innovatED SUMMER SOURCING MAGAZINE www.bluecoweducation.com Saving you time: We've done the research for you - companies that our schools tell us they love Ideas to improve and help you innovate your school Earn up to £75 in market research opportunities for School Heads and Deputies Summer Sourcing
2023 Look inside for our easy to read quick guide to products to help you innovate and improve your school.
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We are incredibly excited to launch our Summer Sourcing Magazine! In it we have handpicked the companies that have repeatedly been given fantastic feedback from you as school leaders, over the past year at our Supplier Showcases.
The aim is to provide you with an easy read, go to guide of key companies that could help your school. We hope that you will refer back to it in the coming year, and we will grow it over time. We will only add companies that we can verify as being impactful based on your feedback.
As former school leaders ourselves we know that the Summer is an opportunity to rest, relax and recharge. We also know that having the breathing space in the holidays often provides some headspace to research for the coming year ahead for your school - and we hope this magazine will help you with this.
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At a glance: Ages 3 to 11 Price:
Subscriptions from £175
Why we like it
"We have been using the scheme really successfully, the staff all seem very happy with the scheme & its resources. We have also had a safeguarding audit & received positive feedback & they were very impressed with the provision,especially the fact it promotes choices and shows consequences. We are very happy.
Natalie Burdett, PSHE Lead - Akeley Wood Junior
Product Category: Personal Development
Find out more at:
www.1decision.co.uk
What once was just a PSHE programme, 1decision has now developed in to so much more, helping schools to reach the statutory requirements for RSE, Protected Characteristics, British values, and the wider expectations of personal development.
Their unique series of videos with alternative endings, embedded into kitemarked topics, bring the classroom to life like no other resource on the market.
But the cherry on the cake is the embedded assessment which supports schools in providing an individual personal development journey with clear evidence for every child.
Consistently updated to keep in line with current guidance, this dynamic toolkit, reduces planning time whilst providing whole school training, assembly packs, nurture group resources, early years resources and so much more.
Ways 1decision can help your school
1decision can support your school to deliver, monitor and assess personal development and the supporting curriculum areas to a very high standard.
The whole school training portal, prepares and supports teaching staff and SLT and includes yearly audits to keep on top of any changes to legislation, whilst resources support teachers and students to engage in memorable classroom topics which provide evidence of learning
You will not be disappointed with the range of content which continues to grow in line with children’s needs. Furthermore, there is so much support for schools via telephone, email and online chat and a complete suite of tutorial videos, supporting documents, presentations, and webinars at a click of a button.
Do you think this product could enhance your school? If so please request further information on our form. If you would like a 30 min demo and to take part in a market research opportunity please indicate this on the form.
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Amazing People Schools
At a glance: Ages 4 to 16 Price:
From £2 per student
Why we like it
“It teaches children so many skills. It’s all through the values and the characteristics but it is also so cross-curricular. We’re trying to teach children that there’s no limit to their capabilities and whatever they want to be, they can. Amazing People Schools really aligns with our values.”
Helen Gambon, Deputy Head, Redgate Community Primary
Product Category: Behaviour and Attitudes / Personal development
Find out more at: www.amazingpeopleschools.com
Amazing People Schools’ award-winning digital platform showcases a diverse range contemporary and historical role models.
Pupils can use the platform to explore the engaging stories of amazing people who changed the world. The digital platform is supported by hundreds of resources to use in the classroom, where students can explore achievements, setbacks and challenges faced by these amazing people which ultimately made them the trailblazers we know today.
The platform contains all the tools and resources schools need to develop their own wrap-around strengths-based programmes and offers solutions for wellbeing, inclusion, diversity, and behaviour management that can be easily embedded into schemes of work.
Ways Amazing People Schools can help your school
Amazing People Schools is a flexible, wellbeing platform for primary and secondary schools, with separate portals for each. It has been carefully developed to support every young person to develop a toolkit for life, and flourish.
It helps schools to increase the diversity of historical and contemporary role models across the curriculum whilst embedding a strengths- based approach across school life. The stories and resources weave character like a golden thread through schools, supporting values and a positive ethos and culture
The Amazing People Schools team works with schools to help them effectively embed and use the platform. The stories and resources can be used in many different waysSEND, oracy, behaviour, careers, British values and much more.
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Do you think this product could enhance your school? If so please request further information on our form. If you would like a 30 min demo and to take part in a market research opportunity please indicate this on the form.
