and leaderboards boost engagement and literacy scores.
Teacher Integration Tools – Real-time dashboards make lesson planning easier.
Word Mania – Our most popular game is now a permanent feature, enhancing learning.

Going Above & Beyond
Free teacher training, lesson plans, and classroom activities to support educators.
Global Literacy Advocacy – Partnering with charities to provide free access to literacy tools.
Fast Customer Support – 95% of inquiries resolved within 24 hours.

Maths Circle

The MTC Support Team at Maths Circle is dedicated to preparing schools for the Multiplication Tables Check (MTC), a Y4 test in England. The team developed the MTC Support Package, providing schools with mock assessments, CPD training, data analysis, and expert guidance, all included within the TT Rock Stars subscription price. The aim is to help every child recall their times tables fluently because confidence in multiplication unlocks wider mathematical understanding and lifelong numeracy skills.

The team created the MTC Hub, an online space offering free resources. The Officially Unofficial MTC (OUMTC), is a series of mock assessments taken by over 1,000,000 students across 10,000 schools, providing instant results and school benchmarks. The MTC Prep Schedule, designed by former teachers, helps schools structure their preparation throughout the year.

Our webinar programme attracts over 2,000 registrations annually, offering expert guidance on sustaining engagement and interpreting results. Teachers access live Q&A support, multiple session dates, and on-demand recordings.

Our global team uses technology to coordinate, ensuring a well-structured and impactful approach. With a tight feedback loop meaning continuous developments, and a commitment to accessibility, it’s no wonder 99% of teachers believe the Support Package has helped their students.

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Red Lester is an Independent Education Recruitment Agency, proudly supplying schools with their greatest asset, the right people. We’re a small, smiley team with big ambitions and an even bigger heart.

We love placing quality teachers in exciting locations across the world, from the beautiful Channel Islands to the dazzling melting pot of Dubai. We’re a full-service agency, working together to create outstanding results through honest customer service.

Despite an uncertain economy, the team has exceeded targets across the business. We’ve demonstrated our serious commitment to environmental responsibility, taken a leap into new markets and rolled out an effective marketing campaign to grow. We’ve worked collaboratively along the way, always keeping high levels of service as an Education supplier at the forefront of everything we do.

Collins

Collins Big Cat is a whole-school reading programme with over 2000 books, created by outstanding authors and illustrators, featuring a huge range of genres and text types. Big Cat has something for every child from their earliest steps decoding sounds to becoming fluent readers. We are committed to publishing books that give visibility and representation to all our readers and provide children with windows into other worlds.

Big Cat books are designed to appeal to different age groups, reading levels and interests and encourage children to read often and widely. They are carefully levelled and accessible, meaning that every child can build reading fluency and stamina at a pace that suits them. The books offer progression, while allowing children agency and choice over what they read.

Jigsaw PSHE

Jigsaw PSHE is an innovative, evidence-informed, whole-school Personal, Social, and Health Education programme designed to support children’s mental health and well-being from ages 3-16. Uniquely crafted to address the holistic development of students, the programme offers a comprehensive, spiralised curriculum structured around six core puzzles that progressively build social, emotional, and life skills.

The programme stands out through its meticulously designed lesson structure, which integrates mindfulness, cognitive learning principles, and emotional intelligence. Each lesson follows a carefully sequenced approach that supports child-centred learning, with distinct stages ranging from connecting and calming to reflecting and internalising knowledge. Jigsaw PSHE goes beyond classroom learning, extending into school culture, and also provides accompanying physical classroom resources.

In addition, Jigsaw PSHE provides exceptional support for educators. through a dedicated school support team, offering comprehensive onboarding support as well as mentoring by subject experts. Schools benefit from a range of live and on-demand training webinars, ensuring teachers can implement the curriculum with confidence and expertise. Additionally, the programme offers parent access to materials, facilitating transparent communication and supporting informed decision-making about PSHE education.

By bridging academic learning with social-emotional development, Jigsaw PSHE prepares students to become empathetic, resilient, and responsible citizens in an evolving world.

