The Starlight Blog
Evidence-based thinking on pedagogy, reflective practice and professional growth for UK and International educators.
Partnering to Explore AI Coaching in P4C
Thoughtful (formerly SAPERE) and STAR21 are pleased to announce a new partnership to pilot Starlight, an AI-powered coaching platform, withi...
Introducing Observations: Bringing Coaching Together in One Place
In schools everywhere, coaching is one of the most powerful drivers of professional growth. But until now, the way observations and reflecti...
Making Performance Management Meaningful
At St Augustine’s, we’ve been rethinking how we approach target setting and performance management. Too often in schools these processes hav...
Case Study: How Teachers Are Helping to Build Starlight — Rebecca’s Story
One of the most exciting things about building Starlight is watching teachers not just use the platform, but shape it. Rebecca, has been at...
Lesson Recordings and Safeguarding: Building a Framework of Trust
When it comes to professional development, nothing is more powerful than real classroom insight. But nothing is more sensitive either. As we...
Guided by the North Star: Our Pledge to Keep Starlight Focused on Growth
From the very beginning, Starlight has been built on one non-negotiable: it will never be used as a surveillance or performance management t...
From Minutes to Coaching: How Starlight Is Transforming Meetings
One of the most exciting things about Starlight is seeing how schools are finding creative, adaptable ways to use it. More and more schools...
Proven Value: Full Adoption Across All Pilot Schools
When we launched our pilot earlier this year, our goal was simple: to see if Starlight could make a tangible difference to teachers’ profess...
Faster Horses and the Future of Teaching
Henry Ford is often credited with saying: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” The point is simple...
Unlocking Inclusion: How Starlight Is Opening New Doors for Deaf Students
Sometimes the most powerful innovations begin with a simple idea tried out in a real classroom. That’s exactly what happened at Carterton Co...
Attracting Talent: Why Culture Now Outweighs Salary
For decades, salary was seen as the primary lever in recruitment. Offer more money, attract better people. But the past few years have shown...
When AI Knows the Difference: How Starlight Unlocks Feedback on Staff Training
One of the most striking features of Starlight is its intelligence. Recently, I uploaded audio from a whole-staff training session. This was...
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