Anyone who has sat in a school office and watched a Subject Access Request swallow a week will understand why Fisar caught our attention. SARs are rarely the job anyone was hired to do, yet they land on the same people who are already stretched, and the redaction work alone can be painstaking. Fisar takes that whole process and turns it into something a school can do in minutes, with an audit trail behind every decision.
What we like most is that it has been built alongside a trust rather than sold at one. South Pennine Academies Trust helped shape it, and it shows in how the workflow mirrors what actually happens in a school. The DPO keeps the final say on every redaction, so it supports professional judgement rather than replacing it.
For a single school it will save days of admin on every request. For a trust handling SARs at scale it could be transformational. If you are a headteacher, business manager or DPO who dreads that email landing, this is one we would recommend a conversation with.
Fisar completely automates the Subject Access Request process, reducing it from days to minutes with full GDPR compliance.
"South Pennine's worked with Fisar to develop the application. It has been built with schools in mind from the very start."
Alison Black, CEO, South Pennine Academies Trust
As quoted by the DfE themselves, Fisar will save between £600m-£800m per year for the government. This equates to around 1.6% of schools' total budgets and will help to eliminate the 5m complaints in the backlog.
Subject Access Requests are one of the heaviest admin burdens a school can face. A single request can mean pulling records from multiple systems, redacting third-party and safeguarding information page by page, and getting everything out inside the statutory one-month deadline. For most schools that adds up to days of office, DPO and SLT time per request, and the requests are only increasing.
Fisar automates the whole process. It collates the records, applies compliant redactions and produces a response ready to send, in minutes rather than days. Every step is logged, so you have a complete audit trail if a parent or the ICO ever questions how a request was handled.
What that means for your school:
- Hours of staff time back on every request
- Statutory deadlines met without the last-minute scramble
- Accurate, consistent redaction of third-party and safeguarding data
- A documented, defensible process for every request
- No specialist training needed
Whether you're a single school or a multi-academy trust handling requests at scale, Fisar turns SARs from a recurring headache into a routine task.
Schools' Choice has built a reputation as a genuine extension of the school business team. We like that they cover the full range, from day-to-day admin through to GDPR and premises. If you're short on business management capacity, especially in a smaller trust, this is worth a look.
Schools' Choice offers school business management services designed to help schools run smoothly and effectively, so leaders can focus on educating pupils rather than admin.
"I've worked with Schools Choice since I joined the Trust in March 2024. During that time, our relationship has grown and developed – so much so that I see Schools Choice more of a strategic partner rather than just another supplier. The team are great and responsive."
Director of People, Synergy MAT
- School administration and financial management support
- A team of specialists who know the education sector well
- A service portfolio that keeps growing to reflect what schools need
- Support that flexes to the size of your school or trust
Groundwork Maths offers a thoughtful and practical response to one of the most persistent challenges facing schools: how to support pupils who have gaps in mathematical knowledge without overwhelming staff or relying on disconnected intervention activities.
Its diagnostic starting point is a real strength. Schools can identify what pupils actually need rather than making assumptions based only on age, year group or broad attainment data. The carefully sequenced materials then give staff a clearer route from assessment to teaching.
We also like the emphasis on implementation support and professional development. Effective intervention depends not only on the quality of the resources but also on how confidently and consistently they are used.
Groundwork Maths should be particularly valuable for schools looking for a structured, evidence-informed intervention that supports pupil progress while making effective use of staff time.
Groundwork Maths is a structured intervention programme for pupils in Key Stages 2 and 3 who need additional support to secure the essential mathematical knowledge required for future success.
Aligned with the Ready-to-Progress criteria, the programme begins with diagnostic assessment to help teachers identify specific gaps in pupils’ understanding. It then provides carefully sequenced teaching materials, professional development and implementation support to help schools deliver effective, targeted intervention.
Rather than offering disconnected worksheets or short-term catch-up activities, Groundwork Maths helps schools build pupils’ understanding systematically. The programme focuses on strengthening mathematical knowledge, fluency and confidence so pupils are better prepared to access their wider curriculum.
Rethink Maths – A Game-Changer for Education
When you’ve walked the corridors of schools where maths is feared, misunderstood, and seen as a barrier rather than a bridge, you know how vital it is to change the narrative. That’s exactly what Tony Staneff and Caroline Hamilton have done with Rethink Maths. This isn’t just a programme, it’s a movement. A movement to make maths loved, lived, and understood by every child, every teacher, every parent, and yes, every policymaker who dares to dream big for education.
I’ve had the privilege of working alongside Tony and Caroline for over a decade. Let me tell you this: my journey as a Head Teacher, turning my school into the best in the country for maths, was powered by their vision, their expertise, and their relentless belief that every child can succeed. They don’t just talk about inclusion, they make it happen. They don’t just preach confidence, they build it, brick by brick, lesson by lesson.
Rethink Maths is built on five powerful missions:
• Rethink Foundations – because strong roots grow strong learners.
• Rethink Confidence – because belief unlocks potential.
• Rethink Inclusion – because every child matters, no exceptions.
• Rethink Real World – because maths isn’t just numbers; it’s life.
• Rethink Teaching – because great teaching changes everything.
At Create Partnership, we’re proud to be among the first, if not the first, to invest in this future. Why? Because our children deserve the very best. And this is it. This is the blueprint for a brighter, bolder, more brilliant maths education.
If you believe maths can be better, and I know you do, then Rethink Maths is your call to action. It’s not just about teaching maths; it’s about transforming lives.
Chris Dyson, CEO Create Partnership
Groundwork Maths can help schools identify precisely where pupils’ mathematical understanding has broken down and provide a clear teaching sequence for addressing those gaps.
The programme supports schools by providing:
- Diagnostic assessment to identify individual and group needs
- Carefully sequenced intervention materials
- Support aligned with the Ready-to-Progress criteria
- Practical professional development for teachers and support staff
- Guidance on implementation and intervention delivery
- A consistent approach for pupils across Key Stages 2 and 3
- Support for developing pupils’ mathematical confidence
- A more focused alternative to broad or generic catch-up provision
It is particularly useful for schools seeking to improve the impact of small-group intervention, support pupils with persistent gaps or strengthen transitions between primary and secondary mathematics.
This is a strong, practical offer for schools looking to improve speech, language and communication support in a manageable way. The “SLT in a box” approach is particularly helpful for schools that need clear, ready-to-use strategies for staff without adding lots of planning or complexity.
For SENCOs, inclusion leads and trust leaders, the scheme offers a scalable way to build more consistent communication support across classrooms and settings.
Chatterboxes provides speech and language therapy support for schools, including assessments, therapy, training and practical resources. Their Speech and Language Scheme gives schools a structured way to support pupils’ communication needs across the school year.
"Every classroom needs one of these [the primary package of the scheme]; it's brilliant!"
"It's an speech and language therapy in a box."
"Children are making real progress."
"Don't know how it [school service] could be better; it's making such a difference."
"We're really pleased with how it [school service] is going. The service is having an impact, and the list is getting smaller."
Chatterboxes helps schools strengthen speech, language and communication support without relying solely on specialist one-to-one therapy. Their scheme gives staff a clear yearly roadmap, classroom strategies, targeted interventions and a tracker to monitor progress.
The scheme is designed to be practical for teachers, LSAs, SENCOs and school leaders. It can be used across Primary, Early Years and Resource Base settings, with a Trust licence available for multi-school use.
Crick Software's products represent a thoughtful, evidence-based approach to literacy support.
The tools balance accessibility with pedagogical rigour. They don't replace teaching but help by removing barriers to written expression.
With proven efficacy (a Durham County Council study showed progress across nine writing aspects), strong school testimonials, and genuine inclusivity through multi-device support, Clicker and DocsPlus offer meaningful impact for SEND and mainstream learners.
The exam compliance of DocsPlus adds significant practical value for secondary settings.
Crick Software develops child-friendly literacy software that supports struggling writers. Their flagship products—Clicker for primary schools and DocsPlus for secondary schools—enable learners to capture ideas, access curriculum content independently, and develop writing skills. Both tools include writing scaffolds, vocabulary support, speech tools, sentence construction aids, and reading comprehension features. DocsPlus includes exam compliance features and integrated PDF reading capability.
- In a recent Clicker efficacy study led by Durham County Council's SEND & Inclusion Service, every child in the study made progress in all nine aspects of writing assessed, with significant progress in presentation, content and creativity; coherence and organisation; and spelling and grammar.
"We put a range of strategies in place to try and improve writing, but nothing seemed to work. When we introduced Clicker, we saw huge, positive effects on the quality and independence of our struggling writers."
Rachel Sullivan, The Stour Academy Trust
- “At the start of the school year, we were working on very basic, simple sentences, and now with Clicker Writer, he can produce paragraphs of work that are grammatically correct. His sense of achievement from seeing that work is phenomenal.”
Emma O'Monaigh, Riverside Primary School
- “Since using DocsPlus, I’ve noticed the confidence students have accessing their work. One of the biggest barriers they had before was that feeling of not getting things right or being able to put their hand up and say they were struggling with something. DocsPlus has enabled students to be independent, so it really does help students tell us what they know – often students are missing out on marks in exams because they know it! It’s about getting the ideas from their head down onto paper. DocsPlus supports with that.”
Pete Dennett, Springfield School
- "There have been so many positive outcomes from embedding DocsPlus in our learning development strategies. The children’s writing output has increased; the work they are producing is more detailed and at a higher level than previously and incorporates more sophisticated and relevant vocabulary."
Karen Allum, Culford School
- “We primarily use DocsPlus instead of human readers for exams. This gives students far greater independence and saved us 300 hours of staff time in the first year alone."
Fiona Johnson, St Augustine's Priory School
- More Clicker success stories: https://cricksoft.com/clicker/success-stories/
- More Docs Plus success stories: https://cricksoft.com/docsplus/success-stories/
Schools can improve writing independence, enhance literacy outcomes, and reduce staff workload. Clicker and DocsPlus support pupils across all year groups with universal design for learning principles. Features include ready-made curriculum resources, analytics for SEND reviews, multi-device compatibility (Windows, Mac, Chromebooks, iPads), and exam-compliant functionality. The tools enable struggling writers to work more independently alongside peers.
SmartEducator is a genuinely useful workload-reduction product for schools. It’s designed to reduce the time teachers spend on marking and feedback while giving leaders more consistent, standardised assessment insight across classes and subjects.
What stands out is the practical implementation detail — support for both handwritten and typed work, alignment with UK awarding bodies, and integrations with tools schools already use (Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Moodle) — plus the emphasis on teacher control (everything is reviewed before it goes to pupils) and UK GDPR compliance.
Overall, it feels credible and well-aligned to what school leaders care about: saving time, improving consistency, and doing it in a way that’s safe, compliant, and realistic.
Enable your teachers to create confidently, mark effortlessly & accelerate student potential – all in a single platform.
It's great at automating marking and feedback across multiple subjects whilst integrating with the platforms schools already use and keeps teachers in control. HeadteacherChat
SmartEducator empowers teachers to create confidently, mark effortlessly and accelerate student potential – all within one intuitive platform designed with educator wellbeing at its core.
Marking is one of the most time-consuming responsibilities in teaching, and one of the furthest removed from the classroom. SmartEducator changes that. The platform automates the marking and feedback process across more than 20 academic subjects – handling both handwritten and typed assignments – and is fully aligned with all major UK awarding bodies. Teachers report a 20-fold reduction in daily marking workload and up to eight hours saved per week: time that goes back into teaching, not paperwork.
But SmartEducator is more than just a marking tool. Teachers can create brilliant curriculum-aligned resources directly within the platform, generate near-instant personalised feedback for every student, and monitor progress through real-time dashboards and analytics – all without a single additional spreadsheet. For school leaders, that means consistent, standardised assessment data across classes, year groups and departments, supporting evidence-based decision-making at every level.
The platform integrates seamlessly with Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Moodle and more, and is built to the highest standards of UK GDPR compliance. Every mark is reviewed and approved by the teacher before it reaches students, keeping the educator firmly in control.
SmartEducator is a Bett 2026 and ERA 2026 Finalist – recognised for innovation in both AI for Teaching & Assessment and AI for Workload Reduction & Wellbeing.
Everway are helpful to schools because they remove practical barriers to learning with digital tools that support literacy, inclusion and accessibility, so more pupils can access, engage with and demonstrate their learning both in the classroom and in exams.
What HeadteacherChat particularly likes is that this support is scalable and consistent across a whole school, helping leaders improve outcomes for learners including those with SEND and EAL without adding unnecessary workload for staff, because it makes it easier to adapt and scaffold content quickly.
Their approach also supports schools’ confidence around access arrangements and compliance as part of a normal way of working, and it integrates well with the systems schools already use (including Microsoft and Google).
That combination of impact, practicality and fit is why HeadteacherChat is pleased to recommend Everway to our community.
Everway helps schools remove barriers to learning with digital tools that support literacy and inclusion, designed to support every learner. Tools that are necessary for some, but useful for all.
"We wanted a tool that would help all of our learners. More than that, we wanted to buy a tool from a company that has a similar idea of learning as ours. And we very quickly realised how in line Everway is with our own beliefs about education."
