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11/05/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 11/05/2024 05:42

Education Hub

05 Nov 2024

Education Hub

About techUK's Education Programme

We have had a longstanding ambition to bolster the UK's education sector and edtech market within techUK, and our latest market programme is a timely enrichment to the national dialogue on edtech.

Why now?

Globally, education spending is expected to reach $8 trillion in 2030 with edtech accounting for nearly 8% of total spend. Similarly the proliferation of digital across the skills and education landscape from early years to careers and workforce training, signals a maturing opportunity for our members.

At the same time, the Covid-induced surge in edtech is entering a new stage of more considered adoption. Coupled with shifting modalities in learning, the disruption presented by AI-powered solutions, presents opportunities and challenges for traditional education providers. These demands come within a precarious context of financial strain, tech debt, persistent cyber threats, and skills shortages. Such challenges can only be surmounted through closer engagement with the tech sector.

What will we address in this programme?

The education programme has two main objectives.

Firstly, we seek to enhance the core technology foundations of education institutions across the UK. This involves addressing the legacy challenges, talent pipelines, funding/procurement barriers, and the policy hurdles that face Schools, FE Colleges and HEIs. techUK and its members stand ready to ensure that every penny spent delivers on the education outcomes of every student and adult learner in the UK.

Secondly, we aim to bolster the UK's edtech industry, which despite its strength, is losing ground in Europe. In 2021 alone, the UK's thriving Edtech scene was estimated to have provided 40K+ jobs, contributing £4 billion to the UK economy. To sustain the edtech sector, we're seeking to facilitate stronger feedback loops among educators, innovators, policymakers, and investors, while aiding access to overseas markets.

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Get Involved

Join our first 'Education 2030: Tech Foundations' working group

In June 2024, we are looking to launch our inaugural campaign for the new Education and Edtech Programme. If you are a techUK member and would like to direct our first programme campaign, please fill in the brief form below before the 3rd of June.

Join our working group

For more information, please contact:

Austin Earl

Programme Manager, Central Government, techUK

Austin joined techUK's Central Government team in March 2024 to launch a workstream within Education and EdTech.

With a career spanning technology, policy, media, events and comms, Austin has worked with technology communities, as well as policy leaders and practitioners in Education, Central and Local Government and the NHS.

Cutting his teeth working for Skills Matter, London's developer community hub, Austin then moved to GovNet Communications where he launched Blockchain Live and the Cyber Security and Data Protection Summit. For the last 3 years he has worked with leaders in Education across the state and independent schools sectors, from primary up to higher education, with a strong research interest in technology and education management.

Email: [email protected]Phone: 07891 743 932 Website: www.techuk.org,www.techuk.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-spencer-earl/,https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-spencer-earl/

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