With so many educational resources available, finding the best options can be a daunting task for busy teachers. That’s where our annual Teach Awards make a difference.
Each year, we invite companies and organisations to submit their resources for assessment by our expert panel of judges, highlighting the tools most worthy of schools’ and nurseries’ time and attention.
Alongside the familiar favourites, this year’s Teach Early Years Awards also features the following brand-new categories:
● Full programmes
● Language & literacy
● Outdoor play & learning
● Wellbeing & inclusion
And now we’re delighted to announce the shortlist for 2026!
It’s now up to our team of esteemed judges to assess the resources, looking at:
● Ease of use & accessibility
● Educational impact
● Environmental impact
● Durability
● Originality & innovation
● Suitability & adaptability
● Value for money
It’s their job to test and rank the resources that really make a difference in settings. Expect a mix of the tried-and-true and the brand-new. Stay tuned for the results in November!
Early Years Development Programme (Down Syndrome UK)
EYFS Printable Resources, Planning and Pedagogy (Little Owls Resources)
Movement and Storytelling (MAST) (Nottingham Trent University)
Purposeful Provision Book (NurseryNook)
Siren Films Early Years Video Library (Siren Films)
Professional Development (Core Membership) (The National College)
CONNETIX 30 Piece Light Rocket Pack (Connetix)
Children’s Doctor Costume (GSC Ltd)
Nesting Doll’s House (Polydron)
Sensory Nook (Profile Education Ltd)
World Kitchen - Sensory Play Stones (Yellow Door)
National Geographic Little Kids Magazine (Creature & Co.)
XL Polydron Busy Board (Polydron)
EYFS A Celebration of Seeds Challenge, Kew Endeavour (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
50 Fantastic Ideas for STEM Activities (Toddler and Early Years STEM)
TTS Glow Sequencing Cubes (TTS)
Bug Hotel 10-Frame (Yellow Door)
THE BIG 3 and ME (Human Values Foundation)
Getting Ready for Reading by Sounds-Write (Sounds-Write)
Little Link (Speech & Language Link)
Ready Steady Literacy EYFS (Literacy Counts)
Story Saplings (Literacy Tree)
Say A Poem (Ruth Miskin Training)
Learning On Your Doorstep (Bloomsbury Publishing Limited)
EYFS Tower 3 (Playtime by Fawns)
Giant Polydron Class Set Natural Colours (Polydron)
Winther Circleline Kids Stroller (Profile Education Ltd)
SiliShapes® Hands & Feet Set (tickit®)
Different by Eva Eland (Andersen Press)
Catch That Pesky Thought! by Matt Bawler and Gizem Gozde Ucar (Bloomsbury Publishing Limited)
Mama’s Special Wonton Soup by Wai Mei Wong and Xin Yue Zhu (Lantana Publishing)
Tree and Me by Alison Jay (Old Barn Books Ltd)
Waffles and Julius: No Hugs Please by Ed Vere (Penguin Random House)
Fred the Very Demanding Deer by Pépé Smit (Scallywag Press)
The Kingdom of Colourful Feelings (Colourful Kingdom)
FLIP: Foundations for Learning Intervention Programme (Mactivity Enterprises Ltd)
Snoozemat® Station (One for Fun Ltd)
Gonge Nordic Carousel (Profile Education Ltd)
Widgit Online (Widgit Software)
Browse the shortlist for our primary and secondary school categories here.
Education at Drayton Manor
Positive Relationships
FirstSteps User-friendly software system
Ace-Owner
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