Jigsaw RE

Jigsaw RE is a fully comprehensive, flexible, whole school RE programme for 3–11-year-olds, covering 9 religions and worldviews. Schools can select the resources most appropriate for their school community and locally agreed syllabus to sequence into a curriculum that provides 36 lesson plans per year group. Each lesson has an accompanying slide deck, downloadable resources and built-in assessments, making it easy to pick up and use straight away. There are also additional supporting resources like assemblies, progression grids, key vocabulary cards, knowledge organisers, and background information sheets – making Jigsaw RE the most comprehensive RE programme for primary children in England and Wales.

Developed by experienced RE teachers and informed by worldview community members, the programme prioritises inclusivity and empathy. Its enquiry-based model moves from engagement to investigation, evaluation, and reflection, balancing personal, substantive, and critical thinking skills. The online portal provides regularly updated resources that meet statutory requirements, with personalised support from Regional RE Advisors and regular live and on-demand webinars.

Grounded in educational research, Jigsaw RE incorporates disciplinary lenses and a Worldviews Approach, creating accessible learning experiences that promote dialogue, metacognition, and deep understanding. It offers excellent value for money, supporting schools in developing compassionate, globally aware students.

Kapow Primary

Kapow Primary provides high-quality online teaching resources, supporting over 7,600 primary schools and 100,000+ teachers. Designed for EYFS, key stage 1, and key stage 2, it offers progressive curriculum-aligned schemes across twelve foundation subjects, combining lesson planning, classroom resources, and CPD through one website.

With teacher and pupil videos, assessment and subject leader support, Kapow Primary equips educators with everything they need to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum with engaging and structured lessons. Each subject includes unique, tailored resources, such as visual assessment tools for Art & Design, AI lessons for Computing, fieldwork-focused Geography lessons, instrumental lessons for key stage 2 Music, and phoneme videos for French and Spanish.

A spiral curriculum approach ensures pupils revisit and deepen their understanding over time. Long-term planning, mixed-age adaptations, and progression documents provide flexibility for different school structures. Subject leaders benefit from deep dive toolkits and regular CPD webinars to support teaching and Ofsted readiness.

Kapow Primary is a paperless product committed to promoting environmental awareness through its resources and teaching materials. With a 93% renewal rate and outstanding user feedback, Kapow Primary is a trusted choice for delivering dynamic and impactful primary education across foundation subjects.

Mirodo SATs Companion

Since 2018, a team of teachers and headteachers, based in London, developed an online system to cover Years 3 to 6 curriculum for English, Maths and Science. We now work with over 80,000 pupils across the UK ranging from the large Multi-Academy Trusts to small rural schools.

The system was designed, based on research, to identify the key challenges leaders were facing such as intervention, reducing teacher workload, and effective data across schools.

Our vision is for every primary pupil to achieve and excel beyond the expected standard for Maths, English & Science, to ensure they are Secondary school ready. Also, to reduce teacher workload and save school’s money.

The core issues we addressed were:

• Lack of curriculum resources based on the new question styles,
• To reduce teacher workload through planning, marking and data,
• Provide effective formative and summative assessment data.
  Make formative and summative assessment engaging for pupils,
• Give pupils the best start to Secondary schooling by using formative & summative assessment

Renaissance

Freckle transforms mathematics learning for Years 1-9 across UK schools by meeting each child exactly where they are. At its heart is ‘invisible differentiation’ – students work at their perfect level of challenge, but activities look identical to their peers, preserving dignity while ensuring appropriate support.

What makes Freckle special is how it automatically places students at just the right starting point using Star Maths assessments, then continuously adapts as they progress. The platform emphasises ‘Focus Skills’ – foundational concepts developed with NFER – through engaging games, interactive challenges, and built-in supports including audio explanations that make learning enjoyable.

Perfectly aligned with the National Curriculum, Freckle works seamlessly in classrooms and homes. Teachers can instantly create personalised activities while real-time insights enable targeted teaching that closes gaps before they widen.

Accessibility is central to Freckle’s design, with features supporting every learner through adjustable practice modes, audio support, and visual aids. The platform operates within a secure, GDPR-compliant environment powered by AWS’s 100% renewable energy infrastructure.

Freckle doesn’t just teach maths – it builds confident, capable young mathematicians who enjoy the journey.

