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Education: ICT

Asked by Damian HindsConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 19 June 2026UIN 8989

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the outcome of the nine-month EdTech Impact Testbed pilot rolled out in 2025.

Answered by Olivia Bailey

The department did not implement a nine-month EdTech Impact Testbed pilot in 2025. This is now a four-year national EdTech Testbed Programme which will start testing in schools next academic year.

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