DfE’s EdTech Impact Testbed Pilot: A Chance for FE Providers

An important opportunity we wanted to highlight for colleges and training providers across England.

The Department for Education (DfE) has launched the EdTech Impact Testbed Pilot — a national project to
identify and evaluate innovative technologies that can:

• Reduce teacher and administrative workload
• Improve learning outcomes for your learners
• Increase inclusion for students with SEND

The purpose of the pilot

• Identify EdTech tools — finding promising technologies with the potential to enhance teaching and learning.
• Generate evidence — supporting EdTech organisations to collect robust impact data, helping colleges make informed decisions.
• Test the testbed — exploring how best a future testbed can be designed to deliver on these aims.

Benefits to your college

• Early access to trial innovative tools before wide adoption
• Evidence-based insight into what works in FE settings
• Influence on development so solutions reflect colleges’ realities
• Contribution to sector-wide change through shared best practice

Deadline: 1 September 2025

Get involved

You can register your expression of interest via the DfE consultation page.

Register your interest

We’re already working on this project with several EdTech businesses and a select group of colleges — if you’d like support or want to discuss involvement, book a quick chat:

Book a 30‑minute call

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