Cornerstones
At a glance: Ages 3 to 11 Price: From £500
"Maestro is a real time saver, particularly for leadership teams and subject leaders. There is a wealth of information and resources which can be used and adapted by creative skills teachers. The way the curriculum is mapped is excellent and was commented on in a very recent Ofsted inspection.
Why we like it
Cornerstones Education is a team of experienced, specialist primary educators leading forward-thinking primary schools to a smarter online curriculum. Our platform Curriculum Maestro is a revolutionary platform that offers primary schools the content, tools and resources to design, develop, implement and assess an ambitious curriculum.
Maestro's curriculum content and clever management tools, alongside ongoing guidance from our curriculum advisers, provide outstanding support for all subject leaders regardless of their experience or expertise.
Product Category: Primary Curriculum
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https://cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/
Includes: Fully sequenced lesson plans and resources
Subject-specific curriculum progression frameworks
Integrated subject assessment and analysis
Whole school monitoring and evaluation system
Ways Cornerstones can help your school
Typical curriculum challenges such as sequencing knowledge, timetabling, monitoring, and triangulating planning, teaching, and assessment can be overcome using Cornerstones Curriculum Maestro. We offer a platform with a wealth of well-sequenced, editable lesson plans and best quality, researched teaching resources so that teachers can teach concepts, knowledge and skills with confidence. Create learning that is bespoke to your school using the curriculum framework provided. Cultural capital and localisation opportunities are embedded throughout our framework. With Maestro having everything online and all in one place, curriculum systems and processes are more straightforward for senior and subject leaders to manage.
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Do you think this product could enhance your school? If so please request further information on our form. If you would like a 30 min demo and to take part in a market research opportunity please indicate this on the form.
Charlotte Gibbins, Headteacher, Thurlstone Primary School.
Doodle Learning
At a glance: Ages 4 to 14 Price: £6 per child
Why we like it
"I have found Doodle to be an extremely helpful programme. It uses a problem-solving approach and encourages persistence and independent thinking. The site and tasks are wellresearched and put together, it works well on multiple platforms and the team quickly address any bugs or issues. I couldn't recommend it any more highly."
Lex Lang, Deputy Head, CaterhamSchoolPreparatory
Product Category: Maths, English
Find out more at:
www.doodlelearning.com
DoodleLearning is a highly engaging software that creates personalised work programmes in maths and English to plug children's learning gaps and consolidate knowledge.
Doodle is proven to raise attainment, boost children's confidence, and promote a genuine love of learning. The extensive data generated provides evidence for teaching sequences and quickly shows what is working well and what needs to be improved.
DoodleAdapt automatically revises tricky topics and consolidates knowledge by regularly revisiting concepts, scaffolding learning, preventing learning loss, and taking drill and practice off teachers' hands.
This allows them to spend their time covering new content rather than revising topics they’ve already taught, letting them focus on delivering quality first teaching.
Ways Doodle Learning can help your school
Doodle reduces teacher workload by setting each child a personalised work programme that plugs their learning gaps and consolidates knowledge, reducing teacher workload and preventing learning loss.
Doodle marks each child’s work and tracks their progress, creating instantly exportable data for reports and Pupil Progress Meetings
It rewards effort over ability, enabling all pupils to work independently and experience ongoing success.
Every question and explanation has been crafted to suit all types of learner, with accessibility features, like audio-dictation and coloured overlays, to further support pupils.
Doodle is quick and easy to launch, providing all the resources you need, including letters to parents and support for staff, so teachers don’t need to do a thing.
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Do you think this product could enhance your school? If so please request further information on our form. If you would like a 30 min demo and to take part in a market research opportunity please indicate this on the form.
At a glance: For Primary Schools Price: £295
"Good, very helpful staff." - St Teresas Catholic Academy
"Very efficient service exactly what we wanted." - Lancastrian Infant School
"Quick response time and queries were solved. Thanks!"
- Gayton Primary School
"Super fast support, thank you." - Oak Lodge School
"Prompt and efficient service." - Bishops Tawton Primary School
Product Category: School Newsletters
Find out more at: www.eschools.co.uk/home
Why we like it
Introducing a brand new tool to help you create simple, effortless and beautiful newsletters! Want to give your weekly newsletter some extra energy and style? Not making the impression you want to when using Word or Publisher? Want to engage parents further with exciting looking campaigns? We have the solution!
