Dolly Featured on BBC Politics London After London Tech Week 2026
Earlier in June, the Dolly team attended London Tech Week 2026, joining thousands of people to discuss technology, innovation, and the future of work.
Over the course of the event, we spoke with educators, school leaders, technology professionals, policymakers, and organisations from across the UK. While conversations covered a wide range of topics, one theme appeared again and again:
Teachers need meaningful support.
The Conversation We Kept Hearing
Teaching has always involved much more than delivering lessons.
Today's teachers are balancing lesson planning, marking, feedback, student progress tracking, report writing, meetings, and pastoral responsibilities alongside their classroom teaching.
Many of the people we spoke with recognised the growing administrative demands placed on teachers and the impact this can have on workload, wellbeing, and time available for students.
These conversations reinforced something we have long believed at Dolly: technology should help reduce unnecessary admin so teachers can spend more time focusing on teaching and learning.
Featured on BBC Politics London
We were delighted to see Dolly featured on BBC Politics London as part of its coverage of London Tech Week 2026.
The segment included footage of the Dolly team demonstrating the platform, along with an interview featuring our team member discussing how technology can support teachers and help address workload challenges across education.
You can watch the full BBC Politics London episode here
While Dolly appeared only briefly as part of a wider programme, it was encouraging to see teacher workload and educational innovation included in a broader conversation about technology, public services, and the future of work.
For us, the feature represented more than media coverage. It reflected the growing recognition that supporting teachers is an important challenge that deserves attention.
Supporting Teachers, Not Replacing Them
One question came up repeatedly whenever we spoke about technology and education:
"Will AI replace teachers?"
It was an understandable question. As AI becomes more visible across different industries, many people naturally wonder what its role might be in schools and classrooms.
But those conversations also highlighted something important: teaching is often underestimated.
Teachers do far more than deliver information. Every day, they make professional judgements, adapt to individual student needs, build relationships, provide encouragement, and create environments where learning can thrive.
In many ways, the question itself was a reminder of how much teachers do that often goes unseen.
Our answer remains the same.
No.
At Dolly, our goal is not to replace teachers.
Our goal is to support them.
By helping reduce repetitive administrative tasks such as planning, marking, feedback, student reports, and progress tracking, we aim to give teachers more time for the parts of teaching that matter most.
Because the future of education should not be about replacing teachers.
It should be about giving them more time to do what only teachers can do.
Looking Ahead
The conversations we had at London Tech Week reinforced a simple but important message:
Teachers don't need another platform demanding their attention.
They need tools that genuinely support their work.
We're grateful to everyone who visited the Dolly stand, shared their experiences, asked questions, and contributed to these conversations.
And we're proud to have been part of the discussion on BBC Politics London.
See Dolly in Action
If you'd like to see how Dolly supports lesson planning, marking, feedback, student reports, and progress tracking, we'd love to show you.
Book a live demo and discover how Dolly can help reduce teacher workload while keeping teachers at the centre of education.