White Rose Education

White Rose Education is a well-known UK-based organisation focussed on providing high-quality mathematics and science education resources for teachers and students. They provide a structured set of teaching materials, lesson guidance, worksheets, and videos that are designed to help educators implement effective teaching in the classroom. Their resources are written by teachers, for teachers and their vision is to provide a world-class education, for everyone, everywhere. 

The resources provided by White Rose Education cover a wide range of topics across both primary and secondary phases. They also offer support for professional development for teachers, workshops, and training materials to help educators effectively teach mathematics and science using evidence-based approaches. 

FlashAcademy®

FlashAcademy® is an English as an Additional Language (EAL) learning app and assessment platform. Used by over 2,400 schools, the platform provides engaging EAL lessons, proficiency assessments and powerful data insights to support multilingual learners and their teachers. By significantly reducing marking time with AI-assisted marking, FlashAcademy® frees up teaching time to focus on personalised support, helping students progress more effectively.

The platform aligns with national curriculum standards, ensuring that EAL students receive targeted instruction that supports their broader academic success. Its accessibility features, including multilingual support and 48 home languages, make it an inclusive solution for diverse learning environments.

FlashAcademy® is not just a tool for EAL tutors, it enhances whole-school teaching strategies, ensuring that every student has the opportunity to succeed. Its innovative approach, cost-effectiveness and proven impact make it a leading resource in curriculum and assessment.

Jigsaw PSHE

Jigsaw PSHE is an innovative, evidence-informed, whole-school Personal, Social, and Health Education programme designed to support children’s mental health and well-being from ages 3-16. Uniquely crafted to address the holistic development of students, the programme offers a comprehensive, spiralised curriculum structured around six core puzzles that progressively build social, emotional, and life skills.

The programme stands out through its meticulously designed lesson structure, which integrates mindfulness, cognitive learning principles, and emotional intelligence. Each lesson follows a carefully sequenced approach that supports child-centred learning, with distinct stages ranging from connecting and calming to reflecting and internalising knowledge. Jigsaw PSHE goes beyond classroom learning, extending into school culture, and also provides accompanying physical classroom resources.

In addition, Jigsaw PSHE provides exceptional support for educators. through a dedicated school support team, offering comprehensive onboarding support as well as mentoring by subject experts. Schools benefit from a range of live and on-demand training webinars, ensuring teachers can implement the curriculum with confidence and expertise. Additionally, the programme offers parent access to materials, facilitating transparent communication and supporting informed decision-making about PSHE education.

By bridging academic learning with social-emotional development, Jigsaw PSHE prepares students to become empathetic, resilient, and responsible citizens in an evolving world.

Pearson – ActiveHub

ActiveHub is a digital teaching and learning tool, designed for school leaders, teachers and learners. The platform is a one-stop shop, bringing together assessments, rich data insights, as well as front of class and independent intervention resources in one single space.

ActiveHub provides teachers with access to detailed data insights at individual and class, cohort and school level, by analysing assessment, intervention and homework results. These results then feed into the powerful Insights Dashboard to offer a clear picture and deeper understanding of learner and class progress – you’ll instantly see those who need intervention and those who could be stretched further.

ActiveHub gives schools and teachers the tools to improve student progress while reducing the admin burden for teachers.

A selection of KS3 and KS4 packages for the core subjects are offered on ActiveHub, and it also provides KS4 packages for the new 2024 MFL GCSEs, as well as GCSE history and geography.

Royal Society of Chemistry

We conducted extensive market research on how teachers use video in their classroom to help us develop our core practical videos and supporting resources.

Video resources featuring core chemistry practicals to support flipped learning, revision and live practical work. These videos are made for learners and feature

• step-by-step methods
• animations to help learners link their practical work to theory
• annotations and closed captions for accessibility

Each video is accompanied by extensive supporting resources including full teacher and technician notes, key terms, integrated instructions, pause-and-think questions and much more.

Teachers and technicians can use the videos to: prepare before running the practical: see all the steps clearly laid out, alongside teacher and technician notes; introduce learners to the experiment ahead of time through flipped learning, for more successful practical work; revisit experiment methods and results quickly and easily for consolidation and revision.

The Day

Since 2011 The Day has been turning news into lessons and is recognised for its integrity, balance and quality. Today it is a leading provider of life skills resources and training for teachers. It has a paying readership of 900 schools using digital subscriptions to teach nearly 1m students per day — the largest audience of any news brand in the UK in its age group. Its content was endorsed by the UK’s Department for Education during the Covid epidemic. It is independent of all media groups and writes all its own content.