The eSchools News tool allows you to create great looking newsletters in a matter of minutes. With pre-built widgets to display key information such as year group attendance and calendar events so creating a newsletter has never been easier! Just add your school logo and branding and you’ll be ready to effortlessly promote your school and add that extra bit of sparkle.
Ways eSchools can help your school
Newsletters are revitalised with eSchools News! The NEW eSchools News tool allows you to create great looking newsletters in a matter of minutes. We’ve got pre-built widgets to display key information such as year group attendance and calendar events so creating a newsletter has never been quicker and easier! Just add your school logo and branding and you’ll be ready to effortlessly promote your school and add that extra bit of sparkle. When your masterpiece is ready, simply add the link to your school website or send via email.
Do you think this product could enhance your school? If so please request further information on our form. If you would like a 30 min demo and to take part in a market research opportunity please indicate this on the form.
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At a glance: Ages 3 to 11 Price: From £999
Why we like it
"First4Maths has made a demonstrable impact on the quality of our maths curriculum. The robust CPD support offered inline with the sequential planning guides has supported new to year group teachers, ECT and experienced teacher in equal measure. We have found First4Maths to be a professional, highly skilled and knowledgeable maths consultancy company.
Rebecca Kayll, Headteacher, Penketh Primary School.
Product Category: Primary Mathematics
Find out more at:
www.first4maths.co.uk
First4Maths are a consultancy company who are passionate about improving attitudes and outcomes in mathematics. Their consultants have all been or are currently primary teachers and they work closely with their schools to develop an effective mathematics curriculum.
Director Toni, works as a Maths Lead in a Local Trust and as part of this role she took part in 4 OFSTED Mathematics Deep Dives this Academic Year. This experience helps to ensure that the support that the team provide is realistic, relevant and has maximum impact in school. First4Maths Academy is an online CPD membership package that provides training for schools and enables First4Maths to provide excellent support and training in way that is cost-effective for schools.
Ways First4Maths can help your school
FIrst4Maths Academy is a membership package that provides training for every area of mathematics from Nursery to Year 6 If you are looking to enhance your current practice, First4Maths Academy can be used alongside any scheme However, If you are looking to move away from what you are currently using, the membership also includes a programme of learning that can be implemented from Nursery to Year 6 and gives ownership to teachers while providing them with excellent subject knowledge training. Training is broken down into manageable sections and shows teachers how to teach each concept confidently, from using Concrete resources to challenging at Greater Depth.
First4Maths Academy improves teachers’ confidence which in turn improves outcomes for children
Do you think this product could enhance your school? If so please request further information on our form. If you would like a 30 min demo and to take part in a market research opportunity please indicate this on the form.
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Why we like it
At a glance: KS1 to KS5 Price: From £5 per pupil. Free trial available. "Implementing Lyfta across Bridgewater High School & The Challenge Academy Trust has had a transformative impact on both our students and teachers. It has broadened our students' global perspectives, nurtured empathy, and provided a dynamic and engaging learning environment."
Andy
Roberts
Assistant Headteacher
at Bridgewater High School (The Challenge Academy Trust)
Product Category: Curriculum Enrichment
Find out more at: www.lyfta.com
Lyfta is an award-winning teaching and learning platform made up of interactive 360° spaces and soundscapes of real homes, workplaces and environments from around the world. Students are invited to explore new places and get to know real people through immersive spaces, rich media content and inspiring short documentary films
The platform provides a unique window to a world of human stories; an impactful, captivating way to introduce diverse cultures and perspectives to nurture empathy, build character and broaden students' horizons.
Lyfta is a recent overall winner of the Bett Award for Transformational Impact 2023.
Ways Lyfta can help your school
Broaden students horizons:
Lyfta lifts students out of their everyday surroundings, allowing them to explore and connect with people, places and perspectives they might otherwise not have access to. They are introduced to diverse cultures and ways of being; building knowledge and cultural capital
Teach challenging topics:
The range of storyworlds provide a powerful way to introduce challenging, complex and abstract topics in an accessible and relatable way.
Lesson planning made easy Teachers can access hundreds of high-quality interactive lesson and assembly plans on a wide range of themes.
Flexible learning:
The student interface guides learners through each lesson and supports a flexible range of teaching methods such as whole-class, face-to-face, blended, teacher-led, independent or remote learning.
