Efekta launches teacher dashboard for schools worldwide

Efekta has launched a Teacher Dashboard for schools and education authorities, with a global rollout planned.

The tool is designed to show teachers how students are progressing and how they are using AI tools in class. It also gives school administrators and government officials data on learning trends across cohorts, schools and regions.

The launch marks a shift in emphasis for AI education software, much of which has focused on direct student use rather than teacher oversight. The new product aims to give educators more visibility into classroom performance and clearer guidance on where support is needed.

Teachers can ask questions in their own language about a class or an individual pupil and receive responses based on student data, according to Efekta. The system is also intended to support lesson preparation by generating classroom materials such as worksheets, listening exercises, warm-up tasks and lesson plans.

Teachers helped shape the dashboard during development. Efekta said three priorities emerged from that process: identifying which students are on track, finding where intervention is needed most quickly, and cutting time spent on administrative work.

The dashboard can turn performance data into suggested next steps for teachers, including checking in with slower learners, revisiting difficult topics and extending stronger pupils. That focus reflects a broader concern among school systems about how to use digital tools without losing sight of the teacher's role in the classroom.

Classroom focus

Efekta's existing tools are used mainly for English-language learning across Latin America, East Africa and Southeast Asia. The platform has taught more than 24 million people in 179 countries and is currently used by more than 4.5 million active students and 250,000 teachers, according to the company.

Its customer base also includes 3,000 companies and government partners. The dashboard is intended not only for individual teachers but also for public sector leaders seeking a broader view of performance across education systems.

Efekta linked the launch to pressure on governments to raise standards while managing teacher shortages. In that context, data tools that help teachers identify gaps earlier may attract interest from school systems trying to target limited resources more precisely.

Efekta said earlier deployments of its learning platform had shown measurable gains in student outcomes. It cited a 25% improvement in state exam performance and pointed to analysis from the Brazilian state of Paraná, where assessments from 750,000 students showed learning gains of up to 32%, according to the company.

Those figures relate to the broader platform rather than the new dashboard itself. Still, they form part of Efekta's case that closer links between AI-driven analysis and classroom teaching can improve results at scale.

Teacher workload

A central aim of the dashboard is to reduce the time teachers spend piecing together information from different sources. That includes both monitoring progress and preparing classroom materials for different ability levels.

Dr Christopher McCormick outlined that argument in comments accompanying the launch. "Too much of a teacher's day is spent trying to piece together what's going on in their class. This gives them a clear picture in seconds, so they can spend less time planning and doing administrative tasks and more time actually teaching," said Dr Christopher McCormick, Chief Academic Officer at Efekta.

He also pointed to results from earlier use of the company's software in Brazil. "We've already seen what happens when teachers have the right support. In São Paulo, stronger engagement with the platform led to significantly better results. This takes that a step further by putting those same insights directly in teachers' hands," McCormick said.

Efekta is an AI-focused spin-out from EF, the private education group. The company has also formed an Advisory Board chaired by José Manuel Barroso, with members including Sir Nick Clegg, Deepak Agarwal, Mari Kiviniemi and Phil Waymouth.

The latest product underlines how education technology suppliers are trying to appeal not only to learners but also to institutions seeking stronger oversight of classroom performance. Efekta said the dashboard was built to help teachers spend less time planning and doing administrative tasks, and more time actually teaching.