PICRAT Suite
A platform built around the PICRAT framework, helping teachers and school leaders make better decisions about technology use.
What is PICRAT?
PICRAT is a peer-reviewed framework that gives schools a simple, shared language for understanding technology use in the classroom.
It asks two questions:
What are students doing? Are they Passive (receiving), Interactive (responding), or Creative (making)?
What is technology doing to learning? Is it helping to Replace existing practice, Amplify it, or Transform it?
Together, these two dimensions form a 3×3 grid with nine possible uses of technology. The goal is to make intentional choices about when and how technology adds value.
Turning PICRAT into
everyday practice.
Technology is used in classrooms every day, but schools rarely have a clear, consistent way to reflect on whether that use is effective. Without a shared framework, teachers, leaders, and professional development teams struggle to work from the same picture.
PICRAT Suite brings five connected tools together around one shared framework, turning reflection into something more practical, visible, and usable across a school.
Analyse
A guided decision tree helps teachers classify a lesson quickly and confidently within the PICRAT framework. It identifies where technology use sits on the grid, then provides tailored suggestions for improvement, including relevant edtech tools and practical next steps.
The clarity of a strong coaching conversation, available in under two minutes.
Generate
Select a subject and age range, and Generate builds a full 3×3 PICRAT matrix of classroom activities. Each cell includes a practical example, relevant edtech tools, and a clear rationale to help teachers see how technology use can vary across the framework.
A richer set of lesson ideas, built in seconds.
Quiz
A scenario-based quiz helps teachers build fluency in the PICRAT framework. Teachers classify classroom examples, receive instant feedback, and improve over time as the quiz adapts to their level.
A faster route to confidence and consistency.
Coach
A conversational coaching tool helps teachers reflect on lessons, explore alternatives, and think more deeply about how technology is being used. Through ongoing dialogue, Coach asks focused questions, offers practical suggestions, and helps teachers move from instinctive choices to more intentional ones.
Thoughtful professional reflection, available whenever it is needed.
Review
Review analyses a full lesson plan against the PICRAT framework and returns structured, actionable feedback. It identifies patterns in technology use, highlights strengths, surfaces areas for development, and suggests practical next steps for improvement.
A more consistent standard of feedback, available on demand.
Your growth,
made visible.
Every interaction with the suite contributes to a personal dashboard that helps teachers understand how their use of technology is evolving over time. It reveals patterns in practice, highlights strengths, identifies gaps, and suggests the next step for development.
Professional growth, made easier to see and act on.
See your school's
technology story.
School leaders get a live view of how technology is being used across their school, drawn from everyday interaction with the suite. It highlights patterns, reveals gaps, tracks engagement, and supports better-informed decisions about professional development and next steps.
A clearer view of practice, without relying on surveys or guesswork.
Live adoption heatmap
See which PICRAT cells your school favours and where gaps are emerging.
CPD evidence reports
Download PDF evidence of teacher engagement for appraisal, inspection, or accreditation.
Team activity snapshot
Understand how your team is engaging with the platform so you can offer the right support at the right time.
Platform-wide view
Aggregate data across schools for group-level reporting and benchmarking.
Built for impact.
Designed for scale.
Professional development that is easier to scale, easier to see, and easier to act on.
Built for trust, continuity,
and long-term use.
PICRAT Suite has been designed to work reliably in real schools. Simple sign-in, personalised onboarding, shareable outputs, and research-ready data create strong foundations for sustainable use, meaningful evaluation, and future development.
Designed for real-world use from day one.
See it in action.
PICRAT Suite is live now. Explore the platform and see how it supports better decisions about technology use in schools.
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