Director of Technology
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Everway provide schools with digital tools that create inclusive, high-impact learning environments where every pupil can access, engage with and demonstrate their learning.
We support school leaders to raise attainment, improve outcomes and meet statutory requirements by removing barriers linked to literacy, language and accessibility. Our tools work across the whole school, supporting teaching and learning in the classroom, at home and in exams.
For leaders, this means:
Improved outcomes at scale: Support every learner, including those with SEND and EAL, without adding pressure on staff.
Consistent, whole-school approach: Embed inclusive practice across departments with tools that work on all devices and platforms.
Reduced workload for staff: Provide practical support that helps teachers adapt content quickly and easily.
Confidence in exams and compliance: Meet access arrangement requirements with solutions designed for a normal way of working.
Better use of existing technology: Integrates seamlessly with Microsoft, Google and your current systems.
Everway gives schools a practical, scalable way to deliver inclusion, where support is built into everyday teaching and learning
A strong inclusion-first offer that makes maths achievable for learners working below age-related expectations. Clear, practical, and aligned with SEND, independence, and real-life outcomes.
The Maths For Life programme offers a pathway to those students for whom a standard maths national curriculum structure and timescale is unattainable. It helps students of any age, with or without SEND, do maths – accurately, independently, and in real-world application.
"A student-centred curriculum, resources and delivery...why is all learning not like this?!" Lead Practitioner
"Our Maths For Life children have made awesome progress this year, and I'm so pleased." - Assistant Headteacher, DDSL & SENDCo
"Given what they heard about the Maths For Life programme and learnt about our students, Ofsted agreed with us that Maths For Life was a programme that would really make a difference.
Headteacher
"If your school is committed to inclusion, you will be adept at planning for the neurodiversity within your classroom, and this programme will support you to do just that for the maths curriculum." - Nasen
We deliver:
- an inclusive and equitable maths curriculum;
- a programme which empowers educators;
- maths which students love;
- the practical maths students need to thrive in life;
- financial education and digital data handling;
- maths contextualised for today’s world;
- assessment that tracks individual progress, in attainment and independence, with no associated timescales; and
- a financially accessible and flexible maths programme.
It is positively influencing future outcomes for students around the world by equipping them with the mathematical skills they will need to succeed and thrive in today’s world.
A great idea — and even more important now, with Benedict’s Law sharpening expectations around allergy safety in schools. It makes allergy medication visible, managed, and ready when it’s needed, helping reduce risk, support compliance, and save staff time. Clear, practical, and genuinely helpful — a fantastic resource.
- Wall-mounted Anaphylaxis Kitt with emergency allergy medication
- An online portal to track the adrenaline pens and automatically replace them upon expiry or if used.
- Unlimited allergy-focused CPD-accredited training for all staff. Made with Anaphylaxis UK and Allergy Doctors like Professor Adam Fox and Dr Helen Evans-Howells.
We love what Kitt Medical are building. It’s clear, practical, and designed to make allergy management in schools simpler, safer, and far less time-consuming
Schools regularly tell us that:
- There isn't enough allergy awareness at school.
- Adrenaline pens aren't visible in the same way as defibrillators.
- The cost to buy pens is expensive and they have very short expiry dates.
- It's too expensive to pay for all staff to be trained.
- Maintaining and replacing adrenaline pens is time-consuming.
- Parents can be difficult and take a while to respond to the school's requests for new emergency medication.
Kitt Medical can:
- Provide a wall-mounted Anaphylaxis Kitt, centrally-located in the main parts of the school so that everyone can see it.
- Guarantee a consistent supply of pens with good expiry dates.
- Provide unlimited allergy-focused online CPD-accredited training to all staff. Staff don't have to wait another few years to be trained.
- Maintain and replace the adrenaline pens before they expire or if used.
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We know how much time it takes to organise access arrangements, and to make sure they’re done properly and carefully. SEND Assistant is an innovative tool that tackles that head on — a simple, time-saving system that turns a 2–3 hour admin job into minutes per candidate. It’s a great idea, and we’re confident it will help schools reduce workload and improve consistency and quality in the evidence they submit.
Technology that helps SENCOs complete professional JCQ access arrangement responses (Forms 8 and 9) quickly, including producing high-quality narrative writing without needing specialist SEND training.
Reduces time spent on admin from 2–3 hours to ~2 minutes per candidate, streamlining staff input and making it easier to complete larger volumes of applications (especially where deprivation increases demand). Reduces stress and frees SENCO time for inclusion practice.
We're genuinely impressed by how Intelligent Evidence tackles one of the biggest stress points for school leaders – Ofsted preparation. The platform is designed by people who understand both software development, and also the real pressures of school leadership and inspections. Rather than adding to workload, it transforms existing documents into inspection-ready evidence in minutes. Preparing for an inspection can be difficult, so having this clarity and confidence is invaluable.
Intelligent Evidence is an AI-powered Ofsted preparation and self-evaluation tool that automatically maps your school's existing documents to the Ofsted framework. Upload your documentation and the platform instantly shows where you're strong, where there are gaps, and what action to take.
“I’m not a techy person at all, but it was easy to use from day one. The support is brilliant – any questions are answered swiftly and expertly.” Headteacher
“Collecting evidence used to be painstaking. I was that person who filed everything in labelled folders just to tick it off, but it used to take me hours per week. By using Intelligent Evidence, I had a solid evidence base within 10 minutes of uploading a few key documents.”
Headteacher
The platform saves school leaders hours of preparation time by automating evidence mapping to inspection criteria. Designed by former school leaders and inspectors, it makes self-evaluation an ongoing process rather than a last-minute panic. Schools stay inspection-ready all year round with a visual dashboard that tracks strengths, identifies gaps, and helps leaders tell their school's story with clarity and confidence. Built with safeguarding and GDPR in mind.
A game-changer for school safeguarding and compliance. School SCR tackles one of the most time-consuming administrative burdens facing school leaders today. The 70% workload reduction is significant, and the peace of mind of being always Ofsted-ready is invaluable. Built by someone who clearly understands schools, it's intuitive and addresses real pain points. Highly recommended for any school looking to streamline their safeguarding processes and free up leadership time.
School SCR is a comprehensive safeguarding management platform that streamlines staff vetting, Single Central Record management, training and policy completion, and confidential notes. Built specifically for school leaders, the platform keeps all safeguarding documentation in one secure, easy-to-use system that is always 100% Ofsted-ready.
"It's clear that School SCR has been built by someone who has worked in schools. It's simple, secure, and has taken a huge amount of pressure off our team. After signing up, we were up and running within 2 days. Their team handled the entire data import, it really couldn't have been any easier." — Mr Frank, Headteacher, St Mary's High School
School SCR dramatically reduces safeguarding workload by around 70%, giving school leaders more time to focus on school improvement and student outcomes. The platform automates routine compliance tasks, centralises all safeguarding records, tracks staff training completion, manages DBS renewals, and ensures schools are always inspection-ready. Everything is securely stored and instantly accessible for Ofsted inspections or internal audits.
We love that Bedrock tackles one of the biggest barriers to learning across the curriculum: vocabulary gaps. As a qualified inclusion lead, I know how critical academic language is for all pupils, especially those with SEND who often need a more structured approach to learning.
What really stands out is how Bedrock makes vocabulary teaching sustainable for schools. It's not another thing on teachers' plate. It actually reduces workload while giving you the robust data you need for Ofsted and governors. The fact that schools are seeing an average 5-point increase in standardised reading scores within six months is the kind of evidence that speaks for itself.
The intelligent sequencing and adaptive placement mean every child is working at the right level, and leaders can see exactly which words have been learned and which need reteaching. That level of insight is gold dust when you're trying to close gaps and track progress.
If you're looking to strengthen literacy across your school in a way that's evidence-based, manageable, and genuinely improves outcomes, Bedrock is worth your time. It's the kind of platform that does what it says on the tin—and we're delighted to recommend them to our HeadteacherChat community.
Bedrock Learning is a whole-school literacy platform designed to close language gaps and improve reading, writing and subject mastery from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 5. It brings together Tier 2 academic vocabulary, grammar mastery, and Tier 3 subject-specific language into one coherent, curriculum-aligned approach.
Through adaptive placement and intelligent sequencing, Bedrock personalises learning for every pupil while ensuring consistency across classes and year groups. Leaders gain clear, student-level insight into vocabulary growth and retention, with robust data to evidence impact for Ofsted and governors. Schools using Bedrock report measurable improvements in reading outcomes, including an average 5-point increase in standardised reading scores within six months. Bedrock reduces teacher workload, strengthens disciplinary literacy, and embeds a sustainable, evidence-based approach to language across the curriculum
“Overall, we are seeing that reading comprehension across our Key Stage 3 students has improved by 20%.”
- Dale Timbers, Literacy Lead at Taverham High School
"We use Bedrock to help the kids learn keywords, also to see how those words can be used in sentences, not only the spelling of those words, but also the meaning of those words and how they can be contextualised correctly in a sentence. So it increases not only their vocabulary, but their understanding of that vocabulary and how to write successful six and nine mark essay questions." David Thompson, Head of Geography at St. Anselm's Catholic School
"Bedrock helped to enhance our students' knowledge of the English language, how it works and how it is developed. After using Bedrock, students were able to decipher complex vocabulary without the use of a dictionary or prior context." Head of English, Harris Academy
Bedrock Learning helps schools strengthen literacy in a consistent, measurable, and sustainable way. We support pupils to develop the academic and subject-specific language they need to access the curriculum, succeed in exams, and communicate with confidence.
Our platform brings together Tier 2 academic vocabulary, grammar mastery, and Tier 3 subject-specific language in one coherent, curriculum-aligned approach. Vocabulary is taught through a rich mix of authentic fiction and non-fiction texts, helping pupils build the background knowledge and reading confidence needed to tackle unfamiliar material across subjects.
Learning is personalised through adaptive placement and intelligent sequencing, while leaders gain clear insight into which words pupils have learned, which need reteaching, and how language development is progressing over time. This reduces teacher workload, improved reading and writing outcomes, and provides robust evidence of impact.
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We love Mighty Writer because it delivers what schools actually need: rapid, measurable impact as well as CPD so that staff feel genuinely confident using it.
The multi-sensory approach works brilliantly for early years, KS1 and interventions - children grasp abstract literacy concepts through hands-on learning that sticks.
With three major education awards and 1,300 UK schools already using it, this is a resource that genuinely transforms literacy teaching while supporting teachers every step of the way.
Mighty Writer is a unique physical, tactile resource designed to transform children's literacy in EYFS, KS1 and for intervention in KS2 and Special. The multi-award winning resource includes unlimited CPD training to ensure staff are fully supported. Now used by 1,300 schools in the UK and 450,000 children in 54 countries.
"It is making an enormous difference to their writing; they are showing progress almost on a daily basis! Quite astounding." — Lisa Martin, Strathdevon Primary
"Mighty Writer is an amazing resource. The enjoyment and learning experiences the children get are just phenomenal!" — Sam Pepper, Coopers Lane Primary
"It has made a massive impact." — Sarah Barratt, Head, Hucknall National Primary
Winner of the Education Resources Awards, Teach Primary Awards 2020 and Teach Early Years Awards 2021 for Best Literacy Resource. 100% of schools report transformation on all areas of literacy within 6 weeks. Mighty Writer transforms children's literacy almost overnight through its hands-on, multi-sensory approach. All CPD training is genuinely unlimited to ensure your team are totally supported.
Literacy Gold & Talk Stars offers a strong, evidence-based approach to improving reading and language development. It will be a valuable resource for schools seeking effective, targeted interventions.
Literacy Gold & Talk Stars online programs support pupils to improve reading and language. Suitable for pupils aged 3-14
“Literacy Gold is like nothing I have used before and has shown vast improvements with a variety of age groups. With some children the age gap had hugely reduced, one child by 62 months in only two terms. Quite amazing!”
Dawn Hancock, Alsager Highfields Community Primary School
“The Literacy Gold package is the single most important and effective program we run at school.”
George Law, Down Hall Primary School
“I have never found another program that replicates what we would do in a specialist 1:1 intervention. This does. It's fun but very targeted.”
Kate Bodle, St Mary's School
Litearcy Gold - Reach the pupils that phonics leaves behind.
Even with high-quality phonics, not every child becomes a fluent reader. Rather than giving struggling readers more phonics, why not focus on improving the skills that these pupils are usually missing?
Literacy Gold is a tailored reading intervention. On average, reading improves by 12 months in just one term
As well as reading Literacy Gold also contains a dyslexia screener and interventions for spelling and comprehension.
Our brand new internvetion, Talk Stars, helps younger children talk more.
No planning, preparation or training required for any of our interventions.
This is a great idea because it gives schools a clear, practical way to boost admissions quickly, without wasting time or budget on ineffective marketing.
Helping schools focus on the simplest, most effective marketing actions to boost admissions with confidence and ease.
"We had so many new pupils joining our school, that the Council Admissions team called me up to find out what was going on!"
Sarah - Headteacher, St Augustine's Catholic Primary
"We implemented the strategies you suggested in the Masterclass and have already quadrupled our bookings for our first Open Day compared to last year!”