The EverLearner

The EverLearner is an innovative online learning platform transforming PE and Sport education, used by over 1,100 PE departments and over 160,000 students. It provides everything a PE department needs for theory-based lessons, featuring video lessons, interactive quizzes, powerful analytics and a unique video-tracking system that ensures students remain engaged.

The platform guides the student through tutorials, testing, exams and analytics to accommodate every learner. It supports flipped and blended learning, aligning with major exam boards to ensure content is relevant and accurate. Teachers can easily assign tasks, track progress and provide detailed feedback, while parental engagement is enhanced through progress reports and diagnostic tools.

A recent survey highlights The EverLearner’s outstanding impact:

• ✅ 100% agreed it has a positive effect on student outcomes.
• 📚 98% rated it as offering great value for money.
• ⭐ 89% rated customer service at the highest level.
• 🤝 100% confirmed they would recommend The EverLearner to other PE departments.

The EverLearner’s flexibility and adaptability have been praised by educators like Craig Thornton (Leeds Learning Partnership) and Helen Dresser (Dame Allan’s School), who highlight its time-saving features, independent learning focus and excellent customer support.

Cambridge Worldwide Academy

Cambridge Worldwide Academy is a multi award winning provider of education services that support international education authorities, investors in education and owners of education institutions to implement British education systems in their country. Acting as partner in transnational education, Cambridge Worldwide Academy exports British education systems to 60 countries and offers bespoke and turnkey solutions that allow access to British education and qualifications and locally.

Cambridge Worldwide Academy enjoys a successful track record in the export of British education. Such record has been recognized with 29 British and international awards which include the 2025 Award of Excellence for Academic and Professional Services and the 2023 FSB East of England Exporter of The Year Award.

Having just won new business in three African and Gulf countries, Cambridge Worldwide Academy continues to succeed in exporting British education and in developing mutually beneficial partnerships in markets.

Cambridge Worldwide Academy’s ability to opt for working in tough emerging markets, engage other British providers so as to offer a one stop shop for education services in the field of training, English language, improvement or set-up of K-12 schools, vocational and higher education has been key in the longevity of its international success.

White Rose Education

White Rose Education is a well-known UK-based organisation focussed on providing high-quality mathematics and science education resources for teachers and students. 

They provide a structured set of teaching materials, lesson guidance, worksheets, and videos that are designed to help educators implement effective teaching in the classroom. Their resources are written by teachers, for teachers and their vision is to provide a world-class education, for everyone, everywhere. 

The resources provided by White Rose Education cover a wide range of topics across both primary and secondary phases. They also offer support for professional development for teachers, workshops, and training materials to help educators effectively teach mathematics and science using evidence-based approaches. 

WWidgit Software

 Widgit has transformed its international strategy over the past 18 months, focusing on three key areas to drive significant growth and impact in supporting communication through symbols.

The first strategy involves revitalising existing partnerships. By creating a dedicated Partnership Team and working closely with its international partners like Auxilia in Italy, Widgit has achieved an average 24% year-over-year growth.

The second approach centres on developing new partnerships across diverse sectors. Notable collaborations include integrating Widgit Symbols into Hachette’s digital curriculum, creating Communication Boards with Smartbox, and expanding into the MENA region through partnerships with M42 and Topland to support People of Determination.

The third focus is international schools, where Widgit has proactively built brand awareness through educational associations like BSME and COBIS. By addressing English as an Additional Language (EAL) challenges, and demonstrating the value of symbols in teaching, Widgit has achieved a remarkable 150% sales increase from FY22/23 to FY23/24.

These strategic efforts have resulted in a 45% surge in international revenue, positioning Widgit as a global leader in inclusive communication support.

Gaia Learning

Gaia Learning is a specialist online education provider dedicated to supporting neurodivergent and marginalised learners, including those with SEND, anxiety, or barriers to attending traditional schools. With a focus on personalised, flexible, and engaging learning, Gaia Learning provides live, online lessons led by experienced educators trained in neurodiversity. Their innovative courses, such as LEGO Play, Mission to Mars, and Harry Potter-Inspired Learning, make education accessible, interactive, and inspiring.

