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British EdTech news from Wistl, the UK newsroom for education technology. Daily reporting on the founders, products, funding and policies shaping EdTech across British schools, FE, higher education, universities, labs and learning at home.

Labs

Multiverse opens Edinburgh technology hub as part of major UK expansion

The upskilling platform plans to create 200 jobs across Edinburgh and London following $70m funding round and appoints first vice president of AI engineering.

By Wistl

The day in EdTech

Only 4 in 10 UK Universities Teaching AI Literacy as Sector Faces Growing Skills Crisis By Wistl
EdenFiftyOne Named Best Solution for UK Institutions at Inaugural ETIH Innovation Awards 2026 By Wistl
Thursday is National AI Awareness Day. Most parents have never discussed AI with their children. By Wistl
More than 700 schools have signed up for Thursday’s AI Awareness Day. The bar is deliberately low. By Wistl

Product spotlight

Banning social media is a start, but won’t solve the online child safety and smartphone addiction crisis By Bertie Aspinall

One of the strangest things about the smartphone debate is how quickly society accepted these devices into children’s lives without really questioning the consequences.

Schools

EdenFiftyOne Named Best Solution for UK Institutions at Inaugural ETIH Innovation Awards 2026 By Wistl
More than 700 schools have signed up for Thursday’s AI Awareness Day. The bar is deliberately low. By Wistl
Steplab takes private equity backing. Its 200,000 teacher users make it one of the UK’s largest CPD platforms. By Wistl
The Children’s Commissioner wants to hear from a million children about technology. Schools have until October. By Wistl

FE / Training

The NEET rate could hit 16 per cent. A new review says digital and careers tools are part of the answer. By Wistl
Six in ten people think AI will destroy more jobs than it creates. FE colleges are the ones being asked to fix that. By Wistl newsroom
Multiverse raises $70 million at a $2.1 billion valuation. By Wistl Editorial
Smart glasses can answer exam questions in seconds. UK assessment bodies are still catching up. By Wistl Editorial

Higher Ed

University of Leicester at the leading edge of AI in education thanks to Microsoft collaboration By Wistl
Only 4 in 10 UK Universities Teaching AI Literacy as Sector Faces Growing Skills Crisis By Wistl
King’s College London is the first UK university to access Google’s Willow quantum processor. By Wistl
Open University launches AI Hub with Microsoft. The real test is who actually shows up. By Wistl Editorial

Labs

Multiverse opens Edinburgh technology hub as part of major UK expansion By Wistl
UK Launches £80 Million AI Hardware Skills Plan as Semiconductor Workforce Gap Looms By Wistl
London EdTech Week is a fortnight away. Here is what the sector is gathering around. By Wistl
Barnsley Tech Town launches first phase By Wistl

At Home

Thursday is National AI Awareness Day. Most parents have never discussed AI with their children. By Wistl
A chatbot ban that could leave children with no one to turn to at 2am By Wistl
Children are outsourcing their thinking to AI. The evidence says this is the problem education should be solving. By Wistl Editorial
Children's tech legislation is coming. The 26 May consultation window is closing. By Wistl Newsroom

Opinion

The generation gap: why the education system cannot ignore online learning anymore By Kharis Yanakidis

Policy

Children are outsourcing their thinking to AI. The evidence says this is the problem education should be solving. By Wistl Editorial
Smart glasses can answer exam questions in seconds. UK assessment bodies are still catching up. By Wistl Editorial
Open University launches AI Hub with Microsoft. The real test is who actually shows up. By Wistl Editorial
Exam cheating has gone wearable. FE colleges are not ready for it. By Wistl Editorial