Do you think this product could enhance your school? If so please request further information on our form. If you would like a 30 min demo and to take part in a market research opportunity please indicate this on the form.
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Mighty Writer
At a glance: Ages 4 to 8, intervention up to 11
Price: From £24.95 per month
Why we like it
“My school has 8 of your wonderful Mighty Writer mats! I just wanted to say how amazing they are as a resource – the enjoyment and learning experiences the children get from them are just phenomenal".
Ms Sam Pepper, Assistant Head, Coopers Lane Primary School, Lewisham, London.
Product Category: Primary Literacy
Find out more at:
www.mightywriter.co.uk
Mighty Writer is the winner of the Education Resources Awards for Best Primary Resource, Teach Primary Awards 2020, Teach Early Years Awards 2021 for Best Literacy Resource. It is gaining a reputation as one of the world’s best primary resources for literacy!
Mighty Writer is a unique physical resource that can transform children’s literacy almost overnight! It is designed for every class of EYFS, KS1 and for intervention in KS2. It can be used with children of all abilities from those who are reluctant to speak to the very able. The visual approach is excellent for use with children with English as an Additional Language (EAL).
All CPD training is free, for life! It's now used by 350k children in 46 countries!
Ways Mighty Writer can help your school
To summarise the key points that will transform your children’s literacy skills in your primary school.
• The award-winning Mighty Writer transforms literacy almost overnight, and we guarantee that, or your money back!
• All CPD training is free, unlimited and forever!
• Children’s engagement in literacy “goes through the roof”
• Teachers report it’s actually fun to teach literacy and hence are more productive.
• You make the impact on your school from as little at £24.95 per month per set
Its impact is so successful, it’s now used in 46 countries and is guaranteed to transform literacy almost overnight, or your money back.
Do you think this product could enhance your school? If so please request further information on our form. If you would like a 30 min demo and to take part in a market research opportunity please indicate this on the form.
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At a glance: Y2 to beyond GCSE
Price: From £24 per pupil
Why we like it
“Reading Plus has massively helped pupils develop their confidence and skills. Reading has always been our weakness. We've always scored lowest in reading in SATs, so we started using Reading Plus with our Y4s/Y5s to prepare them for a Y6 curriculum. Last year was the first year we got higher in reading than anything else. We were over the moon!"
Product Category: Reading intervention
Find out more at:
www.readingsolutionsuk.co.uk
Reading Plus is an evidence-based online reading development programme which improves students' reading skills, accelerates reading gains and increases reading for pleasure.
It is packed full of engaging texts for pupils to explore and enjoy and is designed to rapidly accelerate reading growth for students at all reading proficiency stages.
Reading Plus teaches silent reading fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary with software that meets each pupil's reading level.
In just 40 to 60 hours of Reading Plus use, Expected and Emerging readers make significant gains to close the achievement gap. Exceeding pupils at age-related expectations improve proficiency and significantly increase silent reading fluency rates to master higher volumes of complex text confidently.
Ways Reading Plus can help your school
Reading Plus serves the needs of a wide range of students from Y2 to beyond GCSE, including those who have progressed through foundational literacy skills but lack the essential comprehension skills and vocabulary to meet year-level literacy objectives
Reading Plus supports good teaching first and provides ongoing help for every pupil – with actionable reports for teachers.
Beginning with an adaptive assessment that pupils complete on their own, without any intervention from their teacher, the results provide a baseline and data-driven starting point for a pupil's journey through the programme.
The Partner Plus support team, will help teachers implement the programme and provide tailored ongoing support, training, and pedagogic advice - on hand during school hours to answer any questions
Do you think this product could enhance your school? If so please request further information on our form. If you would like a 30 min demo and to take part in a market research opportunity please indicate this on the form.
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At a glance: Ages 7-11 Price: £119.99 per class. Free trial available.
“We have seen so much engagement from children who have been previously disengaged with so many things. Yesterday, we had a child create his own survey based on an article he had read. He was so proud of himself and so were we. Previously this child wouldn’t lift a pencil!”
Katie Rawlings, SEND Co-ordinator, Perran Ar Worthal Primary School
Product Category: Literacy
Find out more at: www.myrockerbox.com
Why we like it
Rockerbox News is a multi-awardwinning non-fiction reading platform for pupils reading at KS1 and KS2 levels, with resources available for KS3 interventions.