As proud members of BESA (British Educational Suppliers Association), Gaia Learning is committed to high-quality, evidence-based educational solutions. Their tailored approach ensures that every learner receives the individualised support they need to thrive academically and emotionally.

Gaia Learning is delighted to enter the BESA SEND Resource Awards, showcasing their impactful resources and inclusive teaching methods that transform education for SEND learners. Their dedication to inclusive education, technology-driven learning, and real-world skills development aligns perfectly with the values of these prestigious awards.

By combining expertise, innovation, and passion, Gaia Learning is shaping a future where every learner, regardless of their challenges, has the opportunity to succeed. Their mission is simple: to inspire, include, and empower learners to reach their full potential.

PAGS

PAGS (Profile, Assessment, and Goal Setting) is a cutting-edge, cloud-based platform designed to support educators, parents, and specialists working with neurodiverse learners. With a focus on Special Educational Needs (SEN) and inclusion, PAGS provides comprehensive assessments in key developmental areas such as communication, social interaction, self-regulation, and cognition. The platform delivers tailored developmental targets and interventions, helping educators create individualised learning plans for students.

PAGS goes beyond assessment by offering a wide range of tools, including learner tracking, provision mapping, a comprehensive school dashboard, and features like SEN & behaviour scores, learner mood tracking, and grade tracking. With CSV import/export functionality and shared target banks, PAGS streamlines administrative tasks, saving educators hours of time each week.

Designed to drive meaningful progress in schools, PAGS enables clear reporting to meet OFSTED standards, EHCP requirements and even provides robust data for tribunals. With its user-friendly interface and emphasis on inclusion, PAGS is rapidly expanding across the UK and internationally, empowering schools to provide the best possible outcomes for neurodiverse learners.

TTS

The TTS Developed Therapeutic Wellbeing Toolbox stands as a pioneering resource in supporting children’s mental health and supporting SEN children with self-regulation. The Toolbox, which offers more than 180 therapeutic strategies designed to enhance children’s wellbeing and self-regulation skills, was co-created with Dr. Tina Rae, a child psychologist with over 30 years of experience, and her input to help design and develop the Toolbox was invaluable.

The Toolbox supports six key areas: Building Confidence and Self-Esteem, Effective Thinking, Mindfulness, Positive Psychology Tools, Anxiety Management, and Anger and Stress Management. Each section comprises 30 targeted activities, providing a structured yet flexible approach to nurturing emotional development.

The toolbox aligns with the school curriculum by addressing essential aspects of Social and Emotional Learning. The activities are designed to be delivered by teachers, teaching assistants, and Special Educational Needs Coordinators without the need for specialist training. This ensures that the interventions can be integrated into daily classroom routines, supporting the curriculum’s emphasis on holistic child development.

Twinkl Education Publishing

Twinkl Symbols is transforming augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) by making it more accessible and affordable than ever before. As the only nasen Assured AAC provider in the UK, we set the standard for quality and innovation, ensuring that every individual—regardless of their circumstances—has the tools to communicate, connect, and thrive.

Our innovative Symbols support system goes beyond the classroom, supporting learners at home and in the wider community. With over 600 ready-made, curriculum-aligned resources and a library of over 9,000 professionally illustrated symbols, we support individuals with special educational needs and/or speech, language, and communication needs in their communication journey, helping them find ways to express themselves.

What sets us apart? Unrivalled flexibility and personalisation. Our Web Tool platform enables parents and educators to create bespoke, symbolised resources in minutes, while our learner-facing mobile app provides instant access to symbol-supported communication, including Type2Talk, giving users a voice wherever they go.

With over 1.2 million iOS app downloads and a 4.7-star rating, Twinkl Symbols is trusted by families, educators, and therapists worldwide. Our free support, expert-led webinars, and secure design provide a safe and empowering experience. We’re breaking down communication barriers, because every voice deserves to be heard.

Widgit Software

Widgit Online is a powerful, browser-based software designed to enhance communication, learning, and inclusion, particularly for individuals with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). It offers access to hundreds of editable, ready-made resources designed by our expert educational team, saving teachers valuable time.

Users of Widgit Online can quickly adapt these ready-made materials or create their own from scratch by adding symbols to hundreds of pre-formatted templates. Resources can be shared online or printed for use in the classroom, at home, or in the wider community.

