The Starlight Blog
Evidence-based thinking on pedagogy, reflective practice and professional growth for UK and International educators.
When the classroom speaks two languages, the transcript should too
Starlight already supports lesson transcription in over 70 languages. What is new, and what users asked us for, is the ability to transcribe...
Why we've upgraded the AI behind Starlight's lesson analysis
We've moved Starlight's lesson transcript analysis onto a stronger model this week. The decision didn't come from a benchmark table. It came...
Sugata Mitra, the Granny Cloud, and the Coaching of Teachers
In 1999, Sugata Mitra cut a hole in the wall of his office in Kalkaji, New Delhi. On the other side of that wall was a slum. He embedded a c...
Why We Built Feedback Friday (And Why One Lesson a Week Is Enough)
There is a pattern we see in schools that adopt Starlight. In the first few weeks, uploads are strong. Teachers record lessons, read their r...
Starlight Is Now Open to Every Teacher
Until today, Starlight was only available to schools. A headteacher or trust leader had to sign off, onboard their staff, and roll it out as...
Coaching as a Right, Not a Remedy
There is a persistent and damaging idea in some schools that coaching is something you offer to teachers who are struggling. It sits somewhe...
Starlight Quarterly: Issue 1 Is Here
We have published the first edition of Starlight Quarterly, our new newsletter for the Starlight community. This issue covers a lot of groun...
Earthrise 2.0: Why Those Images from the Moon Matter in Every Classroom
On Sunday evening, four astronauts aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft flew around the far side of the Moon during their lunar flyby and pointed...
Does AI Coaching Hold Up to Union Scrutiny? One Rep's View
One of the most common questions we receive from school leaders considering Starlight is a simple one: what do the unions think? It is a fai...
One Year In: STAR21 Turns One
One year ago today, STAR21 Limited was incorporated. Three co-founders, a clear problem to solve, and a belief that teachers deserve feedbac...
Introducing Deep Field Reports: A new way to answer the questions that matter most to your school
In 1995, NASA pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at a patch of sky so small it would be covered by a grain of sand held at arm's length. To...
STAR21 Submits Evidence to Parliamentary Inquiry on AI in Education
The Education Select Committee has launched a new inquiry examining how artificial intelligence and EdTech are reshaping education across En...
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