Training & Support
Early identification of needs
Essential as the bedrock on which to measure progress and identify key learning gaps, this has been made more difficult by the recent absence of national data.
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Local Authorities
We understand the scale of the challenge Local Authorities face in ensuring that every child is supported to thrive and achieve their potential. To meet this, reliable assessments and town-wide datasets are vital for building a clear picture of the diverse needs within your community and for responding to them with consistency and impact.
From supporting Early Years teams with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) identification to evidencing the impact of school improvement initiatives, we work in close partnership with LAs, locality projects across the UK, and opportunity areas in England. Our assessments and insights provide a trusted, standardised view of pupils at town or regional level, benchmarked against national averages, giving you the clarity needed to make a measurable difference.
The Early Talk for York initiative flagged cases that would have been missed. We are now looking at how we can roll out the scheme to become an embedded way of working across the city.
How we can help Local Authorities
Speech and language development
Many early years and primary school pupils are held back by speech and language difficulties. Early identification and intervention can make a real difference.
Reading skills and closing the gap
Our assessments are widely used in locality projects where they help pinpoint gaps in reading and then measure the impact of interventions and initiatives.
Pupil wellbeing
Get ‘behind the mask’ and discover how pupils really feel about school and themselves to ensure they are happy in their learning environment.
Locality wide data
The detailed insights delivered by our assessments, and the ability to triangulate the data, build a sophisticated picture of abilities and needs in your region
School improvement and progression
Standardised assessments conducted regularly enable local authorities to trace the progress of every pupil, every class, and every school.