Award Category: Best use of blended learning - public & non-profit sector How do you deliver meaningful professional development to teachers spread across 35 provinces and 18 regions in two very different countries, often with limited time and patchy connectivity? This presentation shares how the British Council and Opencentric tackled that challenge in China and Indonesia through InClass, a mobile-first blended learning platform built for real classroom contexts. The model combined self-paced learning, live mentoring, communities of practice and structured classroom application, all designed around local needs and government priorities. The results speak for themselves: over 1,500 teachers supported, 60,000+ learners reached, a 56% increase in classroom English confidence, and completion rates above 83%. The approach won Gold for Best Use of Blended Learning at the 2025 UK Learning Technologies Awards, demonstrating that context-sensitive design, strong human support and scalable technology can drive lasting change in teaching practice.

• Design blended learning that balances scalable technology with the human support needed to change practice. Tailor blended models to different regional contexts, infrastructure conditions and learner profiles. Evaluate how mobile-first, low-bandwidth technologies can deliver professional development where access and connectivity are limited.