The Starlight Blog
Evidence-based thinking on pedagogy, reflective practice and professional growth for UK and International educators.
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...
From Conversation to Clarity: A New Starlight Template for Careers Guidance
One of the most common frustrations for careers advisers is not the conversation itself. It is the paperwork afterwards. A meaningful guidan...
A New Starlight Walkthrough Video
Over the past six months, Starlight has evolved quickly. We have added the Teacher Journey. We have introduced Development Actions. We have...
Listening Back to Thinking — SOPHIA Network, February 2026
Today I presented at the SOPHIA Network's online meeting — the European Foundation for the Advancement of Doing Philosophy with Children — a...
Closing the Gap After Induction: Why ECT and RQT Support Needs Rethinking
Over the past year, as Starlight has grown across schools, one theme has come up repeatedly in conversations with senior leaders: we are ask...
Why Your School’s AI Policy Should Prioritise Professional Learning First
Across the UK, schools are drafting AI policies at pace. Most begin with student use. Safeguarding. Academic integrity. Detection tools. The...
Does AI Make Teaching More “Normal”? Reflections on Normativity, Coaching and Responsible Design
Recently, we had the privilege of a searching, generous conversation with colleagues from a leading UK university about the future of AI in...
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