Alex - Principal at St Bernadette's Primary
“We’re finding the coaching programme really useful - it works for us. Chris’s step-by-step approach makes it manageable. As busy senior leaders, having that time blocked out each week means we actually make progress.”
Jackie - Headteacher, Howard Primary School
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When it comes to promoting your school, I understand it can be hard to know which marketing activities to focus on and where to spend your time.
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We believe eduthing’s responsive and collaborative approach is particularly valuable for schools looking to future-proof their IT strategy. Their ability to deliver on both support and educational value sets them apart.
eduthing provides comprehensive IT support and tailored EdTech services for schools, academies, and trusts. From day-to-day technical support and infrastructure management to hands-on digital learning, we help schools thrive.
Our services include:
- Staff CPD and digital skills training
- Pupil workshops (coding, robotics, online safety)
- EdTech loan kits
- Strategic IT planning
- Expert guidance to ensure technology is impactful in education
“eduthing have completely transformed our IT provision over the last few years. Their staff are professional, knowledgeable, and quick to respond. They’ve improved our infrastructure and supported our digital vision.”
– Junior School, West Byfleet, Surrey
“They support us with everything from software to strategic advice. During the pandemic, they ensured all our pupils had access to remote learning with fast Chromebook deployment and G Suite support.”
– Primary School, Epsom, Surrey
“We’re in safe hands with eduthing – new servers, Wi-Fi, CCTV, Google Classroom, Office 365, and procurement, all delivered expertly and cost-effectively.”
– Primary School, Oxted, Surrey
eduthing simplifies IT for schools through bespoke managed services and EdTech consulting. Their proactive approach ensures that infrastructure, classroom technologies, and digital skills are aligned with each school’s goals and budget.
We think DreamBox Maths is a highly effective platform for personalised maths learning. Its adaptive technology ensures that every pupil receives the right level of challenge and support, helping to build both competence and confidence. By supporting progress from foundational skills to advanced concepts, it offers real value to schools aiming to improve outcomes in maths.
DreamBox Maths is an innovative, online learning programme designed to transform maths education.
Using intelligent adaptive technology, DreamBox Maths delivers tailored learning experiences to target each pupil’s unique needs and promote academic growth.
“DreamBox Maths has had the most impact we’ve ever seen from a maths programme.” Principal
How can you help schools?
Whether pupils are mastering foundational skills, gaining deeper conceptual understanding, or advancing to more complex topics, DreamBox Maths supports them at every stage - building competence, confidence and a love for learning maths.
Benefits for pupils
• DreamBox Maths ‘learns the learner’ – calibrating to pupils’ strengths and struggles with every lesson. The more data DreamBox Maths collects, the more personalised the programme becomes.
• It helps pupils develop fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills through interactive tasks that promote deep conceptual understanding – all while being engaged and enjoying their learning journey.
Benefits for teachers
• The programme expands teachers’ reach and helps them address all learning needs across their classroom. When teachers can’t always be next to every pupil, DreamBox Maths is there, making those scaffolded instructional decisions for them.
• Continuous ongoing formative assessment and easy-to-use advanced reporting help monitor pupils’ progress. DreamBox Maths takes these insights and turns them into actionable information.
• To ensure you get maximum impact from the programme, the DreamBox Maths Customer Support Team provides free unlimited training and support throughout your time with us.
What makes DreamBox Maths different?
• Promotes deep conceptual understanding: Develops fluency based on a true understanding of concepts rather than relying simply on memorisation.
• Digital manipulatives: Interactive manipulatives reveal the structure of the maths and help pupils make generalisations while tracking their thoughtprocesses and addressing misconceptions.
• Hyper-personalisation: DreamBox Maths doesn’t only adapt learning journeys based on pupils’ lesson outcomes, it also has in-lesson personalisation based on how they interact with each question.
• Engaging platform: Designed by game designers, the play-based learning environment matches each pupil with content at their just-right level in an appealing age-appropriate environment - even if they are working pre-key stage.
• Scaling great teaching: DreamBox Maths doesn’t just capture pupils’ answers, it monitors their process and guides them to be more efficient by providing 1-1 scaffolded support.
• Comprehensive reporting and data: The programme identifies pupils’ gaps all the way back to KS1 - allowing teachers to understand these gaps while the programme automatically fills them to ensure a solid foundation.
We think FlashAcademy® is a smart, well-designed platform that tackles a real challenge in schools. It supports EAL learners with personalised, engaging content while giving teachers the tools to track progress and manage workload. The AI-assisted marking is particularly valuable, offering quick, accurate feedback without losing teacher oversight. It’s a practical solution that improves outcomes for pupils and frees up time for teachers.
FlashAcademy® helps schools by providing a comprehensive digital platform designed specifically to support EAL learners.
“The impact is staggering — more than 95% of EAL students progressed using FlashAcademyand its assessment feature. We recently had a cohort of year 11 students who struggled to find their place in the school. FlashAcademy® played a crucial role in helping them gain English skills, confidence and social adaptability. Now, they’re pursuing their desired courses in college.” - Thistley Hough Academy
“Their engagement in the learning process has increased, leading to better academic performance across various subjects. It is evident that students require fewer 1:1 EAL sessions.” - The Hamilton International School
“FlashAcademy® is the only EAL platform that offers access to the mother tongue throughout the curriculum. FlashAcademy® is breaking the barriers. Language is not just a language. It’s not just words. It’s culture.” - Lichfield Cathedral School
“I would recommend FlashAcademy® to any primary school, the enrichment and personal development in our pupils has grown exponentially. 80% of pupils have progressed at least 1 proficiency grade since using FlashAcademy®.” - Eldon Primary School
“There is a good collaboration between FlashAcademy® and RGS The Grange as pupils are coming up with ideas on how to improve the app. This is why I would absolutely recommend the app to other schools trying to teach their pupils English.” - RGS The Grange Junior School
“My favourite part of the platform is the assessment. It’s easy to access their EAL proficiency grade and see the breakdown of each key language skill including speaking, listening, reading and writing. As educators, we can evidence progress and keep up-to-date with deployed EAL learning intervention.” - Phoenix Collegiate
“It is well-known that students learn best when exposed to multiple styles of learning, and FlashAcademy® enables this with its innovative word games, audio and video features and interactive, adaptive challenges.” - Edgbaston High School for Girls
Our learning app offers personalised language development through engaging, interactive activities tailored to individual student needs.
Teachers benefit from detailed assessment tools that track progress and identify areas for targeted support.
Our innovative AI-assisted marking significantly reduces the time teachers spend grading, delivering quick, accurate feedback while keeping teachers in full control.
The teacher dashboard provides clear insights and lesson recommendations, enabling differentiated instruction and more effective classroom management.
By easing workload and enhancing learning outcomes, FlashAcademy® empowers schools to improve language acquisition and academic success for diverse learners.
We love CPOMS because it transforms record-keeping and communication in schools. Its flexibility allows for a bespoke system that is easy to use and highly responsive. By centralising sensitive data and enabling seamless staff communication, CPOMS ensures effective safeguarding and wellbeing. Features like automatic alerts, document uploads, and secure tracking make it an indispensable tool for schools in keeping children and young people safe.
CPOMS provides innovative safeguarding, pastoral, and wellbeing software to over 20,000 educational settings, helping schools ensure the safety and wellbeing of pupils and staff.
"CPOMS has transformed our record keeping and communication about children right across school. Because it has the flexibility to be a bespoke platform, we have adapted it to fit our needs perfectly. It is so responsive and easy to use. We love it."
"CPOMS is a great tool on which to safely store all sensitive data in one place. It is easy to upload documents to and even links attendance data. What saves a lot of time for me is that it alerts other staff that you have selected, to read the entry, ensuring that all DSL/DDSLs are kept in the loop."
"As a safeguarding lead, the first question I would be asking is - why aren't you using CPOMS? A system that allows you to record, share and track concerns and incidents, is the key element of what keeps every school safe. Added to this, CPOMS provides you with the ability to tailor and adapt to the needs of the children, staff and other professionals. School is a busy, dynamic environment, and keeping everyone up to date and informed is challenge; without CPOMS - we would be lost!"
"CPOMS is very easy to use and to share information with colleagues. It allows you to store documents attached to students such as child protection records etc. Running a chronology for other professionals again is quick and easy and you can choose the format of any report that you run eg spreadsheet, PDF etc. Seeing an overview of a student with who has been involved with that young person and what has been done is also really useful. It is a secure system and we have had no issues with the way it runs."
"Such a reliable service and recording all concerns. We just couldn't do without it."
"CPOMS Student Safe is an invaluable tool to use in any educational setting. Not only does it give you a central location to record all concerns but has features to help easily navigate through numerous concerns and filter into categories to provide clear chronologies when building case studies and evidence for reviews, meetings and Ofsted. The ability to be able to set different user groups up with differing levels of access highlights how well thought out and planned the platform is to meet all needs. Further to this the bolt on of data sharing between establishments, for students who are on dual roles enhances a schools ability to be able to safeguarding those students more effectively from afar as they may attend alternative provisions. This information sharing between schools and colleges is effective and a great time saver. If ever we need help or support we are confident in the support offered by CPOMS and would struggle to safeguard as effectively without this platform."
"Although we are relatively new to using the Premium Cases and Forms function it has already had a significant impact on how we work as a team. With a safeguarding team of over 15 members of staff, we have found that the cases function has allowed us to create more effective supervision notes based on categories such as bullying, all levels of social care plans and involvement and also 1:1 and external support offered to our students. The cases allows you to assign staff tasks with deadline which makes life easier in a busy environment. The forms you can build into CPOMS has reduced the constant search for where you have saved information as it is all stored on CPOMS – it has revolutionised how we are able to deal with safeguarding."
"We use CPOMS for the recording of all welfare and safeguarding related interactions with our players. It is invaluable at providing chronological reports and also allowing the early identification of trends, issues and changes of behaviour from the norm."
"CPOMS has transformed our recording of safeguarding concerns. It is invaluable and we cannot imagine ever being without it now.
Student Safe has significantly enhanced our ability to safeguard students more effectively at BIS Hanoi. As a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), having a comprehensive platform like CPOMS has been transformative. It allows me to monitor individual student."
"We have used CPOMS for nearly 5 years and couldn't operate without it. Having a user friendly central resource for our Child concerns really allowed us to have contextual safeguarding at the heart of what we do. The safeguarding updates are a great way to keep safeguarding in the forefront of staff minds."
The Market Leading Safeguarding, Pastoral and Wellbeing Solution
Innovative software that revolutionises how schools approach the critical job of ensuring the wellbeing of pupils and staff.
CPOMS is the trusted provider of safeguarding, wellbeing and pastoral software used by over 20,000 settings worldwide. Its systems support a wide range of establishments, including nurseries, primary and secondary schools, colleges, charities and sports clubs, in ensuring the wellbeing of pupils and staff. The systems also aid Local Authorities by simplifying the sharing of sensitive pupil information to streamline the safeguarding process. As part of the Raptor Technologies family, CPOMS continues to expand its capabilities and partnerships.
From storage and security, to generative AI and collaboration, Google Workspace for Education provides innovative learning technology made to enhance education.
- Simple, assistive tools enable educators to focus on what they do best: helping students reach their full potential. Use intuitive tools to create engaging lessons, easily communicate with stakeholders and effortlessly streamline administrative tasks.
- Personalise learning experiences with collaboration features, effective feedback tools, and insightful data. Equip students with essential digital skills with inclusive learning through assistive technology.
- Reduce administrative burden by automating tasks like grading with self-marking quizzes and practice sets. Free up time to pursue strategic initiatives, by improving scheduling and data management with enhanced classroom analytics and data loss prevention features.
Google For Education
Google for Education is a comprehensive productivity suite of simple, secure and flexible digital tools designed specifically for educators and school leaders. Streamline classroom management with Google Classroom, promote collaboration and creativity with Google Workspace for Education and equip your students for the future with Gemini.
Google for Education offers a range of cost-free and paid-for features, accommodating institutions for all sizes and budgets. Some of its many features include:
- Create captivating and interactive lessons with user-friendly tools like Google vids, NotebookLM and the Google Workspace for Education suite.
- Personalise student learning with real-time feedback and data insights in Google Classroom and practice sets.
- Save time with automated administrative tasks and AI-powered workflows with Gemini for Google Workspace for Education.
- Google’s Chromebooks are all-in-one devices that are affordable, speedy, secure, and dependable, making them ideal for scaling up impact in the classroom.
- And ChromeOS Flex is a free way to extend the lifespan of outdated Macs and PCs by replacing the operating systems with the powerful ChromeOS operating system. This reduces the need to replace devices and ChromeOS Flex devices can be managed with Chrome Education Upgrade licence.
“The adoption of Chromebooks and Google Workspace has opened the world to a whole new way of learning, one that is collaborative, creative and always accessible. It has challenged the students and teachers to think differently about how they approach the classroom, and created a buzz of excitement in the school. It could not have gone better for us.”
Mr. Macaulay, Director of Strategic Partnerships, LEO Academy Trust
Google for Education’s scalable, user-friendly solutions equip educators for success, with free and paid features that can be deployed for varying institution’s needs.
- Robust IT admin support ensures educational tools can be easily deployed across education institutions, empowering students and educators alike.
