The end of the year usually brings tidy summaries, but 2025 gave us something more meaningful: conversations that reshaped how we think about teaching and learning. Instead of staying behind screens, we spent the year speaking directly with school leaders, educational publishers, policy makers, and EdTech innovators around the world.
Those discussions guided the direction of EdTool. And the awards we received this year weren’t simply acknowledgements of good technology – they were confirmations that the challenges we heard were the challenges we solved.
AI Platform Supporting the Entire Teaching Process
Recent government studies from the UK Department for Education show that teachers now spend less than 46% of their working hours on actual teaching, with most of their week absorbed by planning and administrative tasks.
This reality shaped how EdTool evolved over the past year.
Our platform now supports the entire teaching process in one place – from creating and adapting materials to tracking student progress in real time. Teachers can turn any idea, PDF, or textbook photo into interactive exercises in minutes. They can assign work quickly, in class or online. And with instant feedback, clear visual reports, and differentiated learning paths, it becomes far easier to guide every learner at the right pace.
Publishers benefit from this approach too. Faster content production, simpler localization, and built-in classroom delivery mean that a single platform can carry curriculum assets all the way to measurable classroom outcomes.
This understanding shaped every conversation we had throughout the year.
A Global Tour: Listening Beyond Borders
Our year took us through the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and the US – not only to present a product, but to listen to educational communities. Each region brought its own expectations, challenges, and insights, all of which influenced EdTool’s direction.
We met educators, school leaders and educational publishers at:
- Europe: Bett UK, London Book Fair, Viva Technology Paris, GITEX Europe, ICTCOMM, Frankfurter Buchmesse
- Asia: COMPUTEX InnoVEX Taipei, Techsauce Global Summit Bangkok, Edu+ Week Seoul, EdTech Asia Tour (Jakarta and Bangkok)
- Middle East: GESS Dubai
- USA: ISTE Show
Whether speaking to a publisher in Frankfurt presenting EdTool PRO or a school director in Dubai asking about our School ecosystem, the message was consistent: educational communities don’t want a patchwork of separate tools for quizzes, reports, and resources. They want one place where everything works together – creating lessons, assigning them, accessing ready-made materials, and understanding student progress without switching platforms.
Industry Recognition Rooted in Real Classroom Challenges
As the year unfolded, the recognition we received made it clear that our direction aligned with the needs we heard across classrooms and publishing teams. These awards felt less like individual achievements and more like collective confirmation that the work mattered.
This year, EdTool was recognized with:
- EdTech Breakthrough Awards – Publishing Software of the Year
- Netty Awards – Best Use of AI in Education
- Digital Education Awards – Shortlisted
- GESS Education Awards – Finalist in the Best Digital Educational Product Category
- Tech & Learning Back to School Award – Winner
Together, these distinctions show a clear pattern: the market values practical solutions that make teaching easier and learning more personal.
Closing the Year – Looking Ahead
With the final events of 2025 behind us, our focus has shifted to preparing for what comes next. Many of the ideas shared with us across continents are now shaping new features and improvements. The first opportunity to see this next chapter will be in London, where we’re getting ready for BETT UK 2026.
Experience EdTool
Everything we’ve heard from teachers, school leaders, and publishers points to the same reality: people want a tool that genuinely reduces the time spent preparing lessons and personalises learning thanks to clear reports. EdTool was built with that in mind, helping you move from an idea to student results more quickly and with less effort.
To get a real sense of how EdTool can support your everyday teaching, the easiest way is to try it yourself for free.
If you’re a publisher and would like to see how EdTool PRO can speed up production and bring your content closer to the classroom, you can talk with our team and see it in action.
