When your display holds you back, your teaching suffers

Teachers are under pressure to do more, reach more pupils, and deliver better outcomes  often with outdated classroom technology that gets in the way. Whether it's a flickering projector or a login process that eats into your lesson time, these issues cost learning minutes every day. Interactive touchscreens are designed not just to replace old tools, but to reshape how lessons are delivered, making classrooms more efficient, engaging, and connected.

Time and attention are being lost to poor tech

In a typical week, a teacher may lose several hours to troubleshooting equipment. Logging in, finding files, waiting for projectors to warm up, or re-pairing disconnected devices. According to a recent DfE survey, over 30% of teachers say classroom technology reliability negatively impacts their teaching.

“When tech fails, pupils lose focus and we lose valuable teaching time.”  - Primary School Teacher, West Yorkshire

This isn’t just inconvenient. It creates friction that drains time, focus, and energy.

Pupil progress stalls when lesson flow is broken

Every moment a teacher spends fixing tech is a moment not spent supporting learning. Disruption breaks focus. For pupils with additional needs, these breaks can be especially damaging. And for teachers under workload stress, it's another reason to feel overwhelmed.

Poor tech limits teaching and by extension, pupil progress.

So how do interactive touchscreens change that?

Modern classroom touchscreen displays solve the issues that traditional tech creates. With instant-on functionality, native cloud access, and integrated whiteboarding tools, teachers can begin a lesson in seconds, not minutes. Multi-touch functionality allows pupils to interact with content together, boosting engagement. Teachers can annotate, record, screen-share, and manage content from one device, without switching tools.

Key Features That Make the Difference:

• Instant Start-Up – No more waiting for devices to load
• Cloud Integration – Access lessons from anywhere
• Multi-User Touch – Promote collaborative learning
• Built-In Tools – Timers, split-screen, whiteboard, and more

What that looks like in the classroom

Scenario A: A teacher spends the first ten minutes of a lesson trying to connect their laptop to a projector. Pupils lose interest, and the lesson never really recovers.

Scenario B: The teacher taps the screen, loads the lesson from cloud storage, and engages pupils in an interactive activity within seconds.

Interactive touchscreens work seamlessly with visualisers to showcase work, digital signage to communicate across the school, and lockdown alert systems to improve safeguarding. Schools using these tools together are building what we call connected classrooms: Learning spaces that are smarter, safer, and more unified.

Example applications:

• EYFS: Digital story time with pupil interaction
• KS2: Maths problem-solving on-screen with group input
• Whole school: Staff notices, fire drills, and assemblies supported through linked displays

Find the best touchscreen for your classroom

Not all interactive touchscreens for schools are the same. Whether you're looking for the best primary school touchscreen display or an upgrade that simplifies your classroom tech, we can help.
We make it easy to compare the top solutions, understand which features will actually help in your classroom, and choose based on what you need, not just what looks good on paper.
If your current classroom setup is slowing you down, it’s time to try something new. Book a free demonstration online or visit our Experience Centre to test a range of interactive touchscreens and see how they fit your space, your pupils, and your goals.