- Security is prioritised with enterprise-grade protection against cyber threats.
- Educators have access to online courses, certifications, and a global community that fosters continuous learning and collaboration.
To get in touch with the team and find out more here: https://edu.google.com/intl/ALL/contact/
Literacy Counts provides a structured, evidence-informed approach to teaching reading, writing, phonics, and spelling in primary schools. Its strength lies in the coherence of its curriculum and the quality of its resources.
The Ready Steady Literacy programmes are carefully sequenced and text-led, ensuring consistency across year groups. Each strand – including Write, Spell, Read Together, and Phonics – is designed to build on prior learning and support progression.
The programme also places strong emphasis on professional development, offering tailored training and strategic planning support. This helps schools embed a whole-school literacy approach that is sustainable and aligned with national expectations.
By combining curriculum design, CPD, and consultancy, Literacy Counts helps schools raise standards through high-quality teaching and joined-up planning.
We improve outcomes in schools through award-winning resources, bespoke consultancy and school improvement projects.
“The Literacy Counts training, tailored for each year group, will impact on writing outcomes for pupils across Chester Diocesan Academies Trust. We look forward to working with you again soon.”
Senior School Improvement Officer, CDAT
“Since implementing Ready Steady Write in 2022, the percentage of students at Arden meeting the expected standard in writing has risen from 52% to 80%.”
-Arden Primary School
Our Impact Counts 2024 Report is full of testimonials, data snapshots and case studies: https://www.literacycounts.co.uk/impact-report
Literacy Counts is the leading literacy solution for primary schools.
We improve outcomes for children in reading, writing, spelling and phonics through expert consultancy, bespoke training and strategic school improvement projects.
Our research-informed, award-winning Ready Steady Literacy programmes – including Ready Steady Write, Spell, Read Together, Phonics and Leadership – support consistent, high-quality teaching.
Proven to make a measurable difference, our resources are trusted by schools, clusters and MATs nationwide. From whole-school CPD to strategic literacy planning, we empower educators at every level to embed excellence.
We work in partnership with MATs and schools to embed sustainable, evidence-based approaches that drive lasting improvement.
We love Canva for Education!
- Incredibly Easy to Use
The intuitive interface means teachers and pupils alike can create stunning resources, presentations, and visuals without any prior design experience (we use it ourselves!).
- Completely Free for Schools
In a time of stretched budgets, having a powerful tool like this available at no cost is an absolute game changer.
- Thousands of Ready-Made Resources
With access to a vast library of templates, lesson plans, classroom activities, and educational graphics, teachers save time and inspire creativity in the classroom.
We’re always looking for tools that reduce workload and enhance learning and Canva for Education does exactly that.
Enjoy powerful design tools, seamless collaboration, endless templates, and time-saving AI – free for teachers and students.
Canva for Education is available 100% free for primary and secondary educators, their students and qualified schools.
"As an art educator, teaching my students how they can use Canva for graphic design has been a game changer! Student engagement remains high and they are excited to learn how to apply these design tools!" Teacher
Create and personalise lesson plans, infographics, posters, video, and more. 100% free for teachers and students at eligible schools.
Increase engagement with original content
Choose from a library of resources, from lesson plans to reports and posters. Spark engagement with gifs, videos, animations, and music.
Deliver impactful feedback in one place
Reach and motivate students wherever they are with real-time feedback. Share work as assignments directly through Canva or via your LMS.
Help students build critical skills
Students can use Canva to demonstrate learning through different formats — group projects, videos, posters, and more.
We see this as an essential approach to creating safe, structured, and supportive learning environments. It equips staff with proven preventative and intervention strategies, ensuring they can maximise safety and minimise harm for everyone involved, and focus on creating happy spaces for all involved.
Breaking Up Fights™ Training is built for schools that want to promote a culture of safety for pupils and staff alike. This half-day, interactive programme contains essential learning to prevent fights, assess risk and respond with appropriate interventions.
“It was the best CPD I’ve had in the 8 years I have worked here. I left feeling uplifted and hoping we get to have the other sessions too.” Primary Teacher
“This was one of the most implementable and useful pieces of training I have received.”
Primary Teacher
Strengthening safety and staff response
Train staff to intervene effectively in fights and identify best practices to build resilience and prevent recurrent unwanted behaviour.
Empower decision making
Learn to recognise risk behaviour, use CPI's Decision-Making Matrix for the in-the-moment responses during conflicts.
Prevent escalating behaviour
Recognise behaviour patterns in unplanned vs planned fights; implement adequate prevention and verbal intervention strategies.
Key Benefits:
Promote a Culture of Safety
Maximise safety and minimise harm to all involved with our best-practice preventative, verbal and physical intervention skills.
Inspire Staff Confidence
Enhance preparation skills, ‘in the moment’ judgment and resilience-building methods to build confidence in staff who face unpredictability during the working day.
Peace of Mind for Parents
Give parents the comfort of knowing that staff have received expert training to recognise, prevent and manage escalating behaviour that could cause harm to pupils.
We recommend CPI as our trusted partners because their Reframing Behaviour™ programme integrates the latest neuroscience research to help educators create positive learning environments and prevent disruptive behaviours.
Giving schools actionable skills to improve their own well-being and provide more positive support for students.
By understanding how the nervous system responds to stress, educators can assist students in transitioning from stress responses to optimal learning states.
With over 40 years of expertise, CPI's innovative methods provide effective and lasting behavioural solutions, making them the ideal choice for schools committed to a strong, positive classroom culture.
What is CPI Reframing Behaviour ™?
Reframing Behaviour™ is a schoolwide, subscription-based training programme for all educators, grounded in modern neuroscience. It helps schools create a supportive, disruption-free learning environment by equipping staff with strategies to understand the connection between stress, behaviour and learning. The programme focuses on emotional regulation, trauma-informed practices and relationship-building to promote a positive school culture.
Developed in the US with international research, Reframing Behaviour™ is now available in the UK and Ireland, providing schools with the tools to make a lasting impact.
Customer Testimonial
‘I had so many aha-moments during this training, in both the online and today’s session. I just keep thinking about how I can make sure my staff have those same moments of reflection and change.’
Assistant Headteacher
‘This is so well organised and puts all the pieces together. I can't wait to share this with my staff. I had to flip my brain to never take stuff personally and this is going to help my staff to do that as well.’
Headteacher
Internal Testimonial
“If we want to truly change behaviour, we must work with students, understanding what is causing those negative behaviours and recognise that we as staff play a vital role in role modelling the behaviours we want to see. This course does that by asking staff to change their perspective and awareness, to get curious and ask ourselves where is this behaviour coming from and what can I do to help this young person change?”
Huw Lloyd, Behaviour Expert, CPI
Reframing Behaviour™ will help you:
- Understand behaviour through a neuroscience lens
- Recognise how stress and anxiety affect the brain and body
- Strengthen emotional regulation and self-awareness
- Use positive strategies to support students effectively
- Build strong, supportive relationships in the classroom
How does CPI describe Reframing Behaviour™?
Reframing Behaviour™ is an innovative, neuroscience-based training platform designed to support all educators in understanding and responding to student behaviour through an empathetic and relational approach. The programme provides practical strategies to help staff regulate their own emotions, support students in transitioning from stress responses to learning mode and build strong, supportive classroom environments. Delivered through a subscription-based model, it includes facilitator training, an online course, a learning library and habit-development activities to ensure accessibility and lasting impact.
“Our schools are in the midst of a mental health crisis, which has led to a rise in disruptive behaviour in classrooms and an alarming increase in teacher turnover,” says Susan Driscoll, president of CPI. “Reframing Behaviour addresses these issues by providing educators with actionable skills and knowledge to help improve their own well-being and provide more positive support for students.”
An annual subscription of Reframing Behaviour includes:
- Professional Develop Day Curriculum: Available for blended or all-classroom delivery
- On-Demand Learning Library: Full access to online modules for all staff and additional resources
- Activities for Professional Learning Communities: Prompts designed to reinforce learnings at staff meetings
- Implementation Training and Ongoing Support: Assistance with content setup and schoolwide rollout plan
To learn more about CPI and Reframing Behaviour, click here.
Connecting Steps is an assessment software designed to help schools track pupil progress across different assessment frameworks. It is aimed at improving pupil outcomes, reducing teacher workload, and simplifying reporting for senior leadership.
Evisense: A tool for recording and sharing evidence of learning securely.
SENDcast: A platform providing SEND-related CPD training and resources, including a podcast.
At HeadteacherChat, we highly recommend Connecting Steps for schools looking to enhance their assessment processes. It is a flexible, inclusive, and user-friendly solution that supports teachers in tracking progress effectively for ALL students while reducing workload. With its ability to personalise learning and provide meaningful insights, Connecting Steps is an essential tool for any school.
Connecting Steps by B Squared is an assessment software designed to track and support the progress of pupils. It offers inclusive frameworks that enable educators to monitor small steps of progress, facilitating personalised learning experiences.
“Connecting Steps assessment software has made it much easier to set baselines and track student progress across a range of different assessment frameworks. Its evidence of learning tool, Evisense has really helped us improve communication with parents and how we share assessment information.”
Nathan Cresswell, Deputy Head, Lancaster School
“Working with B Squared enables us to track progress for all our pupils, no matter the need or ability, under the same assessment umbrella. We know that pupils are being assessed in an area which is right for them and is up to date with current legislation and government guidance, as the company updates regularly and provides training. This approach also helps our teaching team, keeping consistency and expectations the same, and avoids using a range of different software.”
Jasmine Short, Deputy Headteacher, Highfurlong School
“The speakers are excellent and very knowledgeable. It is much cheaper than lots of training around, essential at this time when funds are low and access to high-quality CPD can be limited.”
Louise Aldridge, Deputy Head Teacher & Inclusion Manager – Busy Hill Junior School
All of our products are designed to reduce teacher workload, save time and improve pupil outcomes:
Connecting Steps - our assessment software delivering all information in a user-friendly format that schools need to improve pupil outcomes, free up teaching time and simplify reporting for senior leaders.
Evisense - our evidence of learning platform allows teachers to easily and securely record and share evidence. It can be used with schools’ chosen mobile devices for evidence capture ‘on the go’.
SENDcast - our one-stop-shop for all SEND content, with information all in one place for teachers and parents. A free weekly podcast and affordable CPD online training sessions delivered by experts.
We love TeamSOS because it provides a fast, reliable, and secure way to manage incidents, support staff, and maintain compliance across various sectors. Its real-time alerts, automated escalation processes, and seamless team communication ensure that issues are addressed quickly and efficiently, reducing response times and improving outcomes.
The platform's intuitive interface makes it easy for staff to report incidents and receive the help they need without delays, while comprehensive audit trails and compliance tools provide peace of mind for organisations operating under strict regulatory requirements. With end-to-end encryption, multi-channel messaging, and role-based access controls, TeamSOS delivers a highly secure and scalable solution that integrates seamlessly with existing systems.
Whether handling emergencies, day-to-day operational challenges, or safeguarding responsibilities, TeamSOS empowers teams to stay connected, take action swiftly, and ensure the best possible results in any situation.
teamSOS is a comprehensive incident management and communication platform designed to improve response times, support frontline staff, and ensure regulatory compliance across various industries.
The platform facilitates real-time collaboration, rapid decision-making, and automated escalation processes, ensuring that organisations can efficiently handle emergencies, routine operational issues, and critical incidents.
"The impact has been transformational. teamSOS is the solution schools & trusts need. It has very quickly become a very integrated part of day-to-day school practice that I think we would struggle without now. We've seen a reduction in workload ... because of the improved efficiency. We’re now able to reach the proactive work that we couldn't before."
- D Reynolds
"It has made a huge difference. Our lives are easier. I am an advocate for it, it’s brilliant, I would 100% recommend it to any school."
- J Rose
"It’s been a big help in removing the possibility of duplicate efforts or missed communications. Everyone knows what’s happening, and it all happens in real-time."
- T Bancroft
"It's made a massive difference. We don't miss things now. It's allowed us to maintain our high expectations across the school and develop a culture of consistency."
- J Mason
At teamSOS, we empower schools to create safe, supportive, and efficient environments for staff and students. Our all-device platform simplifies incident management, enabling schools to respond swiftly and confidently to any situation—from everyday behaviour or safeguarding challenges to medical and lockdown emergencies. Purpose-built for headteachers and school leadership, teamSOS transforms how schools handle incidents, safeguard staff, and maintain compliance.
What They Deliver:
• Faster Support: One-tap alerts connect staff to the right support instantly, ensuring streamlined and precise responses without delay.
• Real-Time Communication: Our 2-way tools include messaging, live audio streaming, transcriptions, and in-app access to suggested school protocols. In emergencies, mass announcements can be sent to every staff device—with response tracking built in—enabling leadership and staff unmatched co-ordination abilities when it matters most.
• Enhanced Oversight: Leadership have institution-wide visibility with real-time monitors, alongside data streams for learning and targeted improvement.
• Effortless Compliance: Automated reports capture detailed, human-error proof incident records without manual admin burdens. Seamless integration with systems like SIMS, CPOMS, and Bromcom simplifies audits. Robust emergency protocols and drill capabilities support Martyn’s Law readiness.
