Latest News from Learning Ladders
Bett Awards 2022: Assessment, Planning & Progress Monitoring
The Bett Awards 2022 have been announced, and we are delighted to share that Learning Ladders has once again been shortlisted as the ‘Best System for Assessment, Planning & Progress Monitoring’. The Bett Show – held in London every January (postponed to March in 2022) – is the world’s leading EdTech showcase, and the
It’s time to dump the data dump
Our high-stakes accountability system has weaponised school data to such an extent that its core purpose – to improve children’s learning opportunities – is often suffocated by league tables, inspection, competition, comparisons, judgements, labels, blame, workload, stress, burnout. None of these are reasons I, nor I suspect anyone else, became a teacher. None are why
Leading the way: A whole school system to create better conversations about learning
What is it that has seen Learning Ladders enquiries from schools soar over the past year? With recent additions of a new EYFS module, dynamic GL assessment dashboards and updates to parent-teacher communication tools, clearly a whole school system for monitoring assessment and learning is something the sector has been waiting for. The news that
School data – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Wow, this was an energising session on school data! A huge thank you to Jeni Dellman, Primary Headteacher at the British School of Muscat, and Matthew Savage (the Mona Lisa Effect) for joining me for this fireside chat today, discussing the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of school data, as part of our series
Making Parental Engagement World Class
Genuine parental engagement – adults at home actively helping with learning – has bigger impact on children’s outcomes than any other factor. It’s quite literally the best way to improve children’s success at school. But traditionally it’s been hard for schools to execute without overwhelming teachers. That’s why at Learning Ladders we’ve spent 5 years
Be Inspection Ready – Learning Ladders Launches a GL Assessment Data Dashboard
Many schools use GL diagnostic and formative assessments to help them identify school-wide trends and for monitoring the progress of individual students and cohorts. Our latest feature will enable schools to visualise GL assessment data in our new pre-built data dashboards. This GL Assessment dashboard allows you to import and view all main GL Assessments
Learning Ladders partners with RAK Academy family of schools
Learning Ladders are pleased to announce their partnership with RAK Academy, a group of five international schools in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. This recognition as a Learning Ladders ‘World Class Assessment’ member highlights RAK Academy’s commitment to student-centred teaching, learning and assessment tools specifically designed to help teachers to
Building on the Lessons from Lockdown
It’s vital that we all learn the lessons from lockdown, so it was a great pleasure to share reflections on this theme with Professor Deborah Eyre, founder and CEO at High Performance Learning. The video from the session is below. In the session we referenced a number of things, and I’ve added links to some
Effective Assessment Judgements in the EYFS
Effective Assessment in EYFS: How Do We Know That They Know What They Know? Revisiting the 80/20 ratio and understanding effective and authentic assessment judgements in the EYFS The accuracy of data, and a collective confidence in this, is the single most defining factor of its purpose. Without the knowledge and belief that the information
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – the “why” of student-level data
Matthew Savage, former Principal and creator of ‘The Mona Lisa Effect’ takes a look at how schools use data. “The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason.” (T.S. Eliot, Murder in the Cathedral) I love data; I really do. I believe that data is beautiful and exciting
Working with the new Development Matters to support progression in the EYFS
The new Development Matters 2021 has a strong re-focus on the concept of ‘Curriculum’; which is best defined as ‘what we want children to learn’, and has triggered an extensive debate in the Early Years community; partly around the ‘pitch’ of expectation for YN and YR, but also around the notion of ‘progression’. This latter debate
NEW: Our EYFS Module
Our journey of discovery into the changes to the new EYFS Framework has encountered more than a few twists and turns. From our initial stages of Jan Dubiel’s EYFS briefing to our hugely popular Early Years Framework Guide, we’ve fully immersed ourselves in best practice conversations. In true Learning Ladders style, collaboration with our schools was
Best Books for Teachers and School Leaders – Summer 2021
Education books are a valuable resource that help teachers and leaders improve their knowledge and skills. Not only that, they’re often funny, inspiring and packed full of actionable advice. Educators pour so much time into creating these CPD books for teachers, which provide value to so many – but they rarely get the attention they
Partnering with Twinkl – 6 months in
It’s hard to believe the Learning Ladders and Twinkl partnership was announced 6 months ago already, with Learning Ladders joining the residents at Twinkl Hive and Twinkl’s COO joining the Board at Learning Ladders. The partnership was a clear fit right from the start: two mission-focussed and teacher-founded companies whose products would clearly compliment each
