Track 02 / Madrassah Next

Hand teachers time back.

Progress, registers and parent updates — without the paperwork pile.

01 / The challenge

Can you save a teacher an hour a week and help a child keep up?

Every class has mixed ages, languages and needs. Pick one classroom job — practice, registers, messages home — and design it with a teacher.

Is this your track?

Choose this track for children, classroom teaching and education administration. Professional learning for Imams and Alimas fits Imam & Alima 2.0; graduate opportunities fit Seminary to Society.

02 / Starting points

Choose a problem to work on.

These are example challenges. You can also bring your own problem within this track. Aim for one complete user journey across the three-day build.

EDU-01

Practice at the learner’s pace

The challenge

Build a short practice activity that adjusts to a learner’s progress and gives the teacher a useful view of what needs attention.

Show in your demo

Show two learners taking different paths through the same topic, then show the teacher checking and changing the next activity.

Start with

Use a small set of teacher-reviewed exercises and fictional learner profiles. Choose one topic and one age range.

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EDU-02

A clearer picture of the class

The challenge

Help a teacher record attendance or progress and share an appropriate update with a parent.

Show in your demo

Complete a class record, correct a mistake and send a simulated parent update. Show which information each person can see.

Start with

Create a fictional class register and a weekly teaching plan. Ask a teacher which repeated task takes the most time.

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EDU-03

Learning more families can access

The challenge

Adapt one learning activity or school-to-home message for a specific language, literacy or additional support need.

Show in your demo

Show the original barrier, the adapted journey and how a teacher reviews the result. Explain how you would test it with the intended users.

Start with

Choose one example lesson or message. Build for one clearly described access need, using public or permissioned material.

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03 / What to demonstrate

Make the improvement visible.

Your demo should show a working journey, who it helps and the evidence behind your decisions. For this track, useful evidence includes:

  • A teacher can understand and act on learner progress.
  • A learner or parent can complete the task with less support.
  • The approach fits a realistic class and teaching routine.

These are examples of evidence, not extra scoring categories. Every entry uses the same published judging criteria.

Design for trust

Use fictional learner profiles. Let teachers review learning content and feedback. Show how access, parent communication and any safeguarding concern would be handled by authorised adults.

04 / Prepare & stay informed

Start with people and a small dataset.

Talk to someone who does the task, map the current steps and agree what improvement would matter. If you cannot speak to a practitioner, state your assumptions and explain how you would test them.

The examples above suggest material you can prepare yourself. Use fictional records, public information or material you have permission to use. Event datasets, named mentors and partner tools are still to be confirmed.

Current briefVersion 1.1 · 8 September 2026

Published by Faith Associates. This page is the reference for updates to this track.

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