One of Widgit Online’s key innovations is its automated symbolisation, which instantly converts text into symbol-supported communication. This feature simplifies the creation of accessible and inclusive learning materials, drastically reducing the time and effort required for educators, parents, and caregivers. The automated process also ensures that symbols remain consistent for specific words and concepts across all materials, which is vital for learners with SEND, who benefit from familiarity and repetition.

With access to over 20,000 symbols and a comprehensive vocabulary, Widgit Online enables SEND professionals, teachers, health practitioners, parents, and carers to produce a wide range of exciting, fit-for-purpose resources, for use in any environment.

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Achieve Psychology for Learning

Total Words is a cost-effective, digital reading platform. The platform delivers high quality books and an efficiency-based learning process to schools. Our aim is to assist schools to increase the level of reading skill for all students. Total Words consists of three component features: a range of original, informative digital books, a selection of learning activities that extend skills and reading competence and a data-analysis system that provides teachers and students with positive skill practice and that allows them to learn how progress can be maximized. Total Words enables, schools to proactively generate rapid reading progress, to work in partnership with parents and students and to tailor the delivery of learning to meet the needs of their students.

Deesha

Deesha is a data intelligence platform designed to empower educational leaders with actionable insights, transforming how schools use data to drive success. Officially launched in September 2024, Deesha integrates data from any source—whether it’s MIS systems, attendance trackers, HR software, or safeguarding tools—into a unified platform, eliminating data silos and manual reporting.

With AI-powered insights and Natural Language Processing (NLP), Deesha enables schools to ask complex questions like, “How are pupil premium boys performing at Key Stage 3 compared to the rest of the cohort?” and receive instant visualisations. Schools can also identify key influencers on performance, allowing them to focus resources and interventions effectively.

Deesha’s Power BI Embedded technology provides robust, interactive data visualisations without requiring additional licenses. The platform is user-friendly, allowing schools to log in via Office 365, click on “My Insights,” and access actionable data in seconds.

By leveraging sentiment analysis and advanced analytics, Deesha helps schools uncover hidden patterns in surveys, attendance, behaviour, and more. Its seamless integrations and customisable metrics ensure it adapts to the unique needs of every school.

Deesha’s mission is to make data a tool for empowerment, not overwhelm, enabling schools to focus on what truly matters: student success.

MOE

At MOEducation, we are dedicated to creating natural learning spaces that inspire and support children’s development. All our products are crafted in the UK using sustainably sourced natural materials, designed specifically for the early years and primary education sector. As a team of early years professionals, we not only design but also provide expert guidance to ensure our products meet your unique needs.

Olex.AI

Olex.AI is a multi-award-winning, generative AI platform that is transforming how teachers and students engage with English writing, feedback, and assessment. Launched in Spring 2024 by a core team of seven, Olex.AI was created with a clear mission: to bridge educational divides by ensuring that every student, regardless of background, receives timely, high-quality feedback, while also significantly reducing teacher workload. Designed to fit seamlessly into existing school workflows, the platform empowers educators to improve outcomes for all students through fast, consistent, and deeply insightful feedback.

stylus

stylus will make teaching desirable and learning effective with their AI-powered and teacher moderated marking service for handwritten student work. Founded by former teachers and devout education technologists, stylus has grown in 12 short months since incorporation into a venture-funded, revenue-generating DfE delivery partner and employer of eight talented education professionals.

Securing pre-seed investment, stylus rapidly expanded, gaining its first paying customer just weeks after launching, and now selling to many in just 24 hours after they’ve seen stylus in action. With further backing from the DfE’s Contract For Innovation, stylus developed an AI-driven solution uniquely capable of bulk processing handwritten student work with teacher-level precision and insight, without adding any workload back onto teachers.

Schools partnering with stylus report exceptional results: marking workloads vanish entirely, replaced by accurate, detailed feedback that matches expert teacher standards. Over 1000 student assignments have already been assessed, receiving enthusiastic praise from educators for dramatically improved feedback and recovered teaching time.

Having successfully established itself in primary education, stylus is now set to scale globally, reaching secondary education and international English-speaking schools—transforming education worldwide, one marked paper at a time.