STEER helps schools signpost children whose cognitive, learning and social biases are fixed and are at greater risk of low academic achievement, social exclusion and mental ill health. We help schools teach children how to use steer their biases to become:
The academy has been innovative in its approach to safeguard pupils. The STEER programme, which provides an online tool to check pupils' mental health and well-being, has been highly successful in identifying pupils' needs and addressing these.
Many staff have had additional training and exposure through a new STEER programme being trialled in the school with pupils which provides detailed analysis of pupils’ mental health and well being as well as predisposition to particular mental health conditions.
Monitoring of pupils’ mental health and well-being has been significantly strengthened by the use of a specialist online programme or tool, STEER and AS Tracking (Affective Social Tracking). The programme provides detailed analysis for staff so they know which pupils may need support or monitoring etc.
Because the academy has used the STEER programme proactively, there has been a significant decrease in self-harming by pupils.
The STEER mental health programme also has potential to reduce absence by dealing more effectively with anxious pupils and school refusers.
The STEER programme is being extended to all the MAT schools with the pilot academy leading the project.
AS tracking has surpassed the ambitious expectations we had of it. It provides objective, incisive, intelligent analysis in digestible form and tangible action plans. We couldn’t imagine being without this extra, invaluable set of pastoral eyes.
If you claim that pastoral care is one of your USPs but you are not using AS Tracking then you are behind the game.
AS Tracking has enabled me to prioritise what strategies to deploy with each pupil.
It is very striking how AS Tracking works to identify the right children…
AS tracking has surpassed the ambitious expectations we had of it. It provides objective, incisive, intelligent analysis in digestible form and tangible action plans. We couldn’t imagine being without this extra, invaluable set of pastoral eyes.
If you claim that pastoral care is one of your USPs but you are not using AS Tracking then you are behind the game.
AS Tracking has enabled me to prioritise what strategies to deploy with each pupil.
It is very striking how AS Tracking works to identify the right children…
A technology like AS Tracking has great power for unlocking the potential of our children.
AS Tracking has given me a framework based on hard data, rather than just on a gut feeling…
The accuracy and focus that AS Tracking brings to pastoral care means that we, as a Board, have huge confidence that we are discharging our duty effectively.
AS Tracking provides us with the data to support the new ISI inspection requirement.
As a clinician I have no doubt that these AS Tracking action plans are likely to achieve a better health outcome for the child.
AS Tracking has enabled us to develop highly detailed and well-focused targets for our pupils.
AS Tracking has significantly reduced the number of our pupils in need of critical pastoral support.
I am so impressed by the pre-emptive aspect of AS Tracking. It is fantastic!
I have found AS Tracking particularly helpful in communicating with our families in Hong Kong and mainland China.
AS Tracking offers the opportunity to track and better understand the needs of individual pupils and be more likely to perform to the maximum of their academic potential.