Scalable Solutions for Schools:
We offer two editions:
teamSOS Enterprise: A comprehensive solution for all incident types, tailored to your unique protocols—from safeguarding and behaviour management to medical emergencies and more.
teamSOS Lockdown: A streamlined solution designed for critical emergencies like lockdowns, evacuations, and invacuations.
Why Schools Choose teamSOS:
• Empowered Staff: Tools that reduce stress, build confidence, and deliver consistency.
• Leadership Control: Real-time visibility and unmatched control during incidents, with every action automatically logged for insights and accountability.
• Simple Setup: No hardware required—set up in just 1–2 days, fully integrated with your school’s existing systems.
• Cost-Effective: Starting at just £1 per student, teamSOS is an affordable solution for schools of all sizes.
teamSOS equips your school with the tools to stay safe, compliant, and connected—saving time, reducing pressure, and empowering staff to focus on what matters most: supporting students and delivering excellence.
At HeadteacherChat, we’re passionate about supporting the well-being of school leaders, which is why we’re fully behind the Happier Healthier You programme. Created by the experts at SAS, this fantastic platform is all about helping you build healthier habits, boost your mindset, and take charge of your mental and physical health. With weekly well-being classes, live sessions, and tailored wellness programmes, it’s designed to fit into your busy life and keep you motivated. Plus, being part of a like-minded, supportive community makes it so much easier to stick with your goals. As school leaders, your well-being matters, and this programme offers a brilliant way to look after yourself and feel your best!
We’re incredibly grateful to SAS for being our Exclusive Sponsor and for providing well-being and staff absence insurance to the HeadteacherChat community. Their support makes it possible for us to continue the work we do to support school leaders. Together, we’re making a difference and proving that collaboration makes us stronger!
Website: https://schooladvice.co.uk/happier-healthier-you
Contact: [email protected]
Telephone: 01773 814 400
Our team of SAS experts have developed a Community Platform, Happier Healthier You, built specifically to help you improve daily habits and reach your mental and physical health goals. Make positive changes to your overall health and fitness with guidance from our multi-disciplinary team and the support of a like-minded community.
Our community is fully inclusive and we welcome people who are keen to commit to our array of wellness programmes, join live online classes and sessions, and interact with others on our bespoke private platform. We look at how incorporating simple habits into our lifestyle can have a lasting impact on our overall health.
Our experts will take members on a journey to help you find your health goals, build actions, master your mindset, improve daily habits, and improve your health and fitness with a proven, tried and tested approach on how to become the best version of yourself.
Our Trust have purchased the School Advisory Service wellbeing package for many years. Our employees value the service that SAS offer and we continually receive positive feedback from our employees about the accessibility of the services and how they have benefitted from them. Being able to offer wellbeing services has helped to support our employees who need to access these services but face long NHS waiting times. This has contributed to improving our employee’s wellbeing and reducing absence. We have recently been working closely with June Brade, the SAS Wellbeing Consultant, on ways to support wellbeing. June has a wealth of experience and knowledge which we are utilising in our drive to improve employee wellbeing levels. The health screening services and the GP helpline have been well received by our employees as well as the communications that SAS send through to keep employee wellbeing high up on the agenda.
Thanks so much for all your support.
The platform offers a wide array of spaces you can access for all your different wellbeing needs. You can use these communities and groups to:
Join online courses and programmes Ask questions Get information and support from our wellbeing specialists Stay motivated, whatever your wellbeing journey entails Interact with a passionate, like-minded community
Join a community of like-minded people to become a Happier, Healthier You! If you have any queries regarding our Happier Healthier You community, are unsure if the programmes are suitable for you or you wish to discuss your health further, please click here to email our wellbeing team.
PG Online is a valuable resource for school leaders. Their high-quality, curriculum-aligned STEM materials could save teachers valuable time and enhance pupils' learning. The flexible pricing and editable units are particularly appealing, offering a cost-effective solution for schools.
PG Online offers award-winning, editable teaching resources with presentations and assessments, textbooks, and illustrated revision guides for KS3 to KS5.
How can you help schools?
Our revision guides are uniquely illustrated to make them more accessible and more engaging for students.
In our teaching resources, each lesson we create has over 50 hours of planning, writing, rewriting, tweaking, editing, testing and polishing that has gone into it – more than any individual teacher could ever be expected to spend on a weeks’ worth of lessons, let alone just one. What else could students achieve if they could obtain better grades in less study time using better materials? Learn an instrument? Take up more sport?
We are building a set of resources to a new gold standard to help teachers and students. These have already improved the lives of teachers in 70% of UK schools who have saved countless hours of preparation time. Time that can be better spent. Our materials provide ideas for interesting, engaging lessons covering the full curriculum at Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. Each of the units is carefully prepared and beautifully illustrated, covering practical skills and theoretical topics in a wide variety of subjects.
The result – the best possible materials for every lesson.
Should the teacher want to customise to add their flair – they are open for them to do so.
We understand that school budgets are limited and we want to be sure that every teacher is satisfied with their purchase. That is why we offer a full 30-day money back guarantee on every purchase of a one-off site licence.
We are confident that teachers and students will find huge benefit from using our resources.
Start now. Join thousands of others who are making their lives easier too, and download or order a free unit today.
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Students:
Before I started using your English revision guides, I was predicted a GCSE grade 2. I just got a grade 7 in my GCSE exams this summer!! Thank you so much. Student. August 2024
Teachers:
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PG Online can help schools by providing them with access to a variety of educational resources, including textbooks, revision guides, and teaching units. These resources are designed to help teachers deliver engaging and effective lessons, while also helping students to revise and prepare for exams. Additionally, PG Online offers budget plans to help schools spread the cost of digital units over 2 or 3 budget years.
National College of Education have a great range of comprehensive apprenticeship programmes for schools.
The NCE offers incredible, fully funded Leadership, Management and Classroom Support apprenticeships to the school sector.
We work with 2,000 schools in England across 120 LAs and over 650 MATs, helping schools of all sizes utilise their apprenticeship levy and create a remarkable professional development offer that supports retention, recruitment and wellbeing.
Many of our Leadership programmes offer a funded Masters pathway upon completion, and our Advanced Skills Teaching Assistant Programme provides a specialist pathway in the area most needed in your school.
Whether you want to upskill your entire cohort of TAs, succession plan for your middle leaders, or get your SLT working towards an improvement project dedicated to your school, we'd love to be able to help.
'I genuinely think the National College of Education L7 Apprenticeship is the best professional learning I've done in my career. If you're keen to broaden your knowledge then go for it!' - Deputy Headteacher
“Challenging, enlightening and empowering, just three ways that I would describe my journey with the NCE. The course has had a profound effect on how I work. I am now strategic, confident in my depth of understanding of leadership and management and continuously looking to improve what I do in order to impact positively on those I work with." - Headteacher
We are a strategic partner to schools, trusts and LAs, helping in these 3 key areas:
- Financial Support (unlocking your apprenticeship levy)
Many schools don't know that it's use it or lose it! How much could you be saving if CPD wasn't coming out of your budget?
- Leadership and Management Development
We have a fully funded programme for leaders at any stage, with two of our programmes offering a Free Masters Pathway. These programmes draw from leading business principles and practises, offering a more comprehensive view of modern leadership than traditional leadership courses in Education.
- Strengthening Classroom Support
We have fully funded programmes for classroom support at all levels and phases, from early years, to SEND. These deeply practical programmes keep your support teams in the classroom, upskilling them for free whilst improving pupil outcomes.
Our programmes are helping our schools across retention, recruitment, succession planning and staff wellbeing.
Headteacherchat thinks that JEM Business Consulting Ltd is an invaluable asset to schools. Rona is highly experienced, knowledgeable, patient, and skilled. She is able to deal with a wide range of issues, including premises, health and safety, personnel, and finance. Headteacherchat would recommend Rona to any school looking for a support for their office staff.
JEM Business Consulting provides a comprehensive and cost-effective solution for managing your school's business needs, now including virtual school business manager/virtual finance department.
You have always been professional and efficient in your response to any situation no matter how seemingly insurmountable. You have always responded calmly and in a way that ensures a successful outcome for those concerned. You have been a valuable member of the team and have made a significant contribution to the success of Trinity. SH - Chair of IEB
"Working alongside a school business manager as knowledgable, understanding and focussed on enabling students to progress as Rona has been a irreplaceable lesson.
Her good eye for detail, high expectations, knowledge of finance, ability to problem solve, experience and expertise, her committed work ethic and ability to organise a heavy work load makes Rona invaluable". LD Director of Learning
JEM Business Consulting for all your school business management support needs.
Our team of professional staff are trained and qualified to provide support in school business management, finance management, GDPR, premises compliance management, staffing solutions and support with compliance for the education sector. We are now offering a new Virtual School Business Manager and Virtual Finance Department solutions, giving you a flexible and economical options for the business management of your school.
Core Services
School Business Management
Premises Management SLA
GDPR SLA
Staffing solutions
Virtual solutions
Are you finding it hard to recruit a finance or business staff member?
Struggling to find a solution for covering an absent colleague?
Do you just need some extra capacity in the short term?
Maybe you are a smaller school looking for a longer term solution? Our Virtual School Business Manager or Virtual Finance Department might be just what you are looking for! Ask us!
We also have networking groups in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire:
Cambridgeshire School Business Networking Group - https://www.csbn.co.uk/
Lincolnshire School Business Management Network - https://www.lsbmn.co.uk/
Coming soon - Eastern Region Networking Hub for School Leaders, watch this space.
Medical Tracker is a valuable tool for schools looking to ditch their cumbersome paper-based medical record systems.
Founder Luke O'Dwyer understands firsthand the inefficiencies of manual record-keeping, as he used to manage student and staff paper-based records before beginning with Medical Tracker.
Medical Tracker addresses these challenges by offering a centralised, digital platform for logging injuries, illnesses, medication administration, and more.
First-aid and medical healthcare in schools deserve better than a paper trail.
Medical Tracker has taken every aspect of first-aid and healthcare in schools and modernised it with an innovative platform.
Over 92% of schools inquiring about Medical Tracker are looking for an alternative to paper-based incident tracking and reporting. They stop looking when they get to us. Medical Tracker ensures communication, care, and compliance in one place.
➡️ Choose instant, customisable notifications over lost slips sent home to parents/guardians.
➡️ Choose customised, detailed and insightful reports to assess problem areas around school and apply for improvement funding based on Medical Tracker insights.
➡️ Choose DfE-compliant digital software over piles of paper, lost accident books and laborious filing systems.
➡️ Choose a team committed to first-aid and healthcare for over a decade - specialising in user-led, granular functionalities to reduce users' workloads and save schools and MATs much-needed financial resources.
Even more on Medical Tracker:
🏆 Ensuring all records are DfE-compliant.
🏆 Improving communication with parents with instant notifications and a full audit trail.
🏆 Centralising all records, incidents and communication.
🏆 Automatically track medication and first aid qualification expiry dates.
🏆 Create custom reports to analyse data and trends in your school.
"It is rare to find a management information system that works so effectively, and is so simple and straightforward to use. I have worked in 4 schools and have purchased Medical Tracker for all 4.
It is probably the best value software, both financially and operationally, a school could purchase. I cannot praise it highly enough.
Carol Rowlands, School Business Manager, Edward Wilson Primary School
First-aid has become a functional school department with paper-based methods ruling the day-to-day tasks for first-aiders, supervisors and nurses.
As more schools gradually modernise every department, from teaching and learning to HR and payments, first-aid is one of the last remaining departments to be digitised.
Medical Tracker helps your school or MAT transition from outdated methods to modern practices. During this process, the platform guarantees DfE-compliance with every incident entry, optimising processes, saving staff time and saving schools valuable funds.
2Simple is a great platform for teachers to use. It's really easy to navigate, the resources are engaging and educational and it helps teachers to plan and deliver good lessons without spending lots of time planning.
2Simple offers award-winning, creative educational software to inspire and educate the next generation.
Amy, MAT director had this to say about their experience with 2Simple and Purple Mash:
“We have witnessed numerous positive outcomes that have greatly enhanced the educational experiences for our pupils since implementing Purple Mash, with its innovative digital tools and engaging resources, Purple Mash has had a transformative impact on teaching and learning across our academies.
It has significantly enriched the learning environment, fostering creativity and critical thinking among pupils and we have observed an improvement in their digital literacy skills. Purple Mash has empowered our pupils to adapt to the digital age with confidence. “
"2Simple are active and available on social media both in and out of office hours which make them one darn amazing company! Their reputation is that of a company that cares for their customers a reputation they rightfully deserve! 2Simple probably the best education company in the world!"
Mary, Classroom Teacher
2Simple’s award-winning product suite spans Primary and Secondary education, supporting schools and senior leaders with their curriculum, leadership and wellbeing.
- Purple Mash, our all-in-one solution designed for Primary Schools.
- Serial Mash, an online library for reading and comprehension in Primary School.
- Python in Pieces, our interactive coding environment for Secondary students, designed to build student and teacher confidence in the text-based coding language of Python.
- Evidence Me, our assessment app that makes record-keeping effortless and secure.
