Topic: Research & insight

The New Economics of EdTech: Why Evidence Matters More Than Ever in the Age of AI

The Department for Education’s latest Assessment of the Education Technology Market in England arrives at a pivotal moment for schools. Artificial intelligence has accelerated the development and adoption of education technology at a pace few would have predicted even three years ago. The report estimates that the UK EdTech sector now comprises 1,123 companies, generating […]

Young people aren’t failing the labour market. The labour market is failing young people

The UK’s latest review into youth employment reveals a deeper problem than AI replacing jobs and schools cannot solve it alone. The narrative surrounding artificial intelligence has become familiar. Every new report on the future of work prompts the same conclusion: young people need to learn AI, develop critical thinking and become more adaptable. But […]

The Skills England Report Every Teacher Should Read: Preparing Students for an AI-Enabled Future

The UK workforce is entering one of the most significant periods of transformation in a generation. Skills England has published their Annual Skills Report, accompanied by ten Sectoral Skills Needs Assessments (SNAs). Together, they provide the clearest picture yet of how technology, demographics and economic priorities are reshaping the skills young people will need over […]

Help shape AI Awareness Day 2027 — take our 3-minute national survey.

We want to hear directly from the educators, school leaders, and computing specialists who made AI Awareness Day 2027 such a historic day — and from those who didn’t quite make it this year. Whether you ran a whole-school assembly or never heard about us until now, your feedback is the most important data we […]

AI in Education: What changed for educators between 2024 and 2025? by bett

Every year, Bett works with educators across the UK to better understand how AI is shaping teaching, learning and school leadership. Through our annual AI in Education reports, conducted with YouGov surveys, we explore not only how adoption is changing, but how attitudes, concerns and opportunities are evolving across the sector. With our 2026 report […]

Unpacking the NEU AI Report

Interactive analysis of the NEU State of Education: AI 2026 survey — teacher adoption, critical thinking, policy gaps, and views on the DfE AI tutor plan.