Rockerbox News focuses on providing teachers with easy access to nonfiction activities that inform pupils and promote global citizenship while developing reading skills, confidence, and independent learning for a wholeclass, EAL, and SEND-inclusive community.
Rockerbox News was the 2023 winner of the Education Resources Awards for Primary Resource - ICT.
Ways Rockerbox News can help your school
Stop feeling frustrated about finding reliable, real-world content for your whole class. Start developing your pupils’ reading skills with high-quality, award-winning resources.
Imagine if you could share high-quality reading activities, inclusive of EAL and SEND pupil needs. Where ALL pupils who are reading at KS1 and KS2 levels can develop their reading skills, increase their confidence, and be globally informed.
Rockerbox News will help you save valuable time searching for high-quality, reliable resources online and makes reading more interactive - in class and at home!
Do you think this product could enhance your school? If so please request further information on our form. If you would like a 30 min demo and to take part in a market research opportunity please indicate this on the form.
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At a glance: Key stage 2-4 Price: From £10 per pupil
Why we like it
“I have used a range of resources in the past to set home learning, develop intervention resources and give something for students to revise and refine skills.
SchoolOnline is definitely the best resource I’ve used in this respect. The video content, subsequent questions and monitoring all help to continually aid the pupil in achieving their full potential."
Ranikhet - Deputy Headteacher
Product Category: Digital Learning
Find out more at:
www.schoolonline.co.uk
Most recently SchoolOnline won the 'High Commendation' award in the highly competitive category of 'Primary - Digital Learning ProductNumeracy & Maths', at Bett 2023
SchoolOnline are unique because of the extensive library of bite-sized tutorial videos for both KS2 and GCSE, created by the UK’s leading, most experienced examiners. Both professionally produced and animated, these videos provide the backbone of their software, which has been proven in trials to improve Maths scores on average by 76.7% and English by 100.5%.
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Ways SchoolOnline can help your school
SchoolOnline believes the only way to provide real proof of their impact, is through their customers Below are a range of real outcomes, shared by some of their teachers and leaders:
'To enable to us to measure the impact we had a pre-summer test and post-summer test. In between these dates, the only Maths that the students did was using SchoolOnline. The average uplift in score between the two papers was 34.6%. I’ll say that again - 34.6%'
'The videos break the concepts down into simple, sizeable chunks that are then more easily understood Also, I feel secure using the content because I know this is a validated resource and is going to have the correct information for my students'
Do you think this product could enhance your school? If so please request further information on our form. If you would like a 30 min demo and to take part in a market research opportunity please indicate this on the form.
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At a glance: From 4-18 years Price: From £7 per pupil, per year (capped at £4,200)
Why we like it
“SchoolTV was one of the most transformational additions to my school mental health and wellbeing support to pupils and parents. The simple to use online platform provides a wealth of information and guidance to parents, guardians, staff and pupils on a wide range of wellbeing issues. I have no hesitation in recommending SchoolTV.
John Southworth Former Principal of MPW London
Product Category: Mental Health, Wellbeing, PHSE
Find out more at: https://schooltv.me.uk/
Raising confident, happy, and resilient young people in today’s world presents numerous challenges.
SchoolTV serves as an invaluable resource for school communities, aiming to support the mental health and wellbeing of students.
By providing expert led bite-sized video content across a range of mental health and wellbeing topics, SchoolTV bridges the gap between schools and parent communities, strengthening relationships and equipping them with the knowledge to empower confidence and navigate the complexities of modern-day parenting.
SchoolTV plays a crucial role in facilitating understanding, breaking down barriers, and finding common ground for schools and families. By working together to build parenting capabilities, we can foster an environment for students to thrive and improve educational outcomes.
Ways SchoolTV can help your school
Every parent’s journey is unique and the obstacles faced along the way can differ greatly. At SchoolTV, we aim to provide families with the necessary support during each stage of a child’s development
SchoolTV covers a wide range of mental health and well-being topics specifically designed to assist families with children aged 4-18 years. Regardless of a child’s age or stage, the extensive collection of resources will ensure that families feel empowered with the knowledge to effectively support their children.
SchoolTV is delivered through video interviews with leading specialists and a host of resources from recognised organisations such as fact sheets, articles, websites, podcasts.
Schools have complete control to publish and share content that reflects the needs of their community
Do you think this product could enhance your school? If so please request further information on our form. If you would like a 30 min demo and to take part in a market research opportunity please indicate this on the form.
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