- Striver, helping Primary school teachers deliver high quality PE lessons across the curriculum with over 400 PE lessons supported by 6 wellbeing units all housed in one website.
- Know my School, enabling school leaders to easily manage their school improvement planning .
- Dot Com Digital, which houses over 24 themes enabling schools to provide a rich PHSE curriculum whilst fulfilling the requirements of the 2020 RSE framework.
There really is something for everything.
We have taken a look at One Education's Governor Support training and there are some key highlights we’d like to share:
We are impressed by the scope and depth of the Governor Support training programme, designed to meet the needs of both maintained school governors and academy trustees. Their certified training covers a wide range of essential governance topics, including Safeguarding, Finance, Preparing for Ofsted, and a comprehensive induction programme to help new governors ease into the role. Every topic is covered in great detail, with reference to DfE expectations and examples of best practice, giving governors the clarity and confidence they need.
One of the stand-out features of the training programme is the quality of its course leaders. Training is designed and delivered by a team of governance experts, former inspectors, and school improvement advisers, who each with a wealth of insights and industry knowledge. One Education is also able to draw on specialists across the wider organisation, who lead governor training on their own area of expertise.
The flexible format of the One Education training programme will be a huge advantage to many governors. All training is delivered online, usually as a twilight session, which makes it easy to fit into busy schedules. Sessions are also recorded and shared online for individuals to follow in their own time. This is perfect for governors who cannot attend the live session, or those who want to revisit a topic and refresh their knowledge at a later date.
During the live training event, there is always the opportunity to take part in open discussion and ask questions, so participants can really get to grips with the fundamentals of governance and stay compliant even as their responsibilities evolve. But if they are still unsure about any aspect of governance, the Governor Support team is available to contact for further guidance. They are always happy to answer questions and signpost individuals to sources for ongoing support. This added benefit is fantastic to ensure governors have the tools to continue their professional development and achieve the best outcomes for their students.
One Education Governor Support offer in-depth interactive online training for Governors.
One Education helps schools by providing governors with the knowledge, tools, and ongoing support they need to confidently fulfill their roles. Their expert-led training, comprehensive resources, and tailored advice empower governors to make informed decisions, promote accountability, and ultimately contribute to better student outcomes.
Perspective simplifies everything with a user-friendly platform that handles your SEF, improvement plans, performance management and more, saving you valuable time and stress.
The package also comes with support, regular updates and training, making it a really useful tool for busy leaders, and recommended by HeadteacherChat.
Perspective empowers Head Teachers with tools to reduce workloads & boost school improvement.
I have used Perspective at three different schools now. It is an excellent resource to ensure that performance management, observations, school planning and other sources of monitoring are stored in one central area. This allows continuity and ensures easy cross-referencing of information to determine the school's strengths and next steps. The system is easy to use and set up and regular support is available for free training and updates. Executive Head Teacher
We have used Perspective for a number of years now, both to receive regular, invaluable and easy to interpret assessment and monitoring information from our Local Authority, but also at a school level too, for performance management, lesson observations and, more recently for our school development plan. We LOVE Perspective and find it an easy tool to use to support the monitoring and evaluation work of our leadership teams. The efficiency of the system saves us hours of administrative time and information is stored securely in one place- no more searching for documents. Formatting is already done for the teams and this allows for standardisation in presentation. Reports are easy to interrogate and intuitive- no more multiple versions to corrupt! Any queries are quickly addressed by the team at Angel Solutions and our account manager has been a great source of support and guidance- no query is too small or too big to be resolved. Having an ex- Headteacher who just ‘gets it’ is very re-assuring too! I have been so impressed with Perspective that I have recommended it to a number of colleagues in my own local authority and I know they have also embraced Perspective too!
Head Teacher
Perspective is the school improvement toolkit that reduces your workload.
Fed up of drowning in paperwork? Save time and money by letting Perspective take care of the unnecessary admin at every stage of your school improvement cycle. From completing the SEF to staying on top of development plans and appraisals, thousands of schools across the country are already using it to make each day that little bit easier.
The programmes offered by Integrity are based on real difficulties faced by school leaders, and Viv and her team offer a really high quality experience for those looking for meaningful ways to look after their wellbeing as a school leader, and also to feel fulfilled in their role.
With specialised expertise in leadership development and race equity, Integrity Coaching is committed to assisting Headteachers who are keen to nurture the 'soul in the role.' We support Heads to transcend the noise of competition and external pressures, thereby enabling them to achieve heightened leadership effectiveness, enhanced team performance, and greater race equity and inclusion.
Integrity’s services are delivered by a dedicated team of Associates, all of whom fully understand the demands of what it means to be an education leader today. Every coach is practised in providing a safe and confidential space for Heads, enabling them to be vulnerable, to grow, and to flourish.
Senior leaders know they will feel valued, heard, and understood. Consequently, Headteachers are able to rise above the challenges of their roles and maintain their passion and commitment to the communities they serve.
1:1 Coaching - Supporting CEOs, Headteachers, School Leaders, SLTs and Multi-Academy Trusts.
Essential Coaching Skills Programme - Learn to get the best out of yourself and others on our ILM-accredited programme to maximise staff performance. Over 4 days, participants learn a range of coaching techniques that can be used to improve the performance of those they lead and manage, and support the well-being of their school team. Next cohort: Spring term 2025
Inspiring Coaching Cultures Programme - A MAT development programme certified by the Institute of Leadership and Management. Highlights include four days of expert coaching skills training, leadership resources and think pieces, and six bespoke "embedding a coaching culture" support sessions.
Leadership Horizons Programme - created for aspiring Deputies and newly appointed Heads to help elevate leadership through personalised strategies that nurture resilience, purpose, and excellence in early headship. Run in collaboration with, and heavily subsidised by, the NEU.
"Race, Identity and School Leadership" (RISL) Programme - A Race Equality Programme for School Leaders who want to embed change and create new possibilities for future generations. Our flagship programme is designed to bring about long-lasting change and impact whole School Leadership learning, policy and practice, over 2 years.
"Staying A Head" Community - an exclusive online community especially for Headteachers, FREE to ensure no Headteacher is forced to miss out due to increasingly tight budgets.
Inner Leadership Sanctuary - this free community is dedicated to supporting Deputy Headteachers and Assistant Headteachers. Here, you will find a nurturing space for professional growth, collaboration, and personal well-being. Find out more https://www.integritycoaching.co.uk/programmes/inner-leadership-sanctuary-community/
“My time with Integrity Coaching gave me the environment and space to examine my motivations and my thoughts. They helped me reflect on why I do the things that I do, in the way that I do them. In doing so, they were able to bring me back to what motivated me to do this job in the first place. They showed me how to get back in control, renew my purpose and zeal for my job. I quickly developed more confidence and self-belief and I have since seen the impact it has had on the rest of my school, from my SLT, the children to the governors.” Headteacher
“Integrity Coaching is fantastic! The 1:1 coahcing sessions are excellent in allowing you the space and time to reflect openly and honestly. Integrity Coaching has been significant in helping me to make the decision to dedicate time to myself as well as my demanding role.” Headteacher
“All Headteachers need a confidential and trusted space in which to talk through the challenges of school leadership and arrive at their own solutions. Integrity Coaching provide this and so much more.” Headteacher
“I am energised, confident and committed to using and promoting coaching with my staff team. It was a privilege to work with Integrity Coaching. An experience I will always be grateful for, and never forget.” Headteacher
Core Services
1:1 Coaching
Essential Coaching Skills Programme
Staying A Head Community
Race, Identity and School Leadership Programme
Leadership Horizons Programme
We have a seven steps to success model which covers all of our programmes and is unique to Integrity Coaching (PDF attached).
Overview:
Our Seven Steps to Success model enables Headteachers to overcome the self-doubt, worry, overwhelm and fear that so often accompanies them when the pressures of the role become too much.
Our model has developed over decades of work with hundreds of Headteachers. Through our work, we have distilled seven components that run across all our services for equipping Headteachers with the knowledge, skills and confidence to move beyond surviving to thriving in their roles.
By adopting the seven steps to success model, Headteachers can better nurture themselves; hence the curation of a better hope for future generations, fuelled the authentic expression of their unique vision and purpose.
Empower: Our services help Headteachers to use coaching strategically to foster collaboration, continuous improvement, and staff development. They learn how to communicate the benefits of coaching effectively, inspiring stakeholders with a compelling vision.
Encourage: Headteachers are supported to overcome hesitations and fears in difficult conversations and dealing with challenging personalities. Coaching is emphasised to facilitate meaningful dialogue, support, and guidance for professional growth.
Exploration of Self: Individuals are supported to embark on a journey of self-examination, aligning personal values with the school's mission. This introspection empowers them to drive positive change and shape a better future for their school and community.
Empathic Accuracy: Individuals develop deep listening skills to understand others' needs and provide tailored coaching support.
Embracing Inclusivity: Participants explore creating an inclusive educational community, supported with resources to tackle this challenge effectively.
Envision: School leaders envision how coaching can transform their lives, relationships, and communities, equipped with transformative coaching tools to use both with themselves and others.
Engage in Action: Our work equips individuals with skills to help embed coaching into professional development and performance management processes, fostering a culture of coaching for positive change.
By leveraging the Seven Steps to Success we give hope to Headteachers. Through enabling greater degrees of personal effectiveness and equipping participants with transformative coaching tools, we empower them to remain beacons of hope and inspiration for future generations.
- Mrs T Coaching is an invaluable resource for school leaders, offering bespoke, empathetic coaching services.
- Guided by her own rich experience, Mrs T creates a non-judgmental space for addressing challenges and setting clear goals. Her online training empowers leaders to instil a coaching style within their teams, fostering a more effective work environment.
- Mrs T Coaching: a powerful catalyst for leadership growth in the education sector.
I offer a coaching service for school leaders. I work via video call and offer a variety of coaching packages. I create a safe, non-judgemental space where leaders can talk through their challenges and goals and find clarity and perspective. I support coachees to find ways to make their roles more sustainable into the longer term.
'Knowing I am talking to someone who has dealt with similar things is hugely beneficial
The quality of the listening is appreciated – I really feel like I am seen and heard without judgement. The quality of empathy is very tangible.'
Headteacher, Benton Park Primary School, Newcastle
I offer a bespoke coaching service, tailored to the needs of individuals. I hold space for the difficult emotions that come up in the course of working as a school leader, and then support leaders to move forward in a way that's guided by their values. My work as a coach is underpinned by my own core values of empowerment, creativity and compassion. I'm on a quest with my clients to find more sustainable ways of leading schools.
I've been a leader myself for 17 years in this sector, so I understand the journey well.
I also offer online training in:
Being a Coaching Leader - how to bring more of a coaching style and ethos into your leadership and your organisation, so that your staff are empowered to do their best work
Workload Management - developing a system for yourself to really get on top of things and lead in a way that supports delegation and empowerment
Handling Difficult Conversations with Calm Confidence - how to plan for difficult conversations to reduce anxiety and how to respond not react when new situations arise
The resources are thoughtfully planned, high quality, engaging and based on scientific research. They are quick and easy for teachers and parents to use with useful videos that teach children about emotions, how to recognise them and cope with them.
The resources can be used at home so that parents and carers can also support their child.
Suitable for EYFS - Y9 children in class and in assembly.
We provide clinician approved, ready-to-go programmes and resources that develop personal, social, and emotional skills for children aged 3 to 14 and in 5 - 10 minutes a day. There is minimal training required and the programme can be tailored to each individual school.
The fact that this programme is an off-the-shelf solution and very easy to implement is something the entire team has been so grateful for. It is helping our pupils to learn more about themselves and develop and hone the 10 life skills and we saw some positive results very quickly. Using both FEELIT! And journaling resources has ensured that the children are thriving and becoming the best versions of themselves. We pride ourselves on how we support our children's Personal Development and this is a huge part of helping them to become future-ready. Executive Headteacher
With the rapid rise of mental health issues in children across the world, The Happy Confident Company is on a mission to help every child develop a strong sense of self-understanding and self-belief from the earliest possible age. We believe that early intervention and prevention are key to improving children’s wellbeing.
Our programmes equip schools with all the essential tools to support children’s wellbeing and they are based on 4 pillars:
1. Teaching emotional literacy and social and emotional mental health through a full SEL programme containing almost 1000 activities to teach 100 feelings.
2. Embedding gratitude and reflection through daily journaling.
3. Developing life skills such as self-awareness, resilience, creativity and compassion.
4. Introducing Mindfulness tools.
Using these resources for just 10 minutes a day, Happy Confident schools transform children’s wellbeing by developing the skills and confidence they need to succeed. The impact of the programme is immediate with a large percentage of schools seeing a difference in just one week. The results are improved self-regulation, increased self-awareness and growth mindset, increased resilience, and greater compassion. Additionally, the programme benefits teachers by promoting positive behaviours and reducing time spent on behaviour management.
Our resources are currently used in schools throughout the UK and internationally, with endorsements from clinicians, schools and charities. Several of the resources are being translated in other languages such as Dutch, Czech and Arabic version.
Our commitment to developing children’s wellbeing drives us to constantly innovate and evolve our resources to help even more children worldwide. Join us on our mission.
We were super impressed with TryBooking, so much so, we use it ourselves! It’s so easy to use, FREE for free events and it saves schools so much time. The team are really helpful and look after you every step of the way.
TryBooking is an easy-to-use online event booking and ticketing platform that helps schools manage various events such as concerts, Parents' Evenings, Open days, and PTA fundraising events. The platform is free for free events and has low fees for ticketed events.
“Trybooking has certainly reduced my workload significantly and proved to be absolutely amazing. I cannot recommend Trybooking enough. My only regret is that we should have started using your company years ago” Grammar School Heads Assocation
- Free to use for all free events; low fees for ticketed events
- Saves hours of staff time completing onerous and unnecessary administrative tasks.
- So easy for parents and friends to use (no login/password required) for booking and receiving confirmation immediately day or night from any device.
- Improves cash flow and donations.
- Exceptional customer care, with telephone support available from a friendly, UK based team of experts at no extra cost.
- Being cloud based, the school remains the data controller, simplifying any GDPR/ data protection requirements.”
- 40 real time reports giving all information required at the touch of a button
Juniper Education offers a range of high quality software solutions that can help schools manage their finances, HR, pupil information, assessments, safeguarding, and remote learning.
Juniper Education is a leading provider of innovative software solutions for schools in the UK.
Their range of products includes school management software, assessment tools, and safeguarding solutions.
"The new website is like a breath of fresh air! It is exciting and modern, and it will really help attract future parents to our school."
Rob Bogan, Headteacher, Itchen Abbas Primary School
"We would definitely recommend Juniper Education and their services to other schools, without a shadow of a doubt".
Allison Moise-Dixon, Headteacher, St Bernard's High School
"When embarking on this project, I instinctively turned to Juniper. Having collaborated with them on a previous website project, I was confident in their capabilities and the exceptional service they consistently deliver".
Chloe Fox, Ted Wragg Multi-Academy Trust
Juniper have a range of products and services including:
School management software to help schools manage their finances, HR, and pupil information
Assessment tools to track pupil progress and generate reports for parents and teachers
Safeguarding solutions to help schools keep their pupils safe
Online platform for remote learning and homework
Integration with third-party software to simplify school management
Mobile app for parents to stay informed about their child's education
We love how inviting the app is to use, how simple it is for schools to access and to see real time information on how to support children with their reading. We can see that children’s reading will improve using the app, and that children will love using it.
Award-Winning, Patented Read-Aloud Platform to improve reading skills with Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Real-Time Feedback for Children in Schools and at Home.
With Fonetti, children read out loud, receiving instant feedback that empowers their learning. Words turn green as they’re read correctly, while missed or skipped words gently turn grey. A simple double-tap allows the child to hear any word read aloud, helping them seamlessly continue their reading journey without interruption.
The Fonetti School Portal is an award-winning classroom aid, recognised for its effectiveness in supporting teachers and enhancing the reading experience in educational settings. Its interactive and engaging approach makes it a valuable addition to any classroom, helping students improve their reading skills in a fun and supportive environment.
“I’m a massive fan of Fonetti because of the inventive way it makes reading fun, engages young readers and captures their imaginations.
I have always wanted to be involved in something that has the ability to change the world and I believe that this is that business which is why I agreed to support the business and become it’s Brand Ambassador.”
Clare Balding CBE
Broadcaster, Presenter & Author
Fonetti can be a powerful tool for schools, supporting literacy development and fostering a love for reading. Here's how it can help:
- Boosts Reading Confidence
Fonetti’s interactive read-aloud technology provides instant feedback on pronunciation and fluency, helping children feel confident as they practice reading aloud in a safe, non-judgmental environment.
- Supports Differentiated Learning
The platform adapts to individual reading levels, allowing teachers to assign books suited to each child’s ability, ensuring that all students—whether struggling readers or advanced learners—are engaged and challenged.
- Encourages a Love for Reading
With a vast library of engaging, age-appropriate books, Fonetti motivates children to read for pleasure, fostering a lifelong love for books and stories.
- Tracks Progress with Real-Time Data
Teachers and schools can access detailed analytics on each child’s reading habits, fluency, and progress over time, making it easier to identify areas where additional support is needed.
- Supports EAL and SEN Students
Fonetti is especially helpful for English as an Additional Language (EAL) and Special Educational Needs (SEN) students, as it provides gentle guidance and allows them to practice reading at their own pace.
- Saves Teachers’ Time
By automating reading assessments and providing clear progress reports, Fonetti reduces the time teachers spend on manual tracking, allowing them to focus more on personalised teaching.
- Encourages Regular Reading at Home
Fonetti provides children with access to an engaging library of books and interactive features, motivating them to practice reading aloud independently or with family, fostering consistent reading habits outside of school.
- Affordable and Easy to Implement
With its user-friendly interface and affordable pricing, Fonetti is accessible to schools of all sizes, making it a practical solution to improve literacy.
- Motivates Through Rewards
Children earn rewards and badges for their reading efforts, turning reading practice into a fun and exciting experience that encourages them to keep going.
- Aligns with Curriculum Goals
Fonetti supports schools in meeting literacy targets by improving reading fluency, comprehension, and overall engagement with reading materials.
By integrating Fonetti into their literacy strategies, schools can create a supportive and engaging environment that nurtures confident, capable readers.
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One Education offers such a vast range of services that are essential for school leaders. From school improvement, to teaching and learning, to school business management, to welfare services and SEND, and all with the support of the team at One Education to help guide you in the right direction.
One Education is a multi-service provider based in Manchester, providing pupil and business related services to schools across Greater Manchester and beyond.
From Finance, Governance and HR to Educational Psychology and SEND, they offer support across the whole school, empowering school leaders, business managers and teachers to champion excellence at every level.
They deliver bespoke training opportunities and practical solutions, as well as strategic advice to drive school development.
One Education equips staff with the tools and knowledge to continue meeting the needs of their pupils.
“Their advice and guidance is excellent in helping us move our school forward, working in a more efficient way. It’s the professional friendly approach that I value. Nothing is ever too much trouble.” Primary School Colleague
“We can ask whatever question we want and always feel supported. Nothing is too much fuss or trouble. The One Education Team are so hardworking and we know we can always rely on them.” Primary School Colleague
One Education offers support across the whole school, empowering school leaders, business managers, and teachers to champion excellence at every level.
They have a team of education experts, including former school leaders, business managers, and teachers who provide high-quality services to schools.
They put the child and their needs at the centre of everything they do, ensuring they get the support they need to reach their full potential.
One Education offers a vast range of services, courses, conferences, and templates to meet the ever-changing needs and budgets of schools.
They work collaboratively with other agencies, charities, social care, health providers, and academic bodies to continually enhance their service offer and secure the best outcomes for children and young people.
The software's comprehensive features can help schools improve productivity, security, and compliance while reducing costs.
NetSupport DNA is a comprehensive network and asset management solution for schools, designed to help them manage and support their IT infrastructure.
The software is specifically tailored for education and provides a range of features to improve productivity, security, and compliance, while also reducing IT-related costs.
"We have used NetSupport DNA for over three years and it has proved invaluable for tracking IT asset management, identifying underutilised resources, software licensing and support, internet usage, and power management... NetSupport DNA has also contributed to our energy saving programme with intelligent power management." IT Operations Manager, The Glasgow Academy
Network discovery and inventory: Allows schools to see all the devices and software running on their network, providing a complete picture of their IT infrastructure.
Application and internet metering: Helps schools to monitor and manage their internet usage, track software usage and identify any underutilised applications.
Power management: Provides schools with tools to reduce their energy consumption and lower their carbon footprint, by enabling remote power management of devices and identifying any energy waste.
IT asset management: Enables schools to track their hardware and software assets, including purchase and warranty details, to better manage their IT inventory.
Safeguarding and eSafety: Provides tools to help schools keep their students safe online, including web filtering, keyword monitoring and reporting on student online activity.
Compliance: Helps schools ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, such as GDPR, and provide evidence of compliance when required.
Cost savings: By providing greater visibility and control over their IT infrastructure, schools can identify areas for cost savings and optimise their IT spending.
Cornerstones' Curriculum Maestro is an online teaching and learning platform that provides teachers with everything they need to plan, teach, and monitor a complete curriculum. It reduces workload for staff, ensures coverage and progression of national curriculum programmes of study, and provides quality planning, teaching, and assessment resources.
Cornerstones' Curriculum Maestro is an online teaching and learning platform that allows schools to develop, deliver, and manage an inspiring and cohesive curriculum.
It provides teachers with a choice of activities and plans, live analysis and assessment, and a skills and knowledge framework to help children make great progress.
It includes CurriculumPRO, which enables leaders to interrogate the sequencing of curriculum concepts and demonstrate the overarching connections and interconnections of their curriculum.
"The children love Cornerstones and are very enthusiastic to talk about their learning. Our outcomes are on a three-year upward trend in all areas. I couldn't recommend it more." - Headteacher, Sawbridgeworth
"Cornerstones has transformed all aspects of teaching and learning in our school. It more than meets the needs of Ofsted’s new emphasis." - Headteacher, Goole
- All-in-one platform for curriculum design, delivery, and management
- Meticulously planned lesson sequences providing engaging learning opportunities
- Assessment tracker for real-time assessment opportunities
- Option to create and upload own resources to the knowledge and skills progression framework
- CurriculumPRO for analysing and inspecting curriculum concepts
- Reduces workload for staff
- Ensures coverage and progression of national curriculum programs of study
- Provides quality planning, teaching, and assessment resources
- Free access to the complete White Rose Maths Scheme and SMSC and FBV resources
NetSupport Notify is a valuable tool for schools to communicate key messages quickly and efficiently.
The ability to send real-time mass notifications to multiple platforms, customisable notification templates, and remote deployment and management features make it an easy-to-use and effective communication solution.
The audit trail feature provides an additional layer of security and transparency, enabling administrators to monitor message delivery.
NetSupport Notify is a multi-platform mass notification system designed for schools to deliver instant alerts and messages to staff, students, and stakeholders.
It enables users to send notifications to all connected devices, including desktops, mobile devices, and digital signage, ensuring timely delivery of critical information.
"The implementation of NetSupport Notify at our school has been a great success. Our staff now feel more connected, informed, and part of the school community. The software is easy to use and allows us to send critical messages and notifications to all staff, including those offsite, quickly and easily." - Headteacher
"We have been using NetSupport Notify for several years now and have found it to be an invaluable tool for delivering urgent messages and notifications to all our staff. The ability to send notifications to mobile devices, digital signage, and desktop computers has proven to be a real game-changer for our school." - IT Manager
Real-time mass notifications: Allows schools to send real-time alerts, notifications, and messages to all connected devices, ensuring timely delivery of critical information.
Multi-platform support: Supports multiple platforms, including Windows, MacOS, iOS, and Android, enabling organisations to reach staff, students, and stakeholders on any device.
Customisable notifications: Provides customisable notification templates, enabling schools and businesses to send personalised messages and alerts with images, audio, and video content.
Remote deployment and management: Offers remote deployment and management features, allowing administrators to send notifications from anywhere, anytime, using any device with internet connectivity.
Audit trail: Provides an audit trail of all sent notifications, enabling administrators to track notification history and monitor message delivery.
SAS goes beyond simply protecting your budget when teachers are absent—they help prevent absences from happening in the first place. With a dedicated team of in-house experts, including counsellors, NMC-registered nurses, physiotherapists, personal trainers, and wellbeing specialists, SAS proactively supports staff health and wellbeing to address issues before they escalate.
Schools also benefit from a dedicated Account Manager who provides tailored support and can customise a package to meet the unique needs of your school. This personalised approach ensures that SAS delivers exceptional service, helping schools maintain a happy, healthy workforce.
At Schools Advisory Service, we aim to be more than just the UK’s leading provider of absence insurance and staff wellbeing, we are dedicated to transforming education from the classroom to the staffroom. For over 25 years, we have supported schools in managing staff absences, offering policies that not only protect school budgets but also reduce and prevent staff absences through a comprehensive wellbeing package. We make a difference in education by allowing schools to prioritise wellbeing, enhancing the lives of both their staff and students. Our team of in-house experts have worked in collaboration with education stakeholders to create a tailored service specifically for school staff, focusing on their overall wellbeing, resilience and health.
“We have been working with SAS for many years and have found them effective, reasonably priced and always ready to help with those unusual situations that don’t fit in or around the normal policy. Working with our account manager Jo, she has helped smooth any issues, she is very attentive and ensures that all of our needs are met; she is a pleasure to deal with. I would have no reason not to highly recommend them.” Learning Trust
“We started our relationship with Schools Advisory Services (SAS) back in June 2022 across all 18 of our schools and for all of our 1,200 staff. The feedback we have had from colleagues about SAS service provision so far has been universally positive, both in terms of the experience and how prompt and responsive people have found it when accessing it. As a Trust, we feel it’s vital that our staff are able to access assistance and support quickly when they need it most, as such this feedback reinforces our confidence that SAS were the right choice for us for wellbeing services for our Trust.”
Chief Operating Officer, Education Trust
Key Features and Benefits:
Tailored insurance packages to suit individual school needs
Comprehensive whole-school wellbeing support package
Support for both staff and pupils
Proactive prevention of staff absences
SAS enables schools to:
Protect their budget by transferring risk to the insurer
Customise insurance products to meet specific needs
Access complimentary and confidential health and wellbeing services
Prevent staff absences and promote a positive well-being culture.
The BoomWriter App provides schools with an online writing platform. It is a quick and easy app to use for both adults in schools and parents at home.
We looked at BoomWriter and these are our thoughts:
We love this fantastic digital writing platform that is affordable, easy-to-use, and accessible for parents, pupils, and staff.
It removes the need for paper-based writing books for remote learning. All work is saved on the platform for teacher, parents, and classmates to review.
We like the reward system which encourages children to write.
Pupils have their own login information to share their own writing with school and so that they can comment about the books that they are writing.
We like the fact that you can see how the child’s writing has progressed throughout their time at school.
We love the fact that schools and parents can purchase a published book of their children’s writing.
We think the children will love the opportunity to gain digital rewards for writing and to be able to create avatars.
Provide a Purpose
The true purpose of creative writing is of course to be published! Every child receives a personalised book at the end of the project that includes their own writing- all of your pupils will be published writers!
Raising Engagement
BoomWriter UK tackles the barriers around audience and purpose for writing. This key obstacle is at the centre of developing engagement and will ultimately help raise the writing standards of your pupils.
Flexible
Create memorable writing opportunities that can be easily adapted to every schools’ planning formats and teaching expectations. Use BoomWriter UK in English lessons or to enhance cross-curricular writing.
"BoomWriter UK has transformed our writing. Our children are so excited to take part in a BoomWriter UK project, we even have children giving up their school holidays to take part."
Different Writing Types
BoomWriter UK covers a variety of writing types including Non-Fiction, Fiction and Poetry.
Print Your Book
Each student will have their own digital book at the end of a project with an added option for schools to request a printed physical copy for each child for a small extra charge.
UK Based
BoomWriter UK uses British English through-out and featured specially developed book templates suited for use in UK schools.
Online Resource
BoomWriter UK can be accessed on any device, anywhere with internet access. It could be used within the classroom, for clubs or as a homework tool.
The fact that Zen Educate NTP is dedicated to ensuring that schools get a high quality service makes it a good choice.
Zen Educate offer a National Tutoring Programme service:
Qualified teachers for face-to-face tutoring
Long-term and ongoing support for tutors
Lower costs than traditional agencies
Online platform to match tutors to pupil needs
Ability to track attendance and pupil attainment
Tutor programmes facilitated by experts in education
Zen Educate NTP will listen and talk with you about what you want and how they can most usefully work with you. They ensure their tutors understand the needs of your pupils and how they can be supported to learn.
Tutoring may take the form of consolidating learning and embedding particular skills, or explicit teaching curriculum of areas where there are gaps in knowledge.
It may be useful to share pupil profiles with tutors at your school so they know how to support individual pupils. Tutors will work within the SEN Code of Practice using the Graduated Approach of Assess, Plan, Do, Review.
✓ We love the range of features that NetSupport School offers, including real-time instruction, remote control, and assessment tools.
✓ We appreciate how easy it is to use, even for non-technical users.
✓ NetSupport School has a track record of success, with many satisfied customers.
✓ The software is a valuable investment for schools looking to improve engagement and learning outcomes.
NetSupport School is a leading classroom management software solution. With features like real-time instruction, remote control, and assessment tools, this software helps teachers in delivering engaging and effective lessons while monitoring students’ progress.
“NetSupport School is the perfect solution for managing our classroom environment. It’s easy to use and the support is excellent. We can’t imagine teaching without it.” - Teacher
“NetSupport School has been a real game-changer for our school. We’ve seen a significant improvement in engagement and learning outcomes since we started using it.” - Headteacher
Classroom management: NetSupport School allows teachers to manage their classroom environment in real-time. Teachers can monitor, guide, and interact with students’ devices, and collaborate with their students using a variety of tools.
Interactive teaching: With NetSupport School, teachers can deliver engaging and interactive lessons. The software offers a range of multimedia tools such as interactive whiteboards, audio distribution, and chat messaging, which make lessons more dynamic and effective.
Assessment: NetSupport School provides teachers with a range of assessment tools that enable them to track student progress in real-time, provide instant feedback, and adjust teaching accordingly. These features include quizzes, surveys, and online testing.
Remote control: NetSupport School’s remote control feature enables teachers to remotely control and troubleshoot students’ devices. This helps to save time and increase productivity, as teachers can quickly fix any issues without having to leave their own device.
Easy-to-use: NetSupport School is easy to use, even for non-technical users. The software has an intuitive interface and comes with user-friendly manuals and video tutorials.
The resources are of exceptional quality, featuring meticulously planned lesson guides and engaging supporting materials. They provide pupils with opportunities to explore various scenarios in a thought-provoking and inspiring way, encouraging meaningful reflection and fostering critical thinking. This outstanding product is designed to spark rich discussions across the school, creating a truly impactful learning experience.
The 1decision resources empower schools to deliver 'outstanding' personal development through an immersive and comprehensive PSHE & RSHE programme that integrates British values.
Already used in over 47 counties across the UK, these unique, interactive life skills resources are designed to support PSHE, SMSC development, and safeguarding. The carefully sequenced topics bring the classroom to life with engaging materials that captivate pupils and inspire purposeful learning.
1decision goes beyond resource provision by offering schools a free service to gather insightful data, ensuring that PSHE lessons are not only impactful but also tailored to meet the needs of their pupils. This data-driven approach helps schools deliver purposeful and meaningful PSHE education.
With an extensive range of topics and assemblies, 1decision reduces planning time for teachers while offering a modern, 21st-century approach to Early Years PSED and Primary PSHE. The resources are aligned with Early Learning Goals, statutory RSHE guidance, British values, and the PSHE Association’s Programme of Study.
Visit their website to access free resources and discover the unique core of immersive videos with alternative endings—bringing PSHE education to life like never before!
Testimonials:
“The children love how interactive the lessons are (especially DeeDee) and actively look forward to the lively discussions and role play scenarios. Children definitely seem to be more engaged in their learning as a result. The site has lots of additional links to further resources and websites which are really useful for follow-up lessons.”
Primary School
“1decision throws up really big questions that prompt intelligent and thoughtful discussion. Allows you to deliver to appropriate emotional maturity. Would struggle to teach PSHE across the board without this resource”.
Academy School.
“Prevention, not cure” is at the heart of 1decision’s philosophy. To achieve this, they have created an extensive range of resources tailored for EYFS and primary-aged pupils. Their thorough curriculum map eliminates the burden of planning, ensuring comprehensive coverage with nine modules per year group (Years 1–6).
The lesson plans are designed to be user-friendly, concise, and straightforward—avoiding lengthy, wordy documents. Each plan includes key questions linked to on-screen guides and immersive videos, offering teachers a seamless, time-saving way to deliver lessons. Most importantly, these resources support you in evidencing progression for every pupil in your care.
1decision’s programme makes impactful PSHE delivery both practical and purposeful, empowering schools to achieve outstanding personal development outcomes
HeadteacherChat thinks that BoomReader is a great idea. It's easy for teachers, parents, and children to use. BoomReader saves time for teachers and provides useful data for teachers and leaders to act on.
BoomReader is a digital reading record designed to replace paper reading diaries.
BoomReader provides a digital solution for logging reading for parents, children and school staff. Everybody can log reading in seconds and know that the records build across the entire time a pupil is in a school. Parents can see a variety of reading activities from school and children have a long-term record of their reading they can look back on.
"We have been really impressed with the functionality and data available through BoomReader. It is a great tool for monitoring children's reading and supporting them in making progress. We have also found the customer service provided by BoomReader to be excellent - they are always on hand to answer any questions." - Sophie, Teacher at Herne Infant School.
- No more lost or damaged paper diaries!
- All reading records are stored centrally for easy access
- Powerful data to measure engagement with reading
- Easy to use for staff, parents and children
- Affordable yearly subscription.
BoomReader is environmentally friendly, and it's easy to add whole-class and group-reading sessions by teachers to all children’s records.
The app provides useful data for teachers and subject leaders, but it's not overwhelming for busy teachers.
Schools can add their own books/reading schemes to the existing BoomReader database and build their own reading band system.
Parents can easily add comments indicating books completed and words that were tricky, and multiple parents/carers can log in.
Children can log in up to twice a day and they have the option to review a book when completed.
BoomReader supports schools with engaging parents and children with reading challenges, including the national competition known as the Readathon. Winners receive book tokens, trophies and other prizes.
Reading Plus is a great tool for creating a personalised approach to teaching reading, helping to accelerate reading progress for all pupils.
It provides data-driven reports and resources for teachers to design targeted interventions efficiently, saving valuable time.
Reading Plus meets the needs of a wide range of students. Guided by over 30 years of prominent reading and pedagogical research, it benefits all students, including those eligible for pupil premium, EAL, and SEND students. The programme’s personalised scaffolding, adaptive technology, and varied informative and cultural texts support diverse learners.
“We realised very quickly that Reading Plus can personalise learning and provide us with data in ways that we could not possibly do ourselves. Therefore, we knew that by using it, we were giving our children the best they possibly could have in a bespoke reading programme.”
Amanda, Head of School at St Elisabeth’s CE Primary School
Supporting students
Students begin their Reading Plus journey with an adaptive assessment that sets a personalised, data-driven starting point. This ensures each student is placed at the right level and given a tailored learning pathway to build on strengths and address areas for improvement. With access to over 1,300 high-quality, age-appropriate texts—including fiction, non-fiction and informational content—students can choose what interests them and read at their ‘just-right’ level.
Key benefits for students:
• Texts are read using the Guided Window to support fluency and stamina.
• Each completed text is followed by ten comprehension questions.
• Progress is driven by accuracy and completion, supported by engaging content, gamification and instant feedback.
• As students move through their adaptive path, they develop fluency, stamina, vocabulary and comprehension.
• Cross-curricular knowledge expands due to varied topics, helping them become confident, motivated and curious readers who are more likely to read for pleasure.
Supporting teachers
Reading Plus is designed to lighten the workload for teachers while delivering measurable reading progress across the class. The programme runs independently, meaning less time spent planning, differentiating and marking. Teachers gain access to real-time data that highlights student progress and areas for intervention. With built-in assessments and ready-made resources, Reading Plus supports targeted instruction and classroom management, allowing teachers to focus more on what they do best – teaching.
Key benefits for teachers:
• Independent student work reduces planning and marking time.
• Real-time progress data informs instruction and supports targeted intervention.
• Built-in assessments eliminate the need for additional testing.
• Ready-made intervention materials support small group or one-to-one sessions.
• Improved classroom focus as all students are engaged at their own level.
HeadteacherChat recommends NetSupport's classroom.cloud for its versatility, ease of use, and variety of functions, including classroom management, online safeguarding, and device maintenance.
NetSupport's classroom.cloud is a cloud-based classroom management, online safety, and IT management tool designed to help schools manage and maximize edtech, facilitate flexible instruction, and create a safe learning environment.
Co-produced with teachers, it offers a range of intuitive tools for digital learning, online safety, and device management.
'It’s helped us to have a greater control of what learners are doing with their Chromebooks and certainly helped to improve behaviour for learning. But arguably, more importantly, it’s helped in terms of the pedagogy and how we use technology within the classroom.' - Anthony Ager, Assistant Headteacher, Abersychan School
'Teacher feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, with staff commenting on how intuitive and easy it is to use. Through a combination of its assessment, tracking, classroom management and continuity features, the platform frees up valuable time for teachers to do what they do best: teach.' – Ben Whitaker, Head of IT services, Bury Grammar School
- Flexibility: classroom.cloud provides a single solution for teaching in school classrooms and with remote learners, ensuring continuity for student learning and engagement.
- Online safety: classroom.cloud's online safety tools monitor concerning student activity, spot online safety trends, and help staff identify at-risk students through keyword monitoring.
- Ease of use: classroom.cloud is a low-cost, browser-based solution that takes care of itself once configured by school IT technicians.
Includes:
- Classroom management and learning
- Online safeguarding
- Practical upkeep of devices
- Flexible and intuitive functions
- Fixed price per device
Connections in Mind offers high quality, and well researched training that helps teachers understand how children learn and why some struggle more than others.
Connections in Mind offers a training program for teachers and parents to understand executive functions that allow individuals to take time to think before acting, resist temptations, approach challenges with flexibility, and to stay focused.
The program aims to create a neuro-inclusive school where every member of the community feels that they belong and can flourish.
The training is available online or in-person, and covers an introduction to executive function skills and neuroplasticity, pedagogical training, coach training, and SENDCo training.
The benefits of using Connections in Mind include helping students and teachers understand their brains, reducing unexpected behaviors, increasing school attendance, and reducing spending on 1:1 SEN support.
“I learnt so much, and it completely opened my eyes to a whole new way of thinking about our children - not just in my classes, but across the school. The case studies in particular resonated with me - as I could see examples of children I'd taught in those.”
- Students and teachers learn about their brains and why it can be hard to get things done.
- It helps students and teachers to be kinder to themselves and to those around them.
- Reduces unexpected behaviours
- Increases school attendance
- Reduces spending on 1:1 SEN support
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