Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 12
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Educational apps lack quality standards and an evidence base, confusing parents.
Conclusion
There are over half a million apps claiming to be educational within leading app stores such as the Apple App Store and Google Play, but no quality standards for educational content or design features that apps must align with to be included in the educational category. As a consequence, parents have little to no confidence in being able to correctly identify high quality versus low quality educational resources online. Many schools encourage the use of educational apps to support learning and engage pupils with subjects such as mathematics, but there is currently a poor evidence base regarding which are most